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 | | To be fair, Sandoval's life—with its escapes and loves and travels—is dramatic and his work important, and perhaps this is the reason the movie is said to be much better than you might think. |
 | | Sandoval's easygoing, relaxed earthiness is, I think, important to his art because its signal quality is its inclusiveness. |
 | | Classically trained, Sandoval is comfortable incorporating everything from Beethoven to Cuban folk songs to be-bop, and on the night I saw him, he played bop, blues, salsa and Latin pop tunes, and he showed his virtuosity not only on the trumpet but the piano as well. |
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