Ray Barretto

2 LPs ON 1 CD

This release presents Ray Barretto’s complete original LP Barretto Para Bailar (Riverside 93531), which marks his debut album as a leader. As a bonus, the complete Tito Puente LP Dance Mania (RCA LSP 1692), featuring Barretto. The latter album was rated by The New York Times as “one of the top 25 albums of 20th-century popular music”. The only two existing alternate takes from Dance Mania, as well as a further song featuring Barretto with Tito Puente round out this edition.

PERSONNEL:

RAY BARRETO, congas, on all tracks, plus

[1-10] Barreto para Bailar:
Alejandro “ El Negro” Vivar (tp), Frank Mercado (ts), José Canoura (fl), Mike Stancerone (vln),
Alfredito Valdez Jr. (p), Ricky Jackson (b), Ray Mantilla (timbales), Willie Rodríguez, Rudy Calzado (perc).
New York, June 1 & 2, 1961

[11-24] Bonus Album: Dance Manía:
Collective personnel: Tito Puente (timbales & leader) Santos Colón (lead voc), Victor Alves, Otto Bolívar (voc),
Vincent Frisaura, Frank Lo Pinto, Gene Rapetti, Larry Moser, George López, Bernie Glow, León Merian (tp);
Gerry Sanfino, Rafael “Tata” Palau, Scheppe Pullman, Tony Buonpastore (reeds); Ray Concepción (p);
Robert Rodríguez (b); Ray Rodríguez (bongos), Julio Collazo (congas).
New York, November 21 & December 5-7, 1957

[25] Bonus Track:
Collective personnel: Tito Puente (timbales & leader),
Vincent Frisaura, Patrick Iarruso, Gene Rapetti, Wilson Brignoni (tp); Allen Lehrfeld, Rafael Palau, Scheppe Pullman (reeds);
John Pacheco (fl); Gilbert López (p); Robert Rodríguez (b); Louis Pérez (bongos), Santos Colón (güira).
New York, December, 1959.

INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:
01. Pachanga Oriental
02. Barreto en la Tumbadora
03. Cumbamba
04. El Paso
05. Linda Mulata
06. Oye Heck
07. Los Cuero
08. Pachanga Suavecito
09. Ponte Dura
10. Pachanga para Bailar
11. El Cayuco
12. Complecación
13. 3-D Mambo
14 . Llegó Miján
15. Cuando te Vea
16. Hong Kong Mambo
17. Mambo Gozón
18. Mi Chiquita Quiere Membé
19. Varsity Drag Mambo
20. Estoy Siempre Junto A Ti
21. Agua Limpia Todo
22. Saca Tu Mujer
23. El Cayuco (A.T.)
24. Estoy Siempre Junto A Ti (A.T.)
25. El Bajo

TOTAL TIME: 78:57