Right There is primarily a straight-ahead set featuring Steve Turre on trombone and shells in a sextet with violinist John Blake, cellist Akua Dixon Turre, pianist Benny Green, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Billy Higgins. Wynton Marslis pops up on two of the seven selections, and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson is on one. Highlights include "Woody & Bu," Duke Ellington's "Echoes of Harlem,""Duke's Mountain," and "Descarga De Turre," which has the leader at the helm of a Latin band that includes flutist Dave Valentin and several percussionists. Excellent and spirited music. - Scott Yanow
Tracks
1. Ginseng People (Woody Shaw/Steve Turre)
2. Woody and Bu (Steve Turre)
3. Unfinished Rooms (Sherry Asch/Steve Turre)
4. Echoes of Harlem (Duke Ellington)
5. Right There (Steve Turre)
6. Duke's Mountain (Steve Turre)
7. Sanyas (Steve Turre)
8. Descarga de Turre (González/Olivera/Oquendo/Rodriguez/Turre)
BUSTER WILLIAMS bass
AKUA DIXON TURRE cello, voice
BILLY HIGGINS drums
BENNY GREEN piano
JOHN BLAKE violin
STEVE TURRE trombone, shells
ANDY GONZALEZ bass (8)
HERMAN OLIVERA claves, voice, guiro (8)
GEORGE DELGADO congas (8)
DAVE VALENTIN flute
WYNTON MARSALIS trumpet (4)
BENNY GOLSON tenor saxophone (4)
WILLIE RODRIGUEZ piano (8)
MANNY OQUENDO timbales, guiro (8)
Recorded March 30, 31 and April 10, 1991 at BMG Studios, New York City
Antilles Records Antilles - 314-510 040-2