Bebo Valdes
Cuban Dance Party
CD
(Universal 450814),
Released 1959;
Re-Issued 2006
Editor's Pick:
Wow, here’s a find. Bebo, well-recorded in Cuba in 1959, fronting his entire orchestra. And what a sound, big, full and detailed; this is one of the best recordings I’ve ever heard from this time in Cuba. It’s stately, graceful music, orchestral, with beautiful arrangements and perfect playing. On "El Cumbanchero," the heat picks up, fueled by percussion. Be forewarned: Bebo doesn’t play much piano here; the stars of the show are the band, and the arrangements, and his always-impeccable sense of tempo. This is easily the equivalent of any of the great bands of the time, Machito, or the Titos.
Highly Recommended. (Peter Watrous, 2006-03-06)
Song titles include:
Babalu
Cha Cha #1
El Cumbanchero
Habana
A Quien Engañes
Ita Morreal
El Manisero
Cha Cha #3
La Feria De Los Siglos
Aquellos Ojos Verdes
Sasauma
Tu Bien Sabes Que Te Quiero
Category: Dance Traditions
=> Tropical Dance: Various
=> Cuba
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