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.
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Swing Y Son / Las Negritas De Carnaval
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Vuelve el Gigante
Salsa - Lançado por Vibra Music Entertainment S.A.S. em 04/07/2006
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Charlie Palmieri's Sweet Sue
World - Lançado por Charly Records em 25/06/2006
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Comelon Hustle
World - Lançado por Coco Records em 13/10/1975
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Ravel's Bolero in Mambo
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Electroduro
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Galletana
Latin America - Lançado por Joe Conzo Sr. Productions em 08/12/2020
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Para Caracas Me Voy / Maracaibo Oriental
Salsa - Lançado por Coco Records em 13/10/1974
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Live Lost Treasures (Live)
Salsa - Lançado por Joe Conzo Sr. Productions em 03/01/2023
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Impulsos
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Swinging Latin Nights
Luis Barreiro and the Peanut Vendors
Jazz - Lançado por BLUE MOON em 02/05/2015
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Charlie Palmieri Quartet: Easy Does It
Jazz - Lançado por The Jazz Corner em 23/03/2015
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I'll Be Around / Perfidia (All Tracks Remastered)
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