Sessions by Bobby Matos

This compilation album is drawn from nine sessions recorded over a 14-year period by Bobby Matos and his Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble. The emphasis here is on the jazz side of Latin jazz. Matos, a percussionist and vocalist, leads the various groups through a wildly eclectic assortment of originals, traditional Latin tunes, pop songs, and modern jazz. How's this for diversity: an English/Spanish rendition of the Rascals' '60s hit "Groovin," and three different takes on Herbie Hancock's funk-jazz classic "Chameleon," and a stripped-down version (just rhythm section and voices) of Pharaoh Sanders' free-jazz epic "The Creator Has a Master Plan." -All Music

Tracklist

1.	God of the Cossroads	5:57

2.	Chameleon	8:04

3.	Café con Bagels	6:05

4.	Mi Guaguanco	5:23

5.	The Creator Has a Master Plan	6:22

6.	Chameleon part 2 (the tenor groove)	2:04

7.	Ayo	5:08

8.	Afro Cubismo	4:28

9.	Bembe / The Promised Land	7:56

10.	Chameleon part 3 (the trombone groove)	1:41

11.	Groovin'	6:22

12.	Guiro Elegua	2:04