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Bebo Valdes

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: March 14, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B000ERU4LY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,687 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Caridad

2. Tu Sonrisa

3. Danza No. 1

4. Danza No. 2 (Los Tres Golpes)

5. Bayamesa

6. Bella Cubana

7. Tu

8. Flor del Yumuri

9. Tres Lindas Cubanas

10. Al Fin Te VI

11. Danza Lucumi

12. Comparsa

13. Échale Salsita

14. Marta

15. Consuelate

16. Oleaje

17. Cuba Linda

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing cuban piano jazz, August 19, 2008

By	A. Gillette (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you close your eyes and listen to this album, you would be convinced there are at least four hands on the piano at any moment. You would be wrong, of course, since this is a solo piano album by the Cuban legend Bebo Valdes. Not only that, it's his debut solo album, at the young age of 88. As he plays through one traditional track after another, it becomes clear that the piano is his vehicle for nostalgia - it is easy to imagine these sounds coming straight from a Havana night club in the 1950s. I would hesitate to compare him to the late Ruben Gonzalez, as Bebo is a bit less florid and this album is less improvisational than Gonzalez's work, but there's no doubt that he is of the same technical caliber. All the tracks are excellent - I especially like his renditions of La Bella Cubana (tk 6) and Tres Lindas Cubanas (tk 9).