Chucho Valdés – piano

Art Blakey – drums, chants Philly Joe Jones – drums, timpani, chants Art Taylor – drums, gong Sabu Martinez – bongos, congas, chants Ray Barretto, Chonguito Vincente – congas Victor Gonzales – bongos Andy Delannoy – maracas, cencerro Julio Martinez – congas, tree log Fred Pagani, Jr. – timbales Donald Byrd – trumpet Ray Bryant – piano Wendell Marshall – bass Austin Cromer, Hal Rasheed – chanting

Specs Wright – drums, tympani

From the album “Latin Soul” (1999) Poncho Sanchez - congas, percussion

Habana is an album by Roy Hargrove’s Crisol. In 1998, the album won Hargrove and the band the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Performance.

“Sounds from the Ancestors is Kenny Garrett’s fifth album for Detroit’s Mack Avenue label. The connection is significant. The artist grew up in the Motor City and was mentored by some of its most iconic musicians, including the late trumpeter Marcus Belgrave. Garrett has often referenced the sounds of his hometown including Motown soul, gospel, and its ever-evolving jazz and blues scenes. But here for the first time, he meditates upon them simultaneously, examining their roots in the music of West Africa and its role in the musical development of France, Cuba, Guadeloupe, and of course, Nigeria. Garrett’s core band includes pianist Vernell Brown, Jr. bassist Corcoran Holt, drummer Ronald Bruner, Jr., and percussionist Rudy Bird. He also enlisted a guest cast that includes drummer Lenny White, pianist/organist Johnny Mercier, trumpeter Maurice Brown, conguero Pedrito Martinez, and batá percussionist Dreiser Durruthy, as well as a handful of singers. In addition to playing alto saxophone, Garrett plays electric piano.” – Thom Jurek/AllMusic.

Mongo Santamaria – congas Bobby Sanabria – drums Sal Santamaria – percussion E.J. Allen – trumpet Sam Furnace – alto saxophone Tony Hinson -tenor saxophone Bob Quaranta – piano Eddie Resto – bass

Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: “A first-rate recording for the under-appreciated Dorham, this one should be in every collection of all true music lovers”.