DIEGO URCOLA QUARTET - EL DUELO FEAT PAQUITO D'RIVERA

Cat. no: SSC4560
Format: CD
Barcode: 016728456029
Release Date: 30th October 2020
Genre: Jazz

Trumpeter Diego Urcola has proven to be a player of incredible range and
dexterity throughout his career, a large part of it playing alongside Paquito D’Rivera in the legendary saxophonist/clarinettist’s various eclectic projects. On ‘ El Duelo’, the trumpeter recruits D’Rivera to join him in a very rare, and exposed, playing scenario, the piano-less quartet. 

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Urcola has been a part of the New York City jazz scene since the 1990s. His work with D’Rivera, Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos, Enrico Pieranunzi, and as a leader has been celebrated by many, even garnering him a Grammy nomination for his album, Soundances. 

It was during a regular visit to Uruguay’s Punta del Este Jazz Festival that Urcola was asked to present a musical tribute to the revered Gerry Mulligan Quartet that featured Chet Baker. During the quartet’s performance, Urcola invited D’Rivera to the stage, and the idea of recording in a piano-less quartet was cemented by the resounding performance.

Tracks: El Duelo / Tango Azul / Una Muy Bonita / La Yumba / Caravan / Pekin / The Natural / Buenos Aires / Foxy Trot / I Know, Don’t Know How / Libertango / Sacajawea (Theme) / Leyenda / Con Alma / Stablemates / Bye-Ya