Obsesión by David Sánchez, Tumbao para los congueros di mi vida by Al McKibbon, Alma de Santiago by Jane Bunnett, Nocturne by Charlie Haden and About the Monks by Dafnis Prieto, are a diverse collection of recordings which all fall under Latin Jazz. In the early 21st century Latin Jazz had become one of the most diverse styles in the world of Jazz. But it didn’t just happen at the click of a finger, there was a great amount of evolution that went into the creation of what is known today as Latin Jazz.
In the early 20th century, American and Cuban music clashed. Latin Jazz was a result of the process of two styles blending and mixing which resulted