Milestones represents a couple of firsts for Claudio Roditi. It was his initial "live" recording as a leader and marked a departure from his regular modus operandi in that there is no intermixing of two areas of expertise, Brazilian music and jazz. Having just returned from a Dizzy Gillespie United Nation Orchestra European tour, soulmates Claudio Roditi and D'Rivera headed straight to New York's Birdland for this outing. Buoyed by the dynamic trio of pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Ben Riley, our intrepid hornmen immediately kicked in their adrenalin to rise to artistic heights, received by an enthusiastic audience that can be heard interacting on this exciting session.