Why Not?
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedFebruary 1985
GenreJazz, Latin, Latin jazz
LabelElectric Bird
ProducerMichel Camilo
Michel Camilo chronology
Why Not?
(1985)
Suntan/In Trio
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [1]

Why not? is an album by Michel Camilo, released in 1985.

Recording and music

The album was recorded in February 1985.[2] It was released by Electric Bird.[2]

"Why Not?" has been a favourite among Camilo's listeners, and has been recorded in many different versions, becoming a standard in Latin jazz. A piano and clarinet version was recorded as Why Not! with Cuban reedman Paquito D'Rivera and a big band version was recorded at the Blue Note.

Track listing

  1. Just Kiddin' (Camilo)
  2. Hello and Goodbye (Camilo)
  3. Thinking of You (Camilo)
  4. Why Not? (Camilo)
  5. Not Yet (Camilo)
  6. Suite Sandrine, Pt. 5 (Camilo)

Personnel

References

  1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
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