Irakere, The Best of Irakere - 1h 15m 10s

Tracks & Durations

1. Gira Gira	5:46
2. Claudia	6:05
3. Ilya	9:20
4. Añunga Ñunga	6:04
5. Ciento Años De Juventud	7:49
6. Aguanile	4:59
7. Misa Negra (The Black Mass)	17:39
8. Adagio On A Mozart Theme	5:46
9. Xiomara	6:14
10. Por Romper El Coco	5:21

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Review

The great Cuban band Irakere has been underrecognized only because the United States' trade embargo on Cuba kept the mainstream jazz audience unaware of their existence until 1977. Members of Cuba's reigning big band, the Orquesta Cubana de Mésica Moderna, formed Irakere in 1971. The new group's leaders were virtuosic pianist Chucho Valdés, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and saxophonist Paquito d'Rivera. After the '77 diplomatic thaw, the band played a U.S. tour and signed with Columbia records. The material here is from the Columbia period, the bulk of which was recorded live in New York in 1979. The band's ability to play complex jazz arrangements with salsa rhythms is a revelation. --John Swenson

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The Best of Irakere

Tracks: 10, Disk length: 1h 15m 10s

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