Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Virtual Birdland (2021)
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Virtual Birdland (2021)
Label: Zoho | FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps | Time: 68:13 | 408 MB(+3%) | 161 MB(+3%)
Genre: Jazz, Latin Jazz, Afro Cuban Jazz
Label: Zoho | FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps | Time: 68:13 | 408 MB(+3%) | 161 MB(+3%)
Genre: Jazz, Latin Jazz, Afro Cuban Jazz
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - Virtual Birdland (2021) is a unique live performance album that captures a virtual concert given by Arturo O'Farrill and his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra during the COVID-19 pandemic. This album stands out as it was created during a time when live performances were severely restricted, and musicians had to find innovative ways to connect with their audience.
Tracklist
01. Gulab Jamon (7:12)
02. Pouvoir (6:46)
03. Desert (6:25)
04. Nightfall (7:40)
05. Ana Mashoof (8:12)
06. Samba for Carmen (5:11)
07. Alafia (7:37)
08. En la Oscuridad (3:48)
09. Cimarron (8:02)
10. Para Los Rumberos (7:20)
Whenever an obstacle presents itself—even one as devastating and disruptive as a global pandemic—it's a sure bet that musicians will find a way around it, a way to keep making music even in the most grievous circumstances. Jazz musicians have been especially creative during the Covid-19 scourge, using social media, the internet and any other means at their disposal to share their music with the world. True, the paychecks aren't as large or as regular as once they were, but love and dedication can make up for a lot of shortcomings—the sort of love and dedication that produces recordings such as Virtual Birdland, wherein the members of pianist Arturo O’Farrill 's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra were able to come together solely in spirit, assembling instead in groups of one in living rooms, bedrooms, and even closets to help make the dream of creating bright and pleasing music a reality.
What has emerged from their diligence is an album whose earnestness and elation are palpable, and whose group dynamic is seamless, a testament to the superior musicianship of O'Farrill and his colleagues. It's an album that also touches a lot of bases, from Cuba to Morocco and beyond, embracing Brazilian and even Kuwaiti themes while employing Afro-Cuban rhythms, the samba, rhumba, bomba jazz and American swing to press home its point. Those emphatic rhythms, in fact, keep the enterprise safely afloat when its lyricism and consonance are less than persuasive, which is sometimes the case. Even when braving such adverse conditions, it's notable that the group intensity never slackens.
To enhance its assets, the orchestra welcomes a number of talented guests, one of whom, Paquito D'Rivera, wrote the exhilarating "Samba for Carmen," on which his alto saxophone takes pride of place, as a tribute to the late great vocalist, Carmen McRae. That's an unequivocal highlight, as is Letieres Leite's powerful Afro-Brazilian bossa, "Alafia," which follows. Tenor saxophonist Ivan Renta is showcased on the enchanting ballad, "En la Oscuridad," which precedes Papo Vasquez' colorful "Cimarron" and the sultry finale, Tito Puente's well-traveled "Para Los Rumberos." O'Farrill's assertive "Gulab Jamon" opens the session, followed by Morroco-born Malika Zarra's North Africa-inspired "Pouvoir," Rafi Malkiel's undulating "Desert," American pianist Larry Willis' stylistically prismatic "Nightfall" and Ghazi Faisal Al-Mulaifi's gentle Middle Eastern anthem, "Ana Mashoof" (on which he sings and plays guitar).
The orchestra is steady throughout, as are the soloists, who include (besides those already noted) trumpeters Adam O'Farrill, Rachel Therrien, Seneca Black and Bryan Davis; trombonists Mariel Bildsten, Rafi Malkiel and Abdulrahman Amer; soprano saxophonist Alejandro Aviles, baritone Larry Bustamante (featured on "Alafia"), tenor Jasper Dutz, drummer Vince Cherico, conguero Keisel Jiminez Leyva and percussionist Carly Maldonado. Even though this Birdland is virtual, not up close and personal, the spirit is no less ardent, and it shows.~Jack Bowers
X Lossless Decoder version 20211018 (154.0)
XLD extraction logfile from 2022-08-31 16:59:37 -0400
Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra / Virtual Birdland
Used drive : ASUS SDRW-08U9M-U (revision A112)
Media type : Pressed CD
Ripper mode : XLD Secure Ripper
Disable audio cache : OK for the drive with a cache less than 1375KiB
Make use of C2 pointers : NO
Read offset correction : 6
Max retry count : 100
Gap status : Analyzed, Appended (except HTOA)
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 00:00:00 | 07:11:53 | 0 | 32377
2 | 07:11:53 | 06:45:60 | 32378 | 62812
3 | 13:57:38 | 06:25:32 | 62813 | 91719
4 | 20:22:70 | 07:40:25 | 91720 | 126244
5 | 28:03:20 | 08:12:12 | 126245 | 163156
6 | 36:15:32 | 05:11:18 | 163157 | 186499
7 | 41:26:50 | 07:37:15 | 186500 | 220789
8 | 49:03:65 | 03:48:31 | 220790 | 237920
9 | 52:52:21 | 08:02:27 | 237921 | 274097
10 | 60:54:48 | 07:20:04 | 274098 | 307101
AccurateRip Summary (DiscID: 0019fb44-00cef256-9b0ffe0a)
Track 01 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 02 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 03 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 04 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 05 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 06 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 07 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 08 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 09 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 10 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
->All tracks accurately ripped.
All Tracks
Album gain : -4.31 dB
Peak : 0.888214
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 01
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/01. Gulab Jamon.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:02:00
Track gain : -4.23 dB
Peak : 0.878174
CRC32 hash (test run) : F36BA9D1
CRC32 hash : F36BA9D1
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : DAAA17E1
AccurateRip v1 signature : 11E66573
AccurateRip v2 signature : DA32EA2E
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 02
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/02. Pouvoir.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:01:03
Track gain : -4.45 dB
Peak : 0.846649
CRC32 hash (test run) : C14E624F
CRC32 hash : C14E624F
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 67541E8D
AccurateRip v1 signature : DA18DABE
AccurateRip v2 signature : B0FF7931
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 03
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/03. Desert.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:00:04
Track gain : -3.61 dB
Peak : 0.839264
CRC32 hash (test run) : 12BE33B1
CRC32 hash : 12BE33B1
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 16547900
AccurateRip v1 signature : C66870E0
AccurateRip v2 signature : DB7DD08A
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 04
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/04. Nightfall .flac
Pre-gap length : 00:02:16
Track gain : -4.06 dB
Peak : 0.888214
CRC32 hash (test run) : 2CB202E8
CRC32 hash : 2CB202E8
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 6BB153A3
AccurateRip v1 signature : F9476841
AccurateRip v2 signature : A295201B
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 05
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/05. Ana Mashoof.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:00:31
Track gain : -3.58 dB
Peak : 0.864807
CRC32 hash (test run) : 8E643B9E
CRC32 hash : 8E643B9E
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 6A8FB0AD
AccurateRip v1 signature : 89B24E42
AccurateRip v2 signature : D8B2095B
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 06
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/06. Samba for Carmen.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:00:28
Track gain : -5.14 dB
Peak : 0.851990
CRC32 hash (test run) : B1CC5729
CRC32 hash : B1CC5729
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : BDEEAEBC
AccurateRip v1 signature : 3D5321A2
AccurateRip v2 signature : F5BC8227
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 07
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/07. Alafia .flac
Pre-gap length : 00:00:36
Track gain : -5.31 dB
Peak : 0.870422
CRC32 hash (test run) : 01E76199
CRC32 hash : 01E76199
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 990F2A5A
AccurateRip v1 signature : 9C2BB0F4
AccurateRip v2 signature : BAB5B150
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 08
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/08. En la Oscuridad .flac
Pre-gap length : 00:02:36
Track gain : -4.68 dB
Peak : 0.798065
CRC32 hash (test run) : 58AD6BC4
CRC32 hash : 58AD6BC4
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 5F30A180
AccurateRip v1 signature : D70B47F9
AccurateRip v2 signature : 27068274
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 09
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/09. Cimarron.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:01:60
Track gain : -3.28 dB
Peak : 0.841370
CRC32 hash (test run) : 93D1C5B3
CRC32 hash : 93D1C5B3
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 7F73262E
AccurateRip v1 signature : B6576E64
AccurateRip v2 signature : A6D9EC01
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 10
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/10. Para Los Rumberos.flac
Track gain : -4.64 dB
Peak : 0.844971
CRC32 hash (test run) : B24B5104
CRC32 hash : B24B5104
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 9427035B
AccurateRip v1 signature : A59778E9
AccurateRip v2 signature : 49B3DF3C
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
No errors occurred
End of status report
––-BEGIN XLD SIGNATURE––-
85rsb3APt_xAN81OQg2OijiNnkxt.inShnJsQO0mUJV1O0T7QFP_5OLRf1fJXxZys2h.hunezrHrSFSePLzeEC9VzgS90xT.pAo.ff4
––-END XLD SIGNATURE––-
XLD extraction logfile from 2022-08-31 16:59:37 -0400
Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra / Virtual Birdland
Used drive : ASUS SDRW-08U9M-U (revision A112)
Media type : Pressed CD
Ripper mode : XLD Secure Ripper
Disable audio cache : OK for the drive with a cache less than 1375KiB
Make use of C2 pointers : NO
Read offset correction : 6
Max retry count : 100
Gap status : Analyzed, Appended (except HTOA)
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 00:00:00 | 07:11:53 | 0 | 32377
2 | 07:11:53 | 06:45:60 | 32378 | 62812
3 | 13:57:38 | 06:25:32 | 62813 | 91719
4 | 20:22:70 | 07:40:25 | 91720 | 126244
5 | 28:03:20 | 08:12:12 | 126245 | 163156
6 | 36:15:32 | 05:11:18 | 163157 | 186499
7 | 41:26:50 | 07:37:15 | 186500 | 220789
8 | 49:03:65 | 03:48:31 | 220790 | 237920
9 | 52:52:21 | 08:02:27 | 237921 | 274097
10 | 60:54:48 | 07:20:04 | 274098 | 307101
AccurateRip Summary (DiscID: 0019fb44-00cef256-9b0ffe0a)
Track 01 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 02 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 03 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 04 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 05 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 06 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 07 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 08 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 09 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
Track 10 : OK (v2, confidence 1/1)
->All tracks accurately ripped.
All Tracks
Album gain : -4.31 dB
Peak : 0.888214
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 01
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/01. Gulab Jamon.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:02:00
Track gain : -4.23 dB
Peak : 0.878174
CRC32 hash (test run) : F36BA9D1
CRC32 hash : F36BA9D1
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : DAAA17E1
AccurateRip v1 signature : 11E66573
AccurateRip v2 signature : DA32EA2E
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 02
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/02. Pouvoir.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:01:03
Track gain : -4.45 dB
Peak : 0.846649
CRC32 hash (test run) : C14E624F
CRC32 hash : C14E624F
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 67541E8D
AccurateRip v1 signature : DA18DABE
AccurateRip v2 signature : B0FF7931
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 03
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/03. Desert.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:00:04
Track gain : -3.61 dB
Peak : 0.839264
CRC32 hash (test run) : 12BE33B1
CRC32 hash : 12BE33B1
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 16547900
AccurateRip v1 signature : C66870E0
AccurateRip v2 signature : DB7DD08A
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 04
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/04. Nightfall .flac
Pre-gap length : 00:02:16
Track gain : -4.06 dB
Peak : 0.888214
CRC32 hash (test run) : 2CB202E8
CRC32 hash : 2CB202E8
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 6BB153A3
AccurateRip v1 signature : F9476841
AccurateRip v2 signature : A295201B
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 05
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/05. Ana Mashoof.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:00:31
Track gain : -3.58 dB
Peak : 0.864807
CRC32 hash (test run) : 8E643B9E
CRC32 hash : 8E643B9E
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 6A8FB0AD
AccurateRip v1 signature : 89B24E42
AccurateRip v2 signature : D8B2095B
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 06
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/06. Samba for Carmen.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:00:28
Track gain : -5.14 dB
Peak : 0.851990
CRC32 hash (test run) : B1CC5729
CRC32 hash : B1CC5729
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : BDEEAEBC
AccurateRip v1 signature : 3D5321A2
AccurateRip v2 signature : F5BC8227
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 07
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/07. Alafia .flac
Pre-gap length : 00:00:36
Track gain : -5.31 dB
Peak : 0.870422
CRC32 hash (test run) : 01E76199
CRC32 hash : 01E76199
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 990F2A5A
AccurateRip v1 signature : 9C2BB0F4
AccurateRip v2 signature : BAB5B150
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 08
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/08. En la Oscuridad .flac
Pre-gap length : 00:02:36
Track gain : -4.68 dB
Peak : 0.798065
CRC32 hash (test run) : 58AD6BC4
CRC32 hash : 58AD6BC4
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 5F30A180
AccurateRip v1 signature : D70B47F9
AccurateRip v2 signature : 27068274
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 09
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/09. Cimarron.flac
Pre-gap length : 00:01:60
Track gain : -3.28 dB
Peak : 0.841370
CRC32 hash (test run) : 93D1C5B3
CRC32 hash : 93D1C5B3
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 7F73262E
AccurateRip v1 signature : B6576E64
AccurateRip v2 signature : A6D9EC01
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
Track 10
Filename : /opt/rips/Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - 2021 - Virtual Birdland [CD FLAC]/10. Para Los Rumberos.flac
Track gain : -4.64 dB
Peak : 0.844971
CRC32 hash (test run) : B24B5104
CRC32 hash : B24B5104
CRC32 hash (skip zero) : 9427035B
AccurateRip v1 signature : A59778E9
AccurateRip v2 signature : 49B3DF3C
->Accurately ripped (v2, confidence 1/1)
Statistics
Read error : 0
Jitter error (maybe fixed) : 0
Retry sector count : 0
Damaged sector count : 0
No errors occurred
End of status report
––-BEGIN XLD SIGNATURE––-
85rsb3APt_xAN81OQg2OijiNnkxt.inShnJsQO0mUJV1O0T7QFP_5OLRf1fJXxZys2h.hunezrHrSFSePLzeEC9VzgS90xT.pAo.ff4
––-END XLD SIGNATURE––-