Title: El Duelo Artist: Urcola Quartet, Diego / Paquito Label: Sunnyside Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 016728456029 Genre: Jazz
Trumpeter Diego Urcola has proven to be a player of incredible range and dexterity throughout his career, a large part of it playing alongside Paquito D'Rivera in the legendary saxophonist/clarinetist's various eclectic projects. On Urcola's new recording, El Duelo, the trumpeter recruits D'Rivera to join him in a very rare, and exposed, playing scenario, the piano-less quartet. // Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Urcola has been a part of the New York City jazz scene since the 1990s. His work with D'Rivera, Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos, Enrico Pieranunzi, and as a leader has been celebrated by many, even garnering him a Grammy nomination for his album, Soundances. // It was during a regular visit to Uruguay's Punta Del Este Jazz Festival that Urcola was asked to present a musical tribute to the revered Gerry Mulligan Quartet that featured Chet Baker. During the quartet's performance, Urcola invited D'Rivera to the stage, and the idea of recording in a piano-less quartet was cemented by the resounding performance.
Tracks: 1.1 El Duelo 1.2 Tango Azul 1.3 Una Muy Bonita 1.4 La Yumba / Caravan 1.5 Pekin 1.6 The Natural 1.7 Buenos Aires 1.8 Foxy Trot 1.9 I Know, Don't Know How 1.10 Libertango 1.11 Sacajawea (Theme) 1.12 Leyenda 1.13 Con Alma 1.14 Stablemates 1.15 Bye-Ya
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