King Of Kings: The Very Best Of Tito Puente (CD)

New York City-born percussionist Tito Puente infused his big-band music with the mambo sound he helped to popularize in the US. He started out playing with the likes of Noro Morales and Machito before starting his own band in the late 1940s. Known as "King of the Mambo," Puente styled himself after the great swing-era band leaders, and ruled for years over a dance-oriented world of Latin rhythms spiced with jazz and pop. Through mambo, cha-cha, salsa, and more, Puente's career weathered the ups and downs of musical trends, and the iconic band leader, who passed away in 2000, ranks as a legend of Latin jazz.

• Category:  Music  »  Jazz  »  Latin
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: August 20, 2002
• Label: BMG Heritage
• UPC: 744659900129
• WAPI (Tower ID): 105820150
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #50336 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #3969 in Jazz (See Top 100 Jazz Bestsellers)
• #63 in Latin (See Top 100 Latin Bestsellers)

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Personnel includes: Tito Puente (leader, percussion); Santos & Chorus (vocals); Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo (percussion).

Producers include: Herman Diaz, Jr., Marty Gold, Johnny Camacho, Fred Reynolds.

Compilation producer: Paul Williams.

Recorded between 1956 & 1960. Includes liner notes by Michael Hill.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

One of the finest Tito Puente compilations available, 2002's KING OF KINGS presents 21 tracks recorded by the beloved New York City-born percussionist/bandleader between 1956 and '60, the height of the mambo craze. With his playful persona and energetic drumming, Puente had the technical mastery to back up his remarkably wide appeal, as heard on infectiously rhythmic, horn-laden numbers such as "Dance Mania," "Mambo Gozon," and "Yambeque."

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