Alexander "Al" Gafa (born April 9, 1941, New York City) is an American jazz guitarist.
Gafa worked extensively as a session musician for recordings in the mid and late 1960s in New York. In jazz he worked in that decade with Kai Winding, Michel Legrand, Sam Donahue, Duke Pearson, and Carmen McRae. He worked with McRae until 1971, then played in the 1970s with Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Longo, and Yusef Lateef. Gafa put together his own small groups in the decade; his sidemen included Kenny Barron, Ben Brown, Al Foster, Steve LaSpina, Andy LaVerne, Dave Shapiro, and Richard Wyands. He worked with Johnny Hartman from 1978 to 1982 and in the early 1980s with Susannah McCorkle and Joe Albany, Sammy Davis Jr., Sylvia Syms, Morgana King, Shirley Horn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gafa
Gafa worked extensively as a session musician for recordings in the mid and late 1960s in New York. In jazz he worked in that decade with Kai Winding, Michel Legrand, Sam Donahue, Duke Pearson, and Carmen McRae. He worked with McRae until 1971, then played in the 1970s with Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Longo, and Yusef Lateef. Gafa put together his own small groups in the decade; his sidemen included Kenny Barron, Ben Brown, Al Foster, Steve LaSpina, Andy LaVerne, Dave Shapiro, and Richard Wyands. He worked with Johnny Hartman from 1978 to 1982 and in the early 1980s with Susannah McCorkle and Joe Albany, Sammy Davis Jr., Sylvia Syms, Morgana King, Shirley Horn.
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Alexander "Al" Gafa (nacido el 9 de abril de 1941 en Nueva York) es un guitarrista de jazz estadounidense.
Gafa trabajó mucho como músico de sesión para grabaciones a mediados y finales de los años 60 en Nueva York. En el ámbito del jazz, trabajó en esa década con Kai Winding, Michel Legrand, Sam Donahue, Duke Pearson y Carmen McRae. Trabajó con McRae hasta 1971, y luego tocó en los años 70 con Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Longo y Yusef Lateef. Gafa formó sus propios grupos pequeños en esa década; entre sus acompañantes estaban Kenny Barron, Ben Brown, Al Foster, Steve LaSpina, Andy LaVerne, Dave Shapiro y Richard Wyands. Trabajó con Johnny Hartman de 1978 a 1982 y a principios de los años 80 con Susannah McCorkle y Joe Albany, Sammy Davis Jr, Sylvia Syms, Morgana King, Shirley Horn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gafa
Gafa trabajó mucho como músico de sesión para grabaciones a mediados y finales de los años 60 en Nueva York. En el ámbito del jazz, trabajó en esa década con Kai Winding, Michel Legrand, Sam Donahue, Duke Pearson y Carmen McRae. Trabajó con McRae hasta 1971, y luego tocó en los años 70 con Dizzy Gillespie, Mike Longo y Yusef Lateef. Gafa formó sus propios grupos pequeños en esa década; entre sus acompañantes estaban Kenny Barron, Ben Brown, Al Foster, Steve LaSpina, Andy LaVerne, Dave Shapiro y Richard Wyands. Trabajó con Johnny Hartman de 1978 a 1982 y a principios de los años 80 con Susannah McCorkle y Joe Albany, Sammy Davis Jr, Sylvia Syms, Morgana King, Shirley Horn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gafa
Tracklist
A1 Barcelona 7:35
A2 Abre Alas 8:20
A3 Land Of The Living Dead 6:45
B1 Sometime You Win, Sometime You Lose 8:25
B2 Affirmation 8:08
B3 Con Alma 5:46
Credits
Bass – Ben Brown (2)
Drums – Al Foster
Engineer – Bill Simpson (6)
Guitar – Al Gafa
Percussion – Azzedin Weston
Piano – Kenny Barron
Producer – Norman Granz
Recorded April 8, 1976 at RCA, New York
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