Live at the Village Vanguard

Live at the Village Vanguard Artist: Chucho Valdes
Label: Blue Note Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724352073023
EAN: 0724352073023
ASIN: B00004S9P0


Release Date: 2000-04-11

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Tracks:

  1. Anabis
  2. Son XXI (Para Pia)
  3. Punto Cubano
  4. My Funny Valentine
  5. To Bud Powell
  6. Drume Negrita
  7. Como Traigo La Yuca
  8. Ponle La Clave
  9. Encore - Lorraine's Habanera

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Awesome CD from a non-jazz fan............2005-11-12

I'm not a huge jazz fan. I own almost none and don't go out of my way to listen. So when my brother gave me this CD I was surprised at how quickly I came to love it.

I know absolutely nothing about Chucho but apparently he is one of the "heavy hitters" of jazz. Most of songs are piano driven and there is a great mix of slow smooth songs and frantic piano playing. Some of the songs sound like salsa and none are ever boring which is usually the problem for me with jazz. There is some singing but it's mostly instrumental.

I would recommend this CD to the non-jazz fan looking for something different. This CD is great anywhere and also makes good background music. It's the type of thing you might hear and enjoy (but not recognize) in a coffee house or bookstore.

Bottom Line: A good intro and some serious genre transcending jazz.

5 out of 5 stars Upbeat and exciting.......2001-11-06

Firstly, I can't understand why some reviewers are complaining about the sound quality. I think the sound is amazing, on both my little portable cd player as well as my big surround sound system. This is my first introduction to Chucho, and I simply love it. The wonderful latin percussion and rythmn, as well as the fire and energy emanating from Chucho's brilliant piano playing. Track 6 "Drume Negrita", Chucho's sister, Mayra Caridad Valdes, joins in with a stunning vocal. I really cannot say enough good things about this album. Highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars A Latin Jazz Giant.......2001-07-01

I bought this cd just last week and loved it. At this moment I just saw Chucho Valdez live in Maracaibo, Venezuela and felt the same as when I heard the cd the first time. Pure latin energy and a beatiful sense of rithm and latin flavor. If anybody wants to get in to the latin jazz, this is the cd to buy.

5 out of 5 stars Chucho at his best ..........2000-09-05

Chucho Valdes, the critically hailed Cuban pianist and leader of the noted big band Irakere, leads a quartet of skillful musicians in this nine song set, Live at the Village Vanguard.

Traditional Cuban music formats are the basis for Valdes' inventive compositions, arrangements and selections, but straying from them, as the group often does here, does not distract. Conversely, they take the listener to uncharted Cuban musical waters.

The disc, chock-full of incredible musicianship, plays over an hour and three minutes. "Punto Cubano" is grandly nostalgic and Valdes' piano playing stands out on this track. "Ponle La Clave" is probably the most aggressive piece in the set - very driving, uptempo and percussion-heavy. Drummer Raýl Pineda Roque and Roberto Vizcaino Guillot (congas and batý drums) are featured soloists on "Ponle". "Son XXI" and "Como Traigo La Yuca" are fine compositions (by Enrique Ubieta and Arsenio Rodriguez, respectively) and their interpretations are set apart by Chucho's impressive chops - the kind that demonstrates Valdes' virtuosity.

"Drume Negrita" features the piano master's sister, Mayra Caridad Valdes, on vocals; the swinging tune livens the set. The song contains a colorful break down where Mayra scats and improvises some quick one-liners:

"Ese Negro no me va a cojer, Ahi viene mi Congo tomando cafý ..."

Released to the public on April 11th, 2000, Live at the Village Vanguard is Valdes' fourth release for Blue Note. The quartet also includes Francisco Rubio Pampin on acoustic bass.

5 out of 5 stars Chucho at his best ..........2000-09-05

Chucho Valdes, the critically hailed Cuban pianist and leader of the noted big band Irakere, leads a quartet of skillful musicians in this nine song set, Live at the Village Vanguard.

Traditional Cuban music formats are the basis for Valdes' inventive compositions, arrangements and selections, but straying from them, as the group often does here, does not distract. Conversely, they take the listener to uncharted Cuban musical waters.

The disc, chock-full of incredible musicianship, plays over an hour and three minutes. "Punto Cubano" is grandly nostalgic and Valdes' piano playing stands out on this track. "Ponle La Clave" is probably the most aggressive piece in the set - very driving, uptempo and percussion-heavy. Drummer Raýl Pineda Roque and Roberto Vizcaino Guillot (congas and batý drums) are featured soloists on "Ponle". "Son XXI" and "Como Traigo La Yuca" are fine compositions (by Enrique Ubieta and Arsenio Rodriguez, respectively) and their interpretations are set apart by Chucho's impressive chops - the kind that demonstrates Valdes' virtuosity.

"Drume Negrita" features the piano master's sister, Mayra Caridad Valdes, on vocals; the swinging son livens the set. The song contains a colorful break down where Mayra scats and improvises some quick one-liners:

"Ese Negro no me va a cojer, Ahi viene mi Congo tomando cafý ..."

Released to the public on April 11th, Live at the Village Vanguard is Valdes' fourth release for Blue Note. The quartet also includes Francisco Rubio Pampin on acoustic bass.

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