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Dance Mania, Tito Puente's best-known and best-selling album, came ten years into his career, but at a time (1957) when the craze for mambo and Latin music was beginning to crest. (Another landmark LP, Pérez Prado's Havana 3 A.M., had been released the previous year, and Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" had hit number one in 1955.) Recorded as part of a just-signed exclusive contract with RCA and appearing in vibrant sound as part of the label's Living Stereo series, Dance Mania exploded with a series of tight arrangements, propulsive playing, and the features of new additions in vocalist Santos Colón and conguero Ray Barretto (who helped, in part, make up for the recent loss of Willie Bobo and Mongo Santamaria to Cal Tjader's group). Puente didn't dilute his sound for Dance Mania -- unlike the many commercial crossover LPs that were released by both established groups and ad hoc studio collectives -- but his hard mambos here were performed at tempos that encouraged dancing by more staid LP-buyers, slightly slower than the high paces of his Tico sides or Palladium shows. Brassy and swinging, yes, and certainly as precise as a great Latin band could get, but not as torrid as Spanish Harlem dancers would be accustomed to. Most were Puente originals, spanning mambo and cha-cha and guaguanco, and Dance Mania built the foundation for great Latin LPs to come.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Concepción, Piano - Ray Barretto, Congas - Víctor Alves, Vocal - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Larry Moser, Trumpet - Otto Bolivar, Vocal - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Santitos Colón, Vocal - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Performer - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Víctor Alves, Vocal - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Larry Moser, Trumpet - Francisco Aguabella, Composer - Francisco Aguabella, Lyricist - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Santitos Colón, Vocal - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Performer - Otto Bolivar, Vocal - Ray Barretto, Congas - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Bass - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos - Ray Concepción, Piano
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Concepción, Piano - Ray Barretto, Congas - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Leon Merian, Trumpet - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos - Santos, Composer - Santos, Lyricist
(P) Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Víctor Alves, Vocal - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - George Lopez, Trumpet - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Julito Collazo, Congas - Santitos Colón, Vocal - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Performer - Otto Bolivar, Vocal - Ray Barretto, Congas - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos - Ray Concepción, Piano
(P) Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Performer - Fred Reynolds, Producer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Ray Concepción, Piano - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Barretto, Congas - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Leon Merian, Trumpet - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Víctor Alves, Vocal - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Larry Moser, Trumpet - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Santitos Colón, Vocal - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Otto Bolivar, Vocal - Ray Barretto, Congas - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos - Ray Concepción, Piano
Originally released 1957. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Concepción, Piano - Ray Barretto, Congas - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Leon Merian, Trumpet - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Arranger - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos
(P) Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Vocal - Brown, Composer - Brown, Lyricist - De Sylva, Lyricist - De Sylva, Composer - Tito Puente, Performer - HENDERSON, Lyricist - HENDERSON, Composer
(P) Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Santos Colon, Vocal - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - P. Delgado, Composer - Ray Concepción, Piano - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Barretto, Congas - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Leon Merian, Trumpet - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos
(P) Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Víctor Alves, Vocal - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - George Lopez, Trumpet - Francisco Aguabella, Composer - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Julito Collazo, Congas - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Santitos Colón, Vocal - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Otto Bolivar, Vocal - Ray Barretto, Congas - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos - Ray Concepción, Piano
(P) Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Gene Rapetti, Trumpet - Víctor Alves, Vocal - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Larry Moser, Trumpet - Tony Buonpastore, Saxophone - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Santitos Colón, Vocal - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Otto Bolivar, Vocal - Ray Barretto, Congas - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ray Rodríguez, Bongos - Ray Concepción, Piano
(P) Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Album review
Dance Mania, Tito Puente's best-known and best-selling album, came ten years into his career, but at a time (1957) when the craze for mambo and Latin music was beginning to crest. (Another landmark LP, Pérez Prado's Havana 3 A.M., had been released the previous year, and Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" had hit number one in 1955.) Recorded as part of a just-signed exclusive contract with RCA and appearing in vibrant sound as part of the label's Living Stereo series, Dance Mania exploded with a series of tight arrangements, propulsive playing, and the features of new additions in vocalist Santos Colón and conguero Ray Barretto (who helped, in part, make up for the recent loss of Willie Bobo and Mongo Santamaria to Cal Tjader's group). Puente didn't dilute his sound for Dance Mania -- unlike the many commercial crossover LPs that were released by both established groups and ad hoc studio collectives -- but his hard mambos here were performed at tempos that encouraged dancing by more staid LP-buyers, slightly slower than the high paces of his Tico sides or Palladium shows. Brassy and swinging, yes, and certainly as precise as a great Latin band could get, but not as torrid as Spanish Harlem dancers would be accustomed to. Most were Puente originals, spanning mambo and cha-cha and guaguanco, and Dance Mania built the foundation for great Latin LPs to come.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:06
- Main artists: Tito Puente
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: World Salsa
(P) 1991 BMG Music
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