The project “exotica” represents a tribute to the undeniable attraction between jazz and afro cuban music and the forefathers of this fusion: from the orchestral and original compositions of Dizzie Gillespie to the hollywoodish style pieces of Les Baxter, Martin Denny and Jack Costanzo touching upon Ahamad Jamal’s creative and modern interpretation of the genre. Persuasive and exciting rhythms, evocations of undiscovered and dangerous places and maybe just for this attractive...