JOE DIORIO & STEVE BAGBY / STRAIGHT AHEAD TO THE LIGHT . 1976.

 

Calidad FLAC.

TRACKS :

01 - Straight Ahead to the Light

02 - Gong

03 - India

04 - Bagbito

MUSICOS :

• Joe Diorio: Guitarra, composición.

• Steve Bagby: Batería, percusión, composición.

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LUZ 

luz

CELIA CRUZ & RAY BARRETTO / RITMO EN EL CORAZON . 1988.

Calidad FLAC.

 TRACKS :

01. El Chisme    [4:36]

02. No Me Cambie Camino    [4:31]

03. Para Decirte Adios    [5:01]

04. Mala Suerte    [5:08]

05. En Que Quedamos    [4:54]

06. Tu Musica Popular    [4:50]

07. Bambaraka Tunga    [4:33]

08. Ritmo En El Corazon    [4:43]

MUSICOS :

Celia Cruz - Vocals

Ray Barretto - Leader, Conga 

Hector Zarzuela - Trumpet 

Steve Gluzband - Trumpet 

Angel Fernandez - Trumpet 

Jimmy Bosch - Trombone 

Ricky Gonzalez - Piano 

Sal Cuevas - Bass 

Jimmy Delgado - Timbales 

Carlos Soto - Bongo 

Chorus - Adalberto Santiago, Ray Saba, Felo Barrios .

QUE HORA SON ??

RAY BARRETTO / LATINO! . 1962.

 

Calidad Mp3 256 Kbps.

TRACKS :

01) Manha De Carnaval

02) Sugar’s Delight

03) Exodus

04) Descarga La Moderna

05) Summertime

06) El Negro Y Ray

07) Mira Qué Linda

08) Cocinando Suave.

New York, September 20, 1962.

MUSICOS :

RAY BARRETTO, conga drums, bongos & timbales, on all tracks, plus:

 Latino!: 

Alejandro “El Negro” Vivar (tp)

José “Chombo” Silva (ts)

José Canoura (fl),

Mike Stancerone (vln)

Alfredito Valdez Jr. (p)

Ricky Jackson (b)

Ray Mantilla (timbales),

Willie Rodríguez, Rudy Calzado (percussion).

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LATINO

latino

TRILOK GURTU / ONE THOUGHT AWAY . 2023.

 

Calidad FLAC.

TRACKS :

TRACKS :

01. No Fear Suite Part I

02. No Fear Suite Part II

03. No Fear Suite Part III

04. No Fear Suite Part IV

05. Gluten Free Song

06. Chalo Chalo Chalo Part I

07. Chalo Chalo Chalo Part II

08. Chalo Chalo Chalo Part III

09. Don´t Shoot The Drummer

10. Don´t Follow Your Shadow

11. One Thought Away

12. One Rhythm

13. Behind The Screen

14. So Happy

MUSICOS :

Trilok Gurtu (tablas, Basic 1, percusiones, voz)

Carlo Cantini (teclados)

Robert Miles (teclados)

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RAY BARRETTO / CHARANGA MODERNA . 1962.

 

Calidad FLAC.

TRACKS :

01. La Moderna 2:25

02. Aprieta El Pollo 2:50

03. Deuda 3:00

04. Ritmo Sabroso 2:56

05. Suelta La Cintura 2:39

06. El Watusi 2:10

07. Guajira Y Tambo 2:45

08. Teresita 2:46

09. Nuestras Vidas 2:24

10. Los Pollitos 2:26

11. El Camino 2:52

12. La Mucura 2:40

MUSICOS :

RAY BARRETTO, conga drums, bongos & timbales on all tracks.

Featuring:

[1-12]: Charanga Moderna

ALFREDO VALDÉZ, Jr. (p)

GONZALO FERNÁNDEZ,  (fl)

MIKE STANCERONE (vln)

OSVALDO CHIHUAHUA MARTÍNEZ (güiro)

WITO KORTWRIGHT, (lead vocals),

PETE BONETM GOODY BASORA  (vocal chorus), among others.

Hotel Riverside Plaza Ballroom, New York, October 1962.

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CHARANGA

charanga

RAY BARRETTO / BARRETTO PARA BAILAR . 1961.

 

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps.

TRACKS :

01. Pachanga oriental

02. Barretto en la tumbadora

03. Oye Heck

04. Cumbamba

05. El paso

06. Linda mulata

07. Los cueros

08. Pachanga suavecito

09. Ponte dura

10. Pachanga para bailar.

New York, June 1 & 2, 1961.

MUSICOS :

Ray Barretto, congas, 

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 (percussion).

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BAILAR

AIRTO MOREIRA & FOURTH WORLD,EDDIE GOMEZ TRIO,IGOR BUTMAN QUARTET,TONINHO HORTA . LIVE IN MOSKOW (Repost) . 1992.

El eslabón perdido de mi colección.......

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps.

TRACKS:

CD 1:

01.  I Love You
02.  Body and Soul
03.  It Could be Cool
04.  Question and Answer
05.  Autumn Leaves
06.  Blue Bossa.

CD 2:

01.  Era só começo nosso fim
02.  Eternal youth
03.  No carnaval
04.  Aqui, oh!
05.  Paris café
06.  Waiting for Angela
07.  When I fall in love
08.  Aquelas coisas todas.

CD 3:

01.  Improvisation No.1
02.  Once I loved
03.  Stella by starlight
04.  Serenade
05.  Vento
06.  Law years
07.  Lua flora.

MUSICOS:

Record One: Toninho Horta

Personnel:

Toninho Horta Guitar
Lena Horta Flute
Andre Dequech Piano/keyboards
Paul Socolow Bass
Nene Drums
Valthino Percussion
William Galison Harmonica

Record Two: The Igor Butman Quartet

Personnel:

Igor Butman Tenor Saxophone
Eddie Gomez Bass
Steve Amirault Piano/keyboards
Ronnie Burrage Drums

Record Three: William Galison; Toninho Horta Sextet; Eddie Gomez Trio; Igor

Butman Quartet; Fourth World/Airto Moreira

Personnel:

William Galison Harmonica
Toninho Horta Guitar/vocals
Eddie Gomez Trio:
Eddie Gomez Bass
Steve Amirault Piano/keyboards
Ronnie Burrage Drums
Toninho Horta Sextet:
Toninho Horta Guitar/vocals
Lena Horta Flute
Andre Dequech Piano/keyboards
Paul Socolow Bass
Nene Drums
Valtinho Percussion

Igor Butman Quartet:

Igor Butman Tenor saxophone
Eddie Gomez Bass
Steve Amirault Piano/keyboards
Ronnie Burrage Drums
Toninho Horta Unaccompanied vocal/guitar

Fourth World:

Airto Moreira Percussion/drums/vocals
Flora Purim Vocals/percussion
Jose´ Neto Guitars
Gary Meek Alto, tenor & Soprano sax/flute/keyboards

LIVEINMOSKOW

MONGO SANTAMARIA / AFRO-AMERICAN LATIN . 1969.

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps

TRACKS :

01 - Obatala
02 - Mi Reina Gujira
03 - Mambo Leah
04 - Sheila
05 - Boogallo Wow
06 - Me And You Baby (Pica Y Tostao)
07 - Naked If You Want To
08 - Mama Papa Tu
09 - Afro American
10 - Naked If You Want To (Live)
11 - Afro American (Live)
12 - Mi Reina Guajira (Live)
13 - Philadelphia (Live)
14 - Obatala (Live)

MUSICOS :

Congas, Bongos – Mongo Santamaria
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Sonny Fortune
Tenor Saxophone – Charles M. Owens*, Hadley Caliman (tracks: 10 to 14), Mario Rivera (2) (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 7)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute – Hubert Laws
Trumpet – Lew Soloff, Luis Gasca (tracks: 10 to 14), Ray Maldonado
Bass – Victor Venegas (tracks: 10 to 14), William Allen
Piano – Mark Levine, Rogers Grant*
Drums, Timbales – Steve Berrios
Percussion, Vocals – Julito Collazo*, Osvaldo Martinez
Lead Vocals – Ronnie Marks (tracks: 6)
Vocals – Ray Maldonado (tracks: 10 to 14)

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AFROAMERICANLATIN

afroamericanlatin

MONGO SANTAMARIA / AFRO-CUBAN DRUM BEATERS . 1952-55.

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps

TRACKS :

01. Druma Kuyi
02. Consejo al Vive Bien
03. Moforiborere
04. Oromiso
05. Congo Mania
06. Margarito
07. Caumbia
08. Columbia
09. Abacua
10. Yroco
11. Ochun
12. Bembe Kinigua
13. Chango
14. Conga Callejera
15. Meta
16. Guaguanco
17. Fiesta Abacua

Recorded Havana 1952 and New York 1955.

MUSICOS :

Mongo Santamaria, Silvestre Méndez, Patato Valdés, Cándido Camero, Julio Collazo, Marcelino Guerra, Antar Daly, Guillermo Barreto, Willy Bobo

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AFROCUBANDRUM

afrocubandrum

MONGO SANTAMARIA / SABROSO ! . 1960.

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps

TRACKS :

01 - Que Maravolloso
02 - En La Felicidad
03 - Pachanga Pá Ti
04 - Tulibamba
05 - Mambo de Cuco
06 - El Bote
07 - Pito Pito
08 - Guaguanco Mania
09 - Ja, Ja-Ja
10 - Tula Hula
11 - Dimelo
12 - A La Luna Me Voy
13 - Para Ti

Recorded in San Francisco in the early 1960s. 
Digital remastering, 1993 (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley) 

MUSICOS :

Congas, Drums – Mongo Santamaria
Bass – Victor Venegas
Flute – Rolando Lozano
Piano – Renè "El Flaco" Hernandez*
Timbales – Willie Bobo
Trumpet – Louis Valizán, Marcus Cabuto
Violin – José "Chombo" Silva*, Felix "Pupi" Legarreta*
Vocals – Bayardo Velarde, Pete Escovedo
Vocals [Solo] – Rudi Calzado

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SABROSO !

sabroso !

MONGO SANTAMARIA / FREE SPIRIT . 1977.

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps

TRACKS :

01 - Macana Wilson
02 - Tish
03 - Zimbabwe
04 - Con Hache
05 - Power Struggle
06 - Tracey
07 - Espiritu Libre
08 - You Are on My Mind

MUSICOS :

Congas – Mongo Santamaria
Flute, Saxophone – Sam Furnace, Tony Hinson
Trumpet, Horn – Eddie J. Allen*
Bass – Eddie Resto
Bongos – Pablo Rosario
Drums – Bobby Sanabria.

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FREESPIRIT

freespirit

MONGO SANTAMARIA & JUSTO BETANCOURT / UBANE . 1976.

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps

TRACKS :

01. Cantandole Al Amor
02. Kindimbia
03. Miedo
04. Serpentina
05. Ubane (Canto Abacua)
06. Mañana
07. Come Candela
08. No Me Importa
09. Vengan Pollos
10. Cumbia Tipica

MUSICOS :

Mongo Santamaría: Conga-drums/Bongo Solo on 9.Vengan Pollos
Justo Betancourt: Lead Vocals
Victor `Vitín' Paz/Mike Di Martinio: Trumpets
Tom Malone/Barry Rogers (5.Ubane/9.Vengan Pollos/10.Cumbia Típica): Trombones
Justo Almario: Tenor Saxophone/Flute/Chorus on 10.Cumbia Típica/Arrangements on 9.Vengan Pollos
Al Williams: Alto/Baritone Saxophone
Gonzálo Fernández: Flute solos
Sonny Bravo/José Madrid (5.Ubane/9.Vengan Pollos/Chorus on 10.Cumbia Típica): Pianos
Marty Sheller: (Album Producer/Conductor/Arranger on 2.Kindímbia/3.Miedo/5.Ubane/7.Come Candela/8.No Me Importa/Piano on 10.Cumbia Típica
Bass: Andy González
Steve Berrios: Timbales/Traps on 10.Cumbia Típica
Manny Oquendo: Bongos
Julíto Collazo: Güiro (Gourd Scraper)/Cowbell on 10.Cumbia Típica/Conga & Vocals on 5.Ubane
Greg Jarmon `Peachy': Conga 5.Ubane
Héctor Hernández: Conga 5.Ubane
Hiram Remon: Percussion/Chorus on 10.Cumbia Típica
Leo Vachier: Percussion/Chorus on 10.Cumbia Típica
Marcelíno Guerra/Adalberto Santiago: Choruses
Virgílio Martí: Chorus on 5.Ubane.

Other arrangers:

José Madrid: 1.Cantandole Al Amór/10.Cumbia Típica
Louie Ramírez: 4.Serpentína
Javier Vázquez: 6.Manana

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UBANE

ubane

MONGO SANTAMARIA / WORKING ON A GROOVY THING . 1969.

Calidad FLAC

TRACKS :

01 - Workin' On A Groovy Thing
02 - Spinning Wheel
03 - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
04 - We Got Latin Soul
05 - Getting It Out Of My System
06 - Proud Mary
07 - It's Your Thing
08 - My Cherie Amour
09 - Get Back
10 - Ain't That Peculiar
11 - Twenty-Five Miles

MUSICOS :

Mongo Santamaria : Congas and Bongos
Luis Gasca,Ray Maldonado : Trumpet
Sonny Fortune : Alto Sax
Charlie Owens,Joe Farrell : Tenor Sax
Art Kaplan : Baritone Sax
Rodgers Grant : Piano
William Allen : Bass
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie : Drums
Steve Berrios,Julio Collazo,"Chihuahua" Martinez : Latin Percussion.

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WORKING

working

MONGO SANTAMARIA / ALL STRUNG OUT . 1969.

Calidad FLAC

TRACKS :

01. Since You’Ve Been Gone 2:12     
02. Day Tripper 2:50     
03. Sing A Simple Song 3:32     
04. Ain’T Too Proud To Beg 2:01 
05. Do Your Thing 2:50     
06. I Thank You 3:08     
07. But It’S Alright 3:01     
08. Sweet Pea 2:35     
09. I Heard It Through The Grapevine 3:19     
10. Me And You, Baby (Picao Y Tostao) 2:50   11. Somebody’S Been Messin’ 2:38

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ALLSTRUNG

allstrung

MONGO SANTAMARIA / MIGHTY MONGO . 1962.

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps

TRACKS :

01. Bluchanga (Donato) 
02. Tenderly (Gross / Lawrence) 
03. Descarga at the Black Hawk (Donato) 
04. Bacoso (Lozano / Martinez / Venegas) 
05. Sabor (Donato) 
06. All the Things You Are (Hammerstein / Kern) 

MUSICOS :

Mongo Santamaria - percussion 
Rolando Lozano - wood flute 
Jose Chombo Silva - tenor saxophone 
Pupi Legarreta - violin 
João Donato - piano, trombone 
Victor Venegas - bass 
Julio Collazo - percussion 
Cuco Martinez - timbales 

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MIGHTYMONGO

mightymongo

JOE CUBA / BUSTIN´ OUT . 1972.

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps

TRACKS :

01 – What a Baby
02 – Pud-Da-Din
03 – Ain’t it Funny What Love Can Do
04 – Ooh! Ya
05 – Do You Feel It 
06 – A Thousand Ways
07 – Joe Cuba’s Madness Part 1
08 – Joe Cuba’s Madness Part2

MUSICOS :

Joe Cuba : Vocals,Conga
Cheo Feliciano,Vocals,Bells
Jimmy Sabater : Vocals,Timbales
Nick Jiménez : Pianao
Tommy Berríos : Vibes
Jules “Slim” Cordero : Bass.

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BUSTIN´

bustin´

MASAHIKO TOGASHI & ISAO SUZUKI / A DAY OF THE SUN . 1979.

Calidad FLAC

TRACKS :

01 - A Day of the Sun
02 - Birth of Yellow Eggs
03 - Lonely Blue
04 - Creatures in the Deep Blue Sea
05 - Silvery Flash
06 - Awakening of the Fresh Green

MUSICOS :

Bass, Bass [Piccolo], Cello, Piano, Instruments [Solina] – Isao Suzuki
Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Instruments [Solina] – Masahiko Togashi

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ADAYOFTHESUN

PERNAMBUCO DO PANDEIRO / BATUCANDO NO MORRO . 1958.

Calidad Mp3 320 Kbps

TRACKS :

01 – Barracão (Luis Antônio / Oldemar Magalhães)
02 – Homenagem à Velha Guarda (Sivuca)
03 – Eu Nasci no Morro (Ary Barroso)
04 – Eu Quero É Sossego (K-Ximbinho)
05 – De Perna Bamba (Guio de Morais)
06 – Um Chorinho Pra Você (Severino Araújo)
07 – A Voz do Morro (Zé Keti)
08 – Vem Amor (Renan França / Jair Silveira)
09 – Vai Mesmo (Ataulfo Alves)
10 – Um Chorinho na Aldeia (Severino Araújo)
11 – Fracasso (Nazareno de Brito / Fernando César)
12 – Deixando Saudades (P. Sobrinho / M. Rodrigues)

MUSICOS :

Pernambuco do Pandeiro, Escurinho
(flute)
Hermeto Pascoal
(accordion)
Nilton
(violão)
Jorge
(violão de 7 cordas)
Ubiratan
(cavaquinho)
Buey Moreira, Arno Carnegal
(tamborim)
Gilberto
(surdo)
Raul Marques
(agogô)
Boca de Ouro
(cuíca)
Tufy
(afoxé)

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BATUCANDO

ARTURO SANDOVAL,CHICK COREA,PETE ESCOBEDO & PONCHO SANCHEZ / JAM MIAMI . 1998.

Calidad FLAC

TRACKS :

(01) Guachi Guaro (Soul Sauce)
(02) A Night In Tunisia
(03) Medley Para Tito
(04) Ican
(05) Wigwam
(06) Ven Morena
(07) Poncho Con Su Tambor
(08) Bésame Mama
(09) A Mis Abuelos
(10) Theme From I Love Lucy

Recorded live at The Jackie Gleason Theatre, Miami FL.

MUSICOS :

Featuring :

Arturo Sandoval - Trumpet
Chick Corea - Fender Rhodes
Poncho Sanchez : Congas
Pete Escovedo : Timbals
Oscar D´Leon : Vocals
Horacio Hernandez : Drums & Percussion
Hilton Ruiz : Piano
Dave Samuels : Vibes
Nestor Torres,Dave Valentin : Flute
Avishai Cohen : Bass
Jeff Ballard : Drums & Percussion.

The Latin Jazz All Stars Big Band :

Alto Saxophone – Billy Ross, Steve Wilson (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Mike Brignola
Bass – Nick Orta
Guitar – Leo Quintero
Percussion – Richard Bravo, Samuel Torres
Piano – Roberto Rodriguez
Tenor Saxophone – Ed Calle, Tim Garland
Trombone – Dana Teboe, Joe Barati, Steve Davis (7), Steve Turre
Trumpet – Claudio Roditi, Jason Carder, Ray Vega, Steve Reid (6)

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PART 3.

BADI ASSAD / RHYTHMS . 1995

Calidad FLAC

TRACKS :

01. Pulo Do Gato
Written-By – Paulo Bellinati
5:04
02. À Gandáia Das Ondas / Beppo
Written-By – Lenine, Ralph Towner
6:30
03. À Primeira Vista
Written-By – Chico César
3:10
04. O Choro De Juliana
Written-By – Marco Pereira
3:02
05. Rhythms
Written-By – Badi Assad, Sérgio Assad
2:19
06. Song For Badi
Written-By – Kevin Callahan
3:39
07. Bate-Coxa
Written-By – Marco Pereira
2:34
08. Feixe
Written-By – Chico César
3:48
09. Quase Um Funk P'ra Badi / Vírus
Written-By – Carlinhos Antunes, José Miguel Wisnik
3:51
10. Laser
Written-By – José Miguel Wisnik, Ricardo Breim
3:37
11. Ica
Written-By – Badi Assad
3:53
12. Pau Brasil
Written-By – Paulo Steinberg
3:12
13. Moods
Written-By – Shelia Zagury
7:50
14. Carta A L'Exili
Written-By – Albert García, Kristos Leontis*
2:12

MUSICOS :

Guitar, Vocals, Panpipes [Harmonic Copper Pipe], Electronics [Electric Fan], Percussion – Badi Assad
Percussion – Cyro Baptista (tracks: 2, 3, 7).

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