Though jazz has been present in Venezuela since the 1920s, the concept of 'Venezuelan jazz' only took shape in the late sixties, when people like Aldemaro Romero, Alberto Naranjo, Benjamin Brea and Gerry Weil started to play a fusion of bossa, jazz and Venezuelan traditional music. This Onda Nueva didn't last, but the use of local elements—lately especially out of the Afrovenezuelan tradition—has become characteristic for Venezuelan jazz.

This CD is dedicated to one of Venezuela's most important artists, Aldemaro Romero, who passed away during its production. The term Aldemareando has come to describe his method, the jazzification of Venezuelan popular genres, the adaptation of local tradition to the universalized musical idiom of jazz. Seven of his compositons are included, and he plays piano on a couple of those.

Tracklist

1. Jenny Anzola - Poco a Poco
2. Biella da Costa - El Catire
3. Alberto Naranjo - Mambo Timbal
4. Sela y Siete Palos - No Tenga a Nadie
5. Freyah and Andrés Barrios - El Caminante
6. María Teresa Chacín - El Catire
7. Betsayda & Nereida Machado - Doña Cuatricentenaria
8.  Domingo Sanchez Bor & Carlos Rodriguez - Toma lo que Te Ofrecí
9. Maria Fernanda Marquez - Mi Alma y Yo
10. Luis Julio Toro & Rafael Arraíz - El Cristofué
11. Gerardo Rosales - La Grey Zuliana
12. Rafa Galindo - Noche de Mar
13. Delia - Mi Calvario
14. Marisa Leal - El Bla bla bla
15. Gerry Weil - Alegría
16. Jesús Bosque & Rafael Lárez - El Diablo Suelto
17. Gustavo Ovalles & Pablo García - Marche Funèbre
18. Mixtura Jazz - Jam Ya Mix Blues
19. Willy Díaz - Quién Dijo
20. Grupo Mina - Sueños de Guillermo
21. Palmeras Kanibales - La China Maricela
22. Billo's Caracas Boys - Mr. George