Arturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra: Final Night at Birdland (2013)

By JACK BOWERS, On June 26, 2011, Arturo O'Farrill and the Chico O'Farrill Chico O'Farrill 1921 - 2001 composer/conductor Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra ended a fifteen-year run at New York City's Birdland, and—to our good fortune—had the foresight to record that very special event for everyone to hear and appreciate. The orchestra's scion, the great Chico O'Farrill, was still living when the ensemble made its debut at Birdland 1997. When he passed away four years later, son Arturo took the reins, guiding the orchestra for more than thirteen years through its regular Sunday...