JERRY GONZALEZ

JERRY GONZALEZ and THE FORT APACHE BAND

Jerry GONZALEZ is a jazz trumpeter and percussionist born in New York City. He started playing congas with Dizzy GILLESPIE in 1970.

Jerry and his brother Andy are the founders of the CONJUNTO ANABACOA and of the GRUPO FOLKLORIKO Y EXPERIMENTAL NUEVAYORQUINO. They recorded two albums:

Concepts in Unity (1974) and
Lo Dice Todo (1975)

ANABACOA

CHOCO'S GUAJIRA

... with Andy Gonzalez (Jerry's brother), Sonny Fortune, Milton Cardona, Kenny Kirkland,


The River Is Deep (1982)
Obatalá (1988)
Rumba Para Monk (1988)

Monk's Mood

EARTH DANCE

CARLOS "TABACO" QUINTANA (1943-1995)

was a bongosero and salsa singer born in Caracas/Venezuela. He was member of SEXTETO JUVENTUD ...

TABACO Y SU SEXTETO - PONTE EL RITMO

 TABACO y SUS METALES - NEGRO

ARROLLANDO EL BONGO

UN SOLA BANDERA (1978)

TABACO con METALES

GRABACIÓN HISTÓRICA - ESTRELLAS de AREITO

ESTRELLAS DE AREITO (formed in 1978)


explores the roots of Afro-Cuban music ...Over thirty Cuban musician were member of the ensemble:
Miguelito CUNI
Ruben GONZALEZ
Nino RIVERA
Arturo SANDOVAL
Pio LEYVA
Paquito D'RIVERA
Tata GÜINES
Richard EGÜES
Felix CHAPPOTIN ....


GRABACIÓN HISTÓRICA >>>>>>> LOS HEROES (1979) EGREM

PONGASE PARA LAS COSAS

GUAGUANCO A TODOS LOS BARRIOS

QUE TRAIGAN EL GUAGUANCO

EL GIGANTE DEL TECLADO (2)

CHARLIE PALMIERI ...

... playing the organ ... Vitin AVILES (vocal)

LA HIJA DE LOLA (1972)

THE ALEGRE ALL-STARS

Al SANTIAGO created in 1961 THE ALEGRE ALL STARS...

EL MANICERO (1964)

ESTOY BUSCANDO ...(1977)

con CHARLIE PALMIERI, 

KAKO, 

BOBBY RODRIGUEZ, 

LOUIE RAMIREZ,

CHIVIRICO DAVILA

THE CESTA ALL-STARS 

SONERO EN UNA CESTA

Charlie PALMIERI, Bobby RODRIGUEZ,

Kako BASTAR, Louie RAMIREZ,

Johnny "Dandy" RODRIGUEZ, Willie ROSARIO,

Barry ROGERS, Orlando MARIN,

Frankie MALABE, Pedro PERDOMO,

Joe WOHLETZ, Jose RODRIGUEZ,

Victor PAZ, Pedro "Puchi" BOULONG,

Roy ROMAN, Jose "Chombo" SILVA,

Mario RIVERA, Cheo FELICIANO,

Joe QUIJANO,

Yayo El INDIO, Jimmy SABATER,

Victor VELAZQUEZ, Chaguito MONTALVO,

Willie TORRES, Dioris VALLADARES

EL QUINTO DE BEETHOVEN

CHARLIE PALMIERI and HIS ORCHESTRA - ADELANTE, GIGANTE (1975)

1. El Susto
2. La Fuente
3. Al Que Le Pique
4. Tema de Maria Cervantes
5. Que Te Vas, Pues Vete
6. Por Querer Tener Dos
7. Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado
8. Cachita



The album THE HEAVYWEIGHT (1978) ALEGRE Records... was produced by Jerry MASUCCI

TIENE SABOR
was written by Ignacio Piñeiro and Rolando Valdés

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....