Circles in a Yellow Room, by Mike Freeman ZonaVibe is a wade, a plunge, a swim, and a utterly fantastic voyage in Jazz-, Latin-, and Blues-styled musical waters.

The album incorporates elements of Latin jazz, salsa, mambo, and blues—all characteristic of Mike Freeman’s style. I could happily listen to a vibraphone or a marimba all day, so these ten tracks were not enough. Give me more, especially when they are given such rich and subtle performances as these.

Musicians: Mike Freeman (vibraphone, marimba, triangle, tambourine, sleigh bells, flapper toys, owl whistle, kalimba, hand claps, composition); Guido Gonzalez (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jim Gailloreto (tenor sax, bass clarinet); Ruben Rodriguez (electric bass); Roberto Quintero (congas, bongos, guiro, maracas, shakers); Joel E. Mateo (drums).