Stix Hooper - Jazz Gems

Jazz Gems speaks to the universal language of Jazz. Stix Hooper's electric and eclectic career, experience and musicianship sets the pace and is the driving force of this recording, a masterpiece of Jazz. Hooper, along with international artists, Russian-born pianist, Andrei Kitaev and Cuban-born, Al Criado, on bass, presents an outstanding creative session of mostly first takes and intimate "conversations" among three minds from three different cultures. The result is superb modern music encompassing jazz, blues, funk, straight-ahead swing; an example of what the international medium of jazz is all about. Recorded in Vienna, Austria. Please exclude illegal characters from your Album Description.