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Best Latin Jazz Album of the 39th Annual Grammy Awards!
This absolutely classic jazz recording is entitled Portraits of Cuba and is a milestone project of Paquito D'Rivera. Arranged by Carlos Franzetti, the large band ensemble provides an orchestral ambiance akin to the legendary Gil Evan sound with Miles Davis, in the classic "Sketches of Spain." This recording couldn't come at a better time, as it presents an artistic commentary on a national and social transition as it unfolds in a new and evolving Cuba. It is truly a work that will be applauded worldwide as the quality of the writing and performance is at a level few artists are capable of achieving today. Paquito D'Rivera provides some of the most inspired improvisation in his career to date and the material chosen for this recording are familiar classics in the popular Latin music tradition.
Performer(s)
Allison Brewster Franzetti Andres Boiarsky Bob Millikan Carlos Franzetti Dario Eskenazi David Finck Dick Oatts Diego Urcola Gustavo Bergalli James Pugh Lawrence Feldman Lew Soloff Mark Walker Pernell Saturnino Roger Rosenberg Thomas Christensen Tom Christensen
Conductor(s)
Carlos Franzetti
Producer(s)
Carlos Franzetti David Chesky
Composer(s)
Eliseo Grenet
Theme(s)
Grammy Winning Artist
Artist(s)
Paquito d'Rivera
Tracks:
- Bella Cubana
- Peanut Vendor
- Tu
- Tu, Mi Delirio
- No Te Importe Saber
- Drume Negrita
- Portraits of Cuba
- Excerpt from "Aires Tropicales" [Excerpt]
- Mariana
- Como Arrullo de Palmas
- Hale Salsita
- Song to My Son
- Theme from "I Love Lucy"
UPC: 090368029867