| O'farrill, Arturo / Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra / Offense Of The Drum, The |
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| Album: | Offense Of The Drum, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | O'farrill, Arturo / Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra | Added: | May 2014 | |
| Label: | Motema Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-05-16 | Pull Date: | 2014-07-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jul 20 | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 22 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 | Jun 1 | May 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 08, 2022: | Music Casserole On The Corner Of Malecón And Bourbon | 4. | Jul 17, 2014: | The Sunset Life They Came | |
| 2. | Mar 01, 2019: | Traditions Iko Iko | 5. | Jul 11, 2014: | Rebop The Mad Hatter | |
| 3. | Sep 28, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum The Mad Hatter | 6. | Jul 05, 2014: | Music Casserole Mercado En Domingo |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2014-05-18 | ||
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ARTURO O’FARRILL & THE A.L.J.O.: Offense of the Drum Motéma, 2014 LATIN JAZZ – A unique set of modern Latin jazz from the 18-piece Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, blending in percussion instruments from all over the planet (the overarching theme here is drums as a unifying force). #1 is led by a harp (and it jams!). #2 brings in turntables and spoken-word poetry. #6 has ultra-modernist Vijay Iyer on piano. #7 has a taiko drummer… See what I mean? Unique. And excellent. Play it. Fo’s Picks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9 1. 9:13 – harp starts a hard groove; gliding trumpet solo, then harp jabs away 2. 7:27 – a history of Puerto Ricans in the US: political spoken word, DJ Logic on turntables, rhythms from bomba to salsa to reggaeton. Damn! 3. 9:46 – orchestral swirl, then a romp across jazz history, ragtime, and latin 4. 6:56 – heavy march based on Colombian music, with Ellingtonian touches 5. 6:29 – dramatic intro, slow moaning Flamenco vocal & accordion, exotic sax 6. 8:27 – modern: relaxed tempo, complex layers, great piano & trumpet work 7. 11:41 – starts as a lament, changes to a percussion-driven stroll with strong sax, then hot drums spar with the horns in the uptempo second half 8. 6:22 – smoldering, danceable piece: a more standard latin big-band sound 9. 7:02 – strutting “Iko Iko” opens up in middle; jolly Donald Harrison vocal/sax [ Fo ] - 18 May 2014 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Cuarto De Colores | 5. | Gnossienne 3 (Tientos) | |||
| 2. | They Came | 6. | The Mad Hatter | |||
| 3. | On The Corner Of Malecón And Bourbon | 7. | The Offense Of The Drum | |||
| 4. | Mercado En Domingo | 8. | Alma Vacía | |||
| 9. | Iko Iko | |||||