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Bebo Valdés and his Orchestra



Cuban Dance Party



1959







CD / 320Kbps



Bebo Valdés was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, led two famous big bands, and was one of the "house" arrangers for the Tropicana .

The best big band that you might have heard in Havana in the years preceding and, briefly, following the Revolution, was arguably Bebo's. In Havana he was the king of the Tropicana and of the recording studio. He was one of the inventors of the mambo. And, though there are many contenders, one of the best Cuban orchestrators ever.

The quality - both the playing and the recording - of this album is astounding.

The orchestra is in top form and so is the maestro. This is an integral part of the mother lode of the Cuban big-band sound. There's plenty of drive and percussion in the cha chas and mambos to move the dustiest of shoes and hips. It’s stately, graceful music, orchestral, with beautiful arrangements and perfect playing.

Highly recommended.



Bebo Valdés and his Orchestra



Cuban Dance Party 1959



Tracklist:

1 Babalu

2 Cha Cha No.1

3 El Cumbanchero

4 Habana

5 A Quien Engañes

6 Ita Morreal

7 El Manisero

8 Feria De Los Siglos

9 Aquellos Ojos Verdes

10 Sacuma

11 Tu Sabes Bien Que Te Queiro

Bonus Tracks featuring Los Cordobeses:

12 Besame Mucho

13 Los Tintosos

14 Poinciana

15 El Bodeguero



This issue of "Cuban Dance Party" includes four bonus tracks featuring Los Cordobeses.



Straight, no chaser.

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