Sammy Figueroa – Searching For A Memory (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:04:16 minutes | 727 MB | Genre: Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ashe Records
Percussionist Sammy Figueroa pays tribute to his father on his latest album Searching for a Memory.
The Grammy-nominated musician is joined by pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and vocalist Aymée Nuviola, both of them Cuban sensations who earned acclaim for their duo album Live in Marciac just last year.
Figueroa’s first album in nearly a decade is dedicated to the memory and music of his father, the late Charlie Figueroa.
Charlie’s biggest hit single was “Busco Tu Recuerdo,” in which he sings of searching for the memory of his loved one only to discover that there is no memory, only a dream. This parallels Sammy’s experience — he never really knew his dad — when he searches for a memory of his father.
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Sammy Figueroa – Imaginary World (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 53:26 minutes | 602 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Digital Booklet | @ BIS Records
Legendary Grammy nominee percussionist Sammy Figueroa has done it again with another outstanding Latin jazz album, combining sophistication and beauty with swinging rhythms on a variety of percussion instruments. Venezuelan composer/musicians Silvano Monasterios (piano) and Gabriel Vivas (bass) have created brilliant compositions that embrace Figueroa’s ever-creative rhythmical conversation.
Joined by star horn players Troy Roberts (sax) and Alex Pope Norris (trumpet), plus one of today’s finest young drummers, David Chiverton, the musicianship level is astounding. This album, Figueroa’s fourth, displays a musical maturity and sense of invention that opens up new possibilities for today’s Latin jazz.
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