Sandoval’s tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, the mentor and friend who literally rescued him and his family from an oppressive existence and gave them a chance at an entirely new and better life. Just as is the heart, soul and entire being of the boy – now man – who came to us from Artemisa.” –Nick Mondello However, since the music speaks for itself – and does so eminently, what you will experience from “Maestro,” as I like to call him (and he eats it up and deserves it!) and his marvelous musicians is, as Khalil Gibran wrote, love made visible. So, what you will be hearing here is indeed an inanimate object – a mish-mash of bits and bytes on a digital download or embedded on a plastic disc. A dollop of Clark Terry’s “mumbling” is even thrown in for good measure – to the audience’s utter delight. He honors his deep Latin roots (“El Manisero”) and his bound-less love for mentor Dizzy Gillespie (“Dear Diz, Every Day I Think of You”), as well as for trumpet icons Clifford Brown (“Joy Spring”) and Miles Davis (“Seven Steps to Heaven”). “Starting at Bar One – and brilliantly so – Sandoval and crew render robust musical salutes first to the genre’s earliest New Orleans traditions (“Second Line – Joe Avery’s Blues”) then proceeding on to Bebop (“Bebop Medley”). With producer Gregg Field also working on the list of collaborators, the project saw Stevie Wonder choose to record “People” (which he and Sandoval first performed at a Grammy tribute to Barbara Streisand), whereas Prince Royce turned the tables and decided to record Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” in a contemporary Bachata style. Sandoval and Lyngstad’s take on the song from the multi-platinum Super Trooper album marked the first time that a member of the Swedish supergroup has returned to the studio to record one of their classics. Today, (April 27 th ) sees the opening of pre-sale availability for Ultimate Duets” with the release of first single “Andante, Andante” – featuring the awaited return of the globally recognized voice of ABBA’s Anni-Frid Lyngstad. At the outset of recording, Arturo simply asked each participant to suggest a favorite song they would like to reimagine with the trumpet legend, and the results are as wide-ranging and illustrious as the list of collaborators. Marking Sandoval’s first release in five years, and the continuation of a distinguished four-decade catalogue of over 30 groundbreaking titles, the album finds artists from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical and Latin music coming together for the Cuban maestro’s first duets release. Ten-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval will release his new album “Ultimate Duets” on May 18 th.
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