Bebo Valdes

27 GREATETST HITS BY THE CENTRAL FIGURE IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF CUBAN MUSIC AND MULTIPLE GRAMMY AWARD WINNER

Presented here are Cuban pianist and legend Bebo Valdés’ greatest hits, recorded during the most prolific period of his career from the mid-‘50s to the beginning of the ‘60s. Bebo is the leader on all of these recordings, which feature diverse formations and include many of the greatest Cuban jazz musicians, as well as the singers Celeste Mendoza, Pacho Alonso, Rolando Laserie, Fernando Álvarez, and Pío Leyva.

PERSONNEL:

• BEBO VALDÉS - piano.
• With his band & orchestra, featuring:.

• Alejandro “El Negro” Vivar (trumpet), Generoso “El Tojo” Jiménez (trombone), Orlando “Cachaito” López (bass), Tata Güines, Cándido Camero (congas), Celeste Mendoza, Pacho Alonso, Rolando Laserie, Fernando Álvarez, and Pío Leyva (vocals), among others.

Havana, Cuba, 1952-60

TRACKS:

• 01) LÁGRIMAS NEGRAS
• 02) DILE A CATALINA
• 03) SPECIAL DEL BEBO
• 04) SIEMPRE CANTANDO
• 05) DIANE
• 06) MUSIC BOX MAMBO
• 07) LADRÓN DE GALLINAS
• 08) MASA LIMPIA
• 09) EL MANISERO
• 10) MAYAJIGUA
• 11) BIG SHOT CHA HA CHÁ
• 12) EL CUMBANCHERO
• 13) DAME UN CHANCE
• 14) SIBONEY
• 15) WI WI
• 16) CHAMIZO
• 17) LA RUMBA ME LLAMA
• 18) MISSISSIPPI MAMBO
• 19) MAMBO CANTABILE
• 20) A QUIÉN ENGAÑAS
• 21) EL AZÚCAR ABAJO
• 22) DESCARGA CALIENTE
• 23) ESTOY MATIZANDO
• 24) DESCONFIANZA
• 25) MIRAMAR
• 26) ESTE AMOR NUNCA LO PODRÉ OLVIDAR
• 27) ANSIEDAD

• TOTAL TIME: 76:17 MIN.