Manuel Valera - Vientos
ARTIST.....: Manuel Valera
TITLE......: Vientos
LABEL......: Anzic
URL........: www.manuelvalera.com
RIP DATE...: Apr-30-2008
STORE DATE.: Jul-17-2007
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 96,9 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Vientos 07:32
02 - A La Interperie 08:54
03 - So You Say 04:59
04 - Danzon Para Lisa 05:20
05 - Rapsodia 06:24
06 - Azulado 06:22
07 - Infancia 08:02
08 - Comienzo 04:53
09 - Home 06:51
10 - Elegia 06:42
11 - For Those Who Have Left 07:00
12 - Vejez 02:28
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75:27 min
Release Notes:
http://anzicrecords.com/?page_id=47
ôValeraÆs keyboard workàcan dazzle with its virtuosity. But his
surprising subtly and grace is most impressive.ö - Downbeat
Magazine
ô[Valera] lives up to all the buzz about the rad chops flaunted by
many of New YorkÆs young Caribbean jazzers.ö - Village Voice
Vientos by Manuel Valera (piano and Fender Rhodes) features Joel
Frahm (tenor and soprano saxophones), James Genus (bass), Ernesto
Simpson (drums) and woodwind quintet in a program of jazz, Latin,
and classical originals. The performances bristle, underscoring
Village VoiceÆs proclamation that: ô[Valera] lives up to all the
buzz about the rad chops flaunted by many of New YorkÆs young
Caribbean jazzers.ö
The Quartet:
Manuel Valera - Piano and Fender Rhodes,
Joel Frahm - Sax,
James Genus - Bass,
Ernesto Simpson - Drums
With Woodwinds (1,2,5,7,8,11,12):
Aaron Heick - Oboe and English Horn,
Anne Drummond - Flute and Alto Flute,
Anat Cohen - Clarinet, Charles Pillow - Bass Clarinet and English
Horn (8),
Michael Rabinowitz - Bassoon