Paquito D'Rivera
Biography
Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, since the 1980s, he has established himself as a bandleader in the United States. His smooth saxophone tone and his frequent combination of Latin jazz and classical music have become his trademarks.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Irakere
1978
2
1980
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
1994
Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Volume 1
1984
Havana/New York
1978
A World Within A World
2007
Sinfonías Para Adolescentes
2000
Los Heroes
1999
Remembrances
1998
Mi Tierra
1993
Red On Red
1984
Live At Keystone Korner
1983
La Leyenda De La Hora = The Legend Of The Hour
1981
God Rest Ye Merry, Jazzmen
1981
Chekeré Son
1979
Nueva Visión
1978
4
1976
Master Sessions Volume I
1994
Credited work
1,060 releases · 196 albums · active 1969–2025
- Performance · 2,244
- Other credits · 250
- Production · 73
- Engineering · 11
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Estudios EGREM · Criteria Recording Studios · Right Track Recording · Clinton Recording Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Irakere
- Yo-Yo Ma
- Grupo Irakere
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Astor Piazzolla
- Claudio Roditi
- Paquito D'Rivera Quintet