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Portraits of Cuba

by Paquito D'Rivera

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Best Latin Jazz Album of the 39th Annual Grammy Awards!

This absolutely classic jazz recording is entitled Portraits of Cuba and is a milestone project of Paquito D'Rivera. Arranged by Carlos Franzetti, the large band ensemble provides an orchestral ambiance akin to the legendary Gil Evan sound with Miles Davis, in the classic "Sketches of Spain." This recording couldn't come at a better time, as it presents an artistic commentary on a national and social transition as it unfolds in a new and evolving Cuba. It is truly a work that will be applauded worldwide as the quality of the writing and performance is at a level few artists are capable of achieving today. Paquito D'Rivera provides some of the most inspired improvisation in his career to date and the material chosen for this recording are familiar classics in the popular Latin music tradition.

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released May 14, 1996

Paquito D'Rivera - saxophone
Carlos Franzetti - Conductor and Arranger
Lawrence Feldman - alto saxophone, flute
Dicl Oatts - tenor saxophone, flute
Andres Boiarsky - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon
Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn
Diego Urcola - trumpet, flugelhorn
Gustavo Bergalli - trumpet, flugelhorn
John Clark - french horn
James Pugh - trombone
David Taylor - bass trombone
Allison Brewster Franzetti - piano
David Finck - bass
Mark Walker - drums
Pernell Saturnino - percussion

Produced by David Chesky
Executive Producer: Norman Chesky
Recorded by Bob Katz
Edited by Nicholas Prout
Recorded February 6th and 7th, 1996 at St. Peter’s Church NY, NY

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