“For those who enjoy the boisterous flam boyance of Latin jazz, Colombian composer and percussionist Samuel Torres would like to point out that less can be more.....The stripped-down setting opens the mind to all kinds of counterfactuals and possibilities.”
— – Martin Johnson, 4 stars - Downbeat Magazine
“A release as daring and fulfilling as Alegria, the latest from Bogota, Colombia, native Samuel Torres, is a rarity . . . Keys to the date’s success are the leader’s ingenious blending of disparate rhythms, and the presence of six first-call horn players who provide the orchestral heft and harmonic textures . . . a truly evolved variant of Latin jazz..”
