Flight to Freedom


Flight to Freedom is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval, first released on the GRP label in 1991.

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "On his American debut, Sandoval mostly performs boppish jazz with slight touches of rock and spiced with Latin percussion. The trumpeter shows restraint on the ballads 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, Arturo Sandoval's long overdue debut is well-rounded, exciting, and highlighted by a fast rendition of Dizzy Gillespie's "Tanga."

Track listing

All compositions by Arturo Sandoval except as indicated
  1. "Flight to Freedom"
  2. "Last Time I Saw You"
  3. "Caribeno"
  4. "Samba de Amore"
  5. "Psalm"
  6. "Rene's Song"
  7. "Body and Soul"
  8. "Tanga"
  9. "Caprichosos de la Habana"
  10. "Marianela"

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