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01. Alfredo Linares - El Pito
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02. Alfredo Linares - Maria La O
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03. Alfredo Linares - El Tiburón
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04. Alfredo Linares - Extraños En La Noche
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05. Alfredo Linares - Cool
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06. Alfredo Linares - Cadenciosa
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07. Alfredo Linares - Descarga
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08. Alfredo Linares - Mi Guaguancó
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09. Alfredo Linares - Sin Tu Querer
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10. Alfredo Linares - Juventud Del Presente
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11. Alfredo Linares - Que Mala Fue Esa Mujer
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12. Alfredo Linares - Maggie
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ARTIST
LINARES, ALFREDO
TITLE
El Pito
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
VAMPISOUL
CATALOG #
VAMPI 248LP
VAMPI 248LP
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
10/21/2022
The first LP released by Lima pianist
Alfredo Linares
under his own name is brimming with tropical hits from the mid-sixties (including a
Frank Sinatra
classic.) By the time he recorded his version of
El Pito
in 1966, Alfredo was already an accomplished musician. He studied music in parallel to his schooling, attending the Conservatoire in the afternoons and soon went on to lead
Alfredito Linares y su Salsa All Stars
, a continuation of the orchestra founded by his father. In 1966 the song
El Pito
became a hit in the United States, which is why Distribuidora Peruana Sudamericana, associated with MAG, released the single as well as
Joe de Cuba
's sextet LP. MAG's next step was to suggest Alfredo Linares record the song, which he did in August 1966, with lead vocals by
Raul Ducós Domínguez
from
Chalaco
and backing vocals by
Tony de Cuba
,
Benny del Solar
and
Rolo Bernal
. The lyrics include references to the effects of marijuana that Ducós improvised during the recording in just one take.
Charlie Palomares
plays the vibraphone, accompanied by
"Negro" Santos
on bass and
"Cheverin" Miguel Villanueva
on the bongos. It is one of the few songs on the album where there are no trumpets. "Strangers in the Night" topped the Billboard charts in 1966, which was a powerful reason for
Manuel Guerrero
to suggest including the song. This cover version features brass instruments and the participation of Peruvian crooner
Lalo Bisbal
. The first of the two guarachas on the album, "Qué Mala Fue Esa Mujer" is a composition by
Chivirico Dávila
, a globetrotting tropical singer who lived in Lima at different times. While the Peruvian singer
Benny del Solar
is the lead vocalist on the second, "Sin Tu Querer". The album closes with the boogaloo "Maggie". The record also includes two extraordinary compositions by Linares: "Descarga" and the son montuno "Cadenciosa", where the flute solo was played by Cuban
Alberto Castillo
, who also performs on the guaguancós "María La O" and "Mi Guaguancó", both recorded a year earlier by the
Harlow Orchestra
. The album was finally released in the summer of 1967, and "El Pito" and "Strangers in the Night" made it into most of the charts. Critics were quick to praise the new sounds on
El Pito
, which brought listeners up to date with the tropical sound developments in the United States, to which Linares added touches of jazz. Linares released another LP, on MAG, the following year, in which he continued to explore the sounds of Latin jazz, boogaloo and descarga.
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