Bebo Valdés

• Born: 1918, Quivican, Cuba
• Active: '90s, 2000s
• Genres: Latin
• Instrument: Piano
• Representative Albums: "Recuerdos de Habana: A Portrait at 80", "20 Años", "Mayajigua
• Representative Songs: "Al Dizzy Gillespie", "Peanut Vendor", "Siboney

Biography

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 arranging 11 songs in the 36 hours before the first session; he was 76 at the time. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Mucho Sabor Buy this CD	We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together Buy this CD	We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together Buy this CD	20 Años Buy this CD	Arte del Sabor Buy this CD
Recuerdos de Habana: A Portrait at 80 Buy this CD	Recuerdos de Habana: A Portrait at 80 Buy this CD	Mayajigua Buy this CD	Juntos Para Siempre Buy this CD	Juntos Para Siempre Buy this CD

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