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1994 studio album by Alberto Naranjo & Latin Jazz 8
Oblación
Studio album by Alberto Naranjo & Latin Jazz 8
Released1994
Recorded1994
GenreJazz, Latin American, Venezuelan folklore
Length70:33
LabelObeso & Pacanins 1994-001
ProducerAlberto Naranjo
Alberto Naranjo & Latin Jazz 8 chronology
Imagen Latina Oblación Swing con Son

Oblación is a 1994 album by Venezuelan musician Alberto Naranjo.

Personnel

  • Alberto Naranjo – arrangements, direction, drums, percussion
  • Víctor Mestas – acoustic piano
  • Gustavo Carucí – electric bass
  • Julio Flores – soprano, alto and baritone saxophones
  • Rodolfo Reyes – alto and tenor saxophones, flute
  • Oscar Mendoza – trombone
  • Alexander Livinalli – percussion
  • Vladimir Quintero – percussion

Special guests

  • Rafael Velásquez (trumpet on 4, 6, 8)
  • José Ortiz (piano on 6)
  • Huguette Contramaestre (lead vocalist on 6, 7, 12)
  • Fusión IV: Ilba Rojas, Adriana Portales, Kodiak Agüero and José Mena (vocal group on 12)

Track listing

  #  Song Solo(s) Time
  1 La Novena Reyes, Mestas, Naranjo   4:20
  2 Oblación Flores (bar)   4:46
  3 La Canción de Livi Mendoza, Carucí, Livinalli   8:30
  4 Un Calipso para Isidora Mestas   4:59
  5 Keechimbah Flores (alt), Reyes (ten)   5:12
  6 Desesperanza/Sueños Contramaestre, Velásquez, Ortiz, Naranjo   8:35
  7 Mood Indigo Contramaestre, Mestas   5:50
  8 Blues and the Abstract Truth     Flores (alt), Velásquez, Reyes (ten), Mestas       4:48
  9 Al Sur del Lago Reyes (ten)   6:05
10 The Freak Flores (alt), Mestas   7:52
11 Rancho Central Flores (alt/bar)   4:23
12 María   5:00
a]-Fughetta Fusión IV (a cappella)
b]-Traditional chant Contramaestre; Livinalli, Quintero
Total time 71:17
  • All songs composed and arranged by Alberto Naranjo, except:
    • Desesperanza, composed by María Luisa Escobar and arranged by Naranjo
    • Mood Indigo, composed by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Barney Bigard and
      arranged by Naranjo; Johnny Hodges' original solo orchestrated by Naranjo
    • Blues and the Abstract Truth, composed and arranged by Oliver Nelson and
      orchestrated by Naranjo
    • María (a), composed by Leonardo Silva Beauregard and orchestrated by Naranjo

Other credits

  • Recorded and mixed by Agustín Verde at Estudios Intersonido in Caracas, Venezuela
  • Date of recording: August 1994
  • Musical producer: Alberto Naranjo
  • Executive producers: Roberto Obeso and Federico Pacanins
  • Graphic design/Illustrations: Luisa F. Almeida/Ernesto León
  • Cover photo: Luis Salmerón

External links

Alberto Naranjo
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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