With its dreamy melodicism and throbbing percussion,the bolero may be the most romantic of all South American dances. Roger Davidson, the versatile, feverishly prolific composer-pianist, has assembled some of the most outstanding Latin music recording artists to make this album inspired by his love of boleros and rumbas. The group includes Cuban-born, Miami-based drummer Ignacio Berroa, a master of the bolero who among his extensive credits, plays on Charlie Haden’s two recorded salutes to the bolero, Land of the Sun and the Grammy-winning Nocturne; Pernell Saturnino, one of the premiere percussionists in Latin jazz, who has recorded with David Sanchez, Paquito D’Rivera, and Gilberto Gil; David Finck who has been firstcall bassist for Dizzy Gillespie, Ivan Lins, Rosemary Clooney, Glen Campbell, among countless others; Marco Granados, the Grammy-nominated Venezuelan flutist; Kenny Rampton, a New York-based trumpeter who is a member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra; Francisco Pancho Navarro, the Argentine guitarist who is a tango specialist with an across-the-board flair for Latin music. "These are the sounds of romance, suited well for a relaxing night with with a glass of your favorite spirits and the object of your romantic desire." - Dan McClenaghan allaboutjazz.com "The album is a virtual soundtrack of the Cuban experience and represents the sound of music coming out of the many shops and cafes of Havana." - Michael P. Gladstone allaboutjazz.com "A New York 50´s ambiance would be apropos to describe the feel of this recording of rhumbas and boleros performed by an exquisite group of latin stylists." - John Gilbert ejazznews.com