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Bebo De Cuba (Bonus Dvd)

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This is another excellent recording from master Cuban pianist and composer Bebo Valdes. The package includes 2 audio CDs and one DVD. In this two masterpieces for brass band, Latin percussion, and piano, Bebo uses popular Latin rhythms such as mambo, bembe, son, guaracha, guajira, batanga, comparsa, guaguanco, descargas, baladas, and joropo.

His band includes many famous musicians like Raul Agraz (trumpet), John Benitez (bass), Steve Berrios (timbales), Luis Bonilla (trombon), Pablo Calogero (sax), Milton Cardona (congas), Jimmy Delgado (timbales), Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet, sax), Bob Franceschini (sax), Andy Gonzalez (bass), Joe Gonzalez (bongos), Edgardo Miranda (guitar), Michael Philip Mossman (trumpet), Bobby Porcelli (sax), Dafnis Prieto (drums), Douglas Purviance (trombon), Mario Rivera (sax), Juan Pablo Torres (trombon), Diego Urcola (trumpet), Rickard Valdes (timbales), Papo Vasquez (trombon), Ray Vega (trumpet), John Walsh (trumpet).

The DVD in this package is in the PAL format: suitable for some European, Australian, and Latin American countries.

The recent Latin Grammy Award for this recording is very well deserved. Felicitaciones Bebo !!!

This recording was awarded a 2005 Latin Grammy award under the "Latin Jazz" category. Excellent achievement. Well deserved. Felicitaciones Bebo and team !!!

THIS TWO CD, ONE DVD CREATION FROM THEN-86-YEAR-OLD CUBAN PIANIST BEBO VALDES CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A WORK OF ART, A TRUE MASTERPIECE. ONE LISTEN AND YOU WILL BE HOOKED. LISTENING TO IT IS AN EDUCATION IN AFRO-CUBAN, SALSA, CHA CHA, MAMBO, & LATIN PERCUSSION MUSIC. EACH CD IS A SUITE, THE FIRST ONE FOCUSES ON THE BIG BAND MUSIC OF CUBA FROM THE 1950'S, THE SECOND CD FEATURES LATIN JAZZ IN VARIOUS FORMS, ALL PLAYED TO PERFECTION BY SOME OF NY'S BEST LATIN MUSICIANS, MOSTLY BALLADS. I HAVE ALL OF BEBO'S OLD RECORDINGS FROM CUBA (HIS BAND "SABOR DE CUBA" WAS ONE OF THE BEST AND HELPED SHAPE THE SOUND OF CUBAN MUSIC FOR YEARS TO COME): THESE MODERN RECORDINGS GO BACK TO THOSE DAYS AND HE IS IN TOP FORM. THIS MAN TOOK A 30 YEAR HIATUS FROM PLAYING MUSIC, WHAT A SHAME, BECAUSE HE IS STILL AS PROFICIENT NOW AS HE WAS YEARS AGO. FANTASTIC ARRANGEMENTS AND RECORDING. YOU WILL ENJOY THE DVD, BEBO IN NY AS WELL

I have both of them and the DVD, which I bought later, reiterated what I had enjoyed in the CD.

Collector's item. Just beautiful

As good of a Cuban jazz album as any I've heard. The musicians are fantastic and their music really grooves.

Bebo de Cuba
Bebo Valdes, a Cuban musical icon, supported by an excellent cast, offers excellent performances; the DVD sharing production vignettes is a good bonus.
Recording of good quality, a joy.

I love this double album. I'm getting a copy for my brother who is a professional trumpet player. He listened over the phone and asked for a copy. I especially like (no, love) the song Bebo wrote for his daughter -- A Mayra (#3 on El Solar De Bebo). Thank you Bebo. Virginia Knapp Schutz, South Hamilton, MA, USA.

My only complaint about this wonderful double album is the defective construction of the CD case, which resulted in a trail of glue on each CD. Luckily, I was able to get it off and enjoy the music. I have watched the DVD yet, so have no comment.