Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ; Arturo O'Farrill (piano, music director) ; Malika Zarra (voice) ; Gili Sharett (bassoon) ; Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi (guitar, voice) ; Sulaiman Mayouf Mejally, Abdulaziz Al-Hamli, Abdulwahab Al-Hamli, Khaled Bunashi, Ghanem Salem (percussion) ; Paquito D'Rivera (alto sax) ; Richard Miller (guitar) ; Everton Isidoro (percussion) ; Gustavo Di Dalva (percussion). Songs and instrumental music. Booklet with credits in English (1 folded sheet : portraits) inserted in container.
Contents:
1 Gulab Jamon (Arturo O'Farrill) (7:11) -- 2 Pouvoir (Malika Zarra) (6:46) -- 3 Desert (Rafi Malkiel) (6:31) -- 4 Nightfall (Larry Willis) (7:40) -- 5 Ana Mashoof (Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi) (8:12) -- 6 Samba for Carmen (Paquito D'rivera) (5:11) -- 7 Alafia (Letieres Leite) (7:35) -- 8 En la Oscuridad (Rafael Solano Sanchez) (3:47) -- 9 Cimarron (Papo Vazquez) (8:02) -- 10 Para los Rumberos (Tito Puente) (7:20).
Summary:
Virtual Birdland illuminates what is possible when good people come together to create meaning during an international pandemic. O'Farrill and all musicians on this CD performed remotely in their living rooms, enriching the lives of unseen listeners. No immediate feedback, no discernible applause, just the purest form of art there is - service to others. - Kabir Sehgal.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.