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2000 documentary directed by Fernando Trueba. This vibrant music documentary offers an incredible behind-the-scenes glimpse into the lives of Grammy Award winner Tito Puente and some of the greatest Latin Jazz artists of our time! Fernando Trueba presents his love affair with Latin jazz, his camera following 13 giants into the studio. Trueba drapes walls with single colors - red for Jerry González and the Fort Apache band, white for Tito Puente; his camera is close to faces, instruments, hands, and feet; bands' colors contrast with walls or their leader's clothes. Chucho Valdés does a pyrotechnic solo then joins his aged father
Bebo for a subdued duet. Puntilla Ríos takes us to Africa, Chano
Domínguez to a marriage of jazz and Flamenco, and Eliane Elias, her
shoe-less foot on the pedal, to gorgeous and muscular elegance. With
Paquito, Cachao, Patato, Chico, Gato, and Michel Camilo, we travel
Calle 54. Extras on the dvd include: Audio commentary with associate
producer and Latin Jazz Historian Nat Chediak (English and Spanish
version), Documentary on the history of Latin Jazz, Musician bios and
discographies, theatrical trailer, Audio track in Spanish or French and
English subtitles. Rated G, 105 minutes.
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