Doug Beavers “Art of the Arrangement” (2017)
by Raul Da Gama - October 28, 2017
Latin Jazz Network
There has never been any doubt that Doug Beavers is among the most important artists in the burgeoning Latin-Jazz musical arena. But when he produced and starred in Titanes del Trombón, his sophomore album on the fan-funded artistShare he had effectively ignited a career of atomic proportion. True, he had been lead trombonist and arranger for Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta II and even launched his solo career with the spectacular nonet recording Two Shades of Nude , but his 2015 album re-announced his arrival like that of the all-conquering hero of the Latin-Jazz idiom. Who knew that there would be so much more to come and that 2017 would be the year when Doug Beavers was to make that happen with El Arte del Arreglo? Nevertheless, he does so album after album and here he is once again: the trombonist, composer and in spectacular fashion, the re-harmonising, arranger-nonpareil: Doug Beavers.
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Production info
Produced by DOUG BEAVERS
Recorded March 8th and 9th, 2017 by MICHAEL MARCIANO
at Systems Two, Brooklyn NY
Mixed and Mastered by DAVE DARLINGTON, Bass Hit Studios NYC
Additional Mixing by DOUG BEAVERS
Additional Recording by GUIDO DIAZ, ADAN PÉREZ
Assisting Engineer - MAX ROSS
Production Assistance by BESERAT TAFESSE and JORDAN OLINSKY
Videography by YAEL SHULMAN
Photography by SILAS GREEN
Layout by CHAD McCOLLUGH
Musicians
Todd Bashore - alto & soprano sax
Ivan Renta - tenor & soprano sax
Mitch Frohman - bari sax
David De Jesus - alto sax
Raul Agraz - trumpet
Hector Colón - trumpet
Frank David Greene - trumpet
Pete Nate - trumpet
John Walsh - trumpet
Thomas Marriot - trumpet
Doug Beavers - trombone
Ray David Alejandre - trombone
Max Seigel - bass trombone
Beserat Tafesse - trombone
Eric C. Davis - french horn
Justin Mullens - french horn
Max Seigel - tuba
Oscar Hernandez - piano
Yeissonn Villamar - piano
Zaccai Curtis - piano
Luques Curtis - bass
Jerry Madera - bass
Maximo Rodriguez - bass
Luisito Quintero - timbales, bongos
Camilo Molina - timbales, quinto, batas, bongos & campana
George Delgado - congas, batas, maracas & guiro
Johnny “Dandy” Rodriguez - bongos, campana, guiro
Jose Madera - timbales
Roberto Quintero - congas
Herman Olivera - vocals
Frankie Vazquez- vocals
Jeremy Bosch- vocals
Cita Rodriguez- vocals
Marco Bermudez- vocals
Carlos Cascante- vocals
Pedrito Martinez- vocals
