Con poco coco

Bebo Valdés · 1952 · First Afro-Cuban descarga recorded in Cuba

Context

In 1952, at the request of producer Norman Granz, Bebo Valdés and his musicians recorded "Con poco coco", presented as the first improvised Afro-Cuban jam session on record, and the first made in Cuba. The pianist was then musical director of the Tropicana orchestra in Havana.

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).

Sources

• britannica.com
• miaminewtimes.com
• wwno.org

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