CHICO O´FARRIL - The Chico O'Farrill Sessions - Cuban Blues

CHICO O´FARRIL
Chico O´Farril dispensa apresentação: é uma legenda, um dos ícones do latin jazz. Esta notável compilação abrange grande parte da discografia de Chico - incluindo seus trabalhos como outro gigante - MACHITO.
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ALBUM REVIEW
For any and all Latin jazz collectors, casual or serious, this is a fabulous deal, for it gathers together no less than six exceedingly rare Chico O'Farrill Clef and Norgran 10" albums, plus one under Machito's name, onto a slimline two-CD set. It will also come as a revelation to anyone who might scoff at anything associated with the 1950s mambo craze, for these discs reveal O'Farrill as a sophisticated, even daring arranger/composer who reached beyond merely providing a beat for dancers. Many of these charts -- whether for the brief, dance-oriented Latin numbers; ultra-familiar standards like "Malaguena" and "The Peanut Vendor"; or jazz tunes -- are loaded with intricate figures and striking harmonies obviously gleaned from classical study, all crisply executed with a brash, shiny edge by his Afro-Cuban groups and bands staffed by American jazzmen. Occasionally, he even conjures a delicate, classical ambience from a number like "Angels' Flight" (named after Los Angeles' legendary downtown funicular). The apotheosis of O'Farrill's experiments are his two full-blown, groundbreaking Afro-Cuban jazz suites. The first features Flip Phillips and the redoubtable Charlie Parker as soloists within the Machito band, and the second is even bolder in its zigzag journey through the classical, Latin, and jazz camps. Yet for all of his erudition, O'Farrill never forgets to ask for madly percolating Afro-Cuban grooves from his rhythm teams -- which clinches the deal for any Latin music fan.
~by Richard S. Ginell - allmusic.com
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MINHA OPINIÃO
Chico O´Farril foi um gigante do latin jazz. Como já contei em outras postagens, tive o privilégio de assistir a algumas apresentações da banda, no "Birdland", em N.Y., ainda sob a regência do maestro. O grande destaque nestas gravações é o "dream team" de músicos que formam a orquestra: só tem craques (entre eles, Charlie Parker) do primeiro time. OURO EM PÓ!
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CHICO O´FARRIL - The Chico O'Farrill Sessions - Cuban Blues

Compilation producers: Michael Lang, Ben Young.
Principally recorded at Reeves Sound Studio, New York, New York and Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California between December 21, 1950 and April 21, 1954.

PERSONNEL:
The Chico O´Farril Orchestra
Chico O'Farrill (arranger, conductor)
Bobby Escoto (vocals)
Charlie Kennedy, Herb Geller (alto saxophone)
Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone, reeds)
Danny Bank (baritone saxophone, reeds)
Mario Bauza, Roy Eldridge (trumpet)
Eddie Bert (trombone)
Gene DiNovi, Rene Hernandez (piano)
Billy Bauer (guitar)
Roberto Rodriguez, Ray Brown (bass)
Jo Jones, Don Lamond (drums)
Ubaldo Nieto (timbales)
Candido Camero (bongos)
Luis Miranda (conga).

Machito And His Orchestra
Chico O'Farrill (arranger, conductor)
Machito (maracas)
Charlie Parker (alto saxophone)
Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet)
Buddy Rich (drums)
Chano Pozo (conga).


The Chico O'Farrill Sessions - Cuban Blues - CD 1
01. Avacadoes
02. Taboo
03. JATP Mambo
04. Duerme
05. Almendra
06. The Disappearance
07. Cuban Blues
08. Sin Titulo
09. Dance One
10. Bright One
11. Flamingo
12. Last One
13. Tierra Va Tembla
14. Vamos pa la Rumba
15. Mambo Korula
16. Frizilandia
17. Peanut Vendor
18. Ill Wind (You're Blownin' Me No Good)
19. Malaguena
20. Castigala
21. The Second Afro-Cuban Suite


The Chico O'Farrill Sessions - CD 2
01. Havana Special
02. Carioca
03. Fiesta Time
04. Heat Wave
05. It Ain't Necessarily So
06. Guess What.
07. Cry Baby Blues
08. Lamento
09. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
10. Cachita
11. Rumbonsito
12. Te Queiro Dijiste
13. Siboney
14. Angel's Flight
15. Tres Palabras
16. No Te Importe Saber
17. Vaya Con Dios
18. Pianarabatibiri
19. L.A. Mambo
20. Quiereme Mucho
21. More Mambo
22. Mambo For Bunto
23. Botellero
24. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite