EL GIGANTE DEL TECLADO (1)

CHARLIE PALMIERI (1927 - 1988)

was a famous salsa musician and bandleader born in New York City. He and his brother EDDIE PALMIERI participated as kids in many talent contests ...
He made his musical debut with Rafael Muñiz Band.

In 1947 Charlie PALMIERI joined the TITO PUENTE Band, where he stayed until 1953.
In the 1960s CHARANGA craze in the United States. Charlie PALMIERI formed the band called CHARANGA LA DUBONEY ...

CHARLIE PALMIERI Y SU CHARANGA DUBONEY 

- Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh, Eh Ah

DOCTOR DE FAMA

COSITAS COSITAS

ALEGRE RECORDS

Charlie Palmieri recorded two hits for the ALEGRE RECORDS... Alegre Records was a record label founded in New York in 1956 by AL SANTIAGO. .. It was specialized in Latin music ...

COMO BAILA LA PACHANGA

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LA PACHANGA SE BAILA ASI

When the pachanga declined in popularity Palmieri swiched to BOOGALOO ...

Charlie PALMIERI and HIS DUBONEY ORCHESTRA -

TENGO MAQUINA Y VOY A 60

SIDE A

1. Tengo Maquina y Voy a 60

2. Son Sasonao

3. El Pachadengue

4. Summer Love

SIDE B

1. La Timba Es Mia

2. En Mi Viejo San Juan

3. My Guaguanco

4. Mulata Guapacha

In 1968 Palmieri recorded for the ATLANTIC Records the album LATIN BUGALÚ ...

BITTER SWEET

PANAMA'S BOOGALOO

LATIN PLAYLIST - JULY 2015 (3)


YOMO TORO (1933 -  2012)

was a guitarist and a cuatro player born in Guanica/Puerto Rico. He played traditional Puerto Rican and Mexican music on guitar and cuatro ... such like with the Trio Los Panchos.... Yomo Toro appeared on hundred of albums.

Eydie GORME & Trio Los Panchos (1964) 

YOMO TORO - LAS CUATRO PACHANGAS

A great succsess was the album ASALTO NAVIDEÑO (1972) recorded by FANIA Records ...

Willie Colón, Hector Lavoe & Yomo Toro - ASALTO NAVIDEÑO, Vol. II (1973) Fania Records

Producer: Willie Colón 

1. Pesca'o

2. Recomendación

3. La Banda

4. Doña Santos

5. Cantemos

6. Pa' Los Pueblos

7. Arbolito

8. Tranquilidad

JERRY RIVERA (b. 1973)

is a Puerto Rican salsa singer born in Humacao/Puerto Rico. He won in 

Me Estoy Enamorando De Ti

LATIN PLAYLIST - JULY 2015 (2)

LATIN PLAYLIST - JULY 2015 (2)

Cal TJADER (1925- 1982)

was an American Latin Jazz musician born in St. Luis/Missouri. In 1954 he formed the Cal Tjader Modern Mambo Quintet...

Line-up: Manuel and Carlos DURAN (piano, bass), Bayardo "Benny" VELARDE (timbales, bongos, congas) and Edgar ROSALES (congas) ..

Philadelphia Mambo

Mambo Moderno

The album SOUL SAUCE (1964) was his biggest success ...

Soul Sauce 

the album AMAZONAS (1975) was produced by Airto MOREIRA

With the album LA ONDA VA BIEN (1979) Concord Picante Records won Cal TJADER a GRAMMY Award for The Best Latin Recording ... Producers: Carl Jefferson and Frank Dorritie. .

Linda Chicana

Rubén BLADES (b. 1948)

is a Panamanian salsa singer, Latin Jazz musician, songwriter and actor, In 1970 he recorded with Pete Rodriguez' La Magnifica Orchestra, on the Alegre Records the album De Panama a Nueva York...

Side A

1. Juan Gonzalez

2. Solo

3. Hey Man

4. When

5. Descarga Caliente

Side B

1. El Bravo

2. Donde

3. El Pescador

4. Amanecer

5. De Panama a Nueva York

Descarga Caliente

From the collaboration with Willie Colón resulted several albums like Metiendo Mano (1977) ...

The song PABLO PUEBLO, composed in 1968 by Blades was a hit and talks about a father who returns home after a long working day. 

Another great hit was a Tito Curet's composition called Plantacion Adentro.... 

LATIN PLAYLIST - JULY 2015 (1)

LATIN PLAYLIST - JULY 2015

CHEO FELICIANO (1935 - 2014)

was a Puerto Rican composer and singer of salsa. 1952 he moved with his family to New York, where he became vocalist for the JOE CUBA SEXTET ...

EL RATON

He remained with the sextet for 10 years (1957-1967) ...

In 1967 Cheo joined the EDDIE PALMIERI ORCHESTRA ...

Eddie Palmieri & Cheo Feliciano - El Dia Que Me Quieras

OSCAR  D'LEON (b. 1943)

is a Venezuelan musician of salsa. In 1972 he formed LA DIMENSION LATINA together with Jóse RODRIGUEZ (percussion), César MONGE and Jóse Antonio ROJAS (trombone) ...

Taboga

In 1978 Oscar D'Leon founded LA CRITICA ...

Tu Orgullo

El Merenguito

CONMIGO NO HAY TURULETE

EL GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO - THE BEST ALBUMS

DE PUNTA A PUNTA (1971) EGC Records

Personnel
Rafael ITHIER - piano
Andy Montanez - vocals
Taty Maldonado - vocals
Gerardo "Grillo" Cruz - trumpet
Eddie "Keko" Perez - sax
Jose L. Duchesne - sax
Fanny Ceballo - trombone
Mike Cruz - bass
Martin Quinones - congas
Mike "Malaret" Marrero - drums
 Baby Serrano - bongos
Mike Ramos - coro


Side A

1. Achilipu

2. Le Dicen Papa

3. No Quiero No Regalao
4. Lamento
5. Chango Ta' Veni

Side B

1.Don Goyo

2. Tiembla

3. Que Cosas Tendran

4. Conmigo No Hay Turulete

5. Baho-Kenda

CONGUEROS D'ORO - TATA GÜINES

CONGUEROS D'ORO - TATA GÜINES (1930 - 2008)



was a Cuban percussionist and composer. In the 1950s he performed with Cuban musicians such Chano POZO, Bebo VALDES and Arsenio RODRIGUEZ.

Con Tres Tambores Batá

He moved to New York in 1957, where he performed with Maynard FERGUSON, Dizzy GILLESPIE and Miles DAVIS ...

PARIS 1995 - Tata GÜINES, Patato VALDES, Miguel ANGA and Orlando POLEDO

FESTIVAL JAZZ PLAZA '97/Havana - 

FRANK EMILIO, TATA GÜINES, CHANGUITO, CACHAITO

ESTRELLAS de AREITO (1979) - Guaguanco a Todos los Barrios

Tata Güines (congas)

Ruben Gonzales (piano)

Arturo Sandoval (trumpet)

El Niño Rivera (tres)

Miguelito Cuni (vocals)

EL RICO TOTICO

Eugenio TOTICO Arango (1934 - 2011)

was an Cuban-born percussionist and singer. He recorded with legends like: Kako BASTAR, Orlando PUNTILLA Rios, Arsenio RODRIGUEZ, Patato VALDES, Cachao LOPEZ ...

His albums are very appreciated

Patato y Totico - Siguen Pa'lante y Pa'lante (1967) Verve
Kako, Totico y El Trabuco - La Maquina y El Motor
Totico y Sus Rumberos - (1982) Montuno
Alfredo Rodriguez, Patato y Totico - Sonido Sólido (2006) Pimienta Records

con KAKO

KAKO y TOTICO - Del Agua Brava

KAKO y TOTICO - Si Me Fuera De Tu Lado

KAKO y TOTICO - Ganga Zumba

KAKO y TOTICO - La Mujer Que Yo Quiero

con PATATO

PATATO y TOTICO - Nuestro Barrio

PATATO y TOTICO - En El Callejon

PATATO y TOTICO - Aqua Que Va Caer

con PUNTILLA

TOTICO y SUS RUMBEROS - A Una Mamita

CONGUEROS D'ORO - SABU MARTINEZ

SABU MARTINEZ (1930 - 1979)

was an American conguero and percussionist born in New York City. He recorded and appeared on four Art BLAKEY's albums:

Art Blakey - Drum Suite (1957) Columbia
Art Blakey - Orgy in Rhythm (1957) Blue Note

Art Blakey - Cu-Bop (1957) Jubilee
Art Blakey - Holiday for Skins (1959) Blue Note



He also recorded with Arsenio RODRIGUEZ ...His debut album, in 1957, was Palo Congo (1957) Blue Note

PALO CONGO (1957)

Afro Temple (1973) Grammofonverket

In 1967 Sabu Martinez moved to Sweden, where he recorded with the Francy Boland-Kenny Clarke Big Band. They released two albums together:

Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band - Three Latin Adventures (1969) MPS/Motor

Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band - Latin Kaleidoscope (1973) MPS

LATIN KALEIDOSKOPE

DAME UN CHANCE

AMARANTO Y SU BANDA DE CÁRDENES


Amaranto FERNADEZ formed his first band COPACABANA in 1954. In 1960 he changed the name in AMARANTO y SU BANDA GIGANTE.

LA TIERRA DEL RICO SON

His first LP on the young label EGREM was called AMARANTO y SU BANDA DE CÀRDENAS

Dame un Chance

La Tierra Del Rico Son

Es Rico y Sabroso

Voy Monte Adentro

Chiqui-Chiqui

Dame Un Chance

PALO PA' RUMBA

EDDIE PALMIERI y LA PERFECTA

Eddie PALMIERI formed in 1961 the band Conjunto La Perfecta, which included trombone player Barry ROGERS and the Brazilian-born Jose RODRIGUEZ.

The line-up was completed by
-  George CASTRO (flute)
-  Tommy López (conga)
-  Manny Oquendo (bongo)
-  Andy González/Dave Pérez (bass)
-  singer Ismael QUINTANA.

La Perfecta - The Collection, Vol. 1

Jazz and the Cuban rhythm MOZAMBIQUE came together creating a new sound. Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso and Mozambique are two perfect examples ...

One of his greatest hits VAMONOS PA'L MONTE was recorded in 1971 with his brother Charlie at the organ and Ismael Quintana as singer.


TWO GRAMMYS in the 1980s

                                                             

            PALO PA' RUMBA       

SOLITO

Eddie PALMIERI won a total of nine GRAMMYS in his career ... The last one was in 2006 for the album SIMPÁTICO ..

LATINBLOG: CUBAN ARTISTRY - Paquito D'Rivera

LATINBLOG: CUBAN ARTISTRY - Paquito D'Rivera: CUBAN ARTISTRY - Paquito D'Rivera clarinetist, saxophonist, classical composer and winner of fourteen GRAMMY AWARDS Paquito D'...

LATINBLOG: ARRECOTIN ARRECOTAN

LATINBLOG: ARRECOTIN ARRECOTAN: CORTIJO Y SU COMBO CON ISMAEL RIVERA Rafael CORTIJO was worn in 1928 in Santurce/Puerto Rico. He began playing congas and bongo wit...

LATINBLOG: CONGUEROS D'ORO - Mongo SANTAMARIA

LATINBLOG: CONGUEROS D'ORO - Mongo SANTAMARIA: MONGO SANTAMARIA (1917 - 2003) was a rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz percussionist. He moved to New York in 1950 where...

CONGUEROS D'ORO - Mongo SANTAMARIA

MONGO SANTAMARIA (1917 - 2003)


was a rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz percussionist. He moved to New York in 1950 where he performed with great names of the Latin Jazz scene, including Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars...

Afro-Cuban Drums (1952) - authentic folkloric rumba

Santamaria recorded an important number of albums with folkloric rumba:

Afro-Cuban Drums (1952)

Changó re-issued as Drums and Chants (1954)

Yambú (1958)

Mongo (1959)

Bembé (1960) 

In 1959 he recorded the famous Afro-Blue, the first jazz standard built upon a typical African 3:2 cross-rhythm.

AFRO-BLUE (1959) 

SOFRITO (1976)

In 1957 Mongo Santamaria joined Cal TJADER Latin jazz combo. 

Watermelon Man

ARRECOTIN ARRECOTAN

CORTIJO Y SU COMBO CON ISMAEL RIVERA

Rafael CORTIJO was worn in 1928 in Santurce/Puerto Rico. He began playing congas and bongo with local orchestras as a teenager. In 1954 Cortijo became leader of his own orchestra. Roberto Roena and Raphael Ithier were members of Cortijo's orchestra. ..

Cortijo brought the folkloric influence like plena and bomba together with Afro-Cuban rhythms. The results were
IRRESISTIBLE ...

CON TODOS LOS HIERROS (1967) TICO RECORDS

Side A

1. Arrecotin Arrecotan

2. Dejala

3. El Negrito de Alabama

4. Caracas Cuatricentenario

5. Calambre

6. Soy Buena Gente

Side B

1. Bamba Curé

2. Amor Salvaje

3. La Llaman Solita

4. Curazao Bon Vini Boogaloo

5. La Soledad

6. Bombon de Canela

El Negrito de Alabama

SOY BUENA GENTE

CUBAN ARTISTRY - Paquito D'Rivera

CUBAN ARTISTRY - Paquito D'Rivera

clarinetist, saxophonist, classical composer and winner of fourteen GRAMMY AWARDS Paquito D'Rivera was born in Havana/Cuba in 1948.

the 1st Annual Latin GRAMMY AWARD

TROPICANA NIGHTS (2000) won BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM

Havana Café (1991) Chesky Records

CALLE 54

CALLE 54

it's a documentary about LATIN JAZZ. The film takes are located on the 54th street in New York City. The film was directed by Fernando TRUEBA.

Artists featured: Bebo Valdes, Chucho Valdes, Tito Puente, Gato Barbieri, Cachao, Eliane Elias, Paquito D'Rivera, Jerry Gonzalez, Chano Dominguez, Dave Valentin, Michel Camilo.

LATIN JAZZ DVDs

LATIN JAZZ DVDs

There are a lot of good latin jazz DVDs. I share with you my TOP 10 ...

1. Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band - From the Heart

2. Lalo Schifrin - Latin Jazz Suite

3. Eduardo Don Vuelo - Afro Cuban Latin Jazz Project

4. Willie Bobo - King Conga

5. Calle 54

6. The Afro Cuban All Stars - Afro Cuban Legends

7. Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Solos. The Jazz Sessions

8. Chucho Valdes - Latin Jazz Founders feat. IRAKERE

9. Latin Jazz Grooves feat. Victor Mendoza, Berklee Workshop

10. Airto & Flora Purim - The Latin Jazz All-Stars