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- artist:Yolanda Duke with The Tito Puente Orchestra
- featured artist:Yolanda Duke
- region:North America
- release year:2010
- style(s):Jazz, Latin
- country:USA
- formats:Audio File / Digital, CD (Compact Disc)
- record posted by:Yolanda Duke accomp by The Tito Puente Orchestra
- label:Amigos Music USA
- publisher:Amigos Music USA
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“Many Moods”
YOLANDA DUKE
accompanied by
THE TITO PUENTE ORCHESTRA
Amigos Music is pleased to announce the release of Yolanda Duke’s Many Moods, her newest––and most ambitious––CD. The album is the culmination of a long-standing dream that Yolanda shared with her dearly-departed godfather and mentor King of Latin Music Tito Puente––putting her personal touch on American standards and Latin favorites in a Big Band setting. This is the first Tito Puente’s Orchestra recording since Tito left us.
Producers Jose Madera and Johnny Rodriguez worked with La Duke to handpick this vibrant collection of popular songs, including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Blue Moon, Misty, Muchos Besos and a medley of Myrta Silva’s tunes. She duets with popular salsero Jose Alberto ‘El Canario’ on La Peleona, which was first made famous by Machito and Graciela over 30 years ago.
Over 30 musicians contributed their talents to Many Moods, including most of her bandmates from the Tito Puente Orchestra. The production was comprised of piano, bass, timbales, congas, bongos Drums, four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones, four flutes, fourteen violins and backup singers, bringing alive the custom arrangements created by Madera, Ray Santos, Marty Sheller and other arrangers to enhance Yolanda’s very personal interpretations of these classics.
The flavorings of Latin jazz, Swing, Bolero, Guaguanco, Salsa and Guaracha throughout the cd give La Duke the perfect musical stage to showcase her considerable range and unique ability to breathe new life into these timeless songs. Depending on which song you are listening to, you will be inspired to dance, sing along, mix yourself another drink….or all three.
The cd was recorded, mixed and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Dae Bennett and Jose Madera with the collaboration of Travis Stefl, at Bennett Studios in Englewood, NJ. It is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Tito Puente, Mario Rivera, Bobby Rodriguez and Ralphy Barbosa … … and there’s no doubt they would be very proud of their good friend, La Duke.
“MANY MOODS”
1-What Is This Thing Called Love? (2:55)
Author: Cole Porter. Arr. by: Jose Madera
2-I’ve Got You Under My Skin. (5:27)
Author: Cole Porter . Arr. by: Luis Perico Ortiz
3-La Peleona. Duet with Jose Alberto “El Canario”(5:31)
Author: Marcelino Guerra. Arr. by: Jose Madera
4-Myrta Silva’s Medley. (6:38) Author: Myrta Silva. Arr. by: Ray Santos
a) Tengo que acostumbrarme. b) Tu no sabes nada. c) Fin de un amor.
5-They Can’t Take That Away From Me. (4:17)
Author: Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, Arr. By: Oscar Hernandez
6-Oh God! I Love You. (5:28)
Author: Domenico Modugno. Arr. by: Jose Madera
7-Misty. (3:10)
Author: Errol Garner, Johnny Burke. Arr. by: Jose Madera
8-Muchos Besos. (3:20)
Author: Rafael Hernandez. Arr. by: Jose Madera
9-Blue Moon. (3:00)
Author: Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers. Arr. by: Gilbert Lopez
10-The Hungry Years. (5:03)
Author: Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield. Arr.: By: Marty Sheller
11-Until You Come Back To Me. (3:52)
Author: Stevie Wonder, M. Broadnax, C. Paul. Arr. by: Jose Madera
12-That Old Magic. (4:15)
Author: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer. Arr. by: Jose Madera
YOLANDA DUKE accompanied by THE TITO PUENTE ORCHESTRA
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST
JOSE ALBERTO “EL CANARIO”
Executive Producer………………..Andy Grullon & Erubey Munoz
Produced by ……………………….Jose Madera & Johnny Rodriguez
Musical Director and Chief Arranger….Jose Madera
TITO PUENTE ORCHESTRA
Sonny Bravo………………………………Piano
Champian Fulton(Guest Artist)….…….. Piano (Misty, I’ve got you under my skin)
Gerry Madera……………………………..Bass
Willie -Cuch Be Wictha- Martinez
(Guest Artist).……………………………..Drums
Jose Madera…………………..………….Timbales
John Rodriguez, Percussion Director....Bongo, Bell, Guiro
George Delgado………………………….Conga
Mitch Frohman…………………………...Tenor Sax, Flute
Bobby Porcelli…………………………….Alto Sax, Flute
Pete Miranda……………………………..Baritone Sax
Todd Bashore…………………………….Tenor Sax, Flute
Pete Brainin……………………………….Tenor Sax, Flute
John Walsh……………………………….Trumpet
Richard Viruet…………………………….Trumpet
Pete Nater……………………………… Trumpet
Kevin Bryan……………………………….Trumpet
Reynaldo Jorge………………………….Tbone
Noah Bless ………………………………TBone
Lewis Kahn……………………………….Tbone
Sam Burtis………………………………..Tbone
All strings orchestration by Jose Madera
Strings: Robert Chauson, Antoine Silverman, Paul Peabody, Juliet Haffner (special thanks), Belinda Whitney, Anga Wood, Lanny Payking
Background Vocals: Franky Vazquez, Claudette Sierra, Marco Bermudez, Cita Rodríguez, Jennifer Martinez
SOLOS
Misty…Trombone solo Sam Burtis
Old Magic… Alto Sax solo Bobby Porcelli
Hungry Years… Alto Sax solo Bobby Porcelli
They can’t take that away from me …. Flute solo Bobby Porcelli…
I’ve got you under my skin..Quinto Conga solo Georgy Delgado
Till you come back to me… Flute solo Mitch Frohman
Blue Moon…Tenor Sax solo Mitch Frohman
What is this thing called love … …Trumpet solo John Walsh
Recorded at Bennett Studios Englewood, New Jersey
Mixing by Dae Bennett, Jose Madera and Travis Stefl
Mastering by Dae Bennett at Bennett Studios