Piano Concerto, Suite & Caribe

While certainly not jazz, his conerto certainly does have jazz elements. Like George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Camilo combines his knowledge of jazz and classical arrangingto produce a masterpiece. The first movement of his conerto primarily derives from his jazz tune Yarey which he recorded with his trio on his first record with Sony. The later two movements are based off of two of his jazz tunes from his prestigious album "Rendezvous." The middle movement is based off Remembrance,  a beautiful ballad played in trio which turns even more romantic and dramatic played by an orchestra. The final movement is based of his funky Blacky, which becomes an epic Allegro movement played by the orchestra. One may notice from these first three tracks that Camilo uses almost all the same tricks in his classical arrangements as he might use while improvising in trio.

His suite, much like his concerto, combine modern jazz elements with classical arranging. The "solo" Camilo plays on Tropical Jam is the same solo he played on his "Rendezvous" album. Tango for Ten is not taken from any prior tune Camilo composed before hand and is the most classical piece on the album. In Love ( a piece recorded on his album "On Fire") is an arrangement much like the second movement of his concerto (beginning off as a ballad played in trio which Camilo the evolved for classical orchestra). Journey -- a tune from his album "On the Other Hand" -- conlcude his suite with a bang.  Caribe, the only (Latin) jazz tune on the album, is played by Camio solo piano. He would play this piece as an encore for many concerts to come in the later years.

Personnel
Michel Camilo - Piano

Leonard Slatkin - Conductor

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Track Listing
1. Concerto for Piano & Orchestra: I. Religiosamente - Allegretto - Allegro 2. Concerto for Piano & Orchestra: II. Andante 3. Concerto for Piano & Orchestra: III. Allegro 4. Suite for Piano, Strings & Harp: I. Tropical Jam 5. Suite for Piano, Strings & Harp: II. Tango For Ten 6. Suite for Piano, Strings & Harp: III. In Love 7. Suite for Piano, Strings & Harp: IV. Journey 8. Caribe (Improvisation for Solo Piano)