Showing posts with label Freddie Ravel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freddie Ravel. Show all posts

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Freddie Ravel - Sol To Soul

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:56
Size: 137.2 MB
Styles: Crossover jazz, Piano jazz
Year: 1995/2006
Art: Front

[4:21] 1. Sol To Soul
[4:14] 2. Havana Nights
[5:06] 3. We Belong Together
[3:42] 4. Erotika (With Maurice White)
[4:38] 5. A Perfect Day
[4:47] 6. Slip In The Gap
[5:04] 7. Sailaway
[4:13] 8. Quedate Conmigo
[4:47] 9. Dance For The Sol
[4:21] 10. Over You
[4:54] 11. Mambozique
[3:47] 12. Passion Dance
[5:56] 13. In A Sentimental Mood

Jazz keyboardist Freddie Ravel has a host of session credits to his name, along with a number of recordings of his own. Born and bred in Los Angeles, Ravel's Colombian and Eastern European heritage immediately opened him up to a wide range of cultures; and his appetite for other outside cultures -- thanks in no small part to extensive world traveling -- has exposed him to numerous styles of music. Earth, Wind & Fire, Al Jarreau, Strunz & Farah, Madonna, Quincy Jones, and Sergio Mendes can claim to have worked with Ravel at one point or another, just to mention a few major artists. He began issuing records of his own in the early '90s, beginning with 1991's Midnight Passion and 1995's Sol to Soul, both of which were released by Verve Forecast. Six years passed until his debut for GRP, Freddie Ravel. He's also a well-versed orchestral composer. ~bio by Andy Kellman

Sol To Soul

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Freddie Ravel - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:20
Size: 108.4 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 2001
Art: Front

[4:25] 1. Echo De Amor
[4:51] 2. Samba Mundial
[4:10] 3. Sunny Side Up
[4:33] 4. Bolerino Bella
[4:18] 5. Love Is In The Air... When You're Aware
[4:43] 6. Conversations
[4:53] 7. Piano Sensual
[4:58] 8. Dame Tu Calor
[4:31] 9. Summerplay
[4:18] 10. Dame La Razon
[1:35] 11. Echo De Amor

Though Freddie Ravel has done stints as music director for singer Al Jarreau and as a touring member of Earth, Wind & Fire, the keyboardist remains one of the best-kept secrets in smooth jazz. This album, his third, and his first in six years, may change that. Pretty melodies and lush arrangements that are dominated by the music of his Hispanic heritage mark Ravel's music. Marc Antoine, Peter White, and the team of Strunz and Farah will draw fans of flamenco guitar to this release. And Ravel's legendary ex-bandmates from EW&F, bassist Verdine White and guitarist Al McKay, add a funk punch to the track "Sunny Side Up." Ravel shows his palatable vocal chops on the memorable Latin-pop song, "Love Is in the Air ... When You're Aware," a tune that owes a distinct rhythmic debt to Tito Puente. This outing for Ravel should resonate with anyone fond of the crossroads between smooth jazz and samba, rumba, and merengue. --Mark Ruffin

Freddie Ravel