On this, their third album, Jose Rizo's West Coast, 20-piece all star latin jazz outfit excel themselves - even up against the fearsome competition being fielded in California today by the likes of John Santos, Bongo Logic, Vission Latina and Fito Reinoso.

In fact, this amazing, all-new latin jazz album includes many key players from these and other bands. Core line-up is Colombian tenorist Justo Almario, Peruvian perc. wizz Alex Acuna, Cuban conga maestro Francisco Aguabella, Cuban flautist Danilo Lozano, conguero Pancho Sanchez and Rizo himself.

So far, so spectacular - but it's the bit-players who are an equal delight here - timbalero Jimmy Branly throughout the album, pianist Donald Vega's modal solo on 'Justo's Trane Ride', and Oscar d'Leon arranger Roberto Incelli's latin-funk-jazz compositions 'Mr Drop' and 'Ironman James'.

Although the whole set is strictly post-bop in its jazz (Gillespie's 'Bebop' gets a speed-of-light clave shakedown, whilst 'Caramba' is trumpeter Ramon Flores' latinate tribute to the mighty Lee Morgan), it's also pleasingly correct in its Afro Cuban flavours. And with red-hot Cuban jazzdance readings of classics 'Saoco' and 'Yo Soy La Rumba' it's that rare beast, a jazz album that's as much a pleasure for dancers as listeners.