I have played in Detroit many times,” Valdés said through a translator, “and the audiences, always so amazing. I feel really ...

Cuban Fantasy; Guarabe; Tamanco no Samba (Samba Blim); Tu Crees Que?; Silenciosa; Descarga Cachao; Manuel Deeghit; Guachi Guara. Cal Tjader (vibes, timbales, percussion); Clare Fischer (electric piano ...

He kicked off with the classic 1978 "Mambo Influenciado," in which he juxtaposed traditional Cuban piano rhythms on one ... continues to blend jazz, classical and Cuban musical traditions into ...

(Disc 1) The Triumphant Journey; The Afro Latin Jazz Suite: Movement I: Mother Africa, Movement II: All of the Americas, Movement III: Adagio, Movement IV: What Now?; Guajira Simple; Alabanza; Blues ...

Gillespie and Machito Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods The elements of music to consider Performing and composing ideas The impact of Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods ...