2 LPs ON 1 CD

This release presents Johnny Pacheco's complete original LP Pacheco y su Charanga Vol.2 (Alegre Records LPA 805), which appears here for the first time ever on CD!. It features the leader on flute, plus the extraordinary contribution of the celebrated José "Chombo" Silva on violin, and vocals by Elliot Romero and Rudy Calzado. As a bonus, Pacheco's first album, Pacheco y su Charanga Vol.1 (Alegre Records LPA 801), in its entirety.

PERSONNEL:

JOHNNY PACHECO, flute and leader
JOSÉ "CHOMBO" SILVA, DANIEL GONZÁLEZ, CARLOSPIANTINI, JOSÉ ANDREU, ALBERTO FAJARDO, violin
HECTOR PELLOT, piano
VICTRO DAVID PÉREZ, bass
JULIÁN CABRERA, JOHN PALOMO, MANNY OQUENDO, percussion
ELLIOT ROMERO, PEDRO MANUEL "RUDY" CALZADO, vocals

Recorded in New York in 1961

(11-21) Bonus album:
Same personnel as above except José Andreu and Alberto Fajardo omitted.
Vocal soloist: Elliot Romero; chorus by Rudy Calzado
Recorded in New York in 1960.
Original sessions produced by Al Santiago

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

01. Con su Bataola
02. Caramelos
03. Compay André
04. Triste Muñeca
05. Espíritu Burlón
06. Treinta Kilos
07. Qué Bueno Está el Ambiente
08. Pare Cochero
09. En ti, En ti
10. Soy Guapo de Verdad
11. La Melodía
12. Soy de Batabano
13. Se Fue Para La Luna
14. Óyeme Mulata
15. El Agua del Chavelito
16. El Chicvo
17. La Malanga
18. Sabrosa Como el Guarapo
19. El Güiro de Macorina
20. Qué Le Pasa A Mi Mamá?
21. Tema de Pacheco

TOTAL TIME: 65:12