| Valdes, Bebo / Bebo De Cuba |
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| Album: | Bebo De Cuba | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Valdes, Bebo | Added: | Apr 2006 | |
| Label: | Calle54 Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-05-28 | Pull Date: | 2006-07-30 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Jul 30 | Jul 23 | Jul 16 | Jul 9 | Jul 2 | Jun 25 | Jun 18 | Jun 11 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 18, 2016: | 10-18-2016 Copla No. 4 | 4. | Jul 07, 2012: | Bouge Mood El Son De Cecilio | |
| 2. | Aug 05, 2015: | 8-5-2015 Devocion | 5. | Jul 17, 2010: | Music Casserole El Guajeo De Rickard | |
| 3. | Jun 08, 2013: | Music Casserole Nocturno en batanga | 6. | Jan 09, 2007: | At the Cafe Bohemian Devocion |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2006-05-08 | ||
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A fabulous 2-disc collection that’s a showcase for this 87-year old Cuban pianist/arranger/composer & features a Who’s Who of Latin music: Paquito D’Rivera, Luis Bonilla, Ray Vega, Juan Pablo Torres and about a dozen others. All tracks are jazzy instrumental Cuban dances. The playing throughout is gorgeous, each solo is rock-solid. It’s captivating, sophisticated, and fantastically good. Great notes too. One of the best of the year. All tracks cmposed, arranged, and conducted by Valdes. At least one star per track – you can’t go wrong. I am in love with this album. Disc 1 is a swinging, big band sound full of dishy horns. It explores Afro-Cuban rhythms while paying homage to (among others) his wife, Dizzy Gillespie, and Cachao Lopez. Disc 1: 1. Short, swinging instrumental. Only :29. 2. Sexy midtempo mambo. Yummy work from all esp. horns. 3. Big, bright, brassy dance w/ a cool syncopated break. 4. Sweet, playful progression of perc/horns. Upbeat, so damn good! 5. Part old-fashioned big band romance/part hot Cuban jazz. We like. 6. Jazzy, sunny, w/lots of brass. Piano flashback to “Summer Place” 7. Warm & swaying batanga w/nice tradeoffs of solos. 8. Reprise of #1, this time as a conga. Again….too short! Disc 2 features a smaller, more intimate sound. An octet let by Valdes at piano and comprised of select musicians from CD 1. 1. Sweet, mellow, and delicious. With great horns/perc/piano.So good 2. Light & swaying dance. Solid percussion solo, midtempo & solid. 3. Slow, romantic. A fabulous slow dance with your sweetie. Sigh… 4. Playful and bright mid/uptempo groove w/style for days. 5. Elec. guitar adds a nice touch to this warm, midtempo dance. 6. Sweet clarinet/guitar. A relaxed love song w/lots of charm. 7. Old-fashioned romance. Music to fall in love to. 8. Upbeat, nicely brassy. Cool guitar/trombone solos. Solid perc. 9. Slow, gentle love song. Nostalgic, w/a soft, small club sound. 10. Classic Cuban jazz jam. Upbeat, solid solos, great work from all. | ||
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