Bebo Valdés

當(dāng)今樂壇最傳奇的古巴鋼琴手貝波．瓦地斯（Bebo Valdes）。高齡85歲的貝波．瓦地斯曾是古巴音樂黃金時期的大師級人物，曾經(jīng)擔(dān)任過作曲家、制作人、鋼琴手、與樂團(tuán)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人，而且也是知名爵士樂手Chucho Valdes的父親。1960年古巴爆發(fā)革命，卡斯特羅上臺，他流亡到瑞典，這位被遺忘的傳奇人物，只得流連在許多斯德哥爾摩的飯店充當(dāng)鋼琴伴奏維生。
by Scott Yanow
A top-notch pianist/composer/arranger, Bebo Valdes (father of pianist Chucho Valdes) was the musical director of nightclub shows at the Tropicana in Havana by 1948. Very active in the 1950s, Valdes was considered one of the giants of Cuban music, arranging many recordings, composing mambos, and organizing Afro-Cuban jazz jam sessions. He defected from Cuba in 1960 and by 1963 had settled in Stockholm. In 1994, after 34 years off records, he cut Bebo Rides Again for the Messidor label, not only playing piano but composing eight numbers and arranging 11 songs in the 36 hours before the first session; he was 76 at the time.