Song for Chico
Encyclopedia
Song for Chico is an album by Arturo O'Farrill
and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, released through Zoho Music in 2008. In 2009, the album won O'Farrill and the group the Grammy Award
for Best Latin Jazz Album
.
Arturo O'Farrill
Arturo O'Farrill is a pianist, the son of Latin jazz musician and bandleader Chico O'Farrill. He formerly worked with Carla Bley and eventually took over his father's band. Arturo went on to form the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, which played at Lincoln Center. Under his direction the group recorded...
and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, released through Zoho Music in 2008. In 2009, the album won O'Farrill and the group the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Latin Jazz Album
Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the Latin jazz music genre...
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Reception
Track listing
- "Caravan" (Tizol) – 7:17
- "Such Love" (O'Farrill) – 8:15
- "Picadillo" (Puente) – 4:55
- "Song for Chico" (Prieto) – 8:23
- "Starry Nights" (Seeley) – 7:11
- "Cuban Blues" (O'Farrill) – 2:51
- "Humility" (Harrell) – 5:50
- "The Journey" (O'Farrill) – 4:58