Flight to Freedom
Flight to Freedom is an album by Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval, first released on the GRP label in 1991.
Reception
The Allmusic review stated "On his American debut, Sandoval mostly performs boppish jazz with slight touches of rock and spiced with Latin percussion. The trumpeter shows restraint on the ballads and displays plenty of fire on the often-funky uptempo romps, not overdoing the effortless high notes. With the assistance of the high-powered tenor of Ed Calle, the versatile guitarist Rene Luis Toledo, and a variety of talented sidemen, Arturo Sandoval's long overdue debut is well-rounded, exciting, and highlighted by a fast rendition of Dizzy Gillespie's "Tanga”.”Track listing
All compositions by Arturo Sandoval except as indicated.- "Flight to Freedom" - 3:50
- "Last Time I Saw You" - 5:04
- "Caribeno" - 5:59
- "Samba de Amore" - 6:09
- "Psalm" - 7:47
- "Rene's Song" - 5:08
- "Body and Soul" - 6:43
- "Tanga" - 5:53
- "Caprichosos de la Habana" - 5:08
- "Marianela" - 5:20
Personnel
- Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, lead vocals, cowbell, timbales, flugelhorn, synthesizers, percussion
- Chick Corea – acoustic piano
- Danilo Pérez – synthesizers
- Richard Eddy – synthesizers
- Michael Orta – acoustic piano, synthesizers
- Rene Luis Toledo – guitars, backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Anthony Jackson – bass
- Nicky Orta – bass
- Dave Weckl – drums
- Orlando Hernandez – drums, backing vocals
- Juanito "Long John" Oliva – percussion
- Telmo "Portinho" Porto – percussion
- Ed Calle – saxophone, tenor saxophone, EWI, backing vocals, flute
- Sanford Allen, Alfred Brown, Max Ellen, Jesse Levy, Eugene Moye, Gene Orloff, John Pintavelle, Matthew Raimondi, Elliot Rosoff, and Harry Zaratzian – string players
- Ed Calle, Joel Dorn, Julia Fuller, Orlando Hernandez, Pete King, Michael Orta, Nicky Orta, Arturo Sandoval and Rene Luis Toledo
Production
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Joel Dorn – producer, liner notes
- Richard Eddy – co-producer, digital mixing
- Carl Griffin – associate producer, digital mixing
- Gene Paul – recording
- Jackie Brown – recording assistant
- Neil Dignon – recording assistant
- David Amlen – mix assistant
- J.B. Chupick – mix assistant
- Joseph Doughney – digital editing, post-production
- Michael Landy – digital editing, post-production
- The Review Room – editing location
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Michelle Lewis – production coordinator
- Julia Fuller – production assistant, album coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Scott Johnson – graphic design
- Sonny Mediana – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Carol Weinberg – photography
- Armand Vior – hair stylist, make-up
- Arturo Sandoval – liner notes
- Neil Tesser – liner notes