The Latin Side of Chick Corea Conrad Herwig
Album info
Album-Release:
2026
HRA-Release:
03.07.2026
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- 1 Matrix 05:18
- 2 500 Miles High 06:08
- 3 Tones for Joan's Bones 05:25
- 4 Guijira 04:15
- 5 Humpty Dumpty 05:41
- 6 Windows 05:58
- 7 Litha 06:48
- 8 The Brain 06:41
- 9 Crystal Silence 06:34
- 10 Spain 05:33
Info for The Latin Side of Chick Corea
For more than three decades, trombonist Conrad Herwig has worked the sweet spot where modern jazz meets Afro-Caribbean fire, building his acclaimed Latin Side of… series into one of the most distinctive runs in contemporary jazz. Forged in the company of masters like Eddie Palmieri, Mario Bauzá, and Tito Puente, Herwig brings authority and imagination to the bandstand. Now he takes on The Latin Side of Chick Corea, celebrating a composer whose music thrives on motion, color, and cross-cultural spark. Drawing from Corea's catalog, from early landmarks like the albums Tones for Joan's Bones and Now He Sings, Now He Sobs to the electric energy of Return to Forever, Herwig and co-arranger Bill O'Connell dive in with bold ideas and a fearless approach, reshaping the material with a sure feel for where it comes from and where it can go. Pieces like „Spain,“ „500 Miles High,“ and „Windows“ ride a deep groove, opening fresh pathways while keeping their melodic impact front and center. With a crack ensemble featuring Craig Handy, Alex Norris, and a rhythm section that locks in and lifts off, Herwig leads performances that are tight, driving, and full of attitude. This is no reverent retread. It is living, breathing music that engages and excites. The series here hits another high mark, the conversation growing deeper, richer, and more compelling.
Conrad Herwig, /strong>trombone
Bill O'Connell, /strong>piano
Craig Handy, /strong>tenor & soprano saxophone, flute
Alex Norris, /strong>trumpet, flugelhorn
Ruben Rodriguez, /strong>bass
Robby Ameen, /strong>drums
Mauricio Herrera, /strong>percussion
Conrad Herwig
New York jazz artist Conrad Herwig has recorded almost 30 albums as a leader, receiving four GRAMMY®-nominations for his own projects. His previous recording for Savant Records was The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner. This album marked 27+ years of the "Latin Side . . ." series, and is a follow-up project to The Latin Side of Mingus (Savant, 2022), and The “Latin Side of …” tributes to Horace Silver (Savant, 2020), Joe Henderson (Half Note, 2014), Herbie Hancock (Half Note, 2010) Wayne Shorter (Half Note, 2008), Miles Davis (Half Note, 2004), and John Coltrane (Astor Place, 1996). These exciting and individualized projects feature an array of special guests including Randy Brecker, Ruben Blades, Michel Camilo, Joe Lovano, Eddie Palmieri, Paquito D’Rivera, Dave Valentin and many of the hottest players on the international scene.
Herwig, one of the most adventurous voices in Latin jazz, is back with a terrific new Savant release, Reflections-Facing South. This time, he’s teamed up again with the late Eddie Palmieri, a true icon of the genre, and bassist Luques Curtis, forming a trio that breaks all the rules. What sets this album apart, besides featuring the legendary Eddie Palmieri? There’s no drummer. In a musical style as rhythm-centric as Latin jazz, going drum-less is almost unheard of – but that’s precisely what makes this project so exciting. Curtis keeps the pulse moving forward with his rock-solid, melodic bass playing, while Palmieri fires up all his usual excitement and rhythmic complexity, using the piano like a percussion instrument. Herwig, of course, soars over it all with his high-flying, bold and fluid trombone sound. Herwig and Palmieri go way back, having played together on several of Palmieri’s Grammy-winning records.
Booklet for The Latin Side of Chick Corea