2010 studio album by Arturo Sandoval
A Time for Love is a
studio album by Cuban performer
Arturo Sandoval . It was released by
Concord Records on May 11, 2010. The album was produced by
Jorge Calandrelli and
Gregg Field and features collaborations by
Chris Botti ,
Kenny Barron and
Monica Mancini .
Composition
The album includes a collection of classical pieces, standards, and ballads written by several writers such as
Gabriel Fauré ,
Johnny Mandel ,
Johnny Mercer ,
Ogden Nash ,
Kurt Weill , Bruno Brighetti,
Bruno Martino ,
Maurice Ravel ,
George Gershwin ,
Ira Gershwin ,
DuBose Heyward ,
Marty Panzer ,
Ástor Piazzolla ,
Charlie Chaplin ,
Geoffrey Parsons ,
James Phillips ,
Sammy Cahn ,
Jimmy Van Heusen ,
Otto Harbach ,
Jerome Kern ,
Alan Bergman ,
Marilyn Bergman ,
Michel Legrand and
Cole Porter .
[1] Sandoval originally wanted to record and release the album by himself, until pianist
Shelly Berg brought him to Gregg Field, of Concord Records, who brought in
Grammy Award -winning arranger Jorge Calandrelli. They co-produced while Calandrelli arranged eight of the nine string charts, Berg arranged the rest and brought in his trio to back up Sandoval. Sandoval mentioned that his two greatest inspirations for this album were trumpeter
Bobby Hackett 's playing with the Jackie Gleason Orchestra, and the album
Clifford Brown with Strings .
[2]
Reception
The critical reception for the album has been extremely positive. Dan Oullette of
Billboard magazine named the album "a gem" and the zenith of Sandoval's 20-plus-year recording career. He also praised the performer's expanded repertoire, especially for the selection of the songs "Oblivion", with the collaboration from Monica Mancini, and "
Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte ", with Chris Botti.
[3] While reviewing the album, Thom Jurek of
Allmusic said: "It's tempting to call A Time for Love Sandoval's masterpiece, but that is based on the sharp contrast with virtually everything else in his catalog; only time will reveal whether or not it is." Jurek also pointed out the emotional depth of the performer, and also named "stellar" the collaborations with
Kenny Barron and
Shelly Berg .
[2] At the
11th Latin Grammy Awards , the album earned the accolade for Best Instrumental Album and won
Jorge Calandrelli and
Gregg Field the award for
Producer of the Year .
[4]
[5] A Time for Love also received a nomination for Best Engineered Album, for Gregg Field and Don Murray (engineers), and
Michael Bishop (mastering engineer).
[5]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
Après un Rêve (After a Dream) "
Gabriel Fauré 5:09 2. "
Emily "
Johnny Mandel ,
Johnny Mercer 4:25 3. "
Speak Low "
Ogden Nash ,
Kurt Weill 4:37 4. "
Estate " Bruno Brighetti,
Bruno Martino 4:00 5. "A Time for Love" Mandel 5:06 6. "
Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) " (featuring
Chris Botti )
Maurice Ravel 5:14 7. "
I Loves You Porgy "
George Gershwin ,
Ira Gershwin ,
DuBose Heyward 5:15 8. "Oblivion (How to Say Goodbye)" (featuring
Monica Mancini )
Gregg Field , Marty Panzer,
Ástor Piazzolla 5:26 9. "
Pavane " Fauré 4:52 10. "
Smile "
Charlie Chaplin ,
Geoffrey Parsons ,
James Phillips 4:02 11. "
All the Way "
Sammy Cahn ,
Jimmy Van Heusen 4:05 12. "
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes "
Otto Harbach ,
Jerome Kern 4:24 13. "
Windmills of Your Mind " (featuring
Shelly Berg )
Alan Bergman ,
Marilyn Bergman ,
Michel Legrand 4:24 14. "
Every Time We Say Goodbye " (featuring
Kenny Barron )
Cole Porter 5:54
Personnel
Musicians
Arturo Sandoval – trumpet,
flugelhorn , vocals (4, 10), arrangements (13)
Shelly Berg – grand piano (1-13), arrangements (3, 7, 13), rhythm arrangements (4, 5, 10, 12)
Kenny Barron – grand piano (14)
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Gregg Field – drums, percussion
Chris Botti – trumpet (6)
Jorge Calandrelli – arrangements (1, 6, 9), string arrangements (3, 7, 13)
Mark Joggerst – arrangements (14)
Monica Mancini – vocals (8)
String Section
Jorge Calandrelli – conductor
Bruce Dukov – concertmaster
Christine Ermacoff, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Trevor Handy and Dennis Karmazin – cello
Alma Fernandez, Keith Greene, Darren McCann and Harry Shirinian – viola
Charlie Bisharat , Darius Campo, Kevin Connolly, David Ewart, Tamara Hatwan, Tiffany Yi Hu, Razdan Kuyumijian, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Liane Mautner, Robin Olson and Searmi Park – violin
Production
John Burk – executive producer
Gregg Field – producer, recording, mixing,
Pro Tools editing
Jorge Calandrelli – producer (1-13)
Ralf Kemper – producer (14)
Don Murray – recording
Waldy Dominguez – additional recording
Gerrit Kinkel – additional recording
Steve Genewick – assistant engineer, additional mixing
Milton Gutierrez – assistant engineer
Michael Bishop – additional mixing, mastering
Seth Presant – additional mixing
Phil Ramone – additional mixing
Five/Four Productions, Ltd. (Shaker, Ohio) – mastering location
Mary Hogan – A&R
Larissa Collins – art direction
Albert J. Roman – package design
Manny Iriarte – photography
David Ritz – liner notes
Jorge Pinos – management
Chart performance
References
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"A Time for Love – Arturo Sandoval" .
Allmusic .
Rovi Corporation . Retrieved January 7, 2011 .
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b
c Jurek, Thom.
"A Time for Love – Arturo Sandoval" . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 3, 2011 .
^
a
b Oullette, Dan (April 30, 2010).
"Arturo Sandoval, "A Time for Love" " .
Billboard .
Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2011 .
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"The Latin Recording Academy – Nominees" . The Latin Recording Academy. Archived from
the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2011 .
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b
"The Latin Recording Academy – Nominees" . The Latin Recording Academy. Archived from
the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved January 7, 2011 .
^
"Arturo Sandoval Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved February 7, 2014.
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