2021 release. Grammy-winning composer/pianist Arturo O'Farrill makes his Blue Note debut with a vibrant album presenting 2 suites he conceived in collaboration w/ the Malpaso Dance Company: "Despedida" is a meditation on farewells, and "Dreaming in Lions" was inspired by Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. With the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble featuring his sons, Adam and Zack, Vince Cherico, Carlos Maldonado, Victor Pablo Garcia Gaetan, Jose Rodriguez Platiau, Rafi Malkiel, Alejandro Aviles, and Travis Reuter.