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TRUMPETER, COMPOSER, PERCUSSIONIST official website - myspace page
Jerry Gonzalez has taken a global view of jazz in creating his unique brand of improvised music. While his trumpet and flügelhorn reflect the influence of Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, his personal cultural roots have given him a natural understanding of Afro-Cuban rhythms. As he explained to The Detroit News, "I am bilingual I speak Spanish and English. I can play the blues and I can play the rumba." Launching his musical career in 1970 as a member of Dizzy Gillespie's band, Gonzalez briefly joined Eddie Palmieri in the group El Son the following year. He soon left to join timbale player Manny Oquendo's band, Conjunto Libre. Although he formed his own group, Ya Yo Me Cure, in 1980, Gonzalez didn't come into his own as a bandleader until forming Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band with his brother and bassist Andy and drummer Steve Barrios. After recording two albums at European jazz festivals, the group came into their own with their third release, Rumba Para Monk, in 1989. In addition to topping the worldbeat group category in a readers' poll conducted by Down Beat, the album was named Jazz Album of the Year by the Academie Du Jazz in France. Gonzalez has performed and or recorded with a lengthy list of jazz artists, including Tony Williams, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Dorham, Anthony Braxton, Tito Rodriguez, Ray Barretto, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, and Machito. Nominated for a Grammy Latin Jazz record in 1995 and for 2004's Y Los Pyratas de Flamenco.
JERRY GONZALEZ - RUMBA BUHAINA (CD-2005)
Jerry Gonzalez Trumpet, flugelhorn, congas,
percussion
Along Came Betty Crisis This Is For Albert Up Jumped Spring Madi's Smile Wilflower United The Day You Said Goodbye One By One Rumba Buhaina Ask Me Now more tracks can be heard on Vinilemania's Radio Channels
JERRY GONZALEZ THE FORT APACHE BAND - THE RIVER IS DEEP (LP-1983) Jerry Gonzalez Congas, trumpet, flugelhorn, bells, coro Frankie Rodriguez Lead vocals, claves, conga Wilfredo Velez Alto sax Steve Turre Trombone, bass trombone Angel Papo Vazquez Trombone Edgardo Miranda Guitar, cuatro Jorge Dalto Piano Andy Gonzalez Bass, coro Steve Berrios Drums, bata, chekere, coro Gene Golden Conga, chekere, coro Hector "Flaco" Hernandez Conga, bata, chekere Nicky Marrero Timbales, guataca, small percussion
Elegua 1:59 Bebop 11:15 Rio Esta Hondo 6:26 Guiro Apache 1:36 Parisian Thoroughfare 13:04 Wawina Era Wo 6:48 more tracks can be heard on Vinilemania's Radio Channels
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