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2016 studio album by Alfredo Rodríguez
Tocororo
Studio album by Alfredo Rodríguez
ReleasedMarch 4, 2016
Genre
Length47:35
LabelMack Avenue Records
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The Irish Times

Tocororo is a jazz album by Alfredo Rodríguez, the third under his leadership. Named after a Cuban bird that dies of sadness in captivity, the theme of the album is mourning and celebrating lost beauty after Rodríguez' leaving Cuba and living in USA for seven years.

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Chan Chan"
  • Francisco Repilado
2:09
2."Yemayá"
  • Alfredo Rodriguez
3:42
3."Raíces (Roots)"
  • Alfredo Rodriguez
4:28
4."Gitanerías"
  • Ernesto Lecuona
3:58
5."Tocororo"
  • Alfredo Rodriguez
5:03
6."Venga la Esperanza"
  • Silvio Rodríguez
4:25
7."Ay, Mamá Inés"
  • Eliseo Grenet
3:14
8."Sabanas Blancas"
  • Gerardo Alfonso Morejón
4:06
9."Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Traditional
3:15
10."Kaleidoscope"
  • Alfredo Rodriguez
3:05
11."Adiós Nonino"
  • Georges Coulonges
  • Simon Helpert
  • Albert Lasry
  • Astor Piazzolla
  • Ben Soussan
4:08
12."Meteorite"
  • Alfredo Rodriguez
3:24
13."Ay, Mamá Inés "
  • Eliseo Grenet
2:38
Total length:47:35

Personnel

  • Johann Sebastian Bach – Composer
  • Florent Bobet – Engineer
  • Richard Bona – Bass (Electric), Featured Artist, Vocals
  • Joe Bozzie – Assistant Engineer
  • Ariel Bringuez – Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
  • Omar Carrascosa – Assistant Engineer
  • Georges Coulonges – Composer
  • Ganavya Doraiswamy – Featured Artist, Vocals
  • Maria Ehrenreich – Creative Services Coordinator, Producer
  • Adam Fell – Executive Producer
  • Eliseo Grenet – Composer
  • Bernie Grundman – Mastering Engineer
  • Helik Hadar – Engineer
  • Simon Helpert – Composer
  • Natalie Hernandez – Associate Producer
  • Ibeyi – Featured Artist, Vocals
  • Quincy Jones – Executive Producer, Producer
  • Randall Kennedy – Creative Director
  • Albert Lasry – Composer
  • Ernesto Lecuona – Composer
  • Brock Lefferts – Art Direction, Design
  • Antonio Lizana – Arranger, Featured Artist, Vocals
  • Ibrahim Maalouf – Featured Artist, Trumpet
  • José Martí – Liner Notes
  • Gerardo Alfonso Morejón – Composer
  • Michael Olivera – Arranger, Drums, Percussion
  • Paulo Pulido Valente – Engineer
  • Astor Piazzolla – Composer
  • Al Pryor – Executive Vice President
  • Francisco Repilado – Composer
  • Alfredo Rodríguez – Arranger, Composer, Melodion, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals
  • Silvio Rodríguez – Composer
  • Reiner Elizarde Ruano – Bass (Acoustic)
  • Ben Soussan – Composer
  • Gretchen Valade – Executive Producer
  • Will Wakefield – Production Manager
  • Anna Webber – Photography

References

  1. da Gama, Raul (2016-02-29). "Alfredo Rodriguez: Tocororo". Latin Jazz Network. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. ^ Larkin, Cormac (2016-05-25). "Alfredo Rodriguez: Tocororo review - heading in new and unorthodox directions". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  3. Greenblatt, Mike (2017-02-01). "Alfredo Rodriguez: You Cannot Cage A Tocororo". The Aquarian. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  4. Whiteis, David (2019-04-25). "Alfredo Rodriguez: Tocororo". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  5. Mercer, Michelle (2016-03-08). "On 'Tocororo,' Alfredo Rodriguez Brings Cuba To The World — And The World To Cuba". NPR. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  6. Review of Tocororo at AllMusic
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