Forma Nueva
Manuel Valera
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | metaphorically Speaking | Manuel Valera | 5:33 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Forma Nueva | Manuel Valera | 6:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Simplicity | Manuel Valera | 6:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Displaced | Manuel Valera | 7:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Drume Negrita | Manuel Valera | 7:19 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Prey to Indulgence | Manuel Valera | 5:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Abue | Manuel Valera | 7:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Nebulism | Manuel Valera | 5:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Say It (over and Over Again) | Manuel Valera | 6:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | En Cinco | Manuel Valera | 6:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Como NG | Manuel Valera | 5:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Things Aren't What They Seem | Manuel Valera | 6:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Album Review
Pianist Manuel Valera combines together the influences of Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock with a mastery of Afro-Cuban jazz to form his own fresh style. On this modern mainstream set, Valera excels at both straight-ahead and Latin rhythms. Most selections feature a trio with the brilliant bassist John Patitucci and either Horacio Hernández or Bill Stewart on drums, while four numbers add guest saxophonist Seamus Blake. Valera's post-bop originals (all but two of the dozen songs are his) tend to be complex, but some are a bit more accessible than expected due to the rhythmic patterns. The tender version of "Say It (Over and Over Again)" is a change of pace and quite memorable. Overall, this CD serves as proof that Manuel Valera, despite not being that well known yet, is a brilliant and potentially great jazz pianist. Recommended.
Biography
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Manuel Valera
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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| 1 | I Fall In Love Too Easily | Currents | 6:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | How Deep Is the Ocean | Currents | 6:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | I Loves You Porgy | Currents | 5:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Say It (over and Over Again) | Forma Nueva | 6:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Como NG | Forma Nueva | 5:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
