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Le trio Rosenberg fait partie de la grande famille des Sinti (les manouches de Hollande). Ce sont trois cousins Passionnés par la musique de Django Reinhardt. A la tête de ce trio Stochelo Rosenberg à l'impressionant virtuosité. Derrie`re lui, Nous'che, son cousin a` la guitare rythmique et Nonnie a` la contrebasse. Stochelo ne sait ni lire ni écrire la musique. Il a appris la guitare en e´coutant les disques de Django, en reprenant les accords qu'il voyait ses oncles jouer lors de bœufs sur le camp manouche. C'est un des groupes phares dans le style de Django aujourd'hui.

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Ahmad Jamal,the driving force behind this album,is at home in Brazil.Coaxing great blocks of shimmering sound from the piano,the great pianist defends his reputation as the most rhythmic and creative artist working on the keyboard today. Evans provides a colourful frame for the Jamal palette.Using jazz greats and conservatory trained musicians from the New York Philharmonic and other symphony orchestras he paints brilliant impressionistic portraits with strings,french horns,flutes,harps and bells.Darting in and out of the splashes of sound,Jamal rises to great heights as an artist by dominating this large and impressive orchestra." Bogota is the stand out track on the lp for me closely followed by Haitian Market Place but its all good listening and another great example of Jazz Exotica.

Budd, an early practitioner in the ambient school and frequent collaborator with Brian Eno, here teams up with musical nomad Hector Zazou, who had formed evocative partnerships with musicians from Africa to the Far North, from Bill Laswell to Björk.