Miguel Deus - ALGO NUEVOJUAN PABLO TORRES ALGO NUEVO Next up in the Mr Bongo Cuban Classics series is an outing by the mighty Juan Pablo Torres from 1978. Released on Cuba's state owned Areito imprint, Algo Nuevo showcases trombonist, bandleader, arranger and producer Juan Pablo Torres' unique scope of sound. A melting pot of an album that weaves together jazz funk and traditional Afro Cuban genres with tripped out synth touches and dancefloor grooves. A varied album

There has been a lot of laughter and tear stained memories along the way

but two of them - Ben E King's 'Supernatural Thing Part 1' and Harold Melvin's 'Wake Up Everybody' - were cosmically great and both are included here

King Curtis

and a person of extraordinary natural musicality

contains reworks

I'm Your Man (1988)

a Godding Nod-is powered by Stars and Cuneiform and Pop and Drop and One Thousand Liles In One Thousand Axes

The Earth Dies Screaming)

says Mevan Younes

"John is in his 50s

Hans-Christoph Rademann - Zwoelf Geistliche Gesaenge

Metal with melodies