Free MP3 + Win a REMO drum from Poncho here: bzz.is Chano y Dizzy! Honors the legacy of Chano Pozo and Dizzy Gillespie For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, percussionist Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straightahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources. His influences are numerous, but among the more prominent figures that inform his music are two of the primary architects of Latin jazz -- conga drummer and composer Chano Pozo and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Sanchez pays tribute to these two titans on his new album, Chano y Dizzy!, his 25th recording as a bandleader on Concord Picante, set for release on September 27, 2011. Joining Sanchez on the 11-song set is trumpeter Terence Blanchard, a New Orleans native who literally grew up amid the Cuban and Latin jazz scene and has been a longtime fan of the music's multicultural underpinnings. "These two musicians were the pioneers of what is now known as Latin jazz," says Sanchez. "Chano Pozo was a genius. He's considered the godfather of conga drummers, and he's someone whom I respect a great deal. And of course, Dizzy Gillespie was an iconic artist in American jazz. I had the honor and pleasure of working with him on several occasions. These guys were the first musicians to bring elements of Latin music to American jazz -- which has resulted in some of the greatest music of the last 50 or 60 years. I felt <b>...</b>
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