Steve Turre - Rhythm Within (1995)

1.Funky T
2.Morning
3.Since I Fell for You
4.Rhythm Within
5.Twilight Dreams
6.All Blues
7.Montuno Caracol
8.Body and Soul
9.African Shuffle.

Milton Cardona - Conga, Shaker, Guiro
Stanton Davis, Jr. - Trumpet
Jimmy Delgado - Timbales, Shaker, Cowbell
Kimati Dinizulu - Drums (African), Claves, Shaker, Diddley Bow
Akua Dixon - Conductor
Robin Eubanks - Shell Choir
Jon Faddis - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Andy Gonzalez - Bass
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Jamal Haynes - Shell Choir
Aaron Johnson - Shell Choir
Frank Lacy - Shell Choir
Victor Lewis - Drums
Douglas Purviance - Trombone (Bass), Shell Choir
Rufus Reid - Conductor
Pharoah Sanders - Sax (Tenor)
Steve Turre - Trombone, Arranger, Shells, Liner Notes
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
Britt Woodman - Trombone.

Review by Scott Yanow

Trombonist Steve Turre obviously put a lot of work into this CD for each of the nine selections has its own purpose and the personnel changes on every cut. Turre doubles on the conch shells and on a few numbers utilizes a "shell choir"; in addition there are often three percussionists, other notable trombonists (including Britt Woodman, Frank Lacy and Robin Eubanks) and such guest soloists as trumpeter Jon Faddis, tenor-saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and pianist Herbie Hancock. With highlights including "Funky-T," Yusef Lateef's "Morning," "Since I Fell for You" (a Woodman feature) and "All Blues," this is a particularly memorable and well-conceived set, one of Turre's best.