Released October 11, 2011 Release date 11 October 2011 | Length 75:20 Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded June 26 & 27, 2010
Buenos Aires, Argentina Producer Valerie Malot & David Murray Plays Nat King Cole en Español
(2010) Be My Monster Love
(2012) Artist David Murray Cuban Ensemble Label Universal Music Spain, S.L. Similar Be My Monster Love, Dark Star: The Music of the Gra, Lucky Four, Gwotet, Now Is Another Time | ||
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Plays Nat King Cole en Español is an album by saxophonist David Murray's Cuban Ensemble with guest vocalist Daniel Melingo released on the Motéma label. The album was inspired by Nat King Cole's albums Cole Español (Capitol, 1958) and More Cole Español (Capitol, 1962).
Contents
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Plays Nat King Cole en Español is among the most imaginative and well-executed recordings in Murray's large catalog. He found something mercurial, graceful, and dignified in Cole's voice, and used it as inspiration to create a work that is respectful but utterly his own". The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 3 stars noting "even by Murray's open standards, this is an unusual venture... It's a warm and very mellifluous album for Murray. These swaying songs glow with knowing life: the vivacious arrangements for strings and horns buoy up Murray's rich tenor sound, operating in a smoky Ben Websterish manner, without swamping it".
JazzTimes observed "His charts, which feel Latin but aren’t idiomatically so, strip the original iterations of syrup and cheese, balancing Murray’s ebullient ensemble dissonances with keen attention to melody". On All About Jazz, James Nadal said "Plays Nat King Cole en Español is wonderful music intended for dancing and romancing".
Track listing
- "El Bodeguero" (Richard Egües) - 9:20
- "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" (Osvaldo Farrés) - 6:07
- "Tres Palabras" (Farrés) - 8:28
- "Piel Canela" (Bobby Capó) - 7:11
- "No Me Platiques" (Vicente Garrido) - 8:04
- "Black Nat" (David Murray) - 6:43
- "Cachito" (Consuelo Velázquez) - 6:44
- "A Media Luz" (Carlos Cesar Lenzi, Edgardo Donato) - 6:23
- "Aqui Se Habla En Amor" (Jack Keller, Noel Sherman) - 7:49
- "El Choclo" (Ángel Villoldo) - 4:37
- "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" [Radio Edit] (Farrés) - 3:54
Personnel
Sinfonieta of Sines coordinated by Jose Avelino Castro Pinto
Songs
1El Bodeguero9:19
2Quizás - Quizás - Quizás6:05
3Tres Palabras8:28