O'farrill, Arturo & Chucho Valdez / Familia
| Album: | Familia | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | O'farrill, Arturo & Chucho Valdez | Added: | Oct 2017 | |
| Label: | Motema Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-10-12 | Pull Date: | 2017-12-14 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 10 | Dec 3 | Nov 26 | Nov 12 | Oct 29 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 16, 2017: | Music Casserole
Father, Mothers, Sons, Daughters |
4. | Nov 30, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Tema De Bebo |
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| 2. | Dec 07, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Con Poco Coco |
5. | Nov 23, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Ecuación |
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| 3. | Dec 02, 2017: | Music Casserole
Con Poco Coco |
6. | Nov 09, 2017: | Melange
Father, Mothers, Sons, Daughters |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-10-06
Reviewed 2017-10-06
Reviewed: 2017-10-06
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The liner notes state this double CD is not about Latin Jazz, piano, or Cuba. What it is is a multi-generational celebration of two men who made that music popular while fusing elements of old styles into a new musical language. The playing is superb throughout and there is rarely a dull moment.
If You Like: Ray Barretto, Paquito Rivera, Danilo Perez
Review (favorites denoted by *):
(Disc 1)
*1/ Bebochicochuchoturo (8:56) - piano starts> uptempo jam> swinging piano solo> trumpet solo swings wild & lightning fast> fast tempo jam slows to crescendo & slow piano solo> short percussion solo to end
2/ Three Revolutions (7:52) - horns start big> back & forth between piano & horns> rocking piano solo> fast tempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Ecuacion (9:33) - percussion starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> wild sax solo> trombone solo> piano solo to a quick stop
4/ Tema de Bepo (11:59) - piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
5/ Pianitis (6:09) - piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo interspersed with horns> shifts to slow tempojam> piano solo starts slow & swings wild> slow tempo horns to end
*6/ Fathers, Mothers, Sons, & Daughters (10:17) -
trumpet starts >slow tempo jam> stumpet solo swings into full tilt jam> crescendo> piano solo> trumpet solo slows to a crawl> slow tempo jam> piano solo swings into uptempo jam> slows to fade
(Disc 2 reviewed inside jacket)
(Disc 2)
1/ Run and Jump (7:20) - piano starts> midtempo jam> bass clarinet solo> swings uptempo & back> trumpet solo> slow piano solo> clarinet solo> sax solo> wild trumpet solo> midtempo jam to end
*2/ Recuerdo (7:41) - piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> clarinet solo> midtempo jamslow fade
*3/ Gonki Gonki (5:44) - drums/percussion starts> swinging piano solo> wild sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*4/ Pura Emocion (3:50) - piano chords start & swing out into a gorgeous midtempo solo> crescendo end & some notes
5/ Para Chico (2:32) - uptempo piano solo swings to lightning fast, then slows a bit to stop
*6/ Con Poco Coco (8:07) - piano starts. uptempo jam with percussion up front> trumpet solo> sax solo> crescendo end
7/ Raja Ram (4:12) - drums start> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam with sitar> quick fade
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: The liner notes state this double CD is not about Latin Jazz, piano, or Cuba. What it is is a multi-generational celebration of two men who made that music popular while fusing elements of old styles into a new musical language. The playing is superb throughout and there is rarely a dull moment.
If You Like: Ray Barretto, Paquito Rivera, Danilo Perez
Review (favorites denoted by *):
(Disc 1)
*1/ Bebochicochuchoturo (8:56) - piano starts> uptempo jam> swinging piano solo> trumpet solo swings wild & lightning fast> fast tempo jam slows to crescendo & slow piano solo> short percussion solo to end
2/ Three Revolutions (7:52) - horns start big> back & forth between piano & horns> rocking piano solo> fast tempo jam> quick stop
*3/ Ecuacion (9:33) - percussion starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> wild sax solo> trombone solo> piano solo to a quick stop
4/ Tema de Bepo (11:59) - piano starts> uptempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
5/ Pianitis (6:09) - piano starts> uptempo jam> piano solo interspersed with horns> shifts to slow tempojam> piano solo starts slow & swings wild> slow tempo horns to end
*6/ Fathers, Mothers, Sons, & Daughters (10:17) -
trumpet starts >slow tempo jam> stumpet solo swings into full tilt jam> crescendo> piano solo> trumpet solo slows to a crawl> slow tempo jam> piano solo swings into uptempo jam> slows to fade
(Disc 2 reviewed inside jacket)
(Disc 2)
1/ Run and Jump (7:20) - piano starts> midtempo jam> bass clarinet solo> swings uptempo & back> trumpet solo> slow piano solo> clarinet solo> sax solo> wild trumpet solo> midtempo jam to end
*2/ Recuerdo (7:41) - piano starts> midtempo jam> piano solo> trumpet solo> clarinet solo> midtempo jamslow fade
*3/ Gonki Gonki (5:44) - drums/percussion starts> swinging piano solo> wild sax solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*4/ Pura Emocion (3:50) - piano chords start & swing out into a gorgeous midtempo solo> crescendo end & some notes
5/ Para Chico (2:32) - uptempo piano solo swings to lightning fast, then slows a bit to stop
*6/ Con Poco Coco (8:07) - piano starts. uptempo jam with percussion up front> trumpet solo> sax solo> crescendo end
7/ Raja Ram (4:12) - drums start> uptempo jam> piano solo> uptempo jam with sitar> quick fade
Track Listing
| 1. | (Disc 1) Bebochicochuchoturo | 8. | Recuerdo | |||
| 2. | Three Revolutions | 9. | Gonki Gonki | |||
| 3. | Ecuación | 10. | Pura Emoción | |||
| 4. | Tema De Bebo | 11. | Para Chico | |||
| 5. | Pianitis | 12. | Con Poco Coco | |||
| 6. | Father, Mothers, Sons, Daughters | 13. | Raja Ram | |||
| 7. | (Disc 2) Run And Jump | . |