The Concert for García Lorca

The Concert for García Lorca
Live album by Ben Sidran
Released	1999
Recorded	June 18, 1998 Huerta de San Vicente in Granada, Spain.
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:50
Label	Go Jazz go 6033
Ben Sidran chronology
Live at Celebrity Lounge (1998) The Concert for García Lorca (1998) Walk Pretty: The Music of Alec Wilder (2002)

The Concert for García Lorca is an album by pianist Ben Sidran featuring performances recorded in 1998 at the home of Federico García Lorca using his piano on the 100th anniversay of his birth and released on the Go Jazz label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

The Allmusic review states "This is not only a fitting tribute to Federico García Lorca, but it is also a shining, truly original portrait of a very literate jazzman who has plenty of tricks and wonders up his sleeve, more than three decades after he began. Highly recommended if you can find it".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ben Sidran featuring text by Federico García Lorca except as indicated

1. "On Defeating Death/Absent Soul" - 11:37
2. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:02
3. "On Duende" - 10:30
4. "Cante Jondo and the Blues" - 11:49
5. "New Gypsy Ballads: Whisper Not/Lover Man" (Benny Golson/Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman) - 6:18
6. "Look Here" (Mose Allison) - 3:34
7. "Poet in New York/Freedom Jazz Dance" (García Lorca, Sidran/Eddie Harris) - 8:37
8. "For Margarita Xirgu" - 8:29

Personnel

• Ben Sidran - piano, vocals
• Bobby Martínez - tenor saxophone
• Manuel Calleja - bass
• Leo Sidran - drums

References

1. Ben Sidran discography accessed November 13, 2015
2. Sudo, K., Spiral Quest album entry, accessed November 13, 2015
3. Jurek, Thom. The Concert for García Lorca – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2015.