Fania Legends of Salsa Collection, Vol. 3 [Import]

Disc: 1

1. Oye Como Va

2. Babarabatiri

3. Kwa Kwa

4. Mirame Mas

5. Qué Te Pedí

6. Ban Ban Queré

7. Mi Bomba Sonó

8. Ay Cariño

9. Fiesta a la King

10. Niña y Señora

Disc: 2

1. Para los Rumberos

2. Juventud del Presente

3. Separala Tambien

4. Te Desafio

5. Gloria Eres Tu

6. Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

7. Plena Bomba Me Llama

8. Rey del Timbal

9. Picadillo

10. Timbalero

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Average customer rating:

Great Music--Wish there was more--poor documentation

Fania Legends of Salsa Collection, Vol. 3
Tito Puente
Manufacturer: Fania
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Latin Music | Box Sets | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005J8ZO

Tracks:

Oye Como Va
Babarabatiri
Kwa Kwa
Mirame Mas
Que Ped
Ban Ban Quer
Mi Bomba Sono
Ay Cari
Fiesta a la King
Ni Se

Tracks:

Para los Rumberos
Juventud del Presente
Separala Tambien
Te Desafio
Gloria Eres Tu
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Plena Bomba Me Llama
Rey del Timbal
Picadillo
Timbalero

Customer Reviews:

Great Music--Wish there was more--poor documentation.......2004-02-03

How do you select 20 songs from "El Rey del Timbal," who has over 140 LPs & CDs to his credit? Fania has done a good job in this collection--but of course, it only skims the surface of the work of Latin Jazz genius Tito Puente. This CD has a varied selection of mambos, cha-chas, Latin Jazz, rumbas, Puerto Rican bombas, and boleros. The music is fantastic--intricate, lively, and danceable. For the price, I just wish it had more!!

The booklet that comes with the CD has wonderful photographs of Tito throughout his career, along with photos of people he worked with--Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Charlie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Cheo Feliciano--his arch-rival, Tito Rodriguez--and more. Articles in English and Spanish document his life, his music, and his character. The discography lists his LPs--up to 104 in 1994, when the booklet was published.

My one complaint is the poor documentation of the recordings. I would like to have information such as: when were these songs recorded? who were the musicians? who were the singers? etc. The singers--Celia Cruz, La Lupe, Santitos Colon, and Vicentico Valdes--are listed, but not which songs they sing!