Enrique Villegas

COMPLETE NEW YORK SESSIONS 1955-1957 (2 LPS ON 1 CD)

Personnel:

Enrique Villegas (p), Milt Hinton (b), Cozy Cole (d)

Reference: FSRCD 425

The playing of Argentinian pianist Enrique Villegas (1913-1986) was unique, exciting and continuously interesting, with a special character of its own founded on his classical training and jazz inclinations. He moved to the United States in 1955, when he was already well-known in his country, with the intention of establishing himself in North America as a Jazz pianist. His nightclub debut at the Cafe Bohemia was an instant success, and his performances were acclaimed by both critics and public.

His career was already on its way, but two years after his arrival in New York, he drastically decided, due to artistic discrepancies with his record label, to return to Buenos Aires. This CD contains the two historic trio albums Villegas recorded during his stint in New York City.

Tracklisting:

01. Aint Misbehavin

02. Yesterdays

03. What Is This Thing Called Love

04. Chopin Prelude

05. Lazy Bones

06. Where Or When

07. Sometimes Im Happy

08. Embraceable You

09. Poor Butterfly

10. Jelly Roll Blues

11. I Ain't Got Nobody

12. Black Beauty

13. Honeysuckle Rose

14. Rosetta

15. Jumpin' At The Woodside

16. Night In Tunisia

17. Django

18. Scruby

19. Western Reunion