Paquito DRivera's - NEA Jazz Master, multiple Gramm winner, Downbeat Hall of Fame Inductee - gained worldwide attention as a member of the Grammy Award winning Cuban group Irakere, a revolutionary ensemble co-founded with Chucho Valds 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 DRiveras signature style.
The album features a mix of original compositions from featured players, alongside the ensembles take on Coltranes Giant Steps, and Monks I Mean You, all delivered with DRiveras unique perspective and deep understanding of traditional jazz and Latin music traditions.
Originally released in 1992. Remastered by Alex McCollough.
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Remastered by Alex Mcollough at True East Mastering
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
Paquito DRivera's - NEA Jazz Master, multiple Gramm winner, Downbeat Hall of Fame Inductee - gained worldwide attention as a member of the Grammy Award winning Cuban group Irakere, a revolutionary ensemble co-founded with Chucho Valds 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 DRiveras signature style.
The album features a mix of original compositions from featured players, alongside the ensembles take on Coltranes Giant Steps, and Monks I Mean You, all delivered with DRiveras unique perspective and deep understanding of traditional jazz and Latin music traditions.
Originally released in 1992. Remastered by Alex McCollough.
Out of stock? Get notified when this item is restocked.
Remastered by Alex Mcollough at True East Mastering
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