The Best of Tito Puente: El Rey del Timbal!

~ Release by Tito Puente (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Ran-kan-kan
recording of:
Ran kan kan
lyricist and composer:
Tito Puente
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
3:00
2Cao-cao maní picao
3:00
3Tito Timbero (Tito the Drummer)
3:01
4Cual es la idea (What's the Idea)
alto saxophone:
Allen Fields (on 1956-04-03)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Kurtzer (on 1956-04-03)
bongos:
John Rodriguez (conga player, father of Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez) (on 1956-04-03)
bongos, güiro and timbales:
Willie Bobo (on 1956-04-03)
congas:
Candido Camero (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1956-04-03), Mongo Santamaría (Cuban jazz percussionist) (on 1956-04-03) and Carlos “Patato” Valdés (on 1956-04-03)
double bass:
Bobby Rodriguez (Latin jazz contrabassist) (on 1956-04-03)
piano:
Alvin Gellers (on 1956-04-03)
saxophone:
Eddie Caine (saxophone player, not the rapper) (on 1956-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Marty Holmes (on 1956-04-03)
timbales and vibraphone:
Tito Puente (on 1956-04-03)
trombone:
Robert Ascher (on 1956-04-03) and Santo Russo (Sonny Russo, trombone) (on 1956-04-03)
trumpet:
Jimmy Frisaura (on 1956-04-03), Frank LoPinto (on 1956-04-03), Gene Repetti (on 1956-04-03) and Sam Scavone (on 1956-04-03)
vocals:
El Viejo Macucho (on 1956-04-03)
3:20
5Oye mi guaguancó (Listen to the Guaguanco)
producer:
Johnnie Camacho
alto saxophone:
Allen Fields (on 1956-04-03)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Kurtzer (on 1956-04-03)
bongos:
John Rodriguez (conga player, father of Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez) (on 1956-04-03)
bongos, güiro and timbales:
Willie Bobo (on 1956-04-03)
congas:
Candido Camero (Cuban conga and bongo player) (on 1956-04-03), Mongo Santamaría (Cuban jazz percussionist) (on 1956-04-03) and Carlos “Patato” Valdés (on 1956-04-03)
double bass:
Bobby Rodriguez (Latin jazz contrabassist) (on 1956-04-03)
piano:
Alvin Gellers (on 1956-04-03)
saxophone:
Eddie Caine (saxophone player, not the rapper) (on 1956-04-03)
tenor saxophone:
Marty Holmes (on 1956-04-03)
timbales and vibraphone:
Tito Puente (on 1956-04-03)
trombone:
Robert Ascher (on 1956-04-03) and Santo Russo (Sonny Russo, trombone) (on 1956-04-03)
trumpet:
Jimmy Frisaura (on 1956-04-03), Frank LoPinto (on 1956-04-03), Gene Repetti (on 1956-04-03) and Sam Scavone (on 1956-04-03)
vocals:
El Viejo Macucho (on 1956-04-03)
3:35
6Lucky Dog
3:22
7Night Beat
2:56
8Son de la loma
producer:
Herman Diaz, Jr.
recording of:
Son de la loma (on 1957-05-06)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Miguel Matamoros
2:07
9Complicación
recording of:
Complicación
lyricist and composer:
Francisco Aguabella
3:21
10Agua limpia todo
recording of:
Agua limpia todo
lyricist and composer:
Francisco Aguabella
2:54
11A gozar timbero
producer:
Marty Gold
vocals:
Santos (Puerto Rican bolero and mambo singer) (on 1960-08-12)
43:03
12Sepárala tambien
33:11
13Ojos negras
2:51
14T.P. on the Strip
2:34
15Ah-Vah
3:03
16Ascot Gavotte
3:40
17El Rey del Timbal
3:21
18Machito Forever
recording engineer:
Phil Edwards (recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Jim Hilson
assistant producer:
Chris Long (producer)
producer:
Carl E. Jefferson and Tito Puente
remixer:
Phil Edwards (recording engineer)
recorded at:
Coast Recorders in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987-01)
remixed at:
PER (Hayward) in Hayward, California, United States
recording of:
Machito Forever
composer:
Tito Puente
5:59