Yemayá
was created to bring you the very finest in contemporary
Latin Jazz. These fantastic artists brilliantly fuse the
traditional rhythms with modern grooves and Latin with
Jazz. Enjoy these treasures!
Bele * Bele * Jazz * Club has the pleasure
of offering you these fabulous recordings by the alto sax
and clarinet virtuoso Paquito D’Rivera. One of the best
Latin-Jazz musicians in the world and the musician chosen
by Fernando Trueba to open the formidable documentary Calle
54.
“One of the woodwind giants of our
time...D’Rivera’s touch and playing is unique,
the sounds are truly sublime”
- Jazz Times -
“It has roots equally in the hothouse
Latin rhythms of his homeland and in the high-flying horns
of Charlie Praker, John Coltrane and Lee Konitz”.
- Jay Cocks, TIME -
When Paquito Plays, The Music becomes
a Party!!
- Rolling Stone magazine –
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YY9431 Chico O’Farrill ALL STAR AFRO-CUBAN ORCHESTRA FIEBRE TROPICAL
This outstanding release features two of Chico O’Farrill’s most rewarding dates, a 1953 session recorded in Havana, Cuba, “Chico’s Cha Cha Cha” from the label ‘Panart’ that includes such phenomenal musicians as Alfredo “Chocolate” Armenteros, Generoso “Tojo” Jiménez, Guillermo Barreto and Pedro “Peruchín” Justiz and a 1954 date recorded in Mexico City during O’Farrill’s time in the country “Fiebre Tropical” from the label ‘Orfeon’.
Never Previously Released On CD!
2 Albums On 1 CD! Total Time: 64:52
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YY9430 Roberto Fonseca TEMPERAMENTO With the AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ PROJECT
Deluxe Edition with a 16 Pages Booklet
A really astonishing discovery, The Young Fonseca, recorded in studio in La Havana with his group. Impresive piano playing, great compositions, high level of knowledge between musicians. They sound compact, fresh and brilliant
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YY9429 Ruben Gonzalez Todo Sentimiento (2CD)
Ruben Gonzalez was one of the last of Cuba's great Afro-Cuban piano players.
Although he briefly attended medical school, hoping to become a doctor, the lure of music proved unsurmountable. Leaving school, Gonzalez moved to Havana to become a full-time musician in 1941.
With two bonus Tracks (One in each CD)
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YY9428 Emiliano Salvador Puerto Padre
Emiliano Salvador is one of those musicians admired by all musicians and specially the ones that play the piano; he is what American jazzmen call a pianist’s pianist. Salvador has turned into a legend, not only among Cubans but also in all Afro Caribbean music and Latin jazz scenes.
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YY9427 Paquito D’Rivera Paquito D´Rivera & Louie Ramirez and his Latin Jazz Ensemble
This CD edition features Paquito D'Rivera (sax) along with the versatile composer, arranger, vibraphonist and bandleader Louie Ramirez, whose all-star Latin Jazz Ensemble includes the likes of Tony Barrero (trumpet), Jose A. Fajardo (flute), Mario Rivera (saxes and flute), Jose Mangual (percussion) and Ray de La Paz (vocals) among others.
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YY9426 Paquito D’Rivera Afro-Cuban Jazz
The indisputable father of what is known today as Latin Jazz, Mario Bauza recorded "Afro-Cuban Jazz" in 1986, reuniting some of the greatest figures of this genre. Paquito D'Rivera (alto & soprano sax), Jorge Dalto (piano), Patato Valdes (congas), Jose A. Fajardo (flute), Ignacio Berroa (drums), Graciela Grillo (vocals) and Claudio Roditti (trumpet), were only some of the exceptional musicians that graced this masterpiece.
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YY9424 Paquito D’Rivera Este Camino Largo
This incredible release contains the tracks “Hasta Siempre”
and “La Canción de los Niños”, originally
included in the Paquito’s extremely rare LP “En
Finlandia,” a limited edition album, published 25 years
ago for the Cuban label Areito. Both tracks along with the
first three that appear on the reference YY 9423 Paquito D’Rivera
“The Lost Sessions”, complete this mythic LP (see
picture).
Also appearing are hot recordings featuring
his dream band and fabulous horn section. Among its original
members are Chucho Valdés (piano), Arturo Sandoval
(trumpet), Carlos Averhoff (sax), Carlos Emilio Morales (guitar),
and Enrique Plá (drums).
All of the tracks were recorded in Havana
and Finland between 1976 and 1978, before Rivera permanently
relocated to the U.S.A. in 1979.
10 tracks, total running time: 71,48.
* This CD configuration appears
here for the first time.
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YY9423 Paquito D’Rivera The Lost Session
A rare discovery of virtually unknown recordings. These are
the unreleased sessions long awaited by every Latin jazz fan.
These sessions were recorded in La Havana between 1976 and 1978,
but between his excellent sound quality and the innovative music
that Paquito created, we were amazed to discover that they sound
like they were recorded yesterday! A great mix of Jazz and Latin
groove. A wonderful discovery. A triumph of a disc. With Arturo
Sandoval, Chucho Valdés, Carlos Emilio Moraes and Oscar
Valdés.
“One of the woodwind giants of
our time...
D’Rivera’s touch and playing is unique, the sounds
are truly sublime”
- Jazz Times-
Gonzalo
Rubalcaba is one of the most important figures to
emerge from Afro-Cuban Jazz in the 80’s, An extraordinarily
versatile pianist able to blend disparate strands of Cuban and
American Jazz tradition into a fresh, modern composite sound.
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YY9422 Gonzalo Rubalcaba "Straight Ahead"
Recorded in Havana in trio and solo. This CD features several
recordings by this top artist. These sessions stand among his
best Blue Note recordings mixing true Cuban music and pure New
York jazz. A high quality disc that will astonish you from its
emotional climaxes down to its well deserved respites. You will
listen to it over and over again, discovering countless new
things to enjoy with each repetition! Highly recommended with
Horacio “El Negro” Hernández and Felipe Cabrera.
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CD configuration appears here for the first time.
Chucho
Valdés is one of the
top jazz musicians living in Cuba.
He has made a large contribution to Latin-Jazz with exceptional
post-modern performances of timeless music including a great
band and the highest levels of technical virtuosity, musical
taste, sensitivity and improvisational expressiveness.
“Valdés is the most complete
pianist in the world”.
- Jazziz magazine -
This new Valdés CD is the incredible debut album of the
new Yemayá label. Here we find his contribution to the
fusion of Cuban music and jazz. This selection, that appears
for the first time on CD, includes a variety of themes from
the Cuban repertory. Chucho has been Irakere’s musical
director, recording with small groups, and also as a solo pianist.
Here he recorded in Havana with his trio featuring the extraordinary
Buena Vista Social Club’s Orlando “Cachaito”
Lopez (bass) and Enrique Pla (drums). He also recorded in a
Quartet that includes José Luís Cortés
(flute), German Velazco (flute) and Carlos del Puerto (bass).
All of these recordings are interpretations of either anthology
pieces from the Cuban songs of the 50’s, danceable music,
universal compositions or Cuban Classics.
* This CD configuration appears
here for the first time.
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YY9425 Chucho Valdés Doble Gigante: The Latin Jazz Sides
In this second CD release of Chuchos Valdés on Yemayá
Records, he recorded in Areito Studios (La Habana, Cuba) featuring
the extraordinary Buena Vista Social Club’s Orlando
“Cachaito” Lopez (bass), Arturo Sandoval (trumpet),
Carlos Averhoff (sax), Carlos del Puerto (bass), Carlos Emilio
Morales (guitar), Enrique Plá (drums) and Guillermo
Barreto (cuban percussion), among others. Also featuring saxo
and clarinet virtuoso’s Paquito D’Rivera in one
bonus track!!
There are also pieces recorded by his jazz trio. Other small
format tunes include “En Nosotros” featuring Valdés
in a jazz quartet with Arturo Sandoval. Also you can find
danceable music with a rhythmic jazz base; the tumbaos, the
organ and the refrains, that give it its own unique flavor.
Most of these fantastic recordings are interpretations of
own material composed by this true piano giant. 14 tracks,
total running time: 77,02 minutes
