It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the first time in 25 years that a jazz album was nominated in that category, and won two awards for Best Jazz Vocal and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 42nd Grammy Awards.
The Dealer features appearances from Archie Shepp, Charles Lloyd and, notably, the recording debut of guitarist Larry Coryell, who lends a bluesy edge to a solid and mellow soul-jazz outing.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1939, Jorge Ben's characteristic style fuses samba, funk, rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter.
In 1961, President Touré launched authenticité, the new cultural policy for Guinea. Assembling the best Guinean musicians into a new state-sponsored orchestras that were tasked with presenting traditional Guinean music in a new and modern style.
Panamá 77 - a vibrant and verdant suite of multi-textural, jazz-laced psychedelic instrumental folk-funk - is the debut album by Panamá-born drummer and DJ Daniel Villarreal.