Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band Distancia 9/2/94 bassist Ben Hussey

bassist Ben Hussey

originally (if barely) released on Lee Michaels' Squish Records in 1980

Love's In Need Of Love Today B3

" Kieran Hebden

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band Distancia 9/2/94 bassist Ben HusseyGrammy nominated pianist Manuel Valera (Paquito DRivera, Arturo Sandoval, Steve Smith) presents his second album from his New Cuban Express Big Band, a spirited ensemble that fuses the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Brazil to forge innovative sounds and textures. Distancia draws upon searing personal experiences going through personal loss and having to pick up the pieces to move forward. Valera uses the broad palette of the big band to express a