During his career, Eddie Palmieri hasn't seemed completely comfortable unless he's allowing others to challenge him. It was true at the beginning of his career when he revolutionized Latin music with his charanga, the La Perfecta ensemble; it was true during the mid-'60s when he recorded two respected dates with Cal Tjader; it was true during the '60s and '70s when he energized the Latin superstar band, the Fania All-Stars; and it was still true in early 2005 when he recorded Listen Here! Released on Concord Picante, it sees an array of excellent jazz instrumentalists sharing solo space with his regular group. First up is Regina Carter, not a natural fit for a Latin group by anyone's estimation, but still a master musician whose sprightly violin proves surprisingly sympathetic with Palmieri's tough salsa unit (and she hangs on easily when the band kicks in to a hardcore salsa halfway through). Tenor Michael Brecker and bassist Christian McBride also prove up to the task on the title track, a salsa re-imagination of Eddie Harris' near-standard "Listen Here." Elsewhere, Palmieri gets several chances to extend his arranging chops, by translating a trio of real standards -- "Tin Tin Deo," "In Walked Bud," "Nica's Dream" -- for his group. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Listen Here!
06/14/2005 | Concord Records
All Music Guide Review
Listen Here! Track Listing
Listen Here! Notes
Winner - 48th Grammy® Awards (Feb 8, 2006)
- Best Latin Jazz Album
Credits of Listen Here!
- Christian McBride
- Guest Appearance, Bass, Soloist
- Eddie Palmieri
- Piano, Soloist, Arranger, Producer, Orchestration
- Nicholas Payton
- Guest Appearance, Soloist, Trumpet
- Richard Seidel
- Producer
- Abbey Anna
- Art Direction
- Camille Tominaro
- Production Coordination
- Leon Zervos
- Mastering
- Aya Takemura
- Assistant Engineer
- Pia Lopez
- Liner Notes
- Doug Beavers
- Trombone, Orchestration, Arranger
- Anthony Rutolo
- Assistant Engineer
- Ivan Renta
- Sax (Alto)
- Danielle Brancazio
- Package Design
- Lisa Stein
- Photography
- David Sanchez
- Guest Appearance, Sax (Tenor), Soloist
- Rene Lopez
- Liner Notes
- Giovanni Hidalgo
- Bata, Guiro, Conga, Soloist
- John Benítez
- Bass, Soloist
- Regina Carter
- Guest Appearance, Soloist, Violin
- Jim Cassell
- Representation
- Jon Fausty
- Engineer, Mixing
- Donald Harrison
- Sax (Alto), Soloist
- Horacio "El Negro" Hernández
- Soloist, Drums
- Conrad Herwig
- Trombone, Soloist
- Michael Brecker
- Guest Appearance, Sax (Tenor), Soloist
- Brian Lynch
- Trumpet, Soloist
- John Scofield
- Guest Appearance, Guitar (Electric), Soloist, Guitar (Acoustic)

















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