Jazz Articles about Julito Alvarado

About Julito Alvarado

Album Review

Julito Alvarado Del Sur al Norte: Changing Routes

Read "Changing Routes" reviewed by Roberto J. Garc

by Roberto J. Garc
February 9, 2003

With well-selected tunes and well-conceived arrangements, the most recent production by the great Puerto Rican trumpet player Julio Alvarado and his group Del Sur al Norte is true to its name.

Changing Routes presents a variety of musical compositions. Julito Alvarado authored seven; two are classics in this genre: John Coltrane’s “Mr. PC.” and “Stella By Starlight” by Ned Washington and Victor Young; and the rest are a medley of ecclesiastical songs honoring Alvarado’s Christian faith. All ...

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Album Review

Julito Alvarado del Sur al Norte: Changing Routes

Read "Changing Routes" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz

by Javier AQ Ortiz
January 24, 2003

Quick and to the Point: Jazz picked at its peak in the sun-drenched tropics: sweet, juicy, and bursting with flavor.

Changing Routes is the first production from the Puerto Rican group Julito Alvarado del Sur al Norte. It features eight compositions by Alvarado, as well as his distinctive takes on Coltrane’s “Mr. P.C.” and “Stella By Starlight.” In a previous review of the performance of this group in the recording of the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazzfest 2001 ...