Almendra

Rubén González · 1997 · Descarga de près de dix minutes, plus long titre de l'album

Context

Composition by Abelardo Valdés, the longest track on the record (9:52). The album is conceived as a series of descargas, those Cuban jam sessions, recorded with very little rehearsal.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban. Among the origins and influences of Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban: Afro-diasporic roots, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Mandinga (1997)
• Melodía del río (1997)
• Tumbao (1997)
• Tres lindas cubanas (Rubén González) (1997)

Sources

• EN: Introducing...Rubén González

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