Pepesito Reyes

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Pepesito Reyes (Los Sitios, Havana, Cuba, 1916 - Havana, Cuba, 2011/02/04) is a legend of Cuban music. He is probably best known for having composed the piano line for the Marxist anthem "Guantanamera," but for him to be known only for that particular contribution is akin to describing Bob Dylan solely for his having written "Blowin' In the Wind" for Peter, Paul and Mary. Reyes' musical resume extends far beyond that. For Reyes, beginning in the 1940s, spent some 10 years in New York City, and his influence upon the jazz scene at that time is still felt to this day. Infusing Cuban elements into American jazz, his influence was felt and acknowledged by such as Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington, as well as a host of others who attended his regular gigs at the Club Metropolis. After leaving New York, and performing in Latin America, France, Italy, Holland, and Japan, Reyes returned to his birthplace, where he has lived for the past 20 years. It is at once a shock and a revelation that this self-titled CD, recorded at the age of 85, is his debut disc as a solo artist. Reyes has been described as attacking the piano keys with a warrior's heart and an angel's hands. This description is most aptly demonstrated on "Mami Me Gustó" and "Noche esplendorosa" where Reyes' hands literally dance over the keys with the gusto of a man a quarter of his age. It is on the latter track, especially, where Reyes, alone on his piano, transforms this standard into a classical tour de force. The ange

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