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Article: Bebo Valdes: Bebo de Cuba.
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- Latin Beat Magazine
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- March 1, 2005
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BEBO VALDÃS Bebo de Cuba (Calle 54)
The art of the LatÃn big band is a complex combination of musical elements. Only a handful of its original innovators and practitioners are left who truly understand it. One of them is a patriarch of Cuban jazz named Bebo Valdés. On Bebo de Cuba, a handsome fold-out box set released by Spain's Calle 54 Records, the 85-year old pianist and big band leader presents fascinating Latin big band and ensemble writing.
Suite Cubana is an extended work comprised of eight compositions performed by an ace New York City Afro-Cuban orchestra that includes Paquito D'Rivera, Juan Pablo Torres and others. A tribute to his ...