Haunting, lyrical latin jazz
05/04/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"My wife and I caught Ciro Hurtado at the final Santa Barbara Jazz Festival. It was on the beach with a wonderful view of the Pacific Ocean and a fantastic two-mast sailboat moored offshore. The sun was setting and the colors on the horizon were a collection of oranges, reds and yellows. Hurtado's lilting, lyrical music was the perfect complement to the moment. Of the groups that played that weekend, Hurtado was the only one who compelled me to run to the CD table and buy one. I have listened to it hundreds of times since then and it is still a great CD even without the sailboat, sunset, sand and ocean breezes."