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Joseph Carne-Ross
| 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[1][2] | |||
| Length | 70:08 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
| Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 86/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A–[4] |
| The Guardian |  [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Paste | [8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [2] |
| Uncut | 8/10[11] |
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 |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[12] | 68 |
References
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Chávez Ravine at AllMusic
- ^ a b http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/ry-cooder-chavez-ravine Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ^ "Reviews for Chavez Ravine by Ry Cooder". Metacritic. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ A ghostly meditation on the culture of forgetting. [8 Jul 2005, p.68]
- ^ Denselow, Robin (10 June 2005). "Ry Cooder, Chavez Ravine". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Cooder manages to make his work both cynical and idealistic. But most importantly, it's authentic. [12 Jun 2005]
- ^ Conjunto, corrido and jazz emerge from and mingle with R&B and pop as the band follow the story from innocent beginnings to the tragic, bitter end. [Jul 2005, p.98]
- ^ Leven, Jeff (October 22, 2006). "Ry Cooder - Chávez Ravine". Paste. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ A self-contained gem. [Jul 2005, p.112]
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ With Chavez Ravine he has performed another ethnomusicological miracle, opening a can of worms while drawing us deep into the musical heart of a lost community. [Jul 2005, p.90]
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 65.
