Parting Shot' features Eyewitness veterans: Anthony Jackson, Dennis Chambers, and Manolo Badrena, alongside the tremendous Latin percussion tandem of Marc Quiones and Bobby Allende. There is even a title in Spanish, perhaps a phrase invented by Steve, "Golpe de Partida." Together they perform 7 new compositions from Steve, and his interpretations of "Bye-ya" by Thelonious Monk, and both "Chronology" and "Blues Connotation" by Ornette Coleman. Recorded by James Farber at Avatar Studios on November 6th-7th, and, for the first time, the cover image features another one of Steve's favorite artists, the great Frenchman Michel Granger. It has been a longtime dream for Steve to be able to feature a cover by Granger. This is, perhaps, one of the first Latin Jazz recordings led by a guitarist in decades.
