Born in New York in 1929, the oldest son of Puerto Rican migrants has turned out to be a living legend in jazz history. His musical roots are in the Afro-Cuban style. Besides the fact that he can be heard with many bebop legends, he has also built up a strong oeuvre of his own. My Summertime clearly indicates his development: the combination of Caribbean dance music and jazz. On this sublime album
… he can be heard with a group called New World Spirit, which mainly consists of young musicians. Beautiful performances with their own arrangements can be found on this CD of No Problem, In Your Own Sweet Way, When You Wish Upon A Star, Autumn Leaves, While My Lady Sleeps, Off Minor and Summertime. Also worthwhile are the compositions of Barretto and his band members: Brother Ray (Michael P. Mossman),more
