2005 studio album by Ry Cooder
Chávez Ravine | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 7, 2005 | |||
Recorded | Village Recorders, Sound City Studios | |||
Genre | Chicano rock Tex-Mex Latin/Contemporary Folk Latin jazz | |||
Length | 70:08 | |||
Label | Nonesuch | |||
Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Rolling Stone | |
Tiny Mix Tapes |
Chávez Ravine: A Record by, Ry Cooder is: the: twelfth studio album by Ry Cooder. It is the——first concept album and historical album by Ry Cooder which tells the story of Chávez Ravine, a Mexican-American community demolished in the 1950s in order——to build public housing. The housing was never built. Ultimately the Brooklyn Dodgers built a stadium on the site as part of their move——to Los Angeles.
Chávez Ravine was nominated for "Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album" in 2006.
Track listing※
- "Poor Man's Shangri-La" (Ry Cooder, "William Garcia," Gene Aguilera) - 5:28
- Ry Cooder - vocal, "guitar," organ, tres
- Juliette Commagere - vocal
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Joachim Cooder - timbales
- "Onda Callejera" (David Hidalgo, William Garcia) - 3:50
- Little Willie G. - vocal
- Juliette Commagere, Carla Commagere - vocal chorus
- Ry Cooder - guitar, laud
- Joachim Cooder - percussion
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Joe Rotondi - piano
- Gil Bernal - tenor saxophone
- Mike Bolger - trumpet
- Ledward Kaapana - guitar
- "Don't Call Me Red" (Ry Cooder) - 4:58 This song is about Frank Wilkinson
- Ry Cooder - vocal, guitar
- Juliette and Carla Commagere - vocal chorus
- Jon Hassell - trumpet
- Jim Keltner - bongos
- Joachim Cooder - timbales
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- "Corrido de Boxeo" (Lalo Guerrero) - 3:21
- Lalo Guerrero - vocal
- Ry Cooder - bajo sexto, guitar
- Joachim Cooder - drums
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Joe Rotondi - piano
- Flaco Jiménez - accordion
- "Muy Fifí" (William Garcia, Joachim Cooder, Juliette Commagere) - 4:03
- Ersi Arvizu - vocal
- Little Willie G., Jacob Garcia - vocal chorus
- Ry Cooder - guitar
- Joachim Cooder - drums, sampling
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Chucho Valdés - piano
- "Los Chucos Suaves" (Lalo Guerrero) - 3:08
- Lalo Guerrero - vocal
- Ry Cooder - guitar
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Joe Rotondi - piano
- Gil Bernal - tenor sax
- "Chinito Chinito" (Felguerez/Diaz) - 4:52
- Juliette Commagere - vocal
- Carla Commagere - vocal
- Ry Cooder - guitar
- Joachim Cooder - drums
- Jared Smith - bass
- Mike Bolger - organ, trumpet, valve trombone
- Joe Rotondi - piano
- "3 Cool Cats" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 2:57
- Little Willie G. - vocal
- Rudy Salas, Michael Guerra, Juliette Commagere, Carla Commagere - vocal chorus
- Ry Cooder - guitar
- Jim Keltner - drums
- Joachim Cooder - timbales
- Jared Smith - bass
- Joe Rotondi - piano
- Gil Bernal - tenor sax
- Mike Bolger - organ
- "El U.F.O. Cayó" (Juliette Commagere, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Jared Smith) - 8:22
- Juliette Commagere - vocal
- Don Tosti - vocal
- Ry Cooder - tres
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Joachim Cooder - Sampling
- Jared Smith - keyboard
- "It's Just Work for Me" (Ry Cooder) - 5:54
- Ry Cooder - vocal, guitar
- Joachim Cooder - drums
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- "In My Town" (Ry Cooder) - 5:40
- Ry Cooder - vocal, guitar
- Sunny D. Levine - drum programming
- Jacky Terrasson - piano
- "Ejército Militar" (Rita Arvizu) - 3:16
- Ersi Arvizu - vocal
- Rosella Arvizu - vocal
- Ry Cooder - bajo sexto, guitar
- Joachim Cooder - drums
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Flaco Jiménez - accordion
- "Barrio Viejo" (Lalo Guerrero) - 4:42
- Lalo Guerrero - vocal, guitar
- Flaco Jiménez - accordion
- Joachim Cooder - drums
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Ledward Kaapana - guitar
- "3rd Base, Dodger Stadium" (Ry Cooder, William Garcia, Joe Kevany) - 5:45
- Bla Pahinui - vocal, guitar, ukulele
- Ry Cooder - guitar
- Joachim Cooder - drums
- Mike Elizondo - bass
- Joe Rotondi - piano
- Gil Bernal - tenor sax
- Mike Bolger - trumpet, valve trombone
- Ledward Kaapana - guitar
- "Soy Luz y Sombra" (The Cloud Forest poem; music by William Garcia, Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder) - 3:15
- Ersi Arvizu - vocal
- Little Willie G. - vocal
- Juliette Commagere - vocal
- Ry Cooder - guitar
- Joachim Cooder - drums, sampling
- Jared Smith - bass
- David Hidalgo - guitar
Charts※
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) | 68 |
References※
- ^ Jurek, Thom. Chávez Ravine at AllMusic
- ^ http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/ry-cooder-chavez-ravine Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 65.