The KCCK Featured CD for July is “Essence” by Michel Camilo. For his landmark 25th album as a leader, the iconic pianist, composer and bandleader reconvened his all-star big band for the first time is a quarter century. The music is drawn from key points along Camilo’s 40-year career, most of which has only been heard in trio settings, while much of it hasn’t been revisited in the studio since the original recordings. “Essence” is on Resilience Records. Purchase the CD.