Federico Britos - Voyage (2010)

Tracklist

1. Vivian
2. After You've Gone
3. Vivian Flavia de las Mercedes
4. Moonglow
5. Tomatito & Federico
6. Capullito de Aleli
7. Las Vegas Station
8. Lluvia de Colores
9. Avalon
10. A las Cuatro de la Manana
11. Okey Paganini
12. Oriente
13. Micro Suite Cubana

personnel :

Federico Britos: violin (violin ensemble and soloist 1), arrangements (2 – 5, 8 – 12)
Carlos Franzetti: piano and arrangements ( 1, 7)
Eddie Gomez: double bass (1, 7)
Ignacio Berroa: drums (1, 7)
Leonardo Suarez Paz: violin (1, 7)
Kristof Witek: violin (1, 7)
Hector Falcon: violin
Federico Britos: violin (1, 7)
Ron Lawrence: viola (1, 7)
Zackaria Enikeev: viola (1, 7)
Jessy Levy: cello (1, 7)
Garo Yellin: cello (1, 7)
Kenny Barron: piano (2)
Phil Flanigan: double bass (2)
Francisco Mela: drums (2)
Michel Camilo: piano (3)
James Chirillo: guitar (4, 9)
Jon Burr: double bass (4, 9)
Tomatito: guitar (5)
Giovanni Hidalgo: congas and chekere (6, 13)
Felix Gomez: piano (6, 10, 13), arrangements (6)
Eddie “Guagua” Rivera: baby bass (6, 10, 13)
Edwin Bonilla: percussion (6, 10, 13)
Bucky Pizzarelli: guitar (9)
Gaby Vivas: double bass (8, 11, 12)
Antonio Adolfo: piano (8)
Carlomagno Araya: drums (8)
Israel “Cachao” Lopez: double bass
Jorge Vivas: guitar (11, 12)
Eric Bogart: drums (11)
Rafael Solano: percussion (12)
German Piferrer: arrangements (13)

With the ebullient string arrangements by Sunnyside labelmate Carlos Franzetti, Britos is backed by an international, stellar cast including Cuban drummers Francisco Mela and Ignacio Berroa; Spanish and American guitarists Tomatito and Bucky Pizzarelli, Brazilian, Dominican and American pianists Antonio Adolfo, Michel Camilo and Kenny Barron, and Puerto Rican bassist Eddie Gomez and conguero Giovanni Hidalgo.