Manteca - The Twelfth Of Never (2016)

After forty years the jazz world collective Manteca continues to
be a force of joyous sonic invention.

On September 23, 2016 the Juno Award winners delivered their
12th CD, The Twelfth of Never. Eight original compositions,
recorded at Revolution Recording in Toronto over four days in
February 2016 with acclaimed engineer Jeff Wolpert.

With longevity comes a certain, “I yam what I yam,” creative
defiance, an aural refusal to conform. When music critic Peter
Goddard of the Toronto Star wrote about the group’s 11th
recording, he called the work “gut grabbing innovation.” Oh
yeah, we’ll take that !

After attending a pre-release listening session, Laurie Brown,
host of the CBC Radio show The Signal remarked, “There’s a
seismic emotional shift in the music. Cinematic and
introspective, the atmosphere is moody and mysterious…the
playing is exceptional and the sound is remarkable.”

The Twelfth of Never is by turns tender and cutting, both in
your face and in your arms.

Manteca @ 40! Nope, not done yet.