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This is a work in progress.  Latin jazz legend Justo Almario - alto, David "Fingers" Haynes - drum and percussion programming, Jim Lownes - bass, Jonas Aras - piano.

I've gotten to the point where I'm burned out listening to this.  I'll probably add some piano comping under the saxophone solo, but I kinda like it as it is. 

Any and all comments, suggestions and insults are welcome!

Jonas

WOW, I got no insults for you LOL my reaction to this song was totally the opposite . That's burning , great chops , nice changes , very clean recording..I used to go out and catch Dizzy & Paquito back in the day ...I like Latin Jazz ... man w this tune , what a production ....Kenny

Hi jonas, very nice, playing and production, can't say I like the tone of that bass though, but that's personal ; )

Rik

hi jsaras Holy Smokes i love it lots great stuff going on nice chops thanks for sharing eric

Jonas, nice to meet you. I love the overall quality. It's always nice to hear organic stuff.

This is a style of jazz that I dearly love, but rarely hear around these parts.  No crits here, it all sounds smooth and balanced.  The performances are top notch.  Very well done!

  yeah! lots to like on this - nice playing. Love that Latin twist.

Sounds Great!  What a great song and some absolutely killer solos.  Not much I can say.  One thing I noticed is that the snare is too low compared to the toms in the drum solo.  And I was wondering what it would sound like in a room about 3 times as large? 

You do some great stuff.  This is played nicely a recorded so well.  You guys are great musicians.  I think the piano comping is a good idea if you're not too burned out on the tune.  Some here, some there.

Thanks for all the kind words.  I just finished tracking two more songs which are more "outbound"/adventurous last night and I'll get back to mixing all this stuff in earnest.  

@Guitartrek: I'll definitely listen to the balance of the toms vs the snare and perhaps the reverb on the kit as well.  
Cheers,
J