Music From South America

by Chico O'Farrill

Music From South America cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1951
  • Label: Clef
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:11
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Penned by a visionary arranger who bridged the gap between Cuban dance bands and American jazz orchestras, this release is a masterclass in cross-cultural synthesis. The compositions utilize massive brass voicings and complex harmonic structures, propelled entirely by authentic, polyrhythmic Afro-Cuban percussion sections.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, ensemble, dance, party, rhythmic, percussive

Tracklist

  1. Cuban Blues (3:08)
  2. JATP Mambo (2:48)
  3. Taboo (2:55)
  4. Avocadoes (2:44)
  5. Almendra (2:41)
  6. Sin Titulo (2:29)
  7. Duerme (2:47)
  8. The Disappearance (2:58)
  9. Carioca (3:07)
  10. Mambo Korula (3:08)
  11. Peanut Vendor (2:35)
  12. Malaguena (3:16)
  13. Vamos Pa La Rumba (2:41)
  14. Castigala (3:16)
  15. Frizilandia (2:28)
  16. Tierra Va Tembla (3:02)

Credits

  • Chico O'Farrill And His Orchestra - primary artist
  • Bobby Escoto - vocals

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