Portraits of Cuba

1996 studio album by Paquito D'Rivera
Portraits of Cuba
Studio album by
Paquito D'Rivera
Released1996
Length60:44
LabelChesky
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[1]

Portraits of Cuba is an album by Cuban musician Paquito D'Rivera, released through Chesky Records in 1996. In 1997, the album won D'Rivera the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz performance.[2]

Track listing

  1. "La Bella Cubana" (White) – 5:14
  2. "The Peanut Vendor" (L. Wolfe Gilbert, Moisés Simons, Marion Sunshine) – 4:38
  3. "Tú" (DeFuentes, Fuentes) – 5:35
  4. "Tú, Mi Delirio" (De La Luz) – 6:31
  5. "No Te Importe Saber" (Touzet) – 5:42
  6. "Drume Negrita" (Grenet, Grenet) – 4:18
  7. "Portraits of Cuba" (D'Rivera) – 5:04
  8. "Excerpt from 'Aires Tropicales'" (D'Rivera) – 0:48
  9. "Mariana" (Franzetti) – 5:30
  10. "Como Arrullo de Palmas" (Lecuona) – 3:22
  11. "Échale Salsita" (Pineiro) – 5:06
  12. "Song to My Son" (D'Rivera) – 5:22
  13. "Theme from 'I Love Lucy'" (Harold Adamson, Daniel, Daniel) – 3:25

References

  1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  2. ^ "Winners of the 1997 Grammy Awards". The New York Times. February 28, 1997. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
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  • Portraits of Cuba (1996)
  • Tropicana Nights (released 1999)
  • Funk Tango (released 2007)
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