Bebo Valdés

Sabor de Cuba

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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

The father of Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés was a major bandleader and pianist in Cuba before moving to Mexico in 1960 and eventually on to Scandinavia. Most of his early recordings have long been obscure and out-of-print, making this reissue a very welcome event. Valdés is heard in Cuba during 1955-1960 and on one selection apiece in Haiti and Mexico, usually leading a small big band. His music is gentle, melodic and danceable, occasionally cutting loose. While it is first and foremost dance and show music, Bebo Valdés' performances sometimes also cross over into Afro-Cuban jazz. All but four of the 25 selections are under three minutes long and none exceed three-minutes-and-fifty-one seconds, so these are very concise and melodic performances, but they do display the joy and beauty of Bebo Valdés' '50s music.

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	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Sabor Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:35
2	Dile a Catalina	Bebo Valdés	2:46
3	Estoy Matizando Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:54
4	Siempre Cantando Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:59
5	Diane	Bebo Valdés	2:51
6	Desconfianza Julio Gutierrez	Bebo Valdés	3:52
7	Afimaye Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:58
8	Music Box Mambo Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:29
9	A Quién Engañas?	Bebo Valdés	3:05
10	Mississippi Mambo Unknown Acetate / Traditional	Bebo Valdés	2:39
11	Soy Matancero	Bebo Valdés	3:15
12	Tranquilo, Niño Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:44
13	Masa Limpia Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:54
14	Mamá Inés Eliseo Grenet	Bebo Valdés	2:38
15	Mambo Cantabile Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:34
16	El Manisero Moisés Simóns	Bebo Valdés	2:38
17	Mayajigua Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:40
18	Babalú Margarita Lecuona	Bebo Valdés	2:51
19	Big Shot Cha Cha Chá	Bebo Valdés	2:49
20	El Cumbanchero Rafael Hernández	Bebo Valdés	2:39
21	Wi Wi Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:39
22	Chamizo Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:30
23	Siboney Ernesto Lecuona	Bebo Valdés	2:42
24	Persian Chá Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	3:24
25	Special del Bebo Bebo Valdés	Bebo Valdés	2:48

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Bebo Valdés

Sabor de Cuba

AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

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