Hernandez, Oscar / Art Of Latin Jazz, The
| Album: | Art Of Latin Jazz, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Hernandez, Oscar | Added: | Apr 2017 | |
| Label: | Origin Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-04-19 | Pull Date: | 2017-06-21 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 18 | Jun 11 | May 28 | May 21 | May 14 | May 7 | Apr 23 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 20, 2018: | Pumping Iron
The Art Of Latin Jazz |
4. | May 26, 2017: | Rebop
Right On |
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| 2. | Jun 16, 2017: | Rebop
Right On |
5. | May 25, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
One Day Soon |
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| 3. | Jun 09, 2017: | Rebop
One Day Soon |
6. | May 19, 2017: | Rebop
One Day Soon |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2017-04-06
Reviewed 2017-04-06
LATIN JAZZ
Grammy winner, pianist, composer Oscar Hernandez usually leads the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. (ZK shows 4 well reviewed albums and >100 prior plays.) Here Hernandez fronts a smaller (5-6 player) group. We get the usual Latin Jazz formula: perky, bouncy melodies mixing sax & trumpet leads (or a flute sometimes); piano & perc accompaniment.
Mostly instrumental (but #3 has vocal). No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Bright, bouncy, danceable. Alto sax, trumpet, piano trade the lead. (4:20)
2 ** Fast. Joyous. Starts with bright, cheery flute. Piano & trumpet also take solos. (6:01)
3 Mid-tempo. Pretty melody on flute; piano & perc ‘comp. Male vocal in Spanish. (5:21)
4 Mid-tempo. Perc start. Laid-back, mellow trumpet & sax. Elec bass solos. (5:53)
5 * Mid-fast. Warm tenor sax, bright trumpet. Long perc break. Energetic. (5:13)
6 Fast. Jerky, hop-scotch melody on trumpet & sax, with trills, runs. Piano break. (5:05)
7 Slow solo piano intro, then mid-fast as band joins. Short rhythmic motif repeated. (5:45)
8 * Mid-fast. Exuberant tenor sax leads most of the way. Piano, bass, perc ‘comp. (4:13)
9 Mid-slow. Sad love song on sax. Piano, bass, drums ‘comp. (5:16)
10 Mid-tempo. Warm tenor sax tone. Easy going at first, but gains energy. (5:58)
Grammy winner, pianist, composer Oscar Hernandez usually leads the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. (ZK shows 4 well reviewed albums and >100 prior plays.) Here Hernandez fronts a smaller (5-6 player) group. We get the usual Latin Jazz formula: perky, bouncy melodies mixing sax & trumpet leads (or a flute sometimes); piano & perc accompaniment.
Mostly instrumental (but #3 has vocal). No FCC issues.
1 * Mid-fast. Bright, bouncy, danceable. Alto sax, trumpet, piano trade the lead. (4:20)
2 ** Fast. Joyous. Starts with bright, cheery flute. Piano & trumpet also take solos. (6:01)
3 Mid-tempo. Pretty melody on flute; piano & perc ‘comp. Male vocal in Spanish. (5:21)
4 Mid-tempo. Perc start. Laid-back, mellow trumpet & sax. Elec bass solos. (5:53)
5 * Mid-fast. Warm tenor sax, bright trumpet. Long perc break. Energetic. (5:13)
6 Fast. Jerky, hop-scotch melody on trumpet & sax, with trills, runs. Piano break. (5:05)
7 Slow solo piano intro, then mid-fast as band joins. Short rhythmic motif repeated. (5:45)
8 * Mid-fast. Exuberant tenor sax leads most of the way. Piano, bass, perc ‘comp. (4:13)
9 Mid-slow. Sad love song on sax. Piano, bass, drums ‘comp. (5:16)
10 Mid-tempo. Warm tenor sax tone. Easy going at first, but gains energy. (5:58)
Track Listing
| 1. | The Art Of Latin Jazz | 6. | Espn Blues | |||
| 2. | One Day Soon | 7. | Fort Apache | |||
| 3. | Danzon Para Las Seis | 8. | Entre Amigos | |||
| 4. | Timeshift | 9. | Como Te Amo | |||
| 5. | Right On | 10. | Alma Libre |