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Paquito D'Rivera: Live At The Blue Note
by AAJ Staff
Now that the United States is experiencing a renaissance in awareness of the richness of Cuban music (but for who knows how long?), it's time to reappraise and re-appreciate one of the first of the Baby Boomer generation's Cuban jazz musicians. Paquito D'Rivera brought that country's music directly to the heart of jazz country--that heart being ...
Paquito D'Rivera: Tropicana Nights
by Jack Bowers
With the nouveau swing revival grabbing so much headline space recently, some may not have noticed that the rhythmically dynamic music of Latin America is more widespread and assertive than ever within the confines of norteamericana. Those who remember fondly its earlier incarnations in this country, spearheaded by bands led by Xavier Cugat, Desi Arnaz, Perez ...
Paquito D'Rivera: Tropicana Nights
by C. Michael Bailey
Big Band Mambo! Paquito D’Rivera steers this Latin Big Band Lovefest like a float at Carnival. Sharp rhythms, crisp timing with crackling high brass make Tropacana Nights a hearty musical romp. D’Rivera has been making music of a consistently high level since the early ‘80s. He has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Astor Piazzola, Gloria Estefan, among ...
Paquito D'Rivera: 100 Years of Latin Love Songs
by Dave Hughes
This CD is wonderful! In addition to being an exquisite listening experience, it also serves as a textbook (textdisc?) for gaining an understanding and appreciation for the various styles of Latin music that have developed throughout the century. The format is ten songs, each selected from a different country, and each from a different decade (see ...
Paquito D'Rivera: 100 Years of Latin Love Songs
by Alvaro Neder
Paquito DRivera, the Cuban-born virtuoso has news for those who love romantic Latin music. His new CD, 100 YEARS OF LATIN JAZZ SONGS (Heads Up HUCD 3045) - the first for the Heads Up label - brings all the warm atmosphere evoked by the sensual ballads and romantic dance tunes from nine different Latin-American countries. Differently ...
