Paquito D`Rivera

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

While the title would have listeners believe that these sessions are of a piece, they are actually compiled tracks from the years 1976-1978, with four different bands and five different sessions -- including two in Havana. Some of the D'Rivera's associates on these dates include the Finland Jazz Combo, Chucho and Oscar Valdes, Arturo Sandoval, Emilio Morales, and Irakere.

PERSONNEL:

• PAQUITO D'RIVERA, alto, soprano & baritone sax
• on all tracks, featuring:

• ON TRACKS 1,2 & 3:
• FINLAND JAZZ COMBO

• ON TRACK 4
• ARTURO SANDOVAL, trumpet
• CHUCHO VALDES, piano & keyboards
• JORGE VARONA, trumpet
• CARLOS AVERHOFF, tenor sax
• ENRIQUE PLA, drums
• CARLOS EMILIO MORALES, guitar
• CARLOS DEL PUERTO, bass
• OSCAR VALDES, percussion

• ON TRACKS 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11
• EGRAM STUDIOS ORCHESTRA
• Conducted by ABELARDO BUCH

• ON TRACK 6:
• CHUCHO VALDES, piano & keyboards
• CARLOS EMILIO MORALES, guitar
• ENRIQUE PLA, drums
• CARLOS DEL PUERTO, bass
• OSCAR VALDES, percussion

Recorded in Finland, 1978 & La Habana, Cuba, 1976

TRACKS:

• 01. I Want To Talk About You
• 02. Mi Pequeña Anna
• 03. Stella By Starlight
• 04. Canción A Palia
• 05. La Patica
• 06. Para Ti Llevo Más
• 07. Mirando Caer La Lluvia
• 08. Pulgarcito En Guanabara
• 09. Bossa Del Pico Electrico
• 10. Hay Solución
• 11. Te Quiero Más y Tú No Estás