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Album · 1998

Central Avenue

by Danilo Pérez

Released
8 September 1998
Label
Impulse!
Catalogue no.
IMP 12812
Tracklist
10 tracks
Length
51:22
Country
FR

“Central Avenue” is an album by Danilo Pérez, released in 1998 on Impulse!. The original release has 10 tracks with a running time of 51:22. Jazz standards on the record include “Impressions”, “Lush Life” and “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”. The line-up features Danilo Pérez (arranger, piano), John Patitucci (bass), Jeffrey “Tain” Watts (drums (drum set)), Jeff Ballard (drums (drum set)) and John Benitez (bass).

Who played on Central Avenue

  • Danilo Pérez arranger, piano all tracks
  • John Patitucci bass on 8 tracks
  • Jeffrey “Tain” Watts drums (drum set) on 6 tracks
  • Jeff Ballard drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
  • John Benitez bass on 2 tracks
  • Luciana Souza vocals on 2 tracks
  • Pernell Saturnino claves, congas, güiro, shekere on 2 tracks
  • Aquiles Báez cuatro on 1 track
  • Miguel "Angá" Díaz percussion on 1 track
  • Raul Vital vocals on 1 track
  • Ray Spiegel tabla on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 Blues for the Saints 6:09
  2. 2 Impromptu (Conversations) 5:38
  3. 3 Lush Life standard — Billy Strayhorn 5:47
  4. 4 Rhythm in Blue Suite: Playground 2:46
  5. 5 Rhythm in Blue Suite: Sideways 5:32
  6. 6 Rhythm in Blue Suite: Love in 5 5:26
  7. 7 Impressions standard — John Coltrane 5:53
  8. 8 Cosa Linda 5:12
  9. 9 Panama Blues 4:16
  10. 10 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes standard — Jerome Kern 4:43

Production

  • Al Schmitt engineer, mix
  • Ken Ross engineer
  • Koji Egawa mix

More albums by Danilo Pérez

Danilo Pérez 1993 · Novus The Journey 1994 · Novus PanaMonk 1996 · impulse! Motherland 2000 · Verve …Till Then 2003 · Verve Across the Crystal Sea 2008 Providencia 2010 · Mack Avenue Records Panama 500 2014 · Mack Avenue Records Children of the Light 2015 · Mack Avenue Crisálida 2022 · Mack Avenue Music Group Lumen 2024 · Prophone Records
Live at the Jazz Showcase 2005 · Live

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Central Avenue?

The line-up of Central Avenue includes Danilo Pérez (arranger, piano), John Patitucci (bass), Jeffrey “Tain” Watts (drums (drum set)), Jeff Ballard (drums (drum set)), John Benitez (bass), Luciana Souza (vocals), Pernell Saturnino (claves, congas) and Aquiles Báez (cuatro).

Which label released Central Avenue?

Central Avenue was released in 1998 on Impulse! (IMP 12812).

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