ALFI Rec Releases Arturo Sandoval's Live at Yoshi'
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Topic: ALFI Rec Releases Arturo Sandoval's Live at Yoshi'
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Subject: ALFI Rec Releases Arturo Sandoval's Live at Yoshi'
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2015 at 2:09am
ALFI Records Releases Arturo Sandoval's Live at Yoshi's Tomorrow, 9/25
Ten-time Grammy Winner Arturo Sandoval Joins
the New, International ALFI Records for His Latest CD Release
Sandoval's "Live at Yoshi's"
to Be Distributed by Naxos of America on September 25
Melbourne, Australia, September 24, 2015 - ALFI Records, the
innovative record label based in Melbourne, Australia, has a mission to
build a label that is made by and for artists and treats them like
family. Founded by virtuoso jazz guitarist Albert Dadon, aka Albare,
ALFI is proud to introduce its newest family member, the brilliant
trumpet player Arturo Sandoval, whose new album, Live at Yoshi's, will
be available on September 25, 2015.
"Usually labels are reluctant to release live albums, " says Albare. "We
are not - depending on the artist, of course. In this instance, we have
recorded three concerts at Yoshi's and released the best takes for the
benefit of Arturo Sandoval's fan base and beyond."
That fan base is substantial. The prolific Cuban-born, Los Angeles-based
Sandoval has squeezed a whole lot of living into his 65 years. His bio
reads so much like a film script that his life was actually turned into
an HBO movie starring Andy Garcia.
Trained in classical music at the Cuban National School of Arts, he
furtively listened to jazz on the only station he could, Voice of
America, where his love affair with jazz blossomed. After Sandoval met
his idol, trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie, in 1977, they became protégé
and mentor, a relationship that solidified in 1990 when Sandoval
defected from Cuba while in Europe on tour with Gillespie's United
Nation Orchestra. Eventually Sandoval settled in Miami and began his
musical life anew as a jazz composer, performer, producer and
bandleader, while remaining deeply committed to classical music and
playing in orchestras all over the world. Joining the ALFI Records
family is a reunion of sorts for Sandoval. Shortly after receiving
political asylum in America, the trumpeter was signed by GRP Records,
under the direction of A & R head, Carl Griffin, who is now Senior
Vice President with ALFI, to release his U.S. debut, Flight to Freedom.
Sandoval is an award-winning musical talent in every way. He has been
nominated for 19 Grammys and won 10. Six Billboard Awards grace his
trophy room, as does his Emmy Award for the score of the HBO movie about
his life, For Love or Country. In 2013, Sandoval was awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. He continues to
write soundtracks, jazz and classical music while performing
constantly. His fans are legion and he personally stays in touch with
more than 75, 000 friends and music lovers on his social media accounts.
Sandoval is now an elder statesman of Latin jazz, and he continues to
embrace the rhythms and culture of native Cuba, with a cigar always at
hand. But, he's still got the energy of a hungry newcomer. Part of his
appeal is that, like his idol Dizzy Gillespie, he is the ultimate
showman on stage. When he plays music - he is considered one of the
finest trumpeters in the world, but he also sings and plays many other
instruments ¬- every note is thoughtful, precise. Meanwhile, he looks
like he's having more fun than anyone else in the room whether he's on
stage at the Super Bowl or in an intimate venue like Yoshi's, the Bay
Area jazz club.
Live at Yoshi's reveals what's essential to Sandoval. Partially, it's a
greatest hits collection, a history of jazz lesson and a tribute to his
heroes, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and especially Gillespie, who
remains deeply embedded in Sandoval's heart despite having passed in
1992. "You will notice in this album that Arturo sings a song to Dizzy, "
says label head Albare. "A good way to find whether you are human is to
listen to "Dear Diz, Every Day I Think of You" and observe whether or
not you get goose bumps. If you don't, check with a brain surgeon to see
if your brain is possibly made of silicon."
Recorded in July, Live jumps right into the classic New Orleans "Second
Line" and grabs the listener with a bright trumpet line. Next up is
"Bebop Medley, " followed by the tribute "Dear Diz, Every Day I Think of
You." Then Sandoval bumps up the rhythm, switching to the Latin "El
Manisero." In "Joy Spring, " he salutes another trumpeter, Clifford
Brown. The piano is the focus on "Sureña, " and then Miles Davis gets
his due in Sandoval's version of "Seven Steps to Heaven."
As the bandleader Sandoval generously encourages the other talented
musicians on stage: Rene Toledo (guitar), Dave Siegel (keyboards),
Johnny Friday (drums), Kemuel Riog (piano), John Belzaguy (bass),
Ricardo Pasillas (percussion) and Carlos Reyes (violinist), who give it
their all to make each note of every song count. The record is a special
intimate event, a moment, a sonic experience magically caught in time
that, fortunately, can be revisited on this ALFI release.
What Arturo Sandoval proves once again on Live at Yoshi's is that he is a
master of this jazz universe we inhabit, a kindly eccentric uncle of
sorts, aiming to educate, entertain and always jam together, the best
part of a gathering of friends.
In addition to Arturo Sandoval, ALFI Records also is presenting records
by Joe Chindamo and Zoe Black, Phil Turcio, César Orozco, Xiomara
Laugart, Axel Tosca Laugart, Darryn Farrugia and label founder, Albare.
In 2016, we plan to release one new album a month. Based in Melbourne,
with branches in Nashville, New York, Los Angeles and Munich, ALFI
Records is distributed in the United States by Naxos of America. For
more information, please visit http://www.alfirecords.com" rel="nofollow - www.alfirecords.com .
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