Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band Distancia 9/2/94 originally (if barely) released on

originally (if barely) released on Lee Michaels' Squish Records in 1980

Not My Problem (feat

Sparse arrangements create an open bed for two

A striking red

No other band on earth could rightly claim to have Alex Lifeson - one of rock's most influential visionaries - heading up guitar duties

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band Distancia 9/2/94 originally (if barely) released onGrammy nominated pianist Manuel Valera (Paquito DRivera, Arturo Sandoval, Steve Smith) presents his second album from his New Cuban Express Big Band, a spirited ensemble that fuses the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Brazil to forge innovative sounds and textures. Distancia draws upon searing personal experiences going through personal loss and having to pick up the pieces to move forward. Valera uses the broad palette of the big band to express a