Y los Piratas del Flamenco
Released: May 11, 2004
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Released: May 11, 2004
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Trumpeter/percussionist Jerry Gonzalez is best known for playing Afro-Cuban jazz and leading the Fort Apache Band. In the early 20th century he lived in Spain and was among the first players to...
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Fire Dance
Released: Feb 2, 1996
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Released: Feb 2, 1996
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Jerry Gonzales and the Fort Apache Band have an invigorating idea going, fusing the front line of bebop to the unstoppable groove of a Latin rhythm section. Trouble is, whenever they remove the...
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Earthdance
Released: Oct 2, 1990
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Released: Oct 2, 1990
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Earthdance finds Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band sounding like a hard bop group when the leader plays trumpet and an Afro-Cuban band when he switches to congas. With fine contributions from...
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Obatala
Released: Nov 6, 1988
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Released: Nov 6, 1988
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Recorded live in Zurich, this is one of the finest recordings by Jerry Gonzalez's Fort Apache Band. Mixing together bop and post-bop with Latin jazz, Gonzalez's ten-piece group consists of his...
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Rumba Para Monk
Released: Oct 27, 1988
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Released: Oct 27, 1988
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Jerry Gonzalez has referred to himself as being "bilingual" in that he is equally skilled on trumpet and congas, in bebop and in Latin music. Gonzalez succeeds in his goal of combining the two...
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The River Is Deep
Released: Nov 5, 1982
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Released: Nov 5, 1982
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Jerry Gonzalez, equally proficient at trumpet and congas, leads his Fort Apache Band through a live set concentrating on Latinized versions of bop standards and pieces directly from the Afro-Cuban...
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Crossroads
Released: 1994
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Released: 1994
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Jerry Gonzalez's Fort Apache Band on this 1994 release somewhat de-emphasizes the Latin side of its music in favor of swinging hard bop. Jerry Gonzalez mostly plays trumpet, and there are not as...
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Ya Yo Me Cure
Released: July 1979
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Released: July 1979
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The debut recording as a leader by Jerry Gonzalez features an early version of the trumpeter/Latin percussionist's Fort Apache Band (although it had not been named at this point). The advanced...
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