Sandoval,Arturo / Marsalis,Wynton - Los Elefantes - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This early solo album by trumpeter Arturo Sandoval was recorded in Madrid, Spain a few years before his defection from Cuba. Sandoval performs six high-power sides (five original compositions plus A Night in TunisiaInch) showcasing tremendous technique and ability with his ferocious and rapid licks. The recordings here feature pianist Hilario Durán and guitarist Jorge Chicoy. Album Tracks 1. A Night in Tunisia 2. Tunisian Blues 3. Nuestro Blues 4. Los Elefantes 5. Relax 6. Tumbaito

A protégé of legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval has been awarded 10 Grammy® Awards, and been nominated 19 times. He has also received 6 Billboard Awards as well as an Emmy Award for his composing of the entire underscore of the HBO movie based on his life, InchFor Love or CountryInch, that starred Andy Garcia as Arturo. Considered one of the world's most acknowledged guardians of jazz trumpet and flugelhorn, he is also recognized worldwide as a renowned classical artist, pianist, and composer. Album Tracks 1. Second Line 2. Bebop Medley 3. Dear Diz, Every Day I Think of You 4. El Manisero 5. Joy Spring 6. Surena 7. Seven Steps to Heaven

Wynton Marsalis STANDARDS, is a 14-song compilation of selections from all five Marsalis Standard Time Volumes (1987-1999), as well as other Columbia albums. STANDARDS includes notes by renowned writer, journalist and jazz critic Stanley Crouch. Album highlights include InchWhen It's Sleepytime Down South,Inch InchApril in Paris,Inch Ellington's InchMelancholiaInch and Monk's InchReflections.Inch Shirley Horn appears on the album singing InchI Can't Get StartedInch from the soundtrack to the film Tune in Tomorrow. Album Tracks 1. When It's Sleepytime Down South 2. Stardust 3. Embraceable You 4. Reflections 5. After You've Gone 6. The Seductress 7. My Ideal 8. Spring Yaounde 9. Melancholia 10. Where or When 11. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry 12. April in Paris 13. I Can't Get Started 14. Flamingo