Chucho Valdes - Chucho's Steps (2010) The Afro-Cuban Messengers

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Chucho Valdés, the veteran Cuban jazz pianist and co-founder of Irakere, pays tribute to many of his mentors and peers on “Chucho's Steps” - a meeting of the American and Afro-Cuban jazz traditions.

Valdés dubs his band "The Afro-Cuban Messengers," thus referencing both Dizzy Gillespie's bebop orchestra and Art Blakey's hard bop band The Jazz Messengers.
Anyone who loves Cuban music and Latin jazz knows the power and brilliance of Chucho Valdés’ playing, his writing and his extraordinary arranging skill.

“Chucho’s Steps” is almost as good as seeing the man live.
It's a perfect storm.



Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers

Chucho’s Steps

2010



CD / 2010 / 320Kbps



Tracklist:

1. Zawinul's Mambo

2. Danzón

3. Las Dos Caras

4. Begin To Be Good

5. New Orleans

6. Yansá

7. Julián

8. Chucho's Steps



Personnel:

Chucho Valdés: piano

with

Carlos Manuel Miyares Hernández: tenor saxophone

Reinaldo Melián Álvarez: trumpet

Lázaro Rivero Alarcón: bass

Juan Carlos Rojas Castro: drums

Yaroldy Abreu Robles: percussion

Dreiser Durruthy Bambolé; batá drums, vocals

Mayra Caridad Valdés: vocals



Chucho Valdés & The Afro-Cuban Messengers / Chucho’s Steps / 2010



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