Ray Perez

• FIRST TIME REISSUE

One of pianist Ray Pérez’s rarest releases and his first on his own label Pyraphon, “They Do It” (1971) was also his final collaboration with Perucho Torcat, a talented sonero who died tragically young in NYC the following year.

Full of classic dance floor burners, the album has been lovingly restored, mastered from the original tapes, fully licensed, with its original artwork intact, preserving the legacy of this great Venezuelan music for today’s generation of salsa dura lovers everywhere.

PERSONNEL:

• Ray Perez - (piano, leader)
• Al Arraiz - (drums)
• Julian Orta - (conga)
• Henry Gonzales - (bongo)
• Rafael Prado - (bass)
• Juan Diaz - (trombone)
• Cesar Monge - (trombone)
• Perucho - (vocals)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Feliz Cumpleaños
• A2. Echatelo Al Hombro
• A3. Reproche
• A4. Palo Bonito
• A5. Merengues Venezolanos

• SIDE B
• B1. Lengua 'E Hacha
• B2. Lo Que El Abuelo Cantaba
• B3. Muchacho Loco
• B4. Rompelo
• B5. Son Montuno