Montuno Police – Touch

Genre: Jazz: World Fusion
Release Date: 1995

Wicked grooves, creative interplay and strong compositions that lives up to their motto of One Heart, One mind , One Groove. Global Jazz featuring strong compositions, wicked grooves, and creative interplay that takes it to the edge.

Six accomplished musicians playing original instrumental compositions, which combine the harmonic and improvisational traditions of North American Jazz with the rhythmic and melodic influences of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and Arabic music. The result is a fresh and unique concept, which creates aural excitement as it organically mixes genres giving birth to new and twisted musical directions.

Musicians

• Gordon Sheard – keys
• Hugh Marsh – electric violin
• Mark Kelso – drums
• John Johnson – woodwinds
• Collin Barrett – bass
• Lester Boyke – bass
• Rick Shadrach Lazar – percussion

Tracks

1. Canoa Quebrada  – 5:29
2. Dr. Livingstone (I Presume?) – 7:19
3. Mambo Squad – 7:33
4. Naomi – 5:59
5. Toof Ache – 7:00
6. Touch – 2:07
7. Arabian Knights – 7:06
8. Sereia (Siren Song) – 5:36
9. Trompe-L’ Oreille (Fool the Ear) – 6:48
10. Prayer – 1:29
11. Sara Gode – 4:59
12. Hangover Tango – 3:06
13. Yo Drummer – 7:40