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In what is perhaps the most admirable reissue campaign in Latin music history, Emusica head Giora Breil commissioned Joe Conzo to compile and annotate a four-volume collection -- later reissued as a two-part series of box sets, each set having four discs -- from the dawn of Tito Puente's leadership of a band, a series of 156 songs recorded from 1949 to 1955 and released on the Tico label as 78 rpm records. Although Puente was recording for RCA around the same time (those sides appear on The Complete RCA Recordings, Vol. 1), these Tico songs present a far different side of the Latin maestro, and there are few parallels between the material. Where Puente was recording plentiful swing crossovers for RCA ("Tuxedo Junction" and "Take the 'A' Train" in addition to his early masterpiece "Ran Kan Kan"), his material for Tico found him keeping mostly to what his core audience in Spanish Harlem wanted to hear: plentiful hard mambos with the occasional bolero or ballad and, overall, few direct concessions to mainstream music. This was the equivalent of Duke Ellington on OKeh or Charlie Parker on Dial -- recordings for the hardcore faithful that showed a band as it existed instead of as it wanted to be sold. However, despite assumptions either way, that doesn't necessarily make this a better or worse set than the fruits of the RCA years, and indeed, for a crossover audience whose numbers usually overwhelm the core base, Puente's Tico recordings will be less familiar and even less dynamic. But the level of musicianship was high, with future heroes Mario Bauzá, Mongo Santamaría, Charlie Palmieri, and Willie Bobo heard here. The Complete 78s, Vols. 1-2: 1949-1955 is a treasure trove for Latin fans.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Carlos Crespo, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist - Johnny López, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Johnny López, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, Composer, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Jose Curbelo, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist - Bobby Escoto, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Pepe Delgado, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Escoto, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Escoto, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Bobby Escoto, MainArtist - Juan Nuñez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
William Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist - Ethel Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist - José Menéndez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Antar Daly, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Rafael Angulo, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist - Xavier Cugat, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist - Horacio de Lastra, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Arsenio Rodriguez, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, Timbales , Leader, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Antonio Mendez, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Seijo, Producer, Recording Producer - Vicentico Valdés, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Papo Lucca, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1962 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, Timbales , Leader, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Seijo, Producer, Recording Producer - Vicentico Valdés, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Juanito Blez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Tito Puente, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Cain, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1974 Craft Recordings.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Marcelino Guerra, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Severino Ramos, Arranger, Work Arranger - Tito Puente, MainArtist - Francisco Santana, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Tito Puente, Producer, Recording Producer - Bebo Valdes, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Tito Puente, Vibraphone, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Seijo, Producer
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Jose Antonio Mendez, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Tito Puente, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Tito Puente, Vibraphone, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Seijo, Producer
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist - Pedro Justiz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Marcos Perdomo, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist - Juan Casas, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Tito Puente, Vibraphone, Timbales , AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Seijo, Producer
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Rene Hernandez, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Don George, ComposerLyricist - The Decastro Sisters, MainArtist - Rogelio Martinez, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Gabriel Ruíz, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist - José Antonio Zorrilla, ComposerLyricist - The Decastro Sisters, MainArtist - Bernie Green, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1960 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist - Osvaldo Farrés, ComposerLyricist - The Decastro Sisters, MainArtist - Bruce Sievier, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Sherman Feller, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist - The Decastro Sisters, MainArtist
℗ 1952 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, Timbales , Leader, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Seijo, Producer, Recording Producer - Vicentico Valdés, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Tejera, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, Timbales , Leader, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Antonio Mendez, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Seijo, Producer, Recording Producer - Vicentico Valdés, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joe Cain, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 2008 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Justi Barreto, ComposerLyricist - Tito Puente, MainArtist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 1952 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 1952 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Tito Puente, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vicentico Valdés, MainArtist
℗ 1952 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
In what is perhaps the most admirable reissue campaign in Latin music history, Emusica head Giora Breil commissioned Joe Conzo to compile and annotate a four-volume collection -- later reissued as a two-part series of box sets, each set having four discs -- from the dawn of Tito Puente's leadership of a band, a series of 156 songs recorded from 1949 to 1955 and released on the Tico label as 78 rpm records. Although Puente was recording for RCA around the same time (those sides appear on The Complete RCA Recordings, Vol. 1), these Tico songs present a far different side of the Latin maestro, and there are few parallels between the material. Where Puente was recording plentiful swing crossovers for RCA ("Tuxedo Junction" and "Take the 'A' Train" in addition to his early masterpiece "Ran Kan Kan"), his material for Tico found him keeping mostly to what his core audience in Spanish Harlem wanted to hear: plentiful hard mambos with the occasional bolero or ballad and, overall, few direct concessions to mainstream music. This was the equivalent of Duke Ellington on OKeh or Charlie Parker on Dial -- recordings for the hardcore faithful that showed a band as it existed instead of as it wanted to be sold. However, despite assumptions either way, that doesn't necessarily make this a better or worse set than the fruits of the RCA years, and indeed, for a crossover audience whose numbers usually overwhelm the core base, Puente's Tico recordings will be less familiar and even less dynamic. But the level of musicianship was high, with future heroes Mario Bauzá, Mongo Santamaría, Charlie Palmieri, and Willie Bobo heard here. The Complete 78s, Vols. 1-2: 1949-1955 is a treasure trove for Latin fans.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 80 track(s)
- Total length: 03:52:48
- Main artists: Tito Puente
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Fania
- Genre: World
© 2010 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2010 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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