Ruben Gutierrez: Beveled Facets

I invested many hours listening to this in search for something that would allow me to recommend it. I am afraid I have come up empty-handed. It does present evidence that there is an active Latin or Latin-jazz scene in places other than New York and Los Angeles, active enough to produce musicians and labels willing to invest time and money in documenting this burgeoning movement. But access to a studio and a CD plant does not guarantee a product that merits much attention.