Trinidad & Tobago

Reuploaded 11/28/2025

Wow, this far around the globe & the first time I’ve posted any quiet storm, or smooth jazz as they say. Well, here ya go, trying to cover most all bases (just no country/western).

Michael Boothman is a musician, songwriter, producer, band leader, & recording artist, with over 45 years in the business. A multi-instrumentalist (primarily a guitarist & bassist) with a repertoire that spans a wide musical genre embracing jazz, funk, blues, Latin, samba, reggae, zouk, calypso, & soca (the last two being particularly indigenous to Trinidad & Tobago).

Michael was born to a family of artists & entertainers. His brother David who plays organ has played with him on his releases & in bands, namely the Boothman Brothers-led Kysofusion. Michael has toured many times, appearing on both sides of the Atlantic with many of the greats in music. He is always in demand at jazz festivals around the Caribbean region. His band fuses the sound of jazz & steelpan or steeldrum creating a unique style in Caribbean Jazz fusion.

Heaven is Michael Boothman’s first release in the United States. The sounds recorded here combine the music of the world in 77 with the soft laid back rhythms of an island heaven. His music has been labeled the Trinidad Experience.

On Heaven, the musicians are: Michael Boothman – guitar: David Boothman – organ; Sunny Burke – piano on “Greasy”; L. Leon Pendarvis – keyboards; Dennis Morouse, Frank Wess, & Seldon Powell – saxophones; Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm, & Victor Paz – trumpet; David Taylor & Paul Faulise – trombone; Frank Wess, Harold Bennett, & Harold Jones – flutes; Charles Libove, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, & Marvin Morgenstern – violins; Alfred V. Brown & Selwart Clarke – viola; Kermit Moore – cello; David ‘Happy’ Williams – bass; Errol ‘Crusher’ Bennett – congas & percussion; & Chris Parker & Michael ‘Megi’ Clarke (on “Greasy” & “Diego Shuffle”) – drums; with Edna Holt, Lani Groves, Lou Courtney, & Priscilla Baskerville on backing vocals.

 Michael Boothman – Heaven, Tabu Records BQL1-1996, 1977. 

Side A -

Heaven

Greasy

Say it with Music

Song for My Soul

Side B -

Scorpio Stew

Maya Mosquito

Diego Shuffle

Heaven Prelude

 

 

 

Enjoy,

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