Pure Emotion

Known for his compositions and arrangements (Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman), Pure Emotion is 73-year-old Cuban-born Chico O’Farrill’s first recording in 30 years — and it’s a stunner. Bright, bighearted, and danceable, O’Farrill’s music should appeal to fans of both classic big-band sounds and Latin jazz. A-