Chucho Valdés - Live flac album

Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho Valdés (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Both his father, Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as well. He has won six Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.

Live at the Village Vanguard (Chucho Valdés album). Redirected from Live at the Village Vanguard (Chucho Valdes album)). Live at the Village Vanguard is an album by Chucho Valdés, released through Blue Note Records in 2000. In 2001, the album won Valdés the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. Anabis" (Valdés) – 9:44. Son XXI (Para Pia)" (Ubieta) – 5:27. Punto Cubano" (Valdés) – 6:18. My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:37.

Listen to Ponle La Clave (Live) by Chucho Valdés for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The son of the noted musician Bebo Valdes, Chucho began playing piano when he was three and by the time he was 16 he was leading his own group. In 1960 his father defected from Cuba but Chucho stayed behind.

Live album by Chucho Valdés Track listing. To Bud Powell" (Valdés) – 10:45. Drume Negrita" (Grenet) – 5:31. Como Traigo la Yuca" (Rodriquez) – 6:36. Ponle la Clave" (Valdés) – 9:36. Encore-Lorraine's Habanera" (Valdés) – 3:49.

Chucho Valdés ‎– Live. Label: RMM Records ‎– RMM 82251.

Live At The Village Vanguard. This album is really hard to rate. On the one hand you have the greatness of Chucho and his band playing live songs like "To Bud Powell", "Como Traigo la Yuca" and "Punto Cubano" (probably the best in the album). On the other hand you have the awful production that makes the sound very dark, drums and bass very weak so you lose a lot of the music.

It’s a wonderful thing that Chucho Valdes has found such a healthy outlet for his aggression. Valdes demonstrates a dizzying exuberance at the piano during this 1998 solo date recorded at Lincoln Center's Kaplan Penthouse. Thoroughout the date it sounds like Valdes can barely contain his enthusiasm. Just when Valdes hits a repeating montuno and solicits clapping along from the audience he erupts into a free jazz cadenza ala Cecil Taylor.