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In 1994 heeft Michael Camilo een Big Band CD gemaakt "One more Once". Deze studio CD heb ik ook toegevoegd. Er zijn ook live opnamen van gemaakt en deze zijn in 2009 op de DVD "Caribe" uitgebracht. Ook is er een CD van deze live opnamen en deze CD zit ook in deze post incl alle covers.
Met natuurlijk speciale aandacht voor lead trompettist Jon Faddis!!












Caribe: Michel Camilo Big Band (2009) 
1. Why Not? 
2. Dreamlight 
3. Suite Sandrine - Part III 
4. Suntan 
5. Just KIddin' 
6. Not Yet 
7. Caribe 
Michel Camilo - Piano 
Anthony Jackson - Contrabass Guitar
Cliff Almond - Drums 
Guarionex Aquino - Percussion 
John Faddis - Trumpet
Michael Mossman - Trumpet
Virgil Jones - Trumpet
Dave Bergeron - Trombone 
Ed Neumeister - Trombone 
William Cepeda - Trombone 
David Taylor - Bass Trombone 
Chris Hunter - Alto & Soprano Sax 
Alex Foster - Alto Sax & Flute 
Ralph Bowen - Tenor Sax & Flute
Lou Marini - Tenor Sax & Flute 
Gary Smulyan - Baritone Sax 


Liner notes: Over the Casa de Campo hills in La Romana (Dominican Republic) lies Altos de Chavón, a very special, unreal place. A balcony atop the town affords a breathtaking view of the Chavón River. It was there that Francis Ford Coppola filmed the battle scenes for Apocalypse Now. 

Designed by the Dominican architect José Antonio Caro as a replica of a sixteenth century Mediterranean village, and created by Italian master designer/cinematographer Roberto Coppa, the construction of Altos de Chavón began in 1976. At its very heart lie the Performing Arts Center of Altos de Chavón School of Design, with its crown jewel, a 5,000 seat Grecian-style amphitheater, inaugurated in 1982 with a live HBO special, The Concert of the Hemispheres, featuring Frank Sinatra and the Buddy Rich Big Band.

In 1994, Michel Camilo returned to his homeland. But he was not alone. Alongside him were his inseparable Sandra (Sandrine) and an A-list group of musicians. On December 3rd, a concert took place at the Altos de Chavón amphitheater that no one who was fortunate to be there is ever likely to forget.

Now, fifteen years later, that transfixing evening comes alive again for everyone to fully savor. Seldom does one find a musical dream team of this stature in a hypnotic state of collective inspiration.

Welcome to Caribe.