Carambola

Chico O'Farrill | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 20, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Milestone
• ASIN: B00004YX56
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,743 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Carambola

2. The Aztec Suite

3. Delirio

4. Havana Blues

5. Vanna's Song

6. Crazy City (... But I Love It)

7. Waller Excercise

8. Rhapsody for Two Islands

9. Oye Mi Rumba

10. Enamorado (Falling in Love)

11. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars love the trumpets, April 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Carambola (Audio CD)

I got this CD as a gift from my brother, a musician in NYC. Excellent, sometimes moody, Afro-Cuban rythms. Big horn section sound. I don't own any other albums by this artist, so I can't compare. This is the kind of music that makes you dance - in your chair at work, around the living room. You feel like you are on Miami Beach or some lovely tropical location, not in a dreary cube or land-locked high rise building. I am going to buy one for my best friend.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this album, September 26, 2001

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desmoinesmusiclover (Iowa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carambola (Audio CD)

Afro-Cuban has been out of style since, well, Ricky Ricardo? Actually, no. We call it Salsa now. Jazz enthusiasts need not worry, you'll love this album. These same rhythms gave Santana his unique brand of rock, so I can recommend it to any rocker who does not think that Black Sabbath is all there is. Besides, when you're watching The Simpsons, maybe you'll start to get the Tito Puente jokes.

This father/son re-creation of Afro-Cuban jazz brings new life to an old favorite, The Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite. Very tasty. Not just a retrospective though, plenty of new stuff.

Go back to Havana, enjoy a Cuba Libre with a lime slice and party on to the original sounds that made Batista one serious party dude until that bearded kook took the fun out of it.