| Live at the Blue Note | ||||
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| Released | April 18, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Cuban jazz | |||
| Length | 51:27 | |||
| Label | Half Note | |||
| Producer | Jack Kreisberg | |||
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Live at the Blue Note is the title of a live album released by the Cuban jazz ensemble Paquito D'Rivera Quintet (Paquito D'Rivera, Dari Eskenazi, Diego Urcola, and Mark Walker) on April 18, 2000. [1] The album earned the Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2001. [2]
The track listing from Allmusic. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Curumim" | César Camargo Mariano | 8:51 |
| 2. | "Welcome (Dialogue)" | Paquito D'Rivera | 1:11 |
| 3. | "El Cura" | D'Rivera | 8:49 |
| 4. | "Buenos Aires" | Diego Urcola | 9:26 |
| 5. | "Tobago" | Dario Eskenazi | 9:15 |
| 6. | "Como Un Bolero" | D'Rivera | 5:45 |
| 7. | "Centro Havana Intro (Dialogue)" | D'Rivera | 0:57 |
| 8. | "Centro Havana" | D'Rivera | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Estamos Aí" | Mauricio Einhorn | 2:30 |
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