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The Planets

Label: Mavo Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Sun Prelude I; I Mercury-The Messenger; Sun Prelude II; II Venus-Peace;, Intro to Earth; IIIEarth-History of Us; IV Mars-Ancient Warrior; Sun Prelude III; V Jupiter-Joyous Thunder; VI Saturn-The Wise One; VII Uranus-Morphing Skies; VIII Neptune-Prophet of the Seas; Bonus Tracks: Llora; Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters.

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Manuel Valera: The Planets

Read "The Planets" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Cuban-born pianist Manuel Valera is not unknown to jazz-heads who make it their business to listen and champion. But, since his acclaimed 2004 debut Forma Nueva, a couple of Grammy nods, and last year's quietly brilliant The Seasons, Valera's name and exciting blend of culture, tradition, and progression has spread deservedly like wildfire through the larger ...

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The Seasons

Label: Mavo Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Opening; In the Eye of the Beholder; Tres Palabras; Hopeful; In My Life; The Seasons - Mov. I (Spring); Mov. II (Summer); Mov. III (Fall); Mov. IV (Winter); What Is This Thing Called Love; Hallelujah.

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The Seasons

Label: Mavo Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Opening; In the Eye of the Beholder; Tres Palabras; Hopeful; In My Life; MOV I-Spring; MOV II- Summer; MOV III-Fall; MOV IV-Winter; What Is This Thing Called Love; Hallelujah.

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Manuel Valera Trio: The Seasons

Read "The Seasons" reviewed by Troy Dostert


Although Manuel Valera originally staked his claim to fame as a “Latin jazz" pianist, it's fair to say that he has sought to transcend the constraints imposed by that label. On this release, the second by his trio with bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer E.J. Strickland, Valera displays just as much interest in drawing from the ...

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Manuel Valera Trio: The Seasons

Read "The Seasons" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Offering his twelfth recording as a leader, Grammy-nominated pianist Manuel Valera unveils a dynamic session of modern jazz on the vibrant The Seasons and follow up to Live at Firehouse 12 (MAVO Records, 2015). The album also happens to be the second date with his current working trio of jazz luminaries' bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer ...

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Live at Firehouse 12

Label: Mavo Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Spiral; Wayne; Footprints; Distancia; En Route; Intermesso Sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana; Lirico; Century.

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Manuel Valera Trio: Live at Firehouse 12

Read "Live at Firehouse 12" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Leader of the Latin jazz-styled group New Cuban Express, New York-based, Cuban-born pianist Manuel Valera, unveils his 10th album as leader and his first recording in a live setting with the untypically non-Latin Live at Firehouse 12, his first trio format release in six years. This, very excellent trio features jazz luminaries Hans Glawischnig on bass ...

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Manuel Valera Trio: Live at Firehouse 12

Read "Live at Firehouse 12" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Cuban pianist Manuel Valera readily extends the jazz language of his predecessors Bebo and Chucho Valdes. He is comfortable leading all band formats from septets (In Motion (Criss Cross, 2014) to solo performance (Self Portrait (Self Produced, 2014). Valera may presently be found fronting an exceptional trio performing Live at Firehouse 12. Orchestral ...

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Recuerdos

Label: Mavo Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Si Me Comprendieras; La Rosa Roja; Alma Con Alma; La Tarde; Longina; Tres Palbras; Si Te Contara; Solamente Una Vez; Cancion De Un Festival; Solitude.


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