Bebo Valdes - Chico & Rita (2011) Original Soundtrack torrent

“Chico & Rita” (2011) is the name of the original soundtrack from the animated movie with the same title - featuring Afro-Cuban music, Latin Jazz, and Bolero. It was mainly composed and arranged by the legendary Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés.

Besides Bebo Valdes, several artists took part on this project. Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Chano Pozo, Ben Webster, Nat “King” Cole, and Tito Puente are some of the artists whose images have cameo appearances throughout the film. Their instrumentals are played on the soundtrack by a first rate cast of musicians including Jimmy Heath (Webster), Michael Philip Mossman (Gillespie), Irakere’s Germán Velazco (Parker) and Freddy Cole (Nat King Cole). Flamenco star singer Estrella Morente plays herself. Valdés plays piano for his screen counterpart, and Rita is sung by Cuban singer Idania Valdés.

Considering Chico & Rita deals with the life of Bebo Valdes, the soundtrack is an essential part of this movie. The 30 tracks included on this album provide a real feeling for the sounds that shaped one of the most important chapters in Latin music. The 1940s defined a time in Latin music when genres such as Mambo and Bolero met American Jazz and the whole big band phenomenon.

This soundtrack captures in a perfect way the development of one of the most important cross-over experiences in Latin music, which was especially defined by the traveling of Cuban musicians between Havana and New York, and ultimately ended up shaping the roots of Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz.



Bebo Valdés

Chico & Rita

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2011



CD / 2011 / 320Kbps


Tracklist:

1. Cachao Creador del Mambo
2. Blues for André/Bebo's Blues
3. Bésame Mucho
4. Con Poco Coco
5. Ebony Concerto/Allegro Moderato
6. Persecución
7. Celia
8. Paran Pan Pan
9. Sabor a Mí 1
10. Ay Que Mala É/Rumba
11. Sabor a Mí 2
12. A Mayra/Desamor and Coda
13. A Mayra/Descarga
14. A Mayra/Sad Walk
15. Chico's Dream
16. Ecuación
17. Tin Tin Deo
18. Chano Pozo
19. Nocturno en Batanga (Intro)
20. Nocturno en Batanga
21. Love for Sale
22. Love for Sale [Reprise]
23. Lily
24. Stardust
25. A Mayra
26. Vanguard Strings
27. Mambo Herd
28. Deportación
29. Lily
30. La Bella Cubana


Bebo Valdés
Chico & Rita
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2011

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