Juntos para siempre ("Together Forever") a 2008 studio album by Cuban pianists Bebo Valdés and Chucho Valdés.[1][2] The album was recorded as a piano duet, father and son recording together for the first time in almost 50 years. Each played on a different piano, Chucho being recorded on the left channel and Bebo on the right.[3] The recordings, made in Madrid in two sessions in 2007, were produced by Nat Chediak and Fernando Trueba and consist mostly of Latin standards, including Bebo's own compositions such as "Rareza del siglo", his first hit.[4] Commenting on the long hiatus which kept Bebo away from his family, he stated that he thought that he would never see his son again, but when finally they had the opportunity to be together and record it, it was a "reward for all those years of uncertainty."[4]
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| Released | November 11, 2008[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 26–27, 2007[1] | |||
| Genre | Latin jazz, bolero, descarga, son | |||
| Label | Sony Music Latin | |||
| Producer | Nat Chediak, Fernando Trueba | |||
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The album was well-received by critics, winning the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010,[5] as well as the Latin Grammy Award in the same category.[6]
Track listing
editThe track listing from AllMusic.[1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Preludio para Bebo" | Bebo Valdés | 5:06 |
| 2. | "Descarga Valdés" | Bebo Valdés, Chucho Valdés | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Tres palabras" | Osvaldo Farrés | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Rareza del siglo" | Bebo Valdés | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Tea for Two" | Vincent Youmans | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Son de la loma" | Miguel Matamoros | 3:31 |
| 7. | "La gloria eres tú" | José Antonio Méndez | 3:48 |
| 8. | "A Chucho" | Bebo Valdés | 4:55 |
| 9. | "Sabor a mí" | Álvaro Carrillo | 5:31 |
| 10. | "Perdido" | Juan Tizol | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Lágrimas negras" | Miguel Matamoros | 3:46 |
| 12. | "La conga del dentista" | Óscar Valdés | 3:21 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Juntos Para Siempre — Bebo Valdés". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Bebo* & Chucho* - Juntos Para Siempre (2008, CD) on Discogs".
- ^ Juntos para siempre liner notes. 2008. Sony Music Latin.
- ^ a b "Bebo & Chucho. Juntos para siempre" (in Spanish). LaHiguera.net. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Bebo Valdes — Charts & Awards — Grammy Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Mejor Album de Jazz Latino". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-11-04.