This release contains two albums by the great Tito Puente, Pachanga con Puente (Tico SLP1083) and Vaya Puente (Tico SLP1085), both of which appear here on CD for the first time ever. The song “Sambaroco”, from the second album, was composed and arranged for the band by legendary Brazilian pianist João Donato, who plays on that track, but on trombone as opposed to the piano! PERSONNEL:
TITO PUENTE & HIS ORCHESTRA:
TITO PUENTE ( timbales & leader) GIL LÓPEZ (piano) BOBBY RODRIGUEZ (bass) JOSÉ "BUYU" MENGUAL, Sr (bongos) JUAN "PAPI" CADAVIECO (congas). BARRY ROGERS (trombone on 13 & 23) JOAO DONATO (trombone on 21) JOHNNY PACHECO (flaute) JIMMY FRISAURA, PEDRO "PUCHI" BOULONG, PAT RUSSO (trumpet) SHEP PULLMAN (baritone sax) JESUS CAUNEDO, AL ABREU (tenor sax) PETE FANELLI (alto sax) SANTOS COLON, RUDY CALZADO (lead vocal & chorus) GABRIEL "YAYO EL INDIO" VEGA, RAFAEL "CHIRIVICO" DÁVILA, TITO PUENTE (chorus)
INCLUDES 12 PAGE BOOKLET
[1-12]: Pachanga con Puente. Hotel Riverside Plaza Ballroom, New York, 1961.
01. A Bailar Pachanga 02. Un Telegrama 03. Piano Pachanga 04. Ven Nenita 05. Pachanga Beat 06. El Chivo 07. Pachanga Sí, Charanga No 08. El Pañuelo 09. La Charanga 10. Pachanga Mood 11. Caramelos 12. El Güiro de Macorina [13-24]: Vaya Puente. Hotel Riverside Plaza Ballroom, New York, 1962.
13. Vaya Puente 14. Yo Tengo Un Pollo 15. Cuidate 16. Solange 17. Yimbaraco 18. Timbalero 19. Agua-Nile 20. Azukiki 21. Sambaroco 22. Maina 23. Chino 24: Mambo Gil TOTAL TIME: 65:33