The story that you hear from this record is Blades' journey from a fiery, visceral young talent to a sophisticated and masterful musician's musician.

With a slinky and evocative cumbia, like 'Eres Mi Canción,' to a dark and profound rhumba, 'Estampa,' the common thread throughout is the brilliant musicianship and lyrical excellence that has always set Blades apart from his fellow salseros. As Blades' career progressed, so did his interest in a more diverse palette of Latin American musical styles, as shown by the second half of this record. Beginning with 'Caminando' and 'Amor y Control,' tunes so melodically and rhythmically infectious that even non-Spanish speakers will find themselves singing the coro, it's easy to see how Rubén became a cornerstone of the New York salsa sound. Blades would prove daunting, but Una Década manages to meet and exceed expectation. To try and compile work that spans a decade of any artist as widely respected and revered as Sr. His name is sure to be followed by a pause, wide eyes, and nods of recognition and respect. Several other members of the JLCO step out front at various times throughout the course of the evening soprano saxophonist Victor Goines adds a dollop of sensuality to the already luxuriant ballad “Apóyate En Mi Alma” and four of the group’s drums/percussion battery blast off on the Blades medley that closes out the set proper.If you've never seen a group of salsa musicians halt mid-conversation, mention Rubén Blades. Marsalis, of course, is present-he’s the featured soloist on the first and final songs of the set, “Ban Ban Quere” and “Patria,” the former written by Calixto Varela Gomez and the latter by Blades. That performance, which includes numbers penned by Blades and tunes from the Great American Songbook, seriously sizzles. One of them, bassist Carlos Henriquez, served as music director when the Panamanian vocal giant Rubén Blades teamed up with the orchestra for a series of shows in November 2014. As far as the trumpeter is concerned, this is a group of equals, one composed of many leaders.

First-time visitors to New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center are often surprised, when watching the house band perform, that Wynton Marsalis, its undisputed superstar, is seated in the JALC Orchestra’s back row-just another band member.

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