The Latin Side of Herbie Hancock

Latin rhythms and jazz go together like bacon and eggs, bikinis and the beach, flowers and sunshine. For over a decade, trombonist Conrad Herwig has promulgated the integration of latin rhythms with jazz music. Amidst a discography of some twenty leadership releases are "The Latin Side of John Coltrane", "Another Kind of Blue - The Latin Side of Miles Davis", "Sketches of Spain y Mas - The Latin Side of Miles Davis", "The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter" and a collaboration with trumpeter Brian Lynch, "Que Viva Coltrane". Now we have another legendary composer's music featured in Herwig's latest project "The Latin Side of Herbie Hancock", recorded live at New York City's Blue Note club in 2008.

Latin rhythms have been part of the jazz idiom for much of the music's history, that is largely due to the proximity of New Orleans to Havana, Cuba. Jelly Roll Morton called the influence the "latin tinge". These rhythms also became incorporated in the music of the big band era with...Read more

This is a collaboration of two giants-Hancock, the legendary composer, and Herwig, the hottest trombonist on the jazz scene. Good work, to say the least

This man has got Latin Jazz just right. You can dance to some of the cuts, but you can enjoy listening to it all. I'm sure Mr. Hancock would be impressed.