With a little delay, let’s wish a happy birthday to one of our masters, Mr Alain Jean-Marie. It was on October 29th last. On his jazz side, Alain Jean-Marie has graced us with some superb solo albums, but I have a soft spot for a real gem from 1988 recorded as a duo. With the late Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, he delivers this Latin Alley, based around standards and personal compositions performed with rare finesse. On the B side, the Caribbean intrudes on this On Ti Berceuse and on Haiti, in response to the Brazil offered by NHOP with Swingin’ The Samba.
Latin Alley – Alain Jean-Marie & NHOP
