Tito Puente and his Latin Ensemble "El Rey" CD 1984 Concord

Description: Tito Puente: Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. Puente and his music have appeared in films including The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54. He guest-starred on television shows, including Sesame Street and The Simpsons two-part episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?". Puente served in the Navy for three years during World War II after being drafted in 1942. He was discharged with a Presidential Unit Citation for serving in nine battles on the escort aircraft carrier USS Santee (CVE-29) where his duties included playing alto saxophone and clarinet in the ship's big band as well as occasionally drum set, piano during mess hall, ship's bugler, and machine gunner during battles. The G.I. Bill allowed him to study music at Juilliard School of Music, where he completed his formal education in conducting, orchestration, and theory after three years. During the 1950s, Puente was at the height of his popularity and helped to bring Cuban and Caribbean sounds like mambo, son, and cha-cha-chá, to mainstream audiences. His album Dance Mania was released in 1958. Among his compositions is the cha-cha-chá song "Oye Cómo Va" (1963), popularized by Latin rock musician Carlos Santana and later interpreted, among others, by Julio Iglesias, Irakere and Celia Cruz. In 1969, he received the key to the City of New York from former Mayor John Lindsay. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Congressional Record and in 1993, he received the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal from the Smithsonian Institution. Puente is one of the subjects of La Época - The Palladium Era, a documentary about the Palladium era in New York, Cuban music and rhythms, mambo and salsa as dances and music and much more. The documentary discusses many of Puente's, as well as Arsenio Rodríguez's, contributions and features interviews with some of the musicians Puente recorded with. Tito Puente And His Latin Ensemble* – El ReyLabel:Concord Jazz – CCD 4250, Concord Records – CCD 4250, Concord Picante – CCD 4250Format:CD, Album, ReissueCountry:GermanyReleased:1986Genre:Jazz, LatinStyle:Latin Jazz, MamboTrack list:1Oye Como VaWritten-By – Tito PuenteWritten-By – Tito Puente5:422Autumn LeavesComposed By – Joseph KosmaLyrics By – Jacques PrévertLyrics By [English Lyrics] – Johnny MercerComposed By – Joseph KosmaLyrics By – Jacques PrévertLyrics By [English Lyrics] – Johnny Mercer4:093Ran Kan KanWritten-By – Tito PuenteWritten-By – Tito Puente5:084RainfallComposed By – Eddie HeywoodComposed By – Eddie Heywood4:305Giant StepsComposed By – John ColtraneComposed By – John Coltrane3:506Linda ChicanaWritten-By – Mark LevineWritten-By – Mark Levine4:457Medley: Stella By Starlight / DelirioComposed By – Ned WashingtonLyrics By – Victor YoungWritten-By – Cesar Portillo De La LuzComposed By – Ned WashingtonLyrics By – Victor YoungWritten-By – Cesar Portillo De La Luz8:178EquinoxComposed By – John ColtraneComposed By – John Coltrane6:569El Rey Del TimbalWritten-By – Tito PuenteWritten-By – Tito Puente3:07Companies, etc.Recorded At – The Great American Music HallMixed At – PERPhonographic Copyright ℗ – Concord Jazz, Inc.Manufactured By – Sound-Service Bellaphon InternationalPressed By – CD PlantCreditsArt Direction – Thomas BielaBass – Bobby RodriguezBongos – Johnny RodriguezCo-producer – Carl E. JeffersonCongas – Francisco Aguabella, Johnny Rodriguez, José MaderaElectric Piano – Jorge DaltoEngineer – Dennis Staats, Matt Hague, Mike Jory, Phil EdwardsEngineer [Technical Engineer] – Ronnie KassimFlugelhorn – Ray GonzalesFlute – Mario Rivera (2)Mastered By – George HornPhotography By – David Fischer (3)Piano [Acoustic Piano] – Jorge DaltoProducer – Tito PuenteSoprano Saxophone – Mario Rivera (2)Tenor Saxophone – Mario Rivera (2)Timbales – José Madera, Tito PuenteTrumpet – Ray GonzalesValve Trombone – Jimmy FrisauraVibraphone – Tito PuenteVocals – Johnny Rodriguez, Tito PuenteNotesTotal: 48′07″ No Barcode [On booklet] Recorded Live at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, May 1984 Remote recording: PER Mobile II Remixed at PER, San Francisco, California [On CD] Recorded in USA, ℗ 1984, Concord Jazz, Inc., Marca Registrada, Digital MasteringBarcode and Other IdentifiersLabel Code: LC 4643Rights Society: GEMAMatrix / Runout: CD PLANT /D/ CCD 4250 01

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