DIEGO URCOLA : LIBERTANGO

DIEGO URCOLA
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Diego Urcola began his musical studies at the age of 9, in the Music Department of the Colegio Ward, where his father Ruben was director.In 1988, he received the title of Profesor Nacional de Música from the
Conservatorio Nacional de Música. Subsequently, he moved to Boston where he attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship. In 1990, he received his diploma in Jazz Performance from Berklee. In 1991, Diego moved to New York where he currently resides. Since 1991 to the present he is a member of the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet. In 2001, he received the Latin Grammy Award as a member of Paquito D' Rivera Quintet for the best Latin Jazz Album "Live at the Blue Note". In 2001 and 2002, after his appearance with Paquito D' Rivera Quintet in the documentary and
musical "Calle 54" made by Fernando Trueba, Urcola toured Europe, United States and Latin America with Calle 54 All Star Band. Since 2004 Urcola is also part of the Caribbean Jazz Project, lead by Dave Samuels, with whom he recorded the 2006 Grammy nominated "Here and Now - Live in Concert", for Concord Music Group. Some or his recordings as a side man include: Orange Then Blue, Funkallero 1991; Edward Simon, Beauty Within 1993 for Audioquest; Paquito D'Rivera, Night in Englewood 1993; Bebo Valdés, Bebo Rides Again 1994 Messidor; Latin Jazz (Nascente) 1995; Juan Pablo Torres, Trombone Man 1995; United Nations of Messidor 1996 for Messidor; Paquito D'Rivera, Portraits of Cuba, among so many others.
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ALBUM COMMENTS
In 1999, Diego Urcola released this first album as a leader, Libertango, on Fresh Sound Records. This album includes five of his compositions: Clara, Dancing in the Closet, Buenos Aires (recorded also by Paquito D'Rivera in Live at the Blue Note, Latin Grammy winner award), Super Mario and Samba para Claudio. Another of his compositions, Blues for Astor (dedicated to Astor Piazolla), was recorded by Paquito D' Rivera in the album called "A night in Englewood".
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MINHA OPINIÃO : Diego Urcola é um dos grandes nomes do trumpete atualmente. Tive oportunidade de assistir a um concerto do Quinteto de Paquito D'Rivera em Miami, em 2005 - (Paquito, Diego, Mike Orta, Nick Orta e Archie Peña). Eu que já me acostumara com a presença do nosso Claudio Roditi como "alter ego" de Paquito, fiquei surpreso com o desempenho do jovem trumpetista argentino - também amigo inseparável de Roditi. Muito sério, compenetrado - (sua postura me lembrou muito a nosso saudoso pianista Tenório Junior) - só vive e pensa em música e está fazendo um trabalho semelhante ao de Astor Piazzola, dando novas feições ao tango. Um "craque" o Diego!
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DIEGO URCOLA : LIBERTANGO
Audio CD (November 16, 2004)
Original Release Date: November 16, 2004
Label: Fs World Jazz

PERSONNEL
Chris Cheek (ts, ss),
Edward Simon (p),
Abraham Rodríguez (congas, voice),
Avishai Cohen (b),
Raul Jaurena (bandoneón)
Diego Urcola - Trumpet, Flugelhorn

TRACKS/FAIXAS:
1) Libertango
2) Clara
3) Dancing In The Closet
4) Buenos Aires
5) Super Mario
6) El Dia Que Me Quieras
7) Samba Para Claudio
8) Pekin
9) Cuarenta Que Son Uno


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