Calle 54 (2000 Film) [Limited Edition, Soundtrack, Import]

Michel Camilo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition, Soundtrack, Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B000056JS3
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #416,879 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Panamericana - Paquito D'Rivera

2. Samba Triste - Eliane Elias

3. Oye Como Viene - Chano Dominguez

4. Earth Dance - Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band

5. From Within - Michel Camilo

6. Introduccion, Llamerito Y Tango/Bolivia - Eliane Elias

7. New Arrival - Tito Puente

8. Caridad Amaro - Chucho Valdes

Disc: 2

1. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite - Chico O'Farrill

2. Lagrimas Negras - Bebo Valdes Y Chachao

3. Compa Galletano - Puntilla Y Nueva Generacion

4. La Comparsa - Bebo Valdes Y Chucho Valdes

5. That's All It Was - Eliane Elias

6. Como Fue - Jerry Gonzalez Y Chando Dominguez

7. Parisian Thoroughfare - Paquito D'Rivera & Co.

8. Creditos Finales - Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba's documentary Calle 54 unveils the innovations and rhythmic vitality of Latin jazz. On the highlight-laden soundtrack, Cuban alto saxophonist Paquito D'Rivera's "Panamerica" suite features the Argentinean tango, the Venezuelan joropo, and the Brazilian bossa nova. The Sao Paulo-born pianist Eliane Elias delivers a swinging "jazz Carnaval" trio update of Baden Powell's "Samba Triste," and the fleet-fingered Dominican keyboardist Michel Camilo imbues "From Within" with the merengue/pambiche dance grooves from his homeland. Argentinean tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri takes John Coltrane's "Sheets of Sound" and drapes them over his ode to Buenos Aires and the Andes, "Introducción, Llamerito y Tango/Bolivia."

The Afro-Cuban rhythmic pattern of the clave is the heartbeat of Latin music and it's played here in a myriad of forms. Percussionist Orlando "Puntilla" Rios and his Nueva Generacion ensemble--with special guest conguero Patato Valdes--perform a zesty type of guaguanco/guarapchangeo/rumba titled "Compa Gallentano." The immortal bandleader-arranger Chico O'Farrill's shortened "Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite" represents the Havana/Harlem musical marriage that gave birth to the Cubop movement of the 1940s and '50s. Flugelhornist/conguero Jerry Gonzalez and his Fort Apache Band, featuring his brother, tackle "Earth Dance," cutting the Cubop cake with a modern, pointillistic edge. "Caridad Amaro," a solo piano showcase by the Cuban wizard Jesus "Chucho" Valdes, shows why he's considered the "Art Tatum of the Antilles." Valdes's father, Bebo, records for the first time with the legendary bass innovator Israel "Cachao" Lopez in the intimate duet, "Lagrimas Negras," and then plays a heartfelt duo with his son on Ernesto Lecuona's "La Comparsa." The most moving segment, however, in both the film and on the soundtrack, belongs to Tito Puente and his rendition of Hilton Ruiz's "New Arrival." Puente passed away two months after this track was made, and in this sizzling clip he and his cohorts perform in angelic Santeria white. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A latin jazz lover's concert dream, April 23, 2001

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Emma Bovary "Reader" (San Francisco, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calle 54 (Audio CD)

Fernando Trueba has presented us with a lushly filmed and recorded valentine to Latin Jazz. Calle 54 is 54th street in New York, where the Sony studios are - and for these individual performances,these studios became like another country called Calle 54. The opening number, "Panamericana" features Caribbean and South American rhythms, with Paquito d'Rivera on clarinet and Milton Cardona, vocal. There's a bandoneon, awakening echos of Astor Piazzola, and what looks to be a Brazilian cavaquinho - a guitar-like instrument,and bata drums. Eliane Elias, a beautiful Brazilian jazz pianist, performs a swinging "Samba Triste". And the list goes on. Jerry Gonzales and Fort Apache are memorable, as are Chucho Valdez with his dad Bebo; Michel Camilo's fingers fly across the keyboard with the speed of light- there's Cachao,Puntilla Rios and more.Tito Puente gives us an energy-filled farewell, sounding as great as ever. What a cd.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dante 1965, June 5, 2002

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Sev (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calle 54 (Audio CD)

Let us keep the praise simple - this is paired down excellence of great music - make sure good friends are exposed to it. As we should have good paintings in our lives - so too this type of great music.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DVD is better to have, July 21, 2006

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L.A. SaxMan (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calle 54 (Audio CD)

I enjoyed the music on here very much, but if you are going to buy it new, at full price, why not buy the DVD for a couple bucks more? It's an overall better experience to see the musicians playing while listening to the music. Plus the interviews make the DVD a better purchase. The CD is okay to listen to in the car, but I think that you're missing the whole effect until you see the DVD.