Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna

Orquesta Cubana De Música Moderna / Chucho Valdes, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'rivera, Orlando 'Cachaito' Lopez, Jorge Varona, Juan Pablo Torres / Malanga Music Audio CD 2007 / MM810 UPC 8436019588109 /// Irakere (faux-Yoruba for 'forest') is a Cuban band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés (son of Bebo Valdés) in 1973. They won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording in 1980 with their album Irakere. Irakere was a seminal musical laboratory, where historic innovations in both Afro-Cuban jazz and Cuban popular dance music were created. The group used a wide array of percussion instruments like batá, abakuá and arará drums, chequerés, erikundis, maracas, claves, cencerros, bongó, tumbadoras (congas), and güiro. /// Label: Malanga Music – MM810 Format: CD, Compilation Country: Europe Released: 2007 Genre: Latin Style: Cubano, Afro-Cuban /// Tracklist: 1 Cuba, Qué Linda Es Cuba Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Eduardo Saborit 2 Y Tú Qué Has Hecho Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Eusebio Delfín 3 El Niche Arranged By – Armando Romeu, Guillermo Barreto Written-By – Félix Reina 4 Me Siento Libre Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Raúl Gómez 5 La Comparsa Arranged By – Germán Pifferrer Written-By – Ernesto Lecuona 6 La Era Está Pariendo Un Corazón Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Silvio Rodríguez 7 Ay, Mama Inés Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Eliseo Grenet 8 Te Vas A Casar Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Armando Sequeira 9 El Ñame Con Bacalao Arranged By – Armando Romeu, Horacio Gonzalez Written-By – Horacio Gonzalez 10 De Mis Recuerdos Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Juan Formell 11 Las Perlas De Tu Boca Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Eliseo Grenet 12 Con La Mano Extendida Arranged By – Rafael Somavilla Written-By – Juan Almeida 13 Modo Cubano 14 Son De La Loma 15 Tema De Un Africano 16 Lágrimas Negras 17 Recordando El Blues 18 Almendra 19 Bufón 20 Porque Ya No Estás 21 Pastilla De Menta Alto Saxophone, Contrabass Clarinet – Rolando Sánchez Alto Saxophone, Contrabass Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Jésus Lam (Chino) Alto Saxophone, Contrabass Clarinet, Flugelhorn – Francisco Rivera (Paquito) Alto Saxophone, Contrabass Clarinet, Flute – Braulio Hernández (Babín), Julián Fellove Bass – Carlos del Puerto, Orlando "Cachaíto" López Bass Guitar – Fabián García Conductor, Orchestrated By – Armando Romeu, Rafael Somavilla Drum – Guillermo Barreto Drums – Enrique Plá Electric Guitar – Carlos Emilio Morales Percussion – Oscar Valdés, Oscar Valdés (Padre), Roberto García Piano, Organ – Jésus Valdés (Chucho) Rhythm Guitar – José Jaurrieta Timpani – Luis Aragú Trombone – Antonio Leal, Juan Pablo Torres, Leopoldo "Pucho" Escalante, Modesto Echarte Trumpet – Adalberto "Trompetica" Lara, Andres Castro, Arturo Sandoval, Jorge Varona, Leonardo Timor, Luis Escalante, Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal