Cuban Salsa Jazz

1. Perfume - Manolito y su Trabuco

2. Noche Contigo

3. Lo Que Traigo

4. Helado - Elio Revé

5. Dale Otro Toque - Grupo la Calle

6. Y Dicen Que el Negro Es Feo - Pachito Alonso

7. Desequilibrado - Tamayo Y La Salsa A.M.

8. Bororo - Juan Carlos Alfonso

9. Recuerdo Feliz - Alina Izquierdo

10. Hora Que Me Llamen Voy - Original de Manzanillo

11. Lo Que Va Quedando

12. Pregón del Chocolate - David Calzado

13. Meneate - Paulo Y Su Elite

Cuban Salsa Jazz,Various Artists,Sony International,Cuba,Latin,Salsa,Tropical

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Average customer rating: Great spin on contemporary tunes Don't buy the itunes version! Rhythms Del Mundo Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba Great Salsa/Pop Fusion CD Disappointing...buy something else

Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba Various Artists Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rodrigo y Gabriela (with Bonus DVD) Buena Vista Social Club Remixed & Reimagined Half the Perfect World The Road to Escondido ASIN: B000J23416 Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

1. COLDPLAY - Clocks
2. JACK JOHNSON - Better Together
3. ARCTIC MONKEYS - Dancing Shoes
4. DIDO and FAITHLESS - One Step Too Far
5. IBRAHIM FERRER - As Time Goes By
6. U2 with COCO FREEMAN - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
7. MAROON 5 - She Will Be Loved
8. KAISER CHIEFS - Modern Way
9. OMARA PORTUONDO - Killing Me Softly
10. VANYA and RDM featuring QUINCY JONES - Ai No Corrida
11. STING - Fragilidad
12. VANYA and RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO - Don't Know Why
13. AQUILA ROSE and IDANIA VALDEZ - Hotel Buena Vista
14. FRANZ FERDINAND - The Dark Of The Matinee
15. LELE featuring RADIOHEAD - High And Dry
16. IBRAHIM FERRER - Casablanca (As Time Goes By)

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Created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clavé beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina Roden

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Created as a benefit project for Artists' Project Earth, an organization devoted to protecting the environment, reversing climate change, and tendering disaster relief, this compilation pairs Western pop stars (U2, Sting, Artic Monkeys, et al) and their hits with all-new arrangements performed by members of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club plus other Havana-based talent. The overall effect is of a well-meaning but not entirely simpatico mutual admiration society. Coldplay's "Clocks" is a good example; the lead vocal is coolly lethargic, engulfing the spiky crags of the rhythm section like syrup on a waffle. But then, most of the singers sound strangely unconnected to the frisky 1-2-3/1-2 of the clavé beat. The contrast between the two groups of players could have been bracing, and to many ears it perhaps will be, but most of the time, they seem to transmitting from parallel universes. Not surprisingly, the best tracks are those in which hometown icons are left to do what they do best. But the late, great Ibrahim Ferrer's marvelous interpretation of "As Time Goes By" (his final recording) and Omara Portuondo's wistful yet powerful cover of "Killing Me Softly" only serve to further showcase what's amiss with the rest of the album. --Christina Roden

Album Description

This unique compilation project brings together the legendary musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club & some of today's most popular music stars Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dido, Franz Ferdinand, Sting, Bono, Radiohead among others, performing collaborations of some of their classic hits.

Customer Reviews:

Great spin on contemporary tunes Don't buy the itunes version!.......2007-07-29

If you are going to buy this, make sure you buy on amazon! The itunes version doesn't include all the songs the CD version does.

Buena Vista has done it again. Cold play's and the Jack Johnson tune's are my favorite. The best tracks are the ones where the artist gave the group all the masters separated by tracks allowing these guy to really do their magic. Some songs seem like they just grabed the original version of the song and pasted a Latin rythem on top.

Rhythms Del Mundo.......2007-07-15

It's a good idea and not bad for the effort. The songs while some work very well ,the others were just a good try . I can see what they were trying to do. Anyway it's for a good purpose

Rhythms del Mundo: Cuba.......2007-07-05

I love this CD. Every cut is good. I can clearly appreciate the original artist and the Latin beat at the same time. I am so pleased to have a CD that every cut is good and I don't have to stop what I am doing in the cafe to skip a cut when the player is on scramble.

Great Salsa/Pop Fusion CD.......2007-07-04

The fusion of well known pop artists (ie; U2, Coldplay, etc.) and Buena Vista Social Club totally works on this great CD.

Disappointing...buy something else.......2007-06-01

This is disappointing...a few of the remakes are ok. Some cuts are intolerably poor. The overal quality is poor and it is not as advertised.

Average customer rating: Great compilation!

Putumayo Presents: Latin Jazz Various Artists Manufacturer: Putumayo World Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Putumayo Presents: World Party Putumayo Presents: A New Groove Putumayo Presents: Gypsy Groove Putumayo Presents: Women of the World - Acoustic Putumayo Presents: Baila - A Latin Dance Party ASIN: B000P6R8F4 Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

1. Congo Mulence - Machito
2. El Sabroson - Poncho Sanchez
3. Rumdrum - Tomas R. Einarsson
4. Cha Cha Cha - Tito Puente
5. La Clave, Maraca Y Guiro - Chico Alvarez
6. Summertime - Ray Barretto
7. Steppin' With T.P. - Hilton Ruiz
8. Cuando Se Acabara - Manny Oquendo & Libre
9. Trompeta En Montuno - Chocolate Armenteros
10. Guajira Dubois - The Bryan Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project

Album Description

A mixture of Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz style come together on Latin Jazz, a lively collection of songs by masters of the genre.

The artists featured on Latin Jazz represent an honored cast of musicians ranging from early pioneers of the genre to those who have helped it remain a viable force for more than 60 years. Machito, a contemporary of Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington, was a pioneering bandleader who helped deepen the bond between Afro-Cuban music and American jazz. His classic track "Congo Mulence" opens the album and features fellow jazz legend Cannonball Adderley. Other legendary figures on the album include Tito Puente, whose mastery of the timbales combined with old-fashioned showmanship kept his music fresh and relevant over the years, and Eddie Palmieri, whose piano techniques put him in the same league as jazz legends Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner. He teams here with Brian Lynch on "Guajira Dubois," a game of musical tag between Palmieri's piano and Lynch's trumpet.

The driving rhythm behind most Latin jazz comes from its powerful percussion, and Latin Jazz showcases some of the finest in this field. Master conguero (congo player) Poncho Sanchez leads one of the most popular Latin jazz groups in the world. His seasoned ensemble contribute the cool energy of "El Sabroson", while Ray Barretto covers the classic "Summertime." Considered the "godfather of Latin jazz," Barretto was the first Latino to have a Latin hit on the American Billboard Charts.

Other luminaries on the album include Hilton Ruiz, a former child prodigy who appeared at Carnegie Hall at the age of 8, Chocolate Armenteros, the legendary Cuban trumpet player, and Manny Oquendo & Libre, who represent a multigenerational dynasty of Latin music. Icelandic double-bassist Tómas R. Einarsson, and New York icon Chico Alvarez round out the collection.

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation!.......2007-07-16

This music is a fun combination of latin rhythms and jazz. It almost begs you to dance!

Average customer rating:

Acid Ray Barretto Manufacturer: Fania / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rican/Struction Roberto Roena y su Apollo Sound, Vol. 5 Hard Hands Vamonos Pa'l Monte Crime Pays ASIN: B000EMGJXQ Release Date: 2006-03-14

Tracks:

1. Nuevo Barretto
2. Mercy, Mercy, Baby
3. Acid
4. Deeper Shade of Soul
5. Soul Drummers
6. Sola Te Dejare
7. Teacher of Love
8. Espiritu Libre

Average customer rating: Pretty good!! Ahhh, real salsa, the kind you rarely hear anymore! Salsa Artistes At Play Good album, but sounds a little off A fantastic album

20 Anniversary of the NY Salsa Festival: 1975-1995 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rmm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa & Merengue | Compilations | Latin Music | Styles | Music Charanga | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Salsa Fresca! Dance Hits of the '90s Heavy Salsa Salsa, Merengue, Mambo! 40 Aniversario - El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico Oye Como Va: The Dance Collection ASIN: B00000124E Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

1. Introduction - Paco Navarro
2. Por Eso Yo Canto Salsa - Fania All-Stars
3. Pedro Navaja - Willie Colon & Ruben Blades
4. Azucar Negra - Celia Cruz
5. El Cantante - Hector Lavoe
6. Sonora Pal' Bailador - Sonora Poncena
7. Dejame Sonar - Tito Puente & Tony Vega
8. Mi Primera Rumba - India & Eddie Palmieri
9. Mentiras - Oscar D'Leon
10. Salsa Caliente - Orquesta De La Luz
11. Los Tenis - El Gran Combo

Tracks:

1. Sonambulo - Tito Nieves
2. Si Tu No Te Fueras - Marc Anthony
3. Experto En Ti - Cheo Feliciano
4. Otra Noche Caliente - Louie Ramirez & Ray De La Paz
5. Oue Manera De Quererte - Gilberto Santa Rosa
6. Salsumba - Tito Puente & Domingo Quinones
7. Una Aventura - Grupo Niche
8. Torero - Orquesta Guayacan
9. Disculpeme Senora - Jose Alberto 'El Canario'
10. Puerto Rico - Frankie Ruiz
11. Bonus Track 1 - The 20th Anniversary Of The NY Salsa Festival

Customer Reviews:

Pretty good!!.......2006-07-28

Sounds great and very well put together. But, If you don't like the live concert sound with audience background noise this cd is not for you.

Ahhh, real salsa, the kind you rarely hear anymore!.......2006-02-24

Every single artist on this CD wears a crown for his/her craft! The days when you could (without fear) stand and dance to the music at the Fania All Stars at Madison Square Garden are gone...but the legacy will never fade. This CD envelops the hearer with the sound of every instrument played and the ballads bathe your ears like a warm waterfall. A must-have for every latino who truly appreciates his/her culture! Pass it on to the next generation.....

Salsa Artistes At Play.......2006-02-03

Live performances that should please both salsa and jazz fans. The Artistes are evidently having a good time playing with and to the audience, judging by the amount of applause generated at appropriate moments. It all makes you wish that you had been there in Madison Square Garden.
The downside to this collection is that you can't really mix the applause out, so I'm going to save this gem to enjoy in the comfort of my own home.

Good album, but sounds a little off.......2004-06-25

I'd give it 4 stars but the introduction tracks are annoying and the "live" sound sounds fake to me. The crowd feels artificial, the recordings sound almost studio like, and the segways don't sound right.
If you can get past that, the music is great.

A fantastic album.......2004-01-16

Put this on when you want to dance!

Average customer rating: The Esssential Tito Puente Good one

The Essential Tito Puente Tito Puente Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente Celebrating Sonny at 75/The Very Best of the RCA Years Dance Mania Gold Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000A6T2F8 Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

1. Ran Kan Kan
2. Swinging the Mambo
3. Four Beat Cha Cha, Pt. 1
4. Cuando Te Vea
5. Tito Guajira
6. Mambo Goz
7. Night Hawk
8. Witch Doctor's Nightmare
9. Abaniquito
10. Picadillo
11. Mambo Beat
12. Cao Cao Mani Picao
13. Birdland After Dark
14. Obataleza
15. Chanchullo
16. Pa' los Rumberos
17. Hong Kong Mambo [Alternate Take]
18. What Is This Thing Called Love?
19. Complicaci
20. Tito Timbero

Tracks:

1. Oye Como Va
2. CuEs la Idea
3. Cayuco
4. Son de la Loma
5. 3-D Mambo
6. Cuban Nightmare
7. Oye Mi Guaguancisten to the Guaguanc
8. Take the "A" Train
9. Elegua Chango
10. Si Te Contara
11. Cha-Con-Cha
12. Dance Mania
13. Sla
14. Ti Mon Bo
15. Yambeque
16. Lotus Land
17. Malibu Beat
18. Al Gozar Timbero
19. Havana After Dark
20. Mambo Buda

Customer Reviews:

The Esssential Tito Puente.......2007-07-15

This is by far the best Tito Puente Complation I have ever heard. It captures the Master Timbalero at his prime. The remastered CD is awsome and never sounded better. It is a must for Tito Puente Fans

Good one.......2005-08-31

I don't have this album but hearded it on winamp the musics are very good in fact it has the best musics of winamps latin arquives.My favorite is the first track even knowing winamp does not put the number of the tracks it's easy to know because the melodies can not variate so much in one track and one track does not durates more than one hour.However it's worth buying it.

Average customer rating: when is it classic and when is it stale? great compilation Should be better known A great first Tito Puente album

King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente Tito Puente Manufacturer: RCA 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 Similar Items: Oye Como Va: The Dance Collection 100% Azucar!: The Best of Celia Cruz con la Sonora Matancera Dance Mania The Essential Tito Puente Salsa, Merengue, Mambo! ASIN: B00006EXC9 Release Date: 2002-08-20

Tracks:

1. Dance Mania (Mambo)
2. Oye Me Guaguanco (Listen To The Guaguanco)
3. El Cayuco (Son Montuno)
4. Caonao
5. Ti Mon Bo
6. Dance Of The Headhunters
7. Hong Kong Mambo
8. Cuando Te Vea (Guaguanco)
9. Baile Como Es (Mambo)
10. Saca Tu Mujer (Guaguanco)
11. Cuancona (Guaguanco)
12. Mambo Gozon
13. Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe (Cha Cha Bembe)
14. Elequana
15. A Gozar Timbero
16. Cual Es La Idea (What's The Idea)
17. 3D Mambo (Mambo)
18. Son De La Loma
19. Llego Mijan (San Montuno)
20. Yambeque (Mambo Yambu)
21. Night Ritual

Customer Reviews:

when is it classic and when is it stale?.......2007-04-05

I didn't enjoy this cd as much as I expected. Guess it's all in the ears of the reviewer. I had heard too much like it before and it wasn't strong enough as a classic to hold my interest.

great compilation.......2006-11-08

this CD is a compilation of Tito Puente's music, mostly recorded in the 50's and early 60's. Every selection is a winner, and if you are just getting started listening to Tito Puente's music, this is a good jumping off point. However, please note: this is not a CD of strictly "mambo" or "salsa" music, there are other selections here that do not fit that category, although all of the tunes are Latin in flavor.

Should be better known.......2006-06-16

I had the pleasure of attending a Tito Puente concert a few years before his death. The man loved what he was doing and his concert was full of joyous, dancable music. Salsa is more popular now than when Puente started his career so you would think that more people would be interested in his music. This is the type of cd to listen in the background or to just dance non stop. Too bad more people will not have the joy of listening to his live concerts.

A great first Tito Puente album.......2004-04-10

Get a great introduction to the early work of Tito Puente, El Rey, the King. Tito Puente, salsa extraordinaire and father of afro-jazz, was an incredible talent who will be long remembered. This CD is the perfect collection to get started with Puente's vast library.

Smooth latin grooves are guaranteed on every track. Scary tribal rhythms shine through on Dance of the Headhunters. As one of my friends said, if you don't bob your head to Ti Mon Bo, you probably don't have a pulse. Night Ritual, Hong Kong Mambo, and El Cayuco would rank as some of my favorites if I had to choose, but thankfully I don't.

Informative liner notes give a good history lesson about Tito's roots, how he begun, and how he lasted and played amazing music even into his older years. Puente will certainly be remembered for one of the longest lasting, highest quality musicians the world has ever seen.

A great stepping stone for other Puente albums, this will give a brief introduction to many of the styles Puente cultivated over the years. I suggest Mambo Birdland: Dancemania, a live album from the late 1990s, as a wonderful chance to hear Puente and his full orchestra in rare form, playing a live show in the Palladium, decades after his playing originally sparkled there.

A high quality album all around, a great beginning to more Puente albums. Highly recommended to any newcomers to salsa who have interest. As the liner notes proclaim, El Rey esta meurte: long live the King!

Average customer rating: Slow down.. Fun dance collection El Rey Del Timbales "The Palladium: Where Mambo Was King" * (N.Y.C. Palladium, 1950's+&/or -) . . . One of the best Tito Puente CDs available

Oye Como Va: The Dance Collection Tito Puente Manufacturer: Concord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | 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 Similar Items: King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente Salsa, Merengue, Mambo! 20 Anniversary of the NY Salsa Festival: 1975-1995 Salsa Fresca! Dance Hits of the '90s Heavy Salsa ASIN: B000003OZA Release Date: 1997-09-02

Tracks:

1. Mambo King
2. Mambo Gallego
3. Chang
4. Mambo Diablo
5. Ode To Cachao
6. Maria Cervantes
7. Machito Forever
8. Picadillo A Lo Puente
9. Tito's Colada
10. Delirio
11. Oye Como Va
12. Ran Kan Kan
13. El Rey Del Timbal

Customer Reviews:

Slow down.........2006-05-03

Looking at the others reviews I sincerely think you were too much generous or you don't know the music of Tito. I bought this CD and I was desapointed for the lack of energy authenticity by the quality of the arrangements.
This is not a bad CD but the oldies are FAR BETTER.

Fun dance collection.......2006-02-25

This collection is a lot of fun percussion with typical Latin mambo beats. It's got enough variety to keep you interested but it's still pretty easy listening. A fun addition to anyone's dance collection.

El Rey Del Timbales.......2005-08-24

The name fitted him perfectly. No one has ever and will ever record music the way he did. His style was one of a kind. Many may copy him, but they will never match him. This album is truly wonderful. Latin jazz is wrapped up with him. He makes you want to just get up and dance!

"The Palladium: Where Mambo Was King" * (N.Y.C. Palladium, 1950's+&/or -) . . ........2005-08-04

In my view there is no more joy-filled, sensual,
life-affirming pop-music t h a n the best of
Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz . . when playing M a m b o !
The multi-layered rhythms never tire ear or mind . .
a n d demand attention to the musical genuis that
creates and improvises at such high levels of excellence.
Underscored . . when performed 'at the speed of light.'
It can be a 'religious experience!'
A sun-filled 'goose-pimply' one.
Welcome to one c.d. that captures this spirit.
With a sound quality as up to date as last evening's
concert.
Tito "takes no prisoners" in this one.
One 'cannot-go-wrong' in placing t h i s c.d.
within your collection!
My best to the best within . . .
- Richard Tuft.
(...)
* Title of a Bravo cable t.v. documentary,
home-recorded in Fall of 2002.

***** *****

One of the best Tito Puente CDs available.......2001-05-17

This is easily one of the best Tito Puente CDs availabe. A compilation of some of Tito's best songs, these versions inspire awe and intense dancing. In addition, the notes by Joe Conzo succinctly detail Puente's life from the beginning of his musical career (or at least by the time Tito was 13 ... ), Tito's influences, playing with Machito, to the Navy in WWII, to the Palladium era and beyond.

Even just the mention of the infamous and influential Palladium establishes the authenticity of the biography, the music and the album. Within the New York Mambo scene, abundant reference is still made to the Palladium, both to the music and the dancing (which cannot exist without each other). Conzo notes that "Ran Kan Kan" was first recorded in 1949 -- a fact that many of the people 'in the know' today are not familiar with.

This CD is so good that for a while, it was the first thing I wanted to hear in the morning and the last music I wanted to hear at night. Don't miss this one!

Thanks go first and foremost to the creators and second to those who chronicle the music, the musicians and the culture. The growth in this art achieved by the next generation will only be possible because they learned from you.

Average customer rating: I remember Barretto (The Acid Conga) player!

Best of Ray Barretto Ray Barretto Manufacturer: Charly UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Best of Fania All-Stars Gold Que Pasa: The Best of the Fania All Stars Time Was - Time Is The Best of Willie Colon ASIN: B00020QYXK Release Date: 2004-05-24

Tracks:

1. Soul Drummer - Ray Barretto
2. Fuerza Gigante - Ray Barretto
3. Night in Tunisia - Ray Barretto
4. Al Ver Sus Campos - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
5. Oye la Noticia - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
6. Hard Hands - Ray Barretto
7. Quitate la Mascara - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
8. Hijo de Obatal Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz, Adalberto Santiago
9. Cana y la Plantacion - Ray Barretto
10. Acid - Ray Barretto
11. Adelante Siempre Voy - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
12. Watusi - Ray Barretto
13. Arallue - Ray Barretto
14. Ejes de Mi Carretta - Ray Barretto
15. Flor de los Lindos Campos - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago

Tracks:

1. Indestructible - Tito Allen, Ray Barretto
2. Rhythm of Life - Ray Barretto
3. Tuyo y lo Mio - Ray Barretto
4. Granada - Ray Barretto
5. Mareados - Ray Barretto
6. Boogaloo Con Soul - Ray Barretto
7. Prestame Tu Mujer - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
8. Mirame de Frente - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
9. Llantto de Crocodrilo - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
10. Right On - Ray Barretto
11. Que Bonita Es Mi Tierra - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
12. Dia Sere Feliz - Ray Barretto
13. Piensa en Mi - Ray Barretto
14. Ya Vez - Ray Barretto, Adalberto Santiago
15. Mi Dedication - Ray Barretto

Customer Reviews:

I remember Barretto (The Acid Conga) player!.......2006-03-30

I personally do not consider this CD his best. He has other albums with better music. Barretto ranks as one of my favorite conga players. On this CD he does not have many conga solos but, the songs are very good. He was one of the first New York Ricans to interpret the Afro-Cuban music in New York, with the hit "El Watusi". To me my favorite albums from him are "Que Viva La Musica" and "Acid/Head Sounds". I still remember him doing a conga duel with Mongo at the Yankee Stadium during the Fania All Stars concert, it was difficult for the crowd to take sides between him and Mongo, these guys really put up a great show that night. The concert had to be cancelled do to an uncontrolled fight between the fans. I also remember him when he came to Miami (1977) to play with Fania All Stars at The Miami Beach Convention Center. The place was packed, and all the Miami Beach residents (Elderly Jews) were amazed at the enormous young Latin crowd. I had a good time seen all my favorite Latin celebrities on stage for the first time. It was a sad day for me when I was informed by my Puerto Rican friends of his recent death. Another good conguero leaves us. +Ray Barretto+ R.I.P

Average customer rating: Masterpiece indeed Not exactly a masterpiece Tito & Eddie combined ... It doesn't get better than this .. Obra Maestra Often Brilliant, occasionally mundane

Obra Maestra (Masterpiece) Tito Puente , and Eddie Palmieri Manufacturer: Rmm Records 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 Similar Items: Ritmo Caliente Perfecta II Listen Here! Mambo Birdland The Sun of Latin Music ASIN: B00004TRUP Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

1. La Ultima Copa
2. Muddy's Club Blues In Weinheim
3. Cielito Lindo, La Negra Mariachi Medley
4. Marchando Bien
5. Picadillo Jam
6. El Puente Mundial
7. El Beso
8. El Bochinche
9. Ensename Tu, Piensalo Bien Bolero Medley
10. Paris Mambo
11. Yambu Pa' Inglaterra
12. Itutu Ache

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The original title of Tito Puente's final album was Por Fin --"Finally"--a reference to the fact that Puente and fellow Latin-jazz titan Eddie Palmieri never had recorded together, despite Puente's work with pianist Palmieri's brother Charlie early in their careers. Obra Maestra--"Masterpiece"--however, is an equally apt description for this set of a dozen mostly uptempo performances recorded shortly before Puente's death in May of this year. While engaging in the infectious dance rhythms and perfectly calibrated, often blaring, ensemble horn statements you'd expect, the group also revels in the many shades of subtlety inherent in the arrangements. Two medleys of mariachis and boleros are especially fine-tuned, and it's gratifying also to hear the rest of the players make room for Palmieri's immaculately off-kilter solo on "Marchando Bien." Puente himself is as sizzling as ever, although he seems content to throw in his lot with the rhythm section, basking once more in the glorious sound. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece indeed.......2002-12-06

It is dangerous to use a word such as "masterpiece", for it easealy could be abused. The use in this case is more than justified. This is a historical recording musicaly, in its lyrics and arraingments. A must have CD!

Not exactly a masterpiece.......2002-10-24

The sound sounded like it was too polished. I did not like the arangements. It contains an interesting mariachi-salsa popular song(La negra). I don't think this was his best most refulgent recording. A good cd but I would not give it 5 stars. In my opinion his last live recording under his name was 5 stars. Eddie Palmieri was not even on the cd. Ok, he was but it seemed like it. Michael Stuart surprised me with that bolero. excellent voice!. All in all a good cd to have in a collection.

Tito & Eddie combined ... It doesn't get better than this .........2002-06-10

In an album that makes justice to it's title, the two "maestros" waited much too long to give us such a vibrant, masterpice recording. The collaboration of latin legends Oscar de Leon (vocals in Mariachi Meddley and Paris Mambo), Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez (singing Marchando Bien) and Paquito D' Rivera as well as the frantic melodic arranges by Puente, Palmieri and Ray Santos make this CD a "must have" for all latin jazz & salsa lovers. Unfortunately, Mr Puente did not live to see this album hit the stands ...

Obra Maestra.......2002-01-16

This is really a wonderful album. If you're a true aficionado, you'll get right up and start to dance. If you're not, you may soon become one. There are some truly spectacular tunes here. Enjoy!

Often Brilliant, occasionally mundane.......2001-11-18

I have to admit that i've just recently come to the world of Salsa and Latin Jazz in particular. So I must admit that I may not be the best critic of these two legendary artists or this compilation in particular.

But I have to say that the revelation has been utterly joyous. Salsa music is just absolutely phenomenal. Check out spinner.com : The Salsa station and be reborn.

This collaboration is quite satisfying but does at times disappoint. The majority of the cuts are up tempo (flavorful) and infectious. You'd be hard pressed not to tap either your hands or your feet during most of it. But there are a few tracks that are uninspiring but certainly tolerable.

I would offer though that I have heard other material from both artists that is absolutely phenomenal. So you can't really go wrong here. Buy it!

Average customer rating: Can I Borrow a Star? IT'S CUBA! durable, catchy, timeless Classic modern latin dance music from the 1970s Fantastic!

Son Cubano NYC: Cuban Roots New York Spices 1972-1982 Various Artists Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Afro-Cuban | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hustle! Reggae Disco Lost Classics of Salsa, Vol. 1 Lost Classics of Salsa, Vol. 2 Siembra Panama: Latin, Calypso and Funk on the Isthmus 1965-75 ASIN: B0002X4TZW Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. Son Sabroson - Rey Roig Y Su Sensacion
2. Cuchillo Para La Pina Cubana - Charlie Rodrigues Y Su Conjunto
3. Chocolate En C7 - Chocolate
4. Tiene Sabor - Henry Fiol
5. Yo Perdi El Corazon - Lita Branda
6. Camina Y Ven Pa'La Loma - Roberto Torres
7. Mi Guajira - Inspiracion - Chocolate Caliente
8. Los Dos Hermanos - Los Jimuaguas
9. Cojelo Suave - Fernando Lavoy Y Lose Soneros
10. Celoso - Angelo Y Conjunto Modelo
11. Trumpet En Montuno - Chocolate
12. Oriente - Henry Fiol

Album Description

The first compilation to showcase the New York back-to-Cuban-roots salsa movement of the `70s best known via the Buena Vista Social Club

Customer Reviews:

Can I Borrow a Star?.......2007-07-21

Gosh... this should have six stars. To think that this is how "lumbering late-'90s salsa"* originally sounded. A great collection of tunes w/ names of artists and bands to broaden your collection.

* borrowed this from a review of something else by José A. Estévez, Jr., in All Music Guide

IT'S CUBA!.......2007-01-10

It's definitly a great collection of the most pure and original "son" of Cuba. In spite the fact that it's made in NYC (what may bring up some old prejudice, specially from "latinos")you will feel yourself as if you were walking on the streets of Habana,partying at the Malencón, drinking the best ron and somking the great habanos cigars. In one word it's Cuba's spirit and character through music.

durable, catchy, timeless.......2005-12-02

No it's not Fania. These guys try harder to push the envelope of Son in a different direction. Enduring performances that reveal increasing production skill. The editorial approach is chronological, so there's a progressive feeling to the anthology -- a direction. Well-recorded, well-mixed, well-chosen. Unique.

Classic modern latin dance music from the 1970s.......2005-06-04

This swinging set of New York salsa/son cruises through the sweet, summery sounds of old-timers such as Chocolate Armenteros, Henry Fiol, Rey Roig, Roberto Torres and several less well-known (but no less thrilling) Cuban-American dance bands. It's great stuff, a collection that easily holds its own next to all the other salsa and boogaloo reissues out there these days. The liner notes are funny, though, with two parallel perspectives on the "salsa" vs. "son" nomenclature -- there's one strident argument that says the word "salsa" was all marketing/public relations BS, and another, mellower version that says, "Who cares? It's the same music, and it's all really good." I guess I slide into the second camp: when you've got stuff that sounds this sweet, why get all hung up on the name? This is a great collection, definitely worth checking out.

Fantastic!.......2005-05-11

First of all, don't pay any attention to the editorial that references the BVSC as being somehow even remotely related to this release. This is straight-up NYC Cuban Son. Not Salsa. Roberto Torres, founder of SAR Records explains a bit of what Jerry Masucci's role played in the term of "salsa" coming to be used by the masses to define virtually everything remotely Latin. There really is no "salsa." It's a b.s. term of merchandising. But, for this release...

Hermanos, you cannot get any finer outside of Fania. These are what the cats who wanted to venture outside of the Fania and Allegre record labels were laying down. If you wanted to get beyond the amazing double trombones of Colon and lofty coro of Lavoe/Betancourt/Cheo/etc, you found this. With soneros like Roberto Torres (who is a great friend/neighbor of mine in fact), trumpet legends like Chocolate Armenteros and the legendary Henry Fiol (if anyone remembers Saoco), you cannot go wrong here. That's just to name a few.

Get this, get this, get this. I cannot state that enough. Salud to, of all labels, Astralwerks for putting this out.

A++++

Salsa Music:

1. Cuco Sanchez Y Sus Grandes Interpretes
2. Dame Tu Corazon
3. Dame Tu Corazon
4. Dulce Sensacion
5. El Corrido de Esequiel Hernandez: Tragedia de Redford
6. El Lindon
7. En La Luna
8. Enamorada
9. Enamorada
10. Enamorado

Salsa Music

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Love's Gonna Get You

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