Bebo Valdes
Cuba
Born: 06 May 2011
Genres: Latin, Jazz, International
Styles: World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz, Latin America, Latin America, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Bop, Cuban Jazz, Afro-Cuban
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A top-notch pianist/composer/arranger, Bebo Valdés (father of pianist Chucho Valdés) was the musical director of nightclub shows at the Tropicana in Havana by 1948. Very active in the 1950s, Valdés was considered one of the giants of Cuban music, arranging many recordings, composing mambos, and organizing Afro-Cuban jazz jam sessions. He defected from Cuba in 1960 and by 1963 had settled in Stockholm. In 1994, after 34 years off records, he cut Bebo Rides Again for the Messidor label, not only playing piano but composing eight numbers and ar...
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