Virtuoso, Chucho Valdés, Music CD

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Virtuoso


1	Balada Para Caridad y Emilio 2:42
2	El Bolero 4:47
3	Realidad 1:59
4	Improvisación 3:33
5	Niebla 1:43
6	Solamente una Vez 3:51
7	Come Fue 4:33
8	El Día Que Me Quieras 5:55
9	Tu Me Acostumbraste 3:37
10	Sentimental 2:00
11	Tres Palabras 2:29
12	El Manisero 3:33
13	Dos Perlas y un Dolor 3:08
14	Novia Mía 3:29
15	Tú Mi Delirio 3:05

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Editorial Reviews

It's not that Chucho Valdés' Virtuoso fails to dazzle -- this is the same swift-fingered Valdés who plunked and pounded so appealingly alongside Buena Vista Social Club, after all -- but it does take a couple of weird turns. The first several tracks land on unsuspecting ears like lullabies, the trouble there being not that they're overly gentle or soporific but that they lack a signature Cuban sound; skill goes on display at the expense of flavor. Later, when Valdés does let it rip alongside a more traditional, Buena Vista-style band, he is occasionally drowned out by the wailings of an overly emphasized jazz vocalist. But between these frustrations a cluster of rum-soaked winners spike through. Tuning way into "Sentimental" is like hitching a tear-stained ride to old Havana, and the weather-beaten charm of "El Manisero" couldn't be more distinctively, winningly Chucho-derived. ~ Tammy La Gorce, All Music Guide All Music Guide

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Virtuoso


1	Balada Para Caridad y Emilio 2:42
2	El Bolero 4:47
3	Realidad 1:59
4	Improvisación 3:33
5	Niebla 1:43
6	Solamente una Vez 3:51
7	Come Fue 4:33
8	El Día Que Me Quieras 5:55
9	Tu Me Acostumbraste 3:37
10	Sentimental 2:00
11	Tres Palabras 2:29
12	El Manisero 3:33
13	Dos Perlas y un Dolor 3:08
14	Novia Mía 3:29
15	Tú Mi Delirio 3:05

All Music Guide

It's not that Chucho Valdés' Virtuoso fails to dazzle -- this is the same swift-fingered Valdés who plunked and pounded so appealingly alongside Buena Vista Social Club, after all -- but it does take a couple of weird turns. The first several tracks land on unsuspecting ears like lullabies, the trouble there being not that they're overly gentle or soporific but that they lack a signature Cuban sound; skill goes on display at the expense of flavor. Later, when Valdés does let it rip alongside a more traditional, Buena Vista-style band, he is occasionally drowned out by the wailings of an overly emphasized jazz vocalist. But between these frustrations a cluster of rum-soaked winners spike through. Tuning way into "Sentimental" is like hitching a tear-stained ride to old Havana, and the weather-beaten charm of "El Manisero" couldn't be more distinctively, winningly Chucho-derived. ~ Tammy La Gorce, All Music Guide

Product Details

Format: CD
Release Date: 11/01/2005
Label: LA ESCONDIDA
Catalog No.: 6518
UPC: 617465651823
Sales Rank: 71,138

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Chucho Valdés		Primary Artist

Technical Credits
Bladimir Zamora Cespedes		Liner Notes
Ida Bontin		Graphic Design