Graciela
Graciela | |
|---|---|
Havana, Cuba | |
| Died | April 7, 2010 (aged 94) New York City |
| Genres | Latin jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1934–2010 |
Felipa Graciela Pérez y Gutiérrez (August 23, 1915 – April 7, 2010),[1] known by the mononym Graciela, was a Cuban singer of Cuban music and Latin jazz.[2]
Biography
Graciela was born in
Afro-Cuban Jazz) in the orchestra Machito and the Afro-Cubans
.
She was summoned to
Catskills Mountains
, for more than twenty years.
They recorded albums in which her best-known recordings include "Esta es Graciela", "Íntimo y Sentimental" and "Esa Soy Yo, Yo Soy Así".[4] In 2006, she was honored with the Latin Jazz USA Chico O'Farrill Lifetime Achievement Award. When she died in New York in 2010 at the age of 94, she was considered "The First Lady of Latin Jazz."[5][6]
Death
Felipa Graciela Pérez y Gutiérrez died at the age of 94 at New York Cornell-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City at 7:58 am, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. She had
pulmonary failure.[1]
She was cremated as per her wishes.
Discography
- 1952 - Arthur Murray mambo - ¿Dónde estabas tú? - Graciela con Machito y su Orquesta Afro-Cubana
- 1961 - Machito at the Crescendo - Machito & His Famous Orchestra, featuring Graciela
- 1962 - World's Greatest Latin Band - Machito & His Famous Orchestra, featuring Graciela
- 1963 - Esta es Graciela - Graciela con Machito y su Orquesta
- 1965 - Íntimo y sentimental - Graciela con Machito y su Orquesta
- 1972 - Eso soy yo, Yo soy así - Graciela
- 1976 - La Botánica - Graciela y Mario
- 1999 - Sí sí no no - Graciela y Mike Young
- 2000 - Cubop City - Graciela con Machito and his Afro-Cubans, Howard McGhee, Brew Moore, Flip Phillips
- 2004 - Inolvidable - Candido & Graciela
References
- ^ a b Thedeadrockstarsclub.com Accessed April 2010
- ^ Los Angeles Times obituary, April 13, 2010; page AA7
- ^ Jon Lusk (May 21, 2010). "Graciela Perez-Gutierrez: Singer who helped pave the way for the fusion of Latin and jazz". The Independent.
- The Associated Press. April 7, 2010. Archived from the originalon April 13, 2010.
- ^ Urban Jibaro (April 8, 2010). "Graciela Grillo-Perez, The First Lady Of Latin Jazz Passes Away". www.sofritoforyoursoul.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019.
- ^ Staff, T. N. J. (May 27, 2010). "Afro-Latin Jazz: The legacy of Graciela Grillo-Perez". The Network Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2022.