Son Montuno

Chucho Valdés · 1998

Context

Opening track of Bele Bele en la Habana, a trio album recorded in Toronto, produced by René López and released by Blue Note in 1998. The program blends Cuban classics such as "El Cumbanchero" or "Tres lindas cubanas" and an American standard, "But Not for Me."

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

• EN: Bele Bele en la Habana

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