The songs are composed by George Gamez. Arturo O'Farrill plays with the lyrical gracefulness of a combination of Peter Nero and Bill Evans touched with the stylistic fingerings of Red Garland, and then performs in his own piano voice which is truly majestic. I listened to this CD four times, each time giving me a different perspective on the piano stylings of Arturo O'Farrill. Arturo O'Farrill is the son of Cuban composer and bandleader Chico O'Farrill and is a pianist with Chico O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Jazz Big Band. Born in Mexico,and brought up in New York, Arturo O'Farrill has influences of Afro-Cuban roots and New York jazz roots in his music.
Blood Lines is good, very, very, very good.
Excellent choice for a gift. Each musician works intricately with the others to create an enjoyable cd. Bill Walker really knows his piano keys and shares various piano styles with the listener on this cd, and the other members of the Penguin Jazz Quartet are equally good and polished performers. A good CD for play anytime. All Rights Reserved.