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O farrill at birdland in midtown, where he conducts the 18piece chico ofarrill afrocuban jazz big band every sunday in his first steady gig in a. Chico ofarrill, 79, musician and leader in afrocuban jazz the. Song for chico updated april 25, 2019 by jeff tamarkin arturo ofarrill could have taken the easy way out and chosen to keep his own identity separate from the legacy of his late father, the latin bigband leader chico o farrill. Ucla names arturo ofarrill global jazz studies professor. He drew up the blueprint for afrocuban jazz five decades ago afrocuban jazz suite, created modern latin jazz with manteca suite 1954, collaborates with the heaviest of dons dizzy, basie, machito, kenton, gato and recorded his masterpiece pure emotion at the age of 74. Jazz musician to reprise yiddish album with a latin beat j. Legendary composer and bandleader chico o farrill is credited with introducing the latin rhythms of his native cuba to the bebop and swing masters of american jazz during the late 1940s and into the 1950s and 1960s. The trumpeter adam o farrill is 21 and probably well acquainted with this pressure as a son of arturo o farrill, the cuban pianist, composerarranger and torchbearing bandleader of the afro. I did generally enjoy this album as there were a number of very nice melodies as well as a lot of energy in the performance. When arturo turned five, his family migrated to new york.

Biography of chico ofarrill excerpt arturo chico ofarrill october 28, 1921, in havana june 27, 2001, in new york city, new york usa was a composerarranger best known for his work in the latin idiom, although he also composed straightahead jazz pieces and even symphonic works. Featuring machitos rhythm section on most tracks who o farrill had often worked with live, as well as in the studio, on the previous years mercuryclef machito afrocuban jazz suite 10 inch. Chico ofarrill, who helped create latin jazz genre in new york, is only now. Chico ofarrill vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Leonard william hambro, known as lenny hambro october 16, 1923 september 26, 1995, was a journeyman jazz musician who played woodwinds, primarily alto saxophone, with a host of bands, orchestras, and jazz notables from the early 1940s through the mid1960s, and continued as a session musician, music producer, booking agent, and entertainment coordinator through the mid1990s. Lovelle began his career with the trumpeter, singer and band leader hot lips page in the late 1940s, then played in the 1950s with the saxophonist hal singer, johnny moores three blazers and the. Refers to the bop practice of inserting different chords into the fundamental chord structure of a well known song to freshen the interpretation. Chico ofarrill orchestra married well vinyl lp music. In addition to recording and performing concerts regularly in new york city. Arturo chico ofarrill october 28, 1921 june 27, 2001 was a cuban composer, arranger, and conductor, best known for his work in the latin idiom, specifically afrocuban jazz or cubop, although he also composed traditional jazz pieces and even symphonic works born to an irish father and a german mother, he played the trumpet early in his career. For cuban artists, bigger world awaits after restoration.

Arturo ofarrill whose full name is arturo ofarrill valero, is a musician. The sound of the tunes is similar to much of o farrill s other 50s work often rhythmic, but with some nice sweeter touches that take the record a bit back to the swing era on the softer numbers. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from chico o farrill at the discogs marketplace. Arturo chico ofarrill october 28, 1921 june 27, 2001 was a cuban composer, arranger. Unfollow chico ofarrill to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Cuban vocalist omara portuondo born 1930, long a well loved star in her native country, reached an international audience with the release of the buena vista social club album and film of the late 1990s the elegant portuondo, who was nearly 70 at the time, was the only woman among the buena vista social club artists who reintroduced classic cuban music to the world. Bill easleys mastery of the woodwind family of instruments and his adaptability to a wide range of jazz and popular music styles have made him a firstcall musician for the past two decades. This was hardly surprising in the son of the late and esteemed cuban arranger chico o farrill, the heir to his band and leader of the lincoln center latin. Frank raul grillo, alias machito, made important contributions to cuban and american music during the twentieth century. O farrill, the composer andor arranger of many pieces in the bands book, is nothing if not democratic with allocating solos, including those by, among others, trumpeter john bailey and baritone saxophonist jason marshall on a piece saluting mario bauza o farrill also namechecked his debts to tito puente, machito and his father, chico. After completing formal music studies at the manhattan school of music and the brooklyn college conservatory, o farrill played with a variety of latin and jazz artists in the 1970s and 80s. Verve is the cadillac of the jazz world and as always the assemlage of great musicians whoever they were and super duper sound recording come with the music. He has recorded a pair of sizzling albums during the 90s.

O farrill began his professional career with the carla bley band, and continued as a solo performer with a wide spectrum of artists including dizzy gillespie, wynton marsalis and harry belafonte born in mexico city to the pioneering cuban jazz composer and trumpeter, chico o farrill, and mexican singer, lupe valero, the younger o farrill began to fully explore his musical roots in the. In 2010, o farrill traveled with the original chico o farrill afro cuban jazz orchestra to cuba, returning his fathers musicians to his homeland for headlining performances at the 26th edition of. By richard j salvucci august 23, 20 sign in to view read count douglas doug voll mettome, the son of nels p mettome and leafy dawn mettome was born into a prosperous family on march 19, 1925 in salt lake city, utah, where he died on february 17, 1964. His sophisticated writing for latin big bands of the early 50s was often bold, brassy. Shop 4 records for sale for album married well by chico o farrill on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format. Chico ofarrill, the composer, arranger and onetime trumpeter who. Imagine the creative genius of chico o farrill, a guy who arranged for benny goodman and machito, mixing it up with the funkilicious stax sound of booker t. Quincy jones and billy byers, who already had too much work on. Legendary composer and bandleader chico ofarrill is credited with introducing the latin. His sophisticated writing for latin big bands of the early 50s was often bold, brassy, read full biography.

Astrology and natal chart of chico ofarrill, born on 1921. O farrill whose havanaborn father, the composer and arranger chico o farrill, was one of the pioneers of afrocuban jazz took a break from rehearsal in havana on wednesday to watch. Spanish rice 1966 nine flags 1966 married well 1967 nine flags is an album by cuban composerarranger chico o farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the impulse. Grillo was mainly responsible for integrating the musical elements that constitute the roots of what we know today as latin jazz. Some of those who know him well say he has welcomed his.

Ella fitzgerald lp the rogers and hart song book on verve stereo. Chico o farrill latin jazzcouldnt dance to this music, more like concert music. Chico ofarrill married well vinyl records, lp, cd on. He led his own group during the 50s, but his work with charlie parker, cal tjader and particularly count basie is more well known. Francisco grillo born february 16, 1909, cuban musician. Some of the tracks on this chico o farrill album had appeared on 78. Born in mexico, he spent most of his life in new york city, steeped in the music of his famous father, the late latin music master chico o farrill.

His unique technique and style influenced the music of big bands, jazz and blues, and bebop. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. He was also a studio musician and an actor lovelles uncle was the drummer arthur herbert. Hollywood music director arturo o farrill biography, news. His mother was cuban, and his father was a welltodo irish attorney. Items on sale mint sellers professional sellers private sellers. His afrocuban fusion compositions were recorded by the most popular jazz. In 1995, o farrill agreed to direct the band that preserved much of his fathers music, the chico o farrill afro cuban jazz orchestra. Chico ofarrill married well coverdesign, chico ofarrill. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. O farrill s afrocuban jazz suite, which started out with bursts of sound, then settled down into a slow rhapsodic groove, only to shake it off, jumping into a fast.