Alfredo Rodriguez – Coral Way (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Alfredo Rodriguez – Coral Way (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 32:18 minutes | 584 MB | Genre: Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records

Alfredo Rodriguez’s new album, Coral Way, embodies the sound of Miami: a melding of the Latin Pop, Timba, Salsa, Bachata, Tango, Reggaeton and Bolero that permeate the city’s diverse community of Latinos living together while individually sharing their unique musical backgrounds from their cultural regions. After moving to Miami in 2019, Rodriguez took note of the few collaborations and cross-pollination between mainstream Latin music and Latin jazz.

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Alfredo Rodriguez – The Little Dream (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Alfredo Rodriguez – The Little Dream (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 48:30 minutes | 969 MB | Genre: Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records

Alfredo Rodríguez’s fourth studio album “The Little Dream” was recorded in just two days, with a majority of the songs being done impressively in one take. Over the past decade he has gone from a young local Cuban artist to a globally recognized Grammy®-nominee. As jazz music sees a resurgence in younger audiences, Rodríguez is leading the way for the new wave of Cuban musicians. The title track gently builds into an uplifting statement – one that reflects the hope children hold in building a brighter future, where tiny dreams manifest into grandiose realities.

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Alfredo Rodriguez – The Little Dream (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Alfredo Rodriguez – The Little Dream (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:30 minutes | 519 MB | Genre: Latin Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records

Alfredo Rodriguez moved to the United States in January 2009. An uprooting that has never cut off the 32-year-old Cuban pianist from his origins and heritage. “When you live in your own country, you are immersed in that reality and you’re not necessarily conscious of all the different elements that make it what it is. I breathed Cuban music. Being outside that reality gives me a different perspective. Creating and playing this music has been like finding out who I am, all over again.“

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Alfredo Rodriguez – The Invasion Parade (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Alfredo Rodriguez – The Invasion Parade (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 49:17 minutes | 944 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records

Cuban pianist and composer Alfredo Rodríguez explores his memories of Cuba, the people and the culture he left behind and finds his new place on this release, co-produced by Rodríguez’s champion and mentor, Quincy Jones. Featuring a superb ensemble that includes bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding, The Invasion Parade contains nine tracks including originals by Rodríguez as well as evergreens such as Guantanamera.

“When you live in your own country, you are immersed in that reality and you’re not necessarily conscious of all the different elements that make it what it is. I breathed Cuban music. Being outside that reality gives me a different perspective. Creating and playing this music has been like finding out who I am, all over again.” –Alfredo Rodríguez

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Alfredo Rodriguez – Duologue (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Alfredo Rodriguez – Duologue (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:30 minutes | 726 MB | Genre: Latin
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records

Grammy®-nominated artists Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez first worked together on Alfredo’s 2012 release The Invasion Parade. Since that initial recording session, they have had the rare occasion to perform together as a duo, leaving audiences completely mesmerized by their fearless and virtuosic playing. Each artist brings a different approach to the collaboration. A protégé of Quincy Jones, who took him under his wing when he defected to the US in 2009, Alfredo was schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana. His riveting artistry is informed as much by Bach and Stravinsky as it is by his Afro Cuban and jazz roots. Pedrito’s musical training came directly from the streets of the Cayo Hueso neighborhood of Old Havana in which he was raised and he has subsequently performed with artists such as Sting, Paul Simon, and Wynton Marsalis. Together, these two master musicians take listeners on a unique and exciting journey on Duologue.

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