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Another of Len's "re-melodizations." This time, he takes the changes to "Stella by Starlight" in the original key of G major and comes up with a brilliant [no pun intended] new melody. Estrellita was inspired by Chucho Valdes' great writing for Grupo Irakere, but Len is quick to point out that that he doesn't pretend that his tune sounds anything like them! It was premiered at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 1994 as a flamboyant, upbeat latin jazz/salsa tune. Jared comps in a bossa nova style, and Stan's "four on the stick" rhythm suggested that I should take a different straight-eighth note style approach. I opted to draw on my experiences in coming up with bass lines for cha cha chas. So, here is a "bossa cha" … or perhaps it is a "cha cha nova." Len likes the laidback approach, since it is a reminder of how compositions can evolve and the relationship that he has with his own tunes change over time.

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from Chris Trinidad's Common Themes III, released August 1, 2008

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