| Bolivia | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | December 13, 1990-January 14, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Music Master Records | |||
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Bolivia is an album by the American trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, released on the Music Master label in 1991. [1] [2] It features performances by Hubbard, Ralph Moore, Vincent Herring, Cedar Walton, David Williams, and Billy Higgins.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [4] |
The Los Angeles Times wrote that the title track "sashays back and forth between a undulating Latin feeling and a driving swing section." [4]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states that "overall the music is satisfying enough to make this a recommended disc to fans of the modern mainstream." [3]
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Several of his compositions have become jazz standards, including "Mosaic", "Bolivia", "Holy Land", "Mode for Joe" and "Ugetsu/Fantasy in D".
Vincent Dwyne Herring is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of his career, he now frequently performs around the world with his own groups and is heavily involved in jazz education.
Ralph Moore is an English jazz saxophonist.
Hub Cap is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and was released on the Blue Note label in 1961 as BLP 4073 and BST 84073. It features performances by Hubbard, Julian Priester, Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Larry Ridley and Philly Joe Jones.
Here to Stay is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded on December 27, 1962, but not released on the Blue Note label until 1976 as BN-LA 496-2. It features performances by Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Reggie Workman, Philly Joe Jones, and Wayne Shorter.
The Body & the Soul is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded in 1963 as his second and last release on the Impulse! label. It features performances by Hubbard with an orchestra and string section, and with a septet featuring Curtis Fuller, Eric Dolphy, Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Reggie Workman and Louis Hayes.
Round Midnight is a soundtrack album by Herbie Hancock featuring music recorded for Bertrand Tavernier's film Round Midnight released in 1986 on Columbia Records. The album features performances by Hancock, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Tony Williams, vocalist Bobby McFerrin, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, bassist Pierre Michelot, drummer Billy Higgins, guitarist John McLaughlin, trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, vocalist Lonette McKee, and pianist Cedar Walton, most of whom appear in the film. It won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score in 1986, beating Ennio Morricone's The Mission and Jerry Goldsmith's Hoosiers, among others. Additional music recorded during the making of the film was released under Dexter Gordon's name as The Other Side of Round Midnight (1986).
Life Fight is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, recorded in January 1987 and released on the Blue Note label. It features performances by Hubbard, Larry Willis, Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, and Ralph Moore.
MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon is an album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded in August 1994 and January 1995 and released on the MusicMasters label. It features performances by Hubbard, Javon Jackson, Vincent Herring, Gary Smulyan, Stephen Scott, Peter Washington and Carl Allen. The album combines Hubbard's tributes to jazz legends with compositions by John Coltrane, Charles Lloyd, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis as well as Cannonball Adderley.
At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles is a live album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded in October 1991 and released on the Starburst label in 2000. It features performances by Hubbard, Ronnie Mathews, Don Braden, Jeff Chambers and Ralph Penland.
The Other Side of Round Midnight is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded in 1985 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was recorded during the making of Bertrand Tavernier's 1986 film Round Midnight, and it consists of tracks that were not included in the Academy Award-winning soundtrack album for the film. The album features the last recordings released under Gordon's name, produced and arranged by Herbie Hancock.
David "Happy" Williams, is a US-based Trinidadian jazz double-bassist, who was a long-time member of Cedar Walton's group. Williams has also worked with many other notable musicians, including Woody Shaw, Bobby Hutcherson, Stan Getz, Kenny Barron, Duke Jordan, Monty Alexander, Frank Morgan, Hank Jones, Charles McPherson, Larry Willis, George Cables, Abdullah Ibrahim, David "Fathead" Newman, Sonny Fortune, John Hicks, Louis Hayes, Jackie McLean, Clifford Jordan, Abbey Lincoln, Ernestine Anderson, and Kathleen Battle.
Generation is an album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Prestige label.
Billy Higgins Quintet is an album by American jazz drummer Billy Higgins recorded in 1993 and released on the Sweet Basil label.
Eastern Rebellion 4 is an album by Eastern Rebellion led by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1983 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.
One Flight Down is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 2006 and released on the Highnote label.
Composer is an album by pianist Cedar Walton which was recorded in 1996 and released on the Astor Place label.
Mosaic is an album by Eastern Rebellion, led by pianist Cedar Walton, recorded in 1990 and released by the MusicMasters label in 1992.
"Bolivia" is a jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Cedar Walton. It is regarded as his best-known composition.
