A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval album)
| A Time for Love | ||||
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| Released | May 11, 2010 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
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Latin Jazz | ||||
| Length | 68:04 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Jorge Calandrelli
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| Arturo Sandoval chronology | ||||
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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
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Composition
The album includes a collection of classical pieces, standards, and ballads written by several writers such as
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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
Allmusic |   [2] |
| Billboard | positive[3] |
The critical reception for the album has been extremely positive. Dan Oullette of
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " 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
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US | 18 |
References
- Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ^ a 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.
- ^ "The Latin Recording Academy – Nominees". The Latin Recording Academy. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ^ a 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.
