This review appears in the March 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record. — Antonio Sanchez New Life (CAM Jazz) By David R. Adler Antonio Sanchez, Pat Metheny’s drummer of choice, is steadily building his presence as a leader, and up to now he’s made clear his taste for two-saxophone lineups with no chordal instrument. His 2007 debut Migration
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