Flight To Freedom (CD)

Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval was one of the key figures in the popularization of Afro-Cuban jazz. He became known worldwide through his performances with the Cuban jazz ensemble Irakere, before going solo in the early 1980s. A decade later, Sandoval made news by defecting to the U.S., where he started a new phase of his career, leading various bands and engaging in collaborations with numerous pop artists as well. Sandoval has always been skilled in classical music as well as jazz, and his incredible virtuosity and unique sensibility bespeak an enormously well rounded musician.

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Latin
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: March 19, 1991
• Label: GRP Records (USA)
• UPC: 011105963428
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105983675
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #103779 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #9224 in Jazz (See Top 100 Jazz Bestsellers)
• #177 in Latin (See Top 100 Latin Bestsellers)

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Personnel: Arturo Sandoval (trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer, percussion, vocals); Ed Calle, Orlando Hernandez, Rene Luis Toledo, Julia Fuller, Pete King, Joel Dorn, Mike Orta, Nicky Orta (vocals); Ed Calle (saxophone, flute, electronic wind instrument); Gene Orloff, Sanford Allen, Max Allen, John Pintavalle, Matthhew Raimondi, Elliot Rosoff, Harry Zaratzian, Jesse Levy, Eugen Moye, Alfred Brown (strings); Chick Corea (piano); Mike Orta (piano, synthesizer); Richard Eddy (synthesizer); Rene Luis Toledo (electric & acoustic guitar); Anthony Jackson, Nicky Orta (bass); Dave Weckl, Orlando Hernandez (drums); Long John (percussion).

Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, New York.

Arturo Sandoval first gained prominence with the Cuban jazz band Irakere. He is a powerful trumpeter with a fiery tone, extraordinary range, and a keen lyric feel. FLIGHT TO FREEDOM finds him exploring his Afro-Cuban roots, in settings that range from traditionally polyrhythmic to contemporary pop jazz. His collaborations with Chick Corea, Dave Weckl and Anthony Jackson will be of particular interest to fans of modern jazz fusion.

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