Charlie Palmieri
The older brother of Eddie Palmieri, Charlie Palmieri was every bit as gifted a pianist as his sibling, very percussive and responsive to rhythm while also flashing florid passages that were clearly the product of a classical education. His piano studies began at seven and he attended the Juilliard School of Music, turning pro at 16. He started the group El Conjunto Pin Pin in 1948, and then played in a series of ensembles -- including those of Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, and Pupi Campo -- before forming his own Charanga Duboney group in 1958. As music director of the Alegre All Stars while recording for the Alegre label in the 1960s, Palmieri stimulated competition among Latin labels like Tico and Fania, which formed their own all-star bands in response. Like many Latin jazz artists of the time, Palmieri flirted with the popular Latin boogaloo style in the 1960s and made some records for major labels like RCA Victor and Atlantic. He endured a near mental breakdown in 1969, but rebounded to work again for Puente on his El Mambo de Tito Puente television program, and he also found a second career as a historian and teacher of Latin music and history at various New York colleges in the 1970s. Palmieri moved briefly to Puerto Rico from 1980 to 1983, and after suffering a severe heart attack and stroke upon his return to New York, he recovered to lead various Latin combos, including Combo Gigante. One of his last recordings was a galvanizing cameo appearance on Mongo Santamaria's "Mayeya" in 1987 (now on Mongo's Afro Blue: The Picante Collection for Concord Picante), and he appeared in England for the first time in 1988 shortly before his death. Almost all of Palmieri's work is hard to find through domestic channels, but Messidor's A Giant Step is available on CD.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
Similar artists
-
Lo Duro De Charlie Palmieri
Salsa - Released by Coco Records on 16 May 1981
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Las Negritas De Carnaval / Cuando Te Fuiste De Mi
World - Released by Coco Records on 12 Oct 1974
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Swing Y Son / Las Negritas De Carnaval
World - Released by Coco Records on 13 Oct 1974
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Vuelve el Gigante
Salsa - Released by Vibra Music Entertainment S.A.S. on 4 Jul 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Charlie Palmieri's Sweet Sue
World - Released by Charly Records on 25 Jun 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
Swing Y Son / The Taxi Driver
World - Released by Coco Records on 12 Oct 1973
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live In NYC
Salsa - Released by Joe Conzo Sr. Productions on 25 Feb 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ravel's Bolero in Mambo
Bolero - Released by Soul Vibes on 1 May 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Galletana
Latin America - Released by Joe Conzo Sr. Productions on 8 Dec 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Para Caracas Me Voy / Maracaibo Oriental
Salsa - Released by Coco Records on 13 Oct 1974
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live Lost Treasures (Live)
Salsa - Released by Joe Conzo Sr. Productions on 3 Jan 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Swinging Latin Nights
Luis Barreiro and the Peanut Vendors
Jazz - Released by BLUE MOON on 2 May 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Charlie Palmieri Quartet: Easy Does It
Jazz - Released by The Jazz Corner on 23 Mar 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I'll Be Around / Perfidia (All Tracks Remastered)
Latin America - Released by Hit Singles Records on 3 Aug 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo