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“Thank God for Arturo Sandoval"
Jazz is a style of music that has been present in our country through generations and generations. ... Dizzy heard Arturo Sandoval play, and this was a moment that would change Jazz.
Arturo Sandoval was born Havana and had never showed the world the talent that he had. ... Since he was a little boy, Arturo had an affiliation with music and had a passion for it as well. ...
The first band in which Arturo played was called Irakere and it was a Cuban band whose leader was a pianist named Chucho Valdez. This band gave Arturo some freedom to play his own style of Jazz and to incorporate his stunning trumpet solos to the unique sounds of classical, rock, and traditional Cuban sounds already present in the band. Arturo toured with them in and outside the country allowing him to perform in places that are nowhere near the Jazz movement, places like Russia. ... Arturo was voted Cuba’s 1st instrumentalist in both the year of 1982 and then later in 1984 as well. ... Dizzy Gillespie met Arturo in Havana and heard him play. ... embassy for Arturo and the ambassador to discuss political business.
It was in the good day of July 20th, 1990 that Arturo Sandoval, his wife and son, had all received political asylum in the United States of America. ... The dream that Arturo had always had finally became true right before him which was to be free at last. ... Arturo has played in numerous parts of the world and has left a print anywhere he goes. ... Arturo Sandoval, while being quite a performer and traveler and always going on gigs, resides here in Miami Florida. ... Arturo has recorded eight records since he arrived from Cuba. ... Arturo Sandoval has been nominated for 12 Grammies and has won three out of all those nominations. ... Because not only does he delight us with his unique sound of trumpet but also he allows us to see an uncovered Arturo as he shows us his passion for the piano.
Arturo, the talented trumpet player, had just taken out a piano CD. The way that Arturo Sandoval shocked his audience was in a way that no other artist had done before. ... The fact that an artist can still reach deep into my heart and create emotions by using an instrument which is not his own; is this case Arturo Sandoval using the piano when he really plays the trumpet. ... This CD features 12 original tracks by Arturo in which all he is in charge of the piano. ... The man himself, Arturo Sandoval produced all the songs in the album, and he was the main performer as well. This album was rated among the best of Arturo’s due to the level of creativity and innovation involved on the making of it. ... Arturo Sandoval dared to do what no other jazz musician had attempted before and he reached an outcome with flying colors. ... This album should not have been a surprise to Arturo’s fans, neither an expectation. We see Arturo’s earliest love for piano from his first band Irakere. The band in which the mentor of Arturo and the leader of the band, pianist Chucho Valdez, had already sparked the creative curiosity and inclination – a certain passion – that Arturo developed for the piano.
Approximate Word count = 2717
Approximate Pages = 10.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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