For those unaware, what happens when the finest Latin jazz musicians in the Boston area get together to play Ricardo Monzon’s arrangements of eight new melodic compositions? Dia Precioso!, of course!

Dia Precioso! is a mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms, sambas, and tango, and is Ron Rider’s second recording. These eight songs are the result of a year-long collaboration with Producer/Arranger Ricardo Monzon, whose arrangements rely on rich harmonies and novel rhythms to unlock the uplifting nature of each composition.

The intent of this recording is to transport you to a place where every day is a beautiful day. We can only believe that it is Rieder’s sincerest hope that the fruits of their labor will both delight our ears and make our body want to move! [P.S. It most certainly does!]

1. Blue Skies (4:13)
2. Beautiful Day (4:09)
3. I Fell into a Meme (4:23)
4. Dizzy Hechizo (4:08)
5. Birthday Song (3:19)
6. Danca Festiva (3:50)
7. Funday (5:04)
8. Volver a Amar (3:39)

This magnificently sculpted, wholly emotive new recording opens on the fervently driven Blue Skies and then brings us the free flowing hipsway of Beautiful Day, the spirited I Fell into a Meme and the exuberant Dizzy Hechizo.

Along next are the joyful dance floor swirls and twirls of Birthday Song and that is in turn backed by the propulsive nature of Danca Festiva, the set rounding out on the mid-tempo Funday, coming to a close on the languishing balladry of Volver a Amar.

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Volver a Amar (To Love Again) - Official Music Video