''Funk Tango'' is an album by the
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet?, released through Sunny Side Records in 2007. In 2008, the album won the group the
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...
for
Best Latin Jazz Album.
Track listing
# "Pere" (Ed Simon) – 6:35
# "What About That!" (Mark Walker) – 6:56
# "Revirado" (
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed '' nuevo tango'', incorporating elements fro ...
) – 5:36
# "Contradanza" (
Paquito D'Rivera) – 3:05
# "Milonga 10" (
Fernando Otero
Fernando Otero (born 1 May 1972) is a Grammy-award-winning Argentine pianist, vocalist, and composer.
His first contact with music was receiving vocal lessons from his mother Elsa Marval, an internationally acclaimed singer and actress. He start ...
) – 5:17
# "Final Waltz" (Diego Urcola) – 5:27
# "Funk Tango" (Alon Yavnai) – 7:09
# "Mariela's Dream" (Alain Mallet, Oscar Stagnaro) – 6:48
# "La Yumba-Caravan" (
Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pedro Pugliese (Buenos Aires, December 2, 1905 – July 25, 1995, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine tango musician. He developed dramatic arrangements that retained strong elements of the walking beat of salon tango but also heralded the d ...
, Juan Tizol) – 8:01
# "Como un Bolero" (Paquito D'Rivera) – 4:49
# "Giant Steps" (
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Born and raise ...
) – 5:50
References
{{Authority control
2007 albums
Paquito D'Rivera albums
Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album