Plays Nat King Cole en Español
Studio album by
David Murray Cuban Ensemble
ReleasedOctober 11, 2011
RecordedJune 26 & 27, 2010
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenreJazz
Length75:20
LabelMotéma
MTM 73
ProducerValerie Malot & David Murray
David Murray chronology
Rendezvous Suite
(2009)		 Plays Nat King Cole en Español
(2011)		 Be My Monster Love
(2012)

Plays Nat King Cole en Español is an album by saxophonist David Murray's Cuban Ensemble with guest vocalist Daniel Melingo released on the Motéma label.[1][2] The album was inspired by Nat King Cole's albums Cole Español (Capitol, 1958) and More Cole Español (Capitol, 1962).

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated: "Plays Nat King Cole en Español is among the most imaginative and well-executed recordings in Murray's large catalog. He found something mercurial, graceful, and dignified in Cole's voice, and used it as inspiration to create a work that is respectful but utterly his own".[3] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 3 stars noting "even by Murray's open standards, this is an unusual venture... It's a warm and very mellifluous album for Murray. These swaying songs glow with knowing life: the vivacious arrangements for strings and horns buoy up Murray's rich tenor sound, operating in a smoky Ben Websterish manner, without swamping it".[4]

JazzTimes observed "His charts, which feel Latin but aren’t idiomatically so, strip the original iterations of syrup and cheese, balancing Murray’s ebullient ensemble dissonances with keen attention to melody".[5] On All About Jazz, James Nadal said "Plays Nat King Cole en Español is wonderful music intended for dancing and romancing".[6]

Track listing

  1. "El Bodeguero" (Richard Egües) – 9:20
  2. "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" (Osvaldo Farrés) – 6:07
  3. "Tres Palabras" (Farrés) – 8:28
  4. "Piel Canela" (Bobby Capó) – 7:11
  5. "No Me Platiques" (Vicente Garrido) – 8:04
  6. "Black Nat" (David Murray) – 6:43
  7. "Cachito" (Consuelo Velázquez) – 6:44
  8. "A Media Luz" (Carlos Cesar Lenzi, Edgardo Donato) – 6:23
  9. "Aqui Se Habla En Amor" (Jack Keller, Noel Sherman) – 7:49
  10. "El Choclo" (Ángel Villoldo) – 4:37
  11. "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" [Radio Edit] (Farrés) – 3:54

Personnel

Sinfonieta of Sines coordinated by Jose Avelino Castro Pinto

  • Rui Guimaraes, Joana Cipriano, Joao Andrade, Joana Dias, Maria Jose Laginha – violin
  • Joao Gaspar, Goncalo Ruivo – viola
  • Tiago Vila, Catarina Anacleto, Rita Ramos, Samual Santos – cello

References

  1. ↑ David Murray website Archived January 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 9, 2014
  2. ↑ Motéma Music catalogue, accessed July 9, 2014
  3. 1 2 Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed July 9, 2014
  4. 1 2 Fordham, J., The Guardian Review, May 60, 2011
  5. ↑ Panken, M., David Murray's Cuban Ensemble Meets Nat “King” Cole, November 2011
  6. ↑ Nadal, J., All About Jazz review, December 24, 2011
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