Browse by Artist: PUENTE Y LA LUPE, TITO

Artist:	PUENTE Y LA LUPE, TITO
Title:	The King and I/El Rey Y Yo
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	GET 8056

"When Latin Jazz King Puente died in 2000, he left a hole in the genre that he had helped define over almost sixty years. An eclectic musician and a gifted arranger, this Spanish Harlem idol experienced all the possible nuances of Latin music, from salsa to boogaloo, to mambo to rhumba, to acid jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms. During his long career he was a steady reference point for musicians of the calibre of Willie Bobo, Johnny Pacheco, Mongo Santamaria and conga wizard Ray Barretto -- all of them joining his orchestra at various times. On this 1967 album, recorded with famed singer La Lupe, El Rey y La Reina join together for a terrific dance hall performance."

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