CoVerse in the Mirror – Estrada Branca (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
The song was written in 1958 by Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyricist was Vinícius de Moraes. This tune inaugurated what would be later called ‘the bossa nova sound’. The first version, by Elizete Cardoso in her album ‘Canção do Amor...
CoVerse in the Mirror – With a Song in My Heart (Richard Rogers / Lorenz Hart)
This piece was written in 1929 for the musical ‘Spring Is Here’. My favourite versions are Ella Fitzgerald’s and Jim Hall’s (with the great Tom Harrell on...
New album: SORTE
Abe Rábade publishes his new album S O R T E on the Nuba Records label. This is his 14th record as a leader, and this time entirely made of original compositions. It was recorded with his trio, a stable musical group for 12 years: Abe Rábade on piano, Pablo...
Abe Rábade & The Salvador Sobral Band
Abe Rábade will record piano on Salvador Sobral’s new album. He will also perform these three concerts with the band: December 18th | Castelo Branco (Portugal) December 28th | Casa da Música (Porto, Portugal) January 23rd | Barreiro (Portugal)...
CoVerse in the Mirror – Bouncing with Bud (Bud Powell)
Bouncing with Bud is a song by the great pianist Bud Bowell composed in 1946. The first title of the composition was another: “Bebop in Pastel”, and such a tittle appeared in the the first recording of this number, made with trumpeter Kenny Dorham and alto...
CoVerse in the Mirror – Deep River (Afroamerican spiritual, unknown author)
Deep River was first mentioned in 1876, when it was published in an anthology of spiritual songs by J.B.T. Marsh. The first recorded version is by contralto Marian Anderson, in 1921. It is possibly one of the best known spirituals and has been arranged multiple...
Abe Rábade performance | Piano Solo – Vitoria Jazz Festival (Jazz VG Club)
Live in Vitoria – Gasteiz July 19th, 2020 Watch the full festival here. TRACK LIST: – Long ago and far away (Jerome Kern) – Joy spring (Clifford Brown) – Dos gardenias (Isolina Carrillo) – Cyclic episode...
CoVerse in the Mirror – Blame it on my Youth by Oscar Levant
Blame it on my Youth was composed by Oscar Levant in 1934. The lyrics were written by Edward Heyman. The original version was recorded in the same year, by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. The best-known version of the song came two decades later, when it was...
Abe Rábade concert at the Vitoria Jazz Festival
On Sunday, July 19, the Jazz VG Club, the cycle presented by the Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival after canceling its 44th edition, hosted a piano concert by Abe Rábade. The recital offered a great variety of atmospheres: stride, bebop, hardop, American song,...
Dual lauD – NAÍMA ACUÑA & ABE RÁBADE
Epílogo (Abe Rábade) Naíma Acuña exudes rhythm and solidity in her tempo as soon as she plays a couple of strokes. She´s got a “tasty poison” in her rhythmic interaction that I adore. We played for the first time in the Eivissa Jazz...
