I think we can all agree that as with all good meals, sweets are the most memorable and so it is no wonder the critically acclaimed chart-topping release, Table For Five segues so effortlessly to this sequel.

Juan Carlos Quintero’s new album, Desserts expands the music menu producing tasty treats while skillfully blending authentic grooves - originating from South American & Caribbean regions - culminating in a thread of meaningful performances honoring the beauty and breath of Latin-Jazz traditions.

Enticing gems include The Gift, All or Nothing At All, How Insensitive, Tangerine, A Night In Tunisia, Nature Boy and even the crowd favorite, a rather blissful rendition of Van Morrison’s Moondance.

This seasoned Quintet never disappoints as it navigates an array of well-crafted classics re-imagined with newly fine-tuned arrangements. Led by JCQ’s signature guitar voice, the music transcends protocols merging stylish overtures in company with traditions of romance, charm and melody.

1. Tangerine (5:56)
2. The Gift (Recado Bossa Nova) (5:29)
3. Estampa Cubana (4:34)
4. Nature Boy (6:55)
5. Insensatez (How Insensitive) (4:40)
6. Along Came Betty (5:49)
7. Moondance (5:43)
8. Music to Watch Girls By (5:30)
9. All or Nothing at All (7:29)
10. A Night in Tunisia (4:47)

A seamless follow-up that converts to a double-album experience for the listener, the album opens on the magnificent rhythmic hipsway of Tangerine and the melodious The Gift (Recado Bossa Nova) and they are followed by the simply sumptuous Estampa Cubana, the veritably shimmering Nature Boy, and then we get the foot-tapping, finger-snapping delights of Insensatez (How Insensitive).

Prompted by Table For Five, this final course that tops off a delicious five-star feast continues onward with the one-two dance floor swirl of Along Came Betty and their imaginative rendition of Van Morrison’s beloved Moondance, the album rounding out on the forthright Music to Watch Girls By, the languishing All or Nothing at All, coming to a close on the flourishing A Night in Tunisia.

Musicians:
bass/arranger Eddie Resto
piano/arrangerJoe Rotondi
percussion/arranger Joel DeLeon
drums/arrangerAaron Serfaty
guitar/arrangerJuan Carlos Quintero
recorded & mixed by Talley Sherwood
mastered by Peter Doell
produced by Juan Carlos Quintero

www.juancarlosquintero.com

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