Luis Ramón Valle Sánchez (born December 29, 1964) is a Cuban jazz pianist and composer.
Life and career Valle was born on December 29, 1964, in Holguín, Cuba."Ramon Valle, Extended Biography" . Retrieved November 6, 2015. ramonvallemusic.com He left Cuba in the 1990s.Whitehead, Kevin (May 18, 2015) "In 'Take Off', Ramon Valle Makes the Piano Sing". npr.org.
Playing style An NPR reviewer of Valle's Take Off commented that "When Ramon Valle keeps it crisp, he can hardly go wrong, with percolating bass and drums at his back. But the pianist also has a more romantic, even schmaltzy side, where he tries to wow you with a ballad. Then he may show off his technique in a way that doesn't help".
Discography An asterisk (*) after the year indicates that it is the year of release.
As leader/co-leader Year recordedTitleLabelNotes2001Danza NegraACTQuintet, with Perico Sambeat (alto sax, soprano sax), Carlos Puig (trumpet), Omar Rodriguez (bass), Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez (drums)2004*No EscapeACTTrio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Liber Torriente (drums)2005Piano Works IV: MemoriasACTSolo piano2008FabulasBudapest Music CenterWith Eric Vloeimans (trumpet), Gabor Winand (vocals)2009*PlaygroundRVSTrio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Owen Hart, Jr. (drums)2011Flashes from HollandRVSQuartet, with Jesse van Ruller (guitar), Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Owen Hart, Jr. (drums)2015*Take OffIn + OutTrio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Ernesto Simpson (drums)2017*The Time is NowIn + OutTrio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Jamie Peet (drums)
As sideman Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel2014–15Jazzpaña LiveACT
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