• 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL
• LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES

Known as the “Giant of the Keyboards”, Carlos Manuel “Charlie” Palmieri (1927-1988) was born in South Bronx, New York, after his parents migrated from Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1926. During his extended career, Palmieri worked with his brother Eddie, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Herbie Mann, Ismael Rivera, Rafael Cortijo, Ismael Quintana, Bobby Capó, Mongo Santamaría, Cal Tjader, and Ray Barretto, among many others.

Presented here is the complete album Easy Does It, recorded in 1959 and featuring him as the main soloist in a quartet only including his piano plus bass and percussion.

PERSONNEL:

CHARLIE PALMIERI - (piano)
AL “GUITO” GONZÁLEZ - (bass)
JOE RODRÍGUEZ - (drums)
JOHNNY PACHECO - (conga and bongos)

Recorded in New York, April 1959.

TRACKS:

A1 CUBAN LOVE SONG
A2 TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS
A3 JEEPERS CREEPERS
A4 PAVANNE
A5 I’LL NEVER BE THE SAME

B1 I’LL BE AROUND
B2 PERFIDIA
B3 THOU SWELL
B4 YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC
B5 PONCE