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Forma Nueva

Manuel Valera

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  Name Artist Time Price  
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

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

Cuban-born pianist/composer and bandleader Manuel Valera is a forward-minded jazz musician with a knack for combining myriad Latin styles with contemporary jazz and post-bop. Starting out as a saxophonist while studying at the Manuel Samuell Conservatory in Havana, Valera switched full-time to piano...
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