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Robby Ameen: Diluvio
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Robby Ameen
drumsb.1960

Rubén Blades
vocalsb.1948

Dave Valentin
flute1952 - 2017

Eddie Palmieri
piano1936 - 2025

Conrad Herwig
tromboneb.1959
Diluvio, Ameen's first date on the Origin Records label, calls on familiar faces and a signature blend of sounds and substances. Longtime Ameen associates like Herwig, saxophonists

Troy Roberts
saxophone
Bob Franceschini
saxophone, tenorb.1961

Lincoln Goines
bassb.1953

Bill O'Connell
piano
Mauricio Herrera
percussion
Gerry Mulligan
saxophone, baritone1927 - 1996
For the majority of this material, Ameen favors a quintet or sextet lineup with multiple horns and/or percussion mixing it up to good effect. Two late-in-the-game offerings, however, go a different way. "Into The Clear" presents a quartet intent on playing to the stars, with Roberts delivering some twilit tenor, O'Connell gliding over the keys and Ameen using brushes to slide beneath it all; and an all-too-brief duo take on

John Coltrane
saxophone1926 - 1967
Track Listing
Fast Eye; Cremant; Tempest Dance; Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127: Aria; The Drifter's Plan; Mixology; Into the Clear; Line for Lyons; Impressions.
Personnel
Robby Ameen
drumsTroy Roberts
saxophoneBob Franceschini
saxophone, tenorConrad Herwig
tromboneEdsel Gomez
pianoBill O'Connell
pianoLincoln Goines
bassMauricio Herrera
percussionAlbum information
Title: Diluvio | Year Released: 2020 | Record Label: Origin Records
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