Antonio Hart - Ama Tu Sonrisa

With this album, Antonio Hart returns after a self-imposed, four-year exile from the jazz world. Feeling mired in predictable jazz patterns, Hart took time off to reflect and to travel, absorbing influences from Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East in the process. Ama Tu Sonrisa represents a new creative direction for the young saxophonist. While he's still undeniably rooted in jazz, he makes some unusual moves -- enlisting Richie Goods on electric bass, hiring three percussionists (Renato Thoms, Rolando Morales, Khalil Kwame Bell). Read More