Chucho Valdés

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Dionisio de Jésus Valdés Rodríguez

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Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger.
Born October 9, 1941 in Quivicán, Cuba.
Winner of four Grammy awards.
Son of Bebo Valdés
In 1972 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Together with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Valdés is revered as one of Cuba's greatest jazz pianists. His father is the famed Cuban pianist and former director of Havana's famous "Tropicana" night-club band Bebo Valdés. He has won five Grammy Award[1] and three Latin Grammy Awards.[2]
Chucho has won four Grammy awards: in 1978 for the album Live at Newport by Irakere; in 1998 for his contribution to the CD Havana by his band Crisol (formed in 1997), with two songs - "Mr. Bruce" and "Mambo para Roy" - written by Chucho; in 2003 for his album Live at the Village Vanguard; and in 2011 for his album Chucho's Steps.
On 16 October 2006, Chucho Valdés was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
In 2008 Sony released an album of Chucho playing with his father Bebo Valdés

Sites:

valdeschucho.com

In Groups:

Arturo Sandoval / Chucho Valdés Quartet, Caravana Cubana, Chucho Valdés Quartet, Chucho Valdés Trio, Chucho Valdés Y Su Quinteto, Combo Chucho Valdés, Irakere, ~~Orquesta Cubana De Música Moderna~~

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	LPA 1038		Chucho Valdés, Rafael Somavilla, Fernando Mulens	Chucho Valdés, Rafael Somavilla, Fernando Mulens - Piano y Ritmo ‎(LP, Album)	Areito	LPA 1038	Cuba	1964	Sell This Version
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	LDA-3345		Chucho Valdés	Chucho Valdés (Album)	Areito	LDA-3345	Cuba	1970	Sell This Version
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	LDA-3409, LDS-3409		Chucho Valdes*	Jazz Bata (Album)	Areito, Areito	LDA-3409, LDS-3409	Cuba	1973	Sell This Version
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	LD-3781		Chucho Valdes*	Piano I (Album)	Areito	LD-3781	Cuba	1976	Sell This Version
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	LD-4013		Chucho Valdés	Tema De Chaka (Album)	Areito	LD-4013	Cuba	1981	Sell This Version
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	LD-4336		Chucho Valdes*	Invitacion (Album)	Areito	LD-4336	Cuba	1986	Sell This Version
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	JHR 007		Arturo Sandoval, Chucho Valdes*	Arturo Sandoval, Chucho Valdes* - Straight Ahead (Album)	Jazz House	JHR 007	UK	1988	Sell This Version
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	15975		Jesus Chucho Valdés*	Lucumi Piano Solo (Album)	Messidor	15975	Germany	1988	Sell This Version
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	LPE 1014		Silvio Rodríguez Con Chucho Valdés, Irakere, Isabel Parra Y Su Grupo	Silvio Rodríguez Con Chucho Valdés, Irakere, Isabel Parra Y Su Grupo - Silvio Rodríguez En Chile Vol.1 ‎(LP, Album)	Polydor	LPE 1014	Mexico	1990	Sell This Version
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	CD 0010		José Luis Cortés, Manuel Aspra, Paulo Fernandez, Candido Fabre, Miguel Matamoros, Pacho Alonso, Rosendo Ruiz Jr., Juan Formell, Alfredo Martínez, Félix Chapottín, Chucho Valdés	José Luis Cortés, Manuel Aspra, Paulo Fernandez, Candido Fabre, Miguel Matamoros, Pacho Alonso, Rosendo Ruiz Jr., Juan Formell, Alfredo Martínez, Félix Chapottín, Chucho Valdés - Yo soy de la Habana ‎(CD)	Egrem	CD 0010	Canada	1992	Sell This Version
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	TOCJ-5833		Chucho Valdés	Solo Piano (Album)	Blue Note	TOCJ-5833	Japan	1993	Sell This Version
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	1A-501-36008A		Chucho Valdés	Pianissimo (Album)	Artcolor	1A-501-36008A		1994	Sell This Version
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	32724-2		Chucho Valdés	Grandes Momentos De La Musica Cubana (Album)	Milan Latino	32724-2	France	1994	Sell This Version
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	CD 0039		Chucho Valdés	Grandes Momentos De La Musica Cubana VOL. 1 ‎(CD, Album)	Egrem	CD 0039	Canada	1994	Sell This Version
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	DM 311 02		Chucho Valdés & Irakere	Chucho Valdés & Irakere - Inesqueciveis Boleros (Album)	Discmedi Blau	DM 311 02	Spain	1996	Sell This Version
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	11-V182		Ivan Lins, Chucho Valdés e Irakere	Ivan Lins, Chucho Valdés e Irakere - Ao Vivo	Velas, Egrem	11-V182	Brazil	1996	Sell This Version
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	55-034		Chucho Valdés	Geniais Cubanos ‎(CD)	Velas	55-034	Brazil	1996	Sell This Version
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	RMD 82016		Paquito D'Rivera featuring Bebo* And Chucho Valdés	Paquito D'Rivera featuring Bebo* And Chucho Valdés - Paquito D'Rivera Presents Cuba Jazz 90 Miles To Cuba ‎(CD, Album)	TropiJazz	RMD 82016	US	1996	Sell This Version
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	RMD 82016		Paquito D'Rivera featuring Bebo* And Chucho Valdés	Paquito D'Rivera featuring Bebo* And Chucho Valdés - Paquito D'Rivera Presents Cuba Jazz 90 Miles To Cuba ‎(CD, Album)	TropiJazz	RMD 82016	Spain	1996	Sell This Version
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	none		Chucho Valdés Y Su Grupo Irakere*	Chucho Valdés Y Su Grupo Irakere* - Babalú Ayé (Album)	Havana Club	none	Cuba	1997	Sell This Version
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	CD 0226		Chucho Valdes* Y Su Grupo Irakere*	Chucho Valdes* Y Su Grupo Irakere* - Yemayá (Album)	Egrem	CD 0226	Cuba	1997	Sell This Version
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	TMG CD5		Orquesta América with Chucho Valdés & Félix Reina	Orquesta América with Chucho Valdés & Félix Reina - Danzón ‎(CD, Album)	Tumi Music	TMG CD5	UK	1997	Sell This Version
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	RMM 82251		Chucho Valdés	Live (Album)	Bat Discos	RMM 82251	US	1998	Sell This Version
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	1.025		Omara Portuondo & Chucho Valdés	Omara Portuondo & Chucho Valdés - Desafios (Album)	Intuition Records, Nubenegra	1.025	Spain	1997	Sell This Version
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	RMD 82239		Valdés, Somavilla, Bergaza*	Valdés, Somavilla, Bergaza* - Pianoforte Vol.2 (Album)	Egrem	RMD 82239	US	1998	Sell This Version