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Paquito D'Rivera

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Cat No: CDCND33232

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Release Date:  15 November 2024

Label:  Candid

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  708857332328

Genres:  Jazz  

Release Date:  15 November 2024

Label:  Candid

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  708857332311

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    Paquito D'Rivera's - NEA Jazz Master, multiple Gramm winner, Downbeat Hall of Fame Inductee - gained worldwide attention as member of the Grammy Award winning Cuban group Irakere, a revolutionary ensemble co-founded with Chucho Valdes in the early 1970s - Blending Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz, the band was a seminal force and marked a new era in Cuban music - His defection to the United States in 1980 was a turning point, as he became an ambassador of Latin jazz around the world, fusing cultures and genres effortlessly.

    A decade into his new status, D'Rivera entered a New York studio to record an homage to Bebop. He enlisted Grammy award winner and Dizzy Gillespie alum James Moody, distinguished straight ahead jazzers Mark Morganelli, Harvey Swartz and Al Foster, and major Latin-jazz players of the day Claudio Roditi, Danilo Perez, and Pedrito Lopez. While his intentions may have been to make an album like "Monk, Bird, and Dizzy" as he states in the liner notes, the results here are undeniably in D'Rivera's signature style.

    The album features a mix of original compositions from featured players, alongside the ensembles take on Coltrane's "Giant Steps", and Monks "I Mean You," all delivered with D'Rivera's unique perspective and deep understanding of traditional jazz and Latin music traditions.

    Description

    Paquito D'Rivera's - NEA Jazz Master, multiple Gramm winner, Downbeat Hall of Fame Inductee - gained worldwide attention as member of the Grammy Award winning Cuban group Irakere, a revolutionary ensemble co-founded with Chucho Valdes in the early 1970s - Blending Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz, the band was a seminal force and marked a new era in Cuban music - His defection to the United States in 1980 was a turning point, as he became an ambassador of Latin jazz around the world, fusing cultures and genres effortlessly.

    A decade into his new status, D'Rivera entered a New York studio to record an homage to Bebop. He enlisted Grammy award winner and Dizzy Gillespie alum James Moody, distinguished straight ahead jazzers Mark Morganelli, Harvey Swartz and Al Foster, and major Latin-jazz players of the day Claudio Roditi, Danilo Perez, and Pedrito Lopez. While his intentions may have been to make an album like "Monk, Bird, and Dizzy" as he states in the liner notes, the results here are undeniably in D'Rivera's signature style.

    The album features a mix of original compositions from featured players, alongside the ensembles take on Coltrane's "Giant Steps", and Monks "I Mean You," all delivered with D'Rivera's unique perspective and deep understanding of traditional jazz and Latin music traditions.

    Originally released in 1992, the album has been remastered and is being released on vinyl for the first time ever as a double disc LP set.

    Remastered by Alex Mcollough at True East Mastering. Vinyl cut by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Who's Smoking!?
      • 2. Giant Steps
      • 3. Irremediablemente Solo (Incurably Alone)
      • 4. Linda's Moody
      • 5. Desert Storm
      • 6. Nuestro Bolero
      • 7. I Mean You
      • 8. You Got it, Diz!
      • 9. Out Of Nowhere

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Who's Smoking!?
      • 2. Giant Steps

      Side 2

      • 3. Irremediablemente Solo (Incurably Alone)
      • 4. Linda's Moody

      Disc 2

      Side 1

      • 5. Desert Storm
      • 6. Nuestro Bolero

      Side 2

      • 7. I Mean You
      • 8. You Got it, Diz!
      • 9. Out Of Nowhere