Chico O'Farrill
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Biography
[Edit]Chico O'Farrill was right in the thick of the Afro-Cuban and Latin waves that hit jazz in the late '40s and '50s. His sophisticated writing for Latin big bands of the early '50s was often bold, brassy, and tense, yet he could also achieve a delicate, almost classical ambience in such pieces as "Angels' Flight" and work capably in larger forms (the groundbreaking "Afro-Cuban Jazz Suites").
O'Farrill took up the trumpet while in military school in Georgia, returning to Cuba as a full-fledged jazz fan after hearing the top American big bands. He studied composition in his native Havana and led his own band there before moving to New York City in 1948, where he soon made a name for himself writing music for Benny Goodman ("Undercurrent Blues"), Stan Kenton ("Cuban Episode"), and Machito ("Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite"). From 1950 to 1954, O'Farrill made six fiery 10" albums of Latin and American big band jazz for Clef and Norgran, all of which have been reissued on a Verve two-CD set, Cuban Blues. He also appeared with his own band at Birdland and toured the U.S. Toward the end of the decade, he moved to Mexico City, returning to New York in 1965 to work as arranger and music director of the TV series Festival of the Lively Arts and to write arrangements for Count Basie. O'Farrill also put his classical training to use by writing pieces for symphony orchestra such as "Three Cuban Dances" and "Symphony No. 1." Though he continued to write pieces for Machito, Kenton, Gato Barbieri, and Dizzy Gillespie into the '70s, there were no recording sessions under O'Farrill's name from 1966 until 1995, when he came roaring back on the scene, his imagination and vigor miraculously intact, with the outstanding Pure Emotion CD (Milestone). He recorded two more strong albums for Milestone, the last being Carambola, released in October 2000. Eight months later, on June 27, 2001, Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill died while hospitalized in New York. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
Collections
Title: Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The 50 Best Latin Jazz Songs Ever
Genre: Latin
Title: Verve: The Sound of America: The Singles Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: Shh! - 50's Jazz Instrumentals
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100% Latin
Genre: Jazz
Title: ORGULLO DE CUBA EN E.U.A.
Title: Afro-Cuban Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impulsive! Unmixed
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cubano Jazz
Title: The Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Afro-Cuban Jazz Grooves
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Latin Cocktail Lounge
Genre: Instrumental
Title: 100% Latin Jazz
Genre: Latin
Title: Salsita Cubana
Title: Latinos en Nueva York, Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Noches Cubanas, Vol. 2
Title: Noches Cubanas, Vol. 2
Title: Latin Jazz Superhits
Genre: Jazz
Title: The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Latin Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mexican Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Afro Cuban Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 35 Años de el Manisero / 35 Anos de el Manisero
Genre: Jazz
Title: Locos por el Mambo
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Latin
Title: Rhythm and Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mambo do Brasil Big Bands do Passado, Vol. 2
Genre: Latin
Title: Cuban Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mambomania - Talkin' Verve
Genre: World Music
Title: Evolution of Jazz - The 50's
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Colors of Latin Jazz: Soul Cookin'
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Afro Cuban Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Latin Jazz Classics
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Series - Best of Latin Jazz, Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: 25 Exitos - Cuba
Title: Grandes Orquestas Cubanas Coleccion De Oro, Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Grandes Orquestas Cubanas Coleccion De Oro, Vol. 3
Genre: Latin
Title: La Fiestona Vol.5 - Varios
Genre: Latin
Title: Versatile Jazz
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Cuba (I Am Time) - Disc 4 - Cubano Jazz
Genre: Latin
Title: The Rough Guide Cuba
Genre: Latin
Title: Afro Latin Vintage Classics
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin
Title: Tropical Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Coffee Time Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gershwin Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: African Inspired Jazz Drums
Genre: Jazz
Title: Mambo Fever!
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Bossanova
Title: Hot Latin Jazz Percussion!
Title: 50 Latin Jazz Classics
Genre: World Music, Latin, Bossanova
Title: Jazz Cafe Havana
Genre: Jazz
Title: Five Star Latin Jazz 2016
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Real Cuban Music - Latin Jazz (Remasterizado)
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: The Real Cuban Music - Latin Jazz Club (Remasterizado)
Genre:
Title: Mambo, Mambo! The Big Bands 1946-1957, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Boogaloo Hits
Title: Cuba Jazz Jam Sessions Descargas 1956-1961 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, World Music, Latin
Title: Latin Jazz Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: The Extravagant Mister Dizzy Gillespie - Volume 3: Latin Dizzy
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Real Cuban Music - 100 Essential Greatest Hits (Remasterizado)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Latin
Title: Around The World, Vol. 4: It's Mambo Time
Artist: Bart & Baker
Genre: Swing House, Electro, Jazz, World Music, Latin, Pop