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Little Louie Vega Presents Elements Of Life

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Included the opening track from the DJ set at Ebisu Blue Note Place during 2025’s visit to Japan!Black Banda Rio, which everyone in Brazil knows, and the jazz standard GIANTSTEPS in Tito Puente tribute ver.EOL is releasing two songs from the upcoming album “Dreamer” to be released in 2026!Side A is a brilliant, solid, funky cover of the Brazilian funk fusion “Maria Fumaca”.The B-side is a fast Latin jazz cover of John Coltrane’s unexplainable classic, Giant Steps, arranged by Latin percussionist/NY salsa legend Tito Puente, and released as a tribute to him.This is a great number that develops at high speed and is inspired by the rumba rhythm, a Cuban street music.This song opened the DJ set at Blue Note Place during 2025’s visit to Japan.Furthermore, Jazz legend bassist Christian McBride makes a guest appearance on this top-notch song!He plays a perfect wood bass