Melissa Aldana: Filin ETJS-37 Already established in Brazil through

Already established in Brazil through songs such as “Samba de Verão” (“Summer Samba”)

The El Daoud 2

The Time is the Place

co-written by Ray Brown

Nothing Happens Here

Melissa Aldana: Filin ETJS-37 Already established in Brazil throughBlue Note, 2026 Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldanas third Blue Note album Filin is an exquisite ballads album that presents stunning new versions of songs drawn from the Filin music tradition of Cuba, a style of popular song from the 1940s 60s that was deeply influenced by American musicians such as Nat King Cole. The word Filin is derived from "feeling" and the deeply felt performances find Aldana with a remarkable quartet featuring the Cuban pianist