Dreaming in Lions: CD O&O3465 the Chicago-based drummer and producer

the Chicago-based drummer and producer digs through the Blue Note Records vaults to put a modern bounce on classics by Art Blakey

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Dreaming in Lions: CD O&O3465 the Chicago-based drummer and producerGRAMMY winning composer, bandleader, and pianist Arturo OFarrill has fulfilled what he calls a lifelong dream with his signing to Blue Note Records and the release of his Blue Note debut dreaming in lions The album finds OFarrill leading a colorful 10 piece assemblage he calls The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, a scaled down edition of his renowned Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. The program encompasses two inspired multi movement suites that OFarrill has