On firm ground
Terra firme

"To hear the band play on On Firm Ground/Tierra Firme, their third CD, you would not guess that they started as a social project. The personnel have changed since the first incarnation of the band, but several former members contribute to this record ... All the members of the band contribute a composition, with several by Bunnett herself, and another by founder member Daymé Arocena ... The CD has a mixture of Afro Cuban and fusion influences. There is classic Afro Cuban son, bright and accessible, like the sprightly opener La Linea filled with polyrhythms - timeless Cuban music that Benny Moré would have appreciated. There are elegant rumbas Habana de Noche and Broken Heart which almost tips over into Sadé territory with the soulful vocals of Nikki D. Brown, who also plays sacred steel guitar. Other tracks like Sky High and The Occurance with their lush chorales, and soaring flute solos from Bunnett, put me in mind of Pat Metheny's Latin jazz fusion work in the early 80s with Brazilian percussionist and vocalist extraordinaire Nana Vasconcelos".

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"Det er en fornøjelse at lytte på dette orkester bestående af veteranen og saxofonisten Jane Bunnett og unge kvindelige cubanske musikere. Politisk korrekt, men man skal ikke ret langt ind i første nummer, før man har glemt alt om køn, alder og politik. Cuba er med hele vejen, men albummet er lige så meget jazz og brazil. Formidabel musikalsk beherskelse, eminent korarbejde og stærke kompositioner er gennemgående ... Et stilskabende værk, der stråler af kærlighed".