Chavez Ravine -ry Cooder
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A rare solo outing from Ry Cooder, but don't expect the conventional 'twelve unrelated songs' schtick that constitutes an album these days. For "Chavez Ravine" is a concept album about the eponymous area near Los Angeles that was torn down in the 1950s by developers to make way for the Dodgers Stadium. The attraction of this neighbourhood for Cooder is obviously its largely Hispanic population, which is explicitly echoed in the music that tells the story. Linking his past solo work with his famed Buena Vista Social Club projects, Cooder delivers his story amidst lazy Cuban percussion, rolling piano, mariachi horns and of course, his understated guitar playing. Of course there are still surprises; the schizophrenia of "Don't Call Me Red"; half ballad, half frenetic percussion and television narration being the biggest and best. With a large cast of vocal talents, including the legendary Little Willie G of The Midniter's, and Cooder's own contributions (which end up sounding not unlike Steely Dan fronted by John Sebastian), the album as a whole is extremely effective and succeeds in every department, evoking the kind of atmosphere aimed for. Ry Cooder - Chavez Ravine Label: Nonesuch - 7559-79877-2, Perro Verde - 7559-79877-2 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released: 2005 Genre: Latin, Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk, Latin Jazz, Folk Rock 1 Poor Man's Shangri-La Written-By - Gene Aguilera, Ry Cooder, William Garcia 5:28 2 Onda Callejera Written-By - David Hidalgo, William Garcia 3:51 3 Don't Call Me Red Written-By - Ry Cooder 4:58 4 Corrido De Boxeo Written-By - Lalo Guerrero 3:21 5 Muy Fifi Written-By - Joachim Cooder, Juliette Commagere, William Garcia 4:03 6 Los Chucos Suaves Written-By - Lalo Guerrero 3:10 7 Chinito Chinito Written-By - Diaz*, Felguerez* 4:52 8 3 Cool Cats Written-By - Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller* 3:14 9 El U.F.O. Cayo Written-By - Ry Cooder 8:21 10 It's Just Work For Me Written-By - Ry Cooder 5:58 11 In My Town Written-By - Ry Cooder 5:41 12 Ejercito Militar Written-By - Rita Arvizu 3:16 13 Barrio Viejo Written-By - Lalo Guerrero 4:42 14 3rd Base, Dodger Stadium Written-By - Joe Kevany, Ry Cooder, William Garcia 5:51 15 Soy Luz Y Sombra Music By - Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, William Garcia 3:23
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