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On the Grammys 2013 edition, my favorite in the category of Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album is unquestionably Arturo Sandoval\u2019s<\/a> \u201cDear Diz\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Cuban trumpeter should earn his 9th Grammy (includes Latin Grammy awards) as his tribute to his friend and mentor is one of the best Jazz productions I\u2019ve listened.<\/p>\n

\u201cDear Diz\u201d Another Arturo Sandoval Gem<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s well known that Dizzy Gillespie was the one who help orchestrate Arturo Sandoval\u2019s defection from Cuba in July 1990. He had been his musical idol and then mentor since they met in Havana in 1977. In that encounter, Sandoval pretended to be a taxi driver to meet and drive his idol. Later during Dizzy’s visit to Cuba, Arturo Sandoval revealed to Dizzy as a trumpet player going onstage to perform with him.<\/p>\n

\"Arturo<\/a>
Arturo Sandoval at the recording studio. “Dear Diz” should earn him his 9th Grammy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the song \u201cEvery Day I Think About You\u201d, which Arturo Sandoval wrote, performed, and sang, he clearly displays the emotion of dedicating this song and album to his friend. Dizzy helped change his musical career and his life. You can actually feel in the song how much this album means for Arturo Sandoval.<\/p>\n

Sandoval\u2019s collection of the great late Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie is a well produced and performed big band Jazz album. The album collects some of the best compositions of Dizzy Gillespie. It has the backing of an excellent cast of musicians and arrangers, including Sandoval himself.<\/p>\n

“Dear Diz” My Favorite for Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album<\/h3>\n

Although I admit to be biased towards the Latin musician in this category, I truly believe that Sandoval\u2019s \u201cDear Diz\u201d is a superior album over the other two nominees;
\n1. Gil Evans Project\u2019s \u201cCentenial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans\u201d
\n2. Bob Mintzer Big Band\u2019s \u201cFor The Moment\u201d<\/p>\n

The quality of music, performance, and production of \u201cDear Diz\u201d only\u00a0comes around once in a few years. Arturo Sandoval already carried a Latin Grammy with this album. In my opinion, he should also carry the Grammy in Sunday\u2019s edition of the Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n

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On the Grammys 2013 edition, my favorite in the category of Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album is unquestionably Arturo Sandoval\u2019s \u201cDear Diz\u201d. The Cuban trumpeter should earn his 9th Grammy (includes Latin Grammy awards) as his tribute to his friend and mentor is one of the best Jazz productions I\u2019ve listened. \u201cDear Diz\u201d Another Arturo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[3],"tags":[559,454,92,149],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nGrammy 2013: Arturo Sandoval for Best Big Band Jazz - Latino Music Cafe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On the Grammys 2013 edition, my favorite in the category of Best Jazz Large Ensemble Album is unquestionably Arturo Sandoval\u2019s \u201cDear Diz\u201d.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2013\/02\/05\/grammy-2013-arturo-sandoval-for-best-big-band-jazz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Grammy 2013: Arturo Sandoval for Best Big Band Jazz - 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