''La Tierra del Fuego'' is the second album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Campbell, recorded in 1993 and released on the Delmark label.
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The album reflects Roy's interest in World music. "I wanted more of a Latin and Third World sound than I had on ''
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''" says Campbell.Original Liner Notes by Robert Hicks The title cut is a suite in three sections dedicate to the innovative musicians of the '60s,
John Coltrane
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Sun Ra
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Cecil Taylor
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Eric Dolphy
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, among others. On the tune "Booker's Lament" Roy pays homage to trumpeter
Booker Little
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Max Roach
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''. "He had textures, colors and voicings that were revolutionary for the '60s" says Campbell, citing Little's '' Out Front'' as a seminal trumpet recording.
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Alex Henderson, in his review for
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claims "In Spanish, ''La Tierra del Fuego'' means The Land of Fire, and Campbell brings plenty of fire and passion to this consistently inspired CD." ''
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'' states that "is an intermittenly exciting stew of traditions and new ideas, with nods to
Booker Little
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and various threads of Afro-Cuban jazz and the hottest modal bands of the 1960s."
Track listing
:''All compositions by Roy Campbell except as indicated''
# "Jahne's Waltz" - 5:49
# "Booker's Lament" - 8:35
# "Straight On Up Straight On Down"- 6:14
# "Charmaine" - 8:42
# "La Tierra del Fuego Suite" - 17:18
# "Losaida" - 10:04
# "The Sermon" (Ricardo Strobert) - 5:25
trumpet
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flugelhorn
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tenor sax
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alto sax
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flute
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piano
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Reggie Nicholson
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drums
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percussion
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bass sax
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trombone
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