Dear Diz

Jazz | Jun 2012

Reviews

Fo
Reviewed 2012-06-09
ARTURO SANDOVAL: Dear Diz
Concord, 2012

BIG BAND BEBOP – Trumpet master Sandoval pays tribute to Dizzy Gillespie with very slick but quite tasty arrangements. The big band draws from diverse and unexpected corners, from hardcore boppers to contemporary lite-jazz to Hollywood actors (Andy Garcia on bongos). Entertaining stuff, especially when all those ace soloists do their thing.

Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10

1. 8:19 – starts out light & cute, hits stride about halfway, solos burn red-hot
2. 6:48 – easy-rolling latin groove with vibes, solos take it uptempo
3. 5:18 – happy latin breeze, organ keeps a lid on, but trumpet jumps on it
4. 6:04 – low-key bluesy lope with strings, organ solo, cool trumpet
5. 7:11 – fast bebop: tenor sax conversation, jabbing trumpet, brisk riffs
6. 5:09 – airy bounce: clarinet and muted trumpet float merrily on top
7. 6:00 – just string quartet and trumpet: lush ballad treatment of “Con Alma”
8. 6:52 – really nice: rolling latin jazz, sophisticated arrangement, brief vocal
9. 6:15 – hip, finger-snapping bop stroll: horn solos go for old-school cool
10. 7:23 – strong latin groove, horns have swagger over slick band riffs
11. 4:27 – ballad: Sandoval sings! string quartet intro, switches to jazz combo

[ Fo ] - June 2012

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Charting

2012-06-30 — 2012-09-02 Jazz
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Track listing

1. Be Bop
2. Salt Peanuts (Mani Salado)
3. And Then She Stopped
4. Birks Works (Ala Mancini)
5. Things To Come
6. Fiesta Mojo
7. Con Alma (With Soul)
8. Tin Tin Deo
9. Algo Bueno (Woody And Me)
10. A Night In Tunisia (Actually An Entire Weekend)
11. Every Day I Think Of You