Flight to Freedom
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| Flight to Freedom | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Clinton Recording Studios and Sound On Sound (New York, NY) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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Flight to Freedom is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval, first released on the GRP label in 1991.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   ”[1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
The Allmusic review stated "On his American debut, Sandoval mostly performs boppish jazz (other than the dull "Marianela") with slight touches of rock and spiced with Latin percussion. The trumpeter shows restraint on the ballads (including a tasty "Body and Soul") and displays plenty of fire on the often-funky uptempo romps, not overdoing the effortless high notes. With the assistance of the high-powered tenor of Ed Calle, the versatile guitarist Rene Luis Toledo, and a variety of talented sidemen (including guest Chick Corea on three songs), Arturo Sandoval's long overdue debut is well-rounded, exciting, and highlighted by a fast rendition of Dizzy Gillespie's "Tanga”.”[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Arturo Sandoval except as indicated.
- "Flight to Freedom" (Danilo Pérez) - 3:50
- "Last Time I Saw You" (Richard Eddy) - 5:04
- "Caribeno" - 5:59
- "Samba de Amore" (Rene Luis Toledo) - 6:09
- "Psalm" (Chick Corea) - 7:47
- "Rene's Song" (Rene Luis Toledo) - 5:08
- "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 6:43
- "Tanga" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 5:53
- "Caprichosos de la Habana" - 5:08
- "Marianela" - 5:20
