Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Paquito D'Rivera - Plays The Music Of Armando Manzanero (2016)


Source & Label: Sunnyside Records


Jazz has a long history of interpreting music from the American songbook. Latin America has just as lofty a collection, many compositions stemming from the tremendous Mexican composer Armando Manzanero. On his latest recording, Paquito & Manzanero, the great woodwind master Paquito D’Rivera illuminates the incredible work of Manzanero in Paquito’s favored idiom, Latin jazz. Along with his fantastic ensemble, featuring members like trumpeter Diego Urcola, drummer Antonio Sanchez and the Manzanero himself, on vocals, D’Rivera shows why Manzanero has been celebrated across the globe, by artists as diverse as Elvis Presley and Tony Bennett. 


 01. Amanecer
02. Esta Tarde Vi Llover
03. Voy A Apagar La Luz
04. Llevatela
05. Contigo Aprendi
06. Somos Novios
07. Por Debajo de la Mesa
08. Mia
09. Te Extrano
10. Parece Que Fue Ayer


Paquito D'Rivera - alto & soprano sax, clarinet and tarogato
Diego Urcola - trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone
Alex Brown - piano
Carlos Henriquez - double bass
Antonio Sanchez - drums
Ariel Lud - bandoneon
Armando Manzanero - vocals 


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