JAZZPAÑA is a showcase for the special compositional and arranging skills of Arif Mardin and Vince Mendoza, for the impeccable and dynamic section work of the WDR Big Band, for the exotic, and for the assured and articulate playing of top jazz guest players like Michael Brecker. Furthermore, JAZZPAÑA reveals Vince Mendoza as a composer and arranger of immense talent and imagination.