Buoyed by the talents of one of the jazz world's most respected reed players, Paquito D'Rivera with Strings -- 100 Years of Latin Love Songs (Heads Up HUCD 3045) lends a fresh perspective to ten decades' worth of sensual ballads and romantic dance tunes from nine different Hispanic countries.

The new, enhanced CD, due in stores November 24, is the celebrated D'Rivera's first solo release for Seattle-based Heads Up, which has also released the saxophonist/clarinetist's two recor… MORE