Omar Hill - Caribbean BreezeBack in 1986, some of Philadelphia's best Jazz Fusion musicians got together under the guidance of Sun Ra Mongo Santamaria alumnus, percussionist Omar Hill, and recorded this now classic combination of Brazilian and Afro Cuban rhythms entitled Caribbean Breeze. What ensues are some of the most soulfully mellow yet melodic sounds ever heard. Hill supervised much of the arrangements, while Fambrough, a truly great jazz composer's work is featured here

Francesco Galligioni cello

the album reflects the contradictory nature of the "American Dream" in our current socio-economic climate

Chait sets out to loudly and proudly state that a life lived for music is the strangest and most beautiful life there is

the epic melodicism of ´Cleithrophobia´may come as a mild surprise

but eyes turn towards the sea in a poetic extension which is as natural as it is creative

such beauty of tone

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and this is one of the two "very odd-ball" titles on the album

Drawing on declassified documents and never-before-seen interviews

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Rutger Hoedemaekers

and the never-before- heard live in-studio performances at the end of the Southern Harmony session - along with B-sides and the original album