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Tito Puente was never one for half measures, and even in death there's no modesty involved, as the label calls him King of Kings. It might be an exaggeration, but only a slight one, and it gets the attention. Still, as the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and there's a hearty meal here, albeit one missing one or two choice dishes, like Puente's original version of "Oye Como Va," a song that indirectly brought him a whole new audience. However, "Honk Kong Mambo" is here, "Dance Mania," and "Dance of the Headhunters," so it's hard to find too much fault with the disc's 21-track selection. While the man wasn't shy about having his timbales, or himself, front and center, he truly was a driving force in his music -- and, as this CD shows, he knew how to write more than his share of good tunes, too. Some of it has a slight novelty aspect, like "3 D Mambo," and he definitely worked the whole mambo craze of the '50s for all it was worth. Still, he did have more strings to his bow, as tracks like "Saca Tu Mujer" prove, and he was a world-class percussionist, and an able bandleader, with a flair for popular jazz. He worked hard -- exceptionally hard -- and deserved his success. This collection might not be the ultimate Puente compilation -- that's yet to be put together -- but it's still worth it for the wealth of dance music inside.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Bernie Glow, Trumpet - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Gilbert Lopez, Piano - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Allen Lehrfeld, Saxophone - Julito Callazzo, Congas - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Carlos Valdes, Congas - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Pedro Boulong, Trumpet - Patrick Iarrusso, Trumpet - Not Documented, Producer - Ray Barretto, Congas - Peter John Fanelli, Saxophone - Jose Mangual, Bongos - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Johnny Camacho, Producer
Originally released 1956. 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 - 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.
Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Gilbert Lopez, Piano - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Marty Gold, Producer - Allen Lehrfeld, Saxophone - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Carlos Valdes, Congas - Santos Colon, Vocal - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Arranger - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Pedro Boulong, Trumpet - Patrick Iarrusso, Trumpet - Ray Barretto, Congas - Peter John Fanelli, Saxophone - Jose Mangual, Bongos - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Carl Severinsen, Trumpet
Originally Recorded 1960. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Performer - Fred Reynolds, Producer
Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Marty Gold, Producer - Tito Puente, Arranger - Tito Puente, Composer
(P) 1960 BMG MUSIC
Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist
(P) 1957 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 - Julito Collazo, Congas - Fred Reynolds, Producer - Santitos Colón, Vocal - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Arranger - Tito Puente, Band Leader - 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 - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Gilbert Lopez, Piano - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Allen Lehrfeld, Saxophone - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Carlos Valdes, Congas - Santos Colon, Vocal - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Pedro Boulong, Trumpet - Patrick Iarrusso, Trumpet - Not Documented, Producer - Ray Barretto, Congas - Peter John Fanelli, Saxophone - Jose Mangual, Bongos - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Carl Severinsen, Trumpet
(P) 1960 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.
Santos & Yayo, Vocal - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Gilbert Lopez, Piano - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Marty Gold, Producer - Allen Lehrfeld, Saxophone - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Carlos Valdes, Congas - Santos Colon, Vocal - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Pedro Boulong, Trumpet - Patrick Iarrusso, Trumpet - Ray Barretto, Congas - Peter John Fanelli, Saxophone - Jose Mangual, Bongos - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Carl Severinsen, Trumpet
Originally Recorded 1960. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Santos Colon, Vocal
(P) 1957 BMG MUSIC
Tito Puente, Performer - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Fred Reynolds, Producer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Entertainment.
Mongo Santamaria, Composer - Mongo Santamaria, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Performer - Fred Reynolds, Producer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Entertainment.
Osvaldo Estivil, Composer - Osvaldo Estivil, Lyricist - Scheppe Pullman, Saxophone - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Gilbert Lopez, Piano - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Marty Gold, Producer - Allen Lehrfeld, Saxophone - Rafael Palau, Saxophone - Carlos Valdes, Congas - Santos Colon, Percussion - Santos Colon, Vocal - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Tito Puente, Performer - Pedro Boulong, Trumpet - Patrick Iarrusso, Trumpet - Ray Barretto, Congas - Peter John Fanelli, Saxophone - Jose Mangual, Bongos - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Carl Severinsen, Trumpet
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Entertainment.
Dave Kurtzer, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Marty Holmes, Saxophone - John Rodríguez, Bongos - Sam Scavone, Trumpet - Edwin Caine, Saxophone - Johnny Camacho, Producer - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Allen Lehrfeld, Saxophone - Teddy Sommers, Drums - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Willie Correa, Percussion - Ramón Santamaría, Congas - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Alvin Gellers, Piano - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Gene Rapetti, Trumpet
Originally Recorded 1956. 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 - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Herman Diaz, Jr., Producer - Allen Lehrfeld, Saxophone - Robert Ascher, Trombone - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Willie Correa, Percussion - Alvin Gellers, Piano - Miguel Matamoros, Composer - Miguel Matamoros, Lyricist - Gerry Sanfino, Saxophone - John Smith, Guitar - Marty Holmes, Saxophone - Joseph Grimaldi, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Ramón Santamaría, Congas - Travis Nicholas, Trumpet
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
Dave Kurtzer, Saxophone - Robert Rodriguez, Acoustic Bass - Marty Holmes, Saxophone - John Rodríguez, Bongos - Sam Scavone, Trumpet - Edwin Caine, Saxophone - Johnny Camacho, Producer - Vincent Frisaura, Trumpet - Allen Lehrfeld, Saxophone - Teddy Sommers, Drums - Tito Puente & His Orchestra, Performer - Willie Correa, Percussion - Ramón Santamaría, Congas - Frank Lo Pinto, Trumpet - Alvin Gellers, Piano - Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Arranger - Tito Puente, Percussion - Tito Puente, Lyricist - Tito Puente, Band Leader - Gene Rapetti, Trumpet
Originally Recorded 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Tito Puente, Composer - Tito Puente, Performer
(P) Originally Recorded 1957. All rights reserved by BMG Music.
Album review
Tito Puente was never one for half measures, and even in death there's no modesty involved, as the label calls him King of Kings. It might be an exaggeration, but only a slight one, and it gets the attention. Still, as the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and there's a hearty meal here, albeit one missing one or two choice dishes, like Puente's original version of "Oye Como Va," a song that indirectly brought him a whole new audience. However, "Honk Kong Mambo" is here, "Dance Mania," and "Dance of the Headhunters," so it's hard to find too much fault with the disc's 21-track selection. While the man wasn't shy about having his timbales, or himself, front and center, he truly was a driving force in his music -- and, as this CD shows, he knew how to write more than his share of good tunes, too. Some of it has a slight novelty aspect, like "3 D Mambo," and he definitely worked the whole mambo craze of the '50s for all it was worth. Still, he did have more strings to his bow, as tracks like "Saca Tu Mujer" prove, and he was a world-class percussionist, and an able bandleader, with a flair for popular jazz. He worked hard -- exceptionally hard -- and deserved his success. This collection might not be the ultimate Puente compilation -- that's yet to be put together -- but it's still worth it for the wealth of dance music inside.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:22
- Main artists: Tito Puente
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG U.S. Latin - Heritage
- Genre: World Salsa
(P) 2002 BMG Heritage
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