Puente Goes Jazz

by Puente,Tito

Overview

One of Tito Puente's earliest jazz-oriented dates, this set (reissued on a 1993 Bluebird CD) matches Puente (doubling on vibes and timbales) with a big band and the bongos of William Correa. The music (mostly obscure originals plus three standards) swings, and although none of the sidemen became household names, (best-known is altoist Dave Schildkraut), the musicianship is fine. Actually, more notable than the fairly conventional music are two of the song titles: "Tiny Not Ghengis (Kahn)" and "That's A Puente!" ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/22/2010
Label:	Bluebird Rca / Rca
UPC:	0078636614823
Rank:	182269

Tracks

1. What Is This Thing Called Love?
2. Tiny-Not Ghengis
3. What Are You Doing, Honey?
4. Lotus Land
5. Lucky Dog
6. Birdland After Dark
7. That's a Puente
8. Yesterdays
9. Terry Cloth
10. Tito 'In

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tito Puente   Primary Artist,Timbales,Percussion,Vibraphone
Vincent Frisaura   Trumpet
Mongo Santamaria   Congas
Dave Schildkraut   Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Nick Travis   Trumpet
Gene Quill   Saxophone
William Correa   Bongos
Bernie Glow   Trumpet
Barry Galbraith   Guitar
Alvin Gellers   Piano
Roberto Rodriguez   Bass
Marty Holmes   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Frank Lo Pinto   Trumpet
Gene Rapett   Trumpet
Allen Fields   Sax (Alto)
Frank LaPinto   Trumpet
Allen Lehrfeld   Saxophone
Martin Holmes   Saxophone
Dave Kurtzer   Saxophone,Sax (Baritone)
Robert Rodriguez   Bass
Gerald Sanfino   Bass
Todd Sommer   Drums
Francis Williams   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Cyril Scott   Composer
A.K. Salem   Composer
Tito Puente   Leader,Composer
Otto Harbach   Composer
John Snyder   Producer,Reissue Producer
Marty Holmes   Composer
Oscar Pettiford   Composer
Jacqueline Murphy   Art Direction
Liz Fierro   Art Research
Gene Kalbacher   Liner Notes
Ahmad Kharab Salim   Arranger,Composer
Todd Sommer   Composer
Steve Backer   Executive Producer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Joe Lopes   Engineer