Alex Acuña - Gifts (2022)
Artist: Alex Acuña
Title: Gifts
Year Of Release: 2022
Label: Le Coq Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 00:50:46
Total Size: 117 mb | 311 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Gifts
Year Of Release: 2022
Label: Le Coq Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 00:50:46
Total Size: 117 mb | 311 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - In Town (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero & Ramón Stagnaro)
02. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Giovanna Clayton, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - Postlude (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero, Ramón Stagnaro & Giovanna Clayton)
03. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - Mercy Mercy (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero & Ramón Stagnaro)
04. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Michael Stever, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - Amandote (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero, Ramón Stagnaro & Michael Stever)
05. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Regina Acuna, Diana Acuńa, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - Chuncho (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero, Ramón Stagnaro, Diana Acuńa & Regina Acuńa)
06. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Giovanna Clayton, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - Divina (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero, Ramón Stagnaro & Giovanna Clayton)
07. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Diana Acuńa, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - One Finger Snap (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero, Ramón Stagnaro & Diana Acuńa)
08. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Ramon Stagnaro, John Pena - Regalo (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa & Ramón Stagnaro)
09. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Diana Acuńa, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - Melancia (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero, Ramón Stagnaro & Diana Acuńa)
10. Alex Acuña, Otmaro Ruiz, Michael Stever, Ramon Stagnaro, Lorenzo Ferrero, John Pena - Aletin Aletin (feat. Otmaro Ruiz, John Peńa, Lorenzo Ferrero, Ramón Stagnaro & Michael Stever)
The incredible journey of Alex Acuña has seen the renowned drummer-percussionist travel from his small rural hometown in Peru to being a first-call session drummer in the country's capital city, Lima, then touring the United States with mambo king Pérez Prado, gigging in Las Vegas with Elvis Presley and ultimately touring internationally with Weather Report, the premiere fusion band of the mid-1970s. An in-demand Los Angeles session musician for decades, he has appeared on nearly 900 studio records and movie soundtracks while also releasing half a dozen albums under his own name.
His latest as a leader, the dynamic Gifts, reunites him with his musical cohorts from The Unknowns Venezuelan keyboardist Otmaro Ruiz, Peruvian guitarist Ramón Stagnaro and New York City-born, Puerto-Rican-bred bassist John Peña that band that Acuña's led on 1990's Thinking of You and 2005's No Accent.
Joined by Peruvian tenor sax powerhouse Lorenzo Ferrero, this gifted and versatile crew runs the stylistic gamut from funk to fusion, soul-jazz, ambient, Latin and Brazilian flavored jazz on Gifts. "These guys can play more than one style," Acuña said. "And I like to play with musicians that I don't have to tell them what to play. It's fun to play with them. They understand my musical lingo."
Regarding the album title, Acuña said: "I call it Gifts because, first of all, God gave me the gift of music. And then each tune was a gift from some composer friend of mine." To be blessed with such immense talent was truly a gift. And now Acuña is passing on that gift to his many listeners with this heartfelt offering.
His latest as a leader, the dynamic Gifts, reunites him with his musical cohorts from The Unknowns Venezuelan keyboardist Otmaro Ruiz, Peruvian guitarist Ramón Stagnaro and New York City-born, Puerto-Rican-bred bassist John Peña that band that Acuña's led on 1990's Thinking of You and 2005's No Accent.
Joined by Peruvian tenor sax powerhouse Lorenzo Ferrero, this gifted and versatile crew runs the stylistic gamut from funk to fusion, soul-jazz, ambient, Latin and Brazilian flavored jazz on Gifts. "These guys can play more than one style," Acuña said. "And I like to play with musicians that I don't have to tell them what to play. It's fun to play with them. They understand my musical lingo."
Regarding the album title, Acuña said: "I call it Gifts because, first of all, God gave me the gift of music. And then each tune was a gift from some composer friend of mine." To be blessed with such immense talent was truly a gift. And now Acuña is passing on that gift to his many listeners with this heartfelt offering.
