Johnny Blas - Indestructible Spirit (2007)

Percussionist/bandleader/composer Johnny Blas is a New York native who has performed and recorded in the world of Jazz and Latin music for over 25 years. He is one of the few conga players on the West Coast who leads his own band. "Indestructible Spirit", Johnny's first record in the 21st century, swings hard in places, is funky throughout, and never stops grooving whether on an uptempo mambo or a jazz ballad with layers of percussion.

Tracklist

1. Oaklands Mambo (Blas) [04:23]
2. Puerto Rico Rico (Blas) [07:03]
3. Lubi (Blas) [05:13]
4. Barry Rogers (Weinstein) [09:08]
5. Afro Rican (Blas) [07:13]
6. Indestructible Spirit Hawley) [04:14]
7. Boogaloo Blas (Blas) [04:21]
8. A Song For Rose (Blas) [03:42]
9. Cha Cha Para Ti (Blas) [06:16]

Total time 00:51:33


Personnel

Johnny Blas - congas, timbales (#1-3,5,7), soprano sax (#5,8), coro;
Jeff Hawley - bass, drum programming (#6,8), cuatro solo (#2,9), coro;
Ryan Prior - piano, keyboards;
Mike Bennett - drums (#1-5,7,9);
Leonard Luna - trombone (#1-3,7);
Steve Johnson - trombone (#1-3,5-8);
Ray Zepeda - soprano sax (#3,4);
Paul Clark - tenor sax (#6,9);
Isaac Guerrero - percussion (#1), guiro (#2);
Terry Delgado - coro (#2,7).