John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Sweetest Sound (2004) {2010, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

John di Martino, Pianist/ Composer/ Arranger, is a Venus recording artist. Noted for his versatility, John has performed and recorded with such notables as Kenny Burrell, James Moody, Joe Lovano, David 'Fat Head' Newman, Pat Martino and Paquito D'Rivera. Mr. Di Martino is a sought after musical director and has accompanied Jon Hendricks, Sylvia Symms, Diane Schurr and the late Billy Eckstine. John's talents as arranger and pianist can be heard on recordings with Freddy Cole, Gloria Lynn and Grady Tate. John was a long time member of the late Ray Barretto s 'New World Spirit', he is a featured pianist and arranger on several recordings including the grammy nominated CD 'Contact'. Mr. Di Martino enjoyed a long association with percussionist/ musicologist Bobby Sanabria. Their joint efforts include the grammy nominated CD 'Live And In Clave'. John was born in Philadelphia in 1959. Since his student days with Lennie Tristano and Don Sebesky, John has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Peoples Republic of China.