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'Grande Terre' by Roy Hargrove's Crisol featured on WBGO's New Day New Play Oct 21-25

Roy Hargrove's Crisol Grande-Terre
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Roy Hargrove's Crisol 'Grande-Terre'

We first heard Roy Hargrove's Crisol in 1998 with Habana, which won the Grammy that year for Best Latin Jazz Performance. Later that same year, they would return to a studio in Guadalupe to record the follow-up, Grand Terre (Big Land), which until now has not been heard. Released just days after what would have been his 55th birthday, Grande Terre features Roy's red-hot playing and superb compositions and arrangements for the all-star group of Cuban, American, and Guadeloupian musicians to work their worldly magic. Roy's influence on others, from Kamasi Washington to Robert Glasper to D'Angelo to Questlove, was a result of what he was able to cook up in the studio.
With Grande Terre, that inspiration will surely continue.

In jazz radio, great announcers are distinguished by their ability to convey the spontaneity and passion of the music. Gary Walker is such an announcer, and his enthusiasm for this music greets WBGO listeners every morning on Daybreak. He's the winner of the 1996 Gavin Magazine Jazz Radio Personality of the Year Award and the recipient of the 2021 Marian McPartland-Willis Conover Award for Career Achievement in Broadcasting from the Jazz Journalists Association. Gary hosts the morning show each weekday from 8am til noon. And, by his own admission, he's truly having a great time.