In the history of recorded music, there are a few albums that define a genre. Among them are Glenn Gould's 1955 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations and Miles Davis's hypnotic Kind of Blue. In that select realm, timbalero Tito Puente's 1957 Top Percussion is the most influential Latin jazz recording of all time. Simply put, this date is a once-in-a-lifetime summit meeting of Cuban and Puerto Rican master percussionists of Afro-Cuban music: Mongo Santamaria, Franciso Aguabella, Willie Bobo, and Julito Collazo. Together, these masters explore the endless folkloric inventions and dimensions of Cuba's complex drum music-- from the Afrocentric bembe/Santeria syncopations of "Eleguara" and "Obatala Yeza" to the clave-coded "Mon Ti," "Four by Two," and "Conga Alegre." The "hit" is the cool cha-cha "Ti-Mon-Bo," named for Tito, Mongo, and Bobo. Like their African musical forefathers, Tito Puente and his compatriots have delivered an ancestral drum message that has danced and entranced musicians and listeners for years. --Eugene Holley Jr.
Top Percussion,Tito Puente,Sony International,Latin,Latin Jazz,Latin Music,Tropical
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100 Favorite Patriotic Songs
Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000A1HT8 Release Date: 2003-08-12 |
Tracks:
- America the Beautiful
- All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
- Ballad of the Green Berets
- On Top of Old Smokey
- Coyote Warrior
- Semper Fidelis
- Breeze from Alabama
- Onward Christian Soldiers
- Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
- Patriot
- Sweet Betsy from Pike
- Marines' Hymn
- America Is
- When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
- Happy the Soldier
- American Trilogy
- Home Sweet Home
- Washington Post March
- Enraptured I Gaze
- Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
- Yellow Rose of Texas
- Over There
- Simple Gifts
- Liberty Bell
- Star Spangled Banner
Tracks:
- God Bless the USA
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Katy Cruel
- I Vow to Thee My Country
- King Cotton
- Beautiful Dreamer
- America
- American Patrol
- Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
- Mohican Dream
- Red, White and Blue
- Some Folks
- Liberty Song
- Pomp and Circumstance
- Hail to the Chief
- Bennington Rifles
- Peace on the Battlefield
- I've Been Working on the Railroad
- Under the Double Eagle
- Red River Valley
- My Country 'Tis of Thee
- Camptown Races
- Wild Blue Yonder
- Hands Across the Sea
- Fanfare for the Common Man
Tracks:
- Stars and Stripes Forever
- Living in America
- Home on the Range
- Old Colony Times
- Clementine
- Invincible Eagle
- Ring Ring de Banjo
- Yankee Doodle
- Largo from "The New World"
- To a Wild Rose
- Hail Columbia
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Gettysburg
- Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
- Capitan
- Prairie Daughter
- Little Brown Jug
- Marching Through Georgia
- Entertainer
- Steamboat Around the Bend
- Revolutionary Tea
- Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
- Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
- Amazing Grace
- Grand Old Flag
Tracks:
- God Bless America
- National Emblem
- Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
- Anchors Away
- Oh, Susannah
- Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
- Toast
- Dixie
- St. Louis Blues
- Appalachian Spring
- Bonnie Blue Flag
- Old Hundreth
- Swanee River
- Battle Cry of Freedom
- U. S Field Artillery
- Sidewalks of New York
- Chester
- Auld Lang Syne
- Kingdom Come
- My Old Kentucky Home
- Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Shenandoah
- Abraham's Daughter
- This Land Is Your Land
Customer Reviews:
not to great.......2007-04-04
Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22
You get what you pay for........2004-07-04
Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04
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Top Percussion
Tito Puente Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005LFE Release Date: 1992-06-30 |
Tracks:
- Eleguara
- Bragada
- Obatala Yeza
- Alaumba Chemache
- Oguere Madeo
- Obaricoso
- Four By Two
- Gonga Alegre
- Ti Mon Bo
- Mon Ti
- Hot Timbales
- Night Ritual
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In the history of recorded music, there are a few albums that define a genre. Among them are Glenn Gould's 1955 recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations and Miles Davis's hypnotic Kind of Blue. In that select realm, timbalero Tito Puente's 1957 Top Percussion is the most influential Latin jazz recording of all time. Simply put, this date is a once-in-a-lifetime summit meeting of Cuban and Puerto Rican master percussionists of Afro-Cuban music: Mongo Santamaria, Franciso Aguabella, Willie Bobo, and Julito Collazo. Together, these masters explore the endless folkloric inventions and dimensions of Cuba's complex drum music-- from the Afrocentric bembe/Santeria syncopations of "Eleguara" and "Obatala Yeza" to the clave-coded "Mon Ti," "Four by Two," and "Conga Alegre." The "hit" is the cool cha-cha "Ti-Mon-Bo," named for Tito, Mongo, and Bobo. Like their African musical forefathers, Tito Puente and his compatriots have delivered an ancestral drum message that has danced and entranced musicians and listeners for years. --Eugene Holley Jr.Customer Reviews:
Not what you're thinking........2007-07-05
In some ways, the raw nature of this CD is very appealing. As I have said, it is definitely REAL. At times however, it can get old. The majority of the tracks consist of a vocal leader doing call and response with other singers as percussion rhythms fill the surrounding musical space. Often times there are so many instruments, and the recording technology so primitive, that the music often becomes a mess of indistinguishable racket where the listener can barely pick out the Downbeat. I feel as though some of the tracks with more diverse orchestration would be top notch if we could properly hear what each instrument is doing.
My favorite tracks of this album are those at the end. There, the most care is taken to preserve each instrument's personality.
If you're Latino or African and want to know more about your roots, listen to this CD. If you're a drummer or percussionist and want to hear some rhythms you don't encounter in the typical Western musical tradition, listen to this CD. If you like Ricky Martin, leave this CD alone.
A Gotta Get!!!.......2007-03-23
Elequara
Bragada
Obatala Yeza
Alaumba Chemache
Oguere Madeo
Obaricosu
Four By Two, Part 1
Conga Alegre
Ti Mon Bo
Mon-Ti
Hot Timbales Night Ritualmusicians:
Tito Puente (timbales) Bobby Rodriguez (bass) Jimmy Cobb (drums) Mongo Santamaria, (percussion) Willie Bobo, (percussion) Francisco Aguabella, (percussion) Enrique Marti (percussion) Julito Collazo (percussion, background vocals) Marcelino Guerra, (vocals) Mercedita (vocals) Evaristo Baro (bass) Gene Quill, (alto saxophone) Allen Fields (alto saxophone) Marty Holmes (tenor saxophone) Joe Grimm (baritone saxophone) Francis Williams, (trumpet) John Frosk, (trumpet) Gene Rapetti, (trumpet) Doc Severinsen, (trumpet) Jimmy Frisaura (trumpet) Eddie Bert, Bob Ascher, (trombone) Sonny Russo (trombone) Alvin Gellers (piano) Barry Galbraith (guitar)
Percussion Madness.......2006-06-28
The world's best latin-american percussionist- in full swing.......2003-03-07
Unbelievable.......2003-02-06
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The Essential Wedding Collection
Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001U0GCG Release Date: 2004-05-11 |
Tracks:
- Sheep May Safely Graze - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
- Aria (Air On The G String) - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
- Air - Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
- Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Richard Farnes
- Canon in D major - Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
- Bridal Chorus - Stephen Cleobury
- The Prince Of Denmark's March - Michael Laird Brass
- Trumpet Tune And Air - Peter Hurford
- Panis Angelicus - Luciano Pavarotti
- Ave Maria - Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra and Luciano Pavarotti
- Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165 - Leontyne Price
- Water Music - Stephen Cleobury
- Wedding March - Peter Hurford
- The Lord's My Shepherd - Huddersfield Choral Society
- Laudate Dominum - Wren Orchestra
- Let The Bright Seraphim - Dame Joan Sutherland
- Abide With Me - Anthony Way
- Ombra Mai Fu - Anthony Way
- On Wings Of Song - Utah Symphony Orchestra
- Toccata - Stephen Cleobury
- Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven - Richard Farnes
Tracks:
- My Heart Will Go On - James Horner
- I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
- Love Theme - Nino Rota
- Up Where We Belong - Will Jennings
- As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfeld
- Take My Breath Away - Giorgio Moroder
- Can You Feel The Love Tonight? - Elton John
- Evergreen - Barbra Streisand
- Love Is All Around - Reg Presley
- Maid Marian At The Waterfall (Everything I Do) I Do For You - Seattle Symphony Orchestra
- Moon River - Henry Mancini
- Where Do I Begin - Francis Lai
- When A Man Loves A Woman - Andrew Wright
- The Way We Were - Marvin Hamlisch
- Unchained Melody - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
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Philip Glass: Early Keyboard Music
Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000059GGN Release Date: 2001-03-27 |
Tracks:
- Contrary Motion
- One+One (1st version)
- Mad Rush
- One+One (2nd version)
- Two Pages
Customer Reviews:
interesting indeed.......2003-07-11
Looking through some cd's with earlier work by glass, I believe Contrary Motion is thought to be an important piece by Glass. Listening to it emphasizes this idea: you hear the, by now, well known, repeated, subtly changing repetitions. What's nice about this piece compared to ensemble pieces, like a version of Contrary motion, for instance, is that it clarifies Glass' minimal idea better because it's only one musician playing. This idea is further well explained in the booklet and, playfully, on the cd by tapping on a table by Steffen Schleiermacher.
Besides Contrary motion there's an even more minimal track on this cd: two pages (which referes to the fact that the, in this case, 27 minutes of music can be written out on two pages (an idea inspired by minimalist Terry Riley?)). This only has only one ever slightly changing melody line and clarrifies Glass' minimal method of adding and cutting to and from a melody line.
Both the minimal tracks have an extremely hypnotising, trance envoking quality to them. That is: if your in for that, otherwise, the booklet explains, you may just find them extremely boring.
The cd is completed by a nice, more normal sounding, track, composed for the first visit of the Dalai Lama to New York: Mad Rush.
Interesting.......2002-12-04
The middle track, "Mad Rush", might be rushy but certainly isn't mad. It is in a strict formal structure, with a quiet theme contrasted by a fst, loud theme, and going back and forth between the two. This track is overall the most enjoyable on the CD.
I don't understand the two versions of "One+One"; first why are they on an "Early Keyboard Works" CD, and second, I've just never been able to understand the intricate complexities of music meant to be played by banging on a tabletop.
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Latin Fire
Rebeca Mauleón Manufacturer: Rumbeca Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002474R6 Release Date: 2004-05-10 |
Tracks:
- Batamambo
- Cuba Hermosa
- Fuego
- A La Rumba
- Te Canto Puerto Rico
- Ritmo Caribeno
- Ven Conmigo
- La Ventana
- CuBrazil
- Pa'Lante
- La Ventana (D.J. Mix)
Album Description
"Latin Fire" is a fiery collection of Afro-Caribbean and Latin-Jazz flavored original music by Latin Rennaissance woman Rebeca Mauleon, featuring legendary percussion virtuoso Giovanni Hidalgo, along with Cuban drum sensation Jimmy Branly, trumpeter Bill Ortiz (of the Santana band) and funk-meister Gary Brown on bass. This enhanced CD also features a unique Latin music video clinic by Rebeca, showcasing the basic elements of Latin music performance.Customer Reviews:
Latin Fire really lives up to its name........2004-08-05
The best Latin jazz album .......2004-08-01
Finally - A CD that I can listen to all the way through!.......2004-06-10
and the percussion work you have to hear to believe. Keep them coming...
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Early American Minimalism: Walls of Sound II
Manufacturer: Sub Rosa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002Y4PR8 Release Date: 2004-10-19 |
Customer Reviews:
Minimalism.......2007-01-17
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Classics Explained: Rite of Spring
Stravinsky , Rahbari , and Brt Po Brussels Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00007FPFN Release Date: 2003-07-15 |
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Top Percussion/Dance Mania
Tito Puente Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000282UL Release Date: 1994-06-28 |
Tracks:
- Elequana
- Bragada
- Obatala Yeza
- Alaumba Chemache
- Oguere Madeo
- Obaricosu
- Four By Two, Part 1
- Conga Alegre
- Ti Mon Bo
- Mon-Ti
- Hot Timbales
- El Cayuco
- Complication
- Mambo Gozon
- Saca Tu Mujer
- Liego Mijan
- Agua Limpia Todo
- Cuando Te Vea
- Mi Chiquita Quere Bembe
- 3-D Mambo
- Varsity Drag
- Hong Kong Mambo
- Estoy Siempre Junto A Ti
Album Details
Two LPs on One CD.
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A Total Embrace: The Composer
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000AQS3U Release Date: 2003-09-09 |
Tracks:
- Concert Works: I. Psalm 108 (Verse 2) & Psalm 100 (Complete) - Camerata Singers
- Concert Works: II. Psalm 23 (Complete) & Psalm 2 (Verses 1-4) - Camerata Singers
- Concert Works: III. Psalm 131 (Complete) & Psalm 133 (Verse 1) - Camerata Singers
- Concert Works: III. Lamentation - Jennie Tourel
- Concert Works: IV. Agathon (Adagio) - Isaac Stern
- Concert Works: B. The Masque: Extremely Fast - Philippe Entremont
- Concert Works: C. The Epilogue: Adagio; Andante; Con Moto - Philippe Entremont
- Concert Works: IV. ' A Big Indian And A Little Indian' Con Brio - Leonard Bernstein
- Concert Works: IV. 'Civet A Toute Vitesse (Rabbit At Top Speed)' - Leonard Bernstein
- Concert Works: I. Prelude For The Brass - Benny Goodman
- Concert Works: II. Fugue For The Saxes - Benny Goodman
- Concert Works: III. Riffs For Everyone - Benny Goodman
- Concert Works: I. Invocation. Kaddish 1 - Camerata Singers
- Concert Works: Film: Love Theme - New York Philharmonic
Tracks:
- Theater Works: Opening: 'New York, New York' - Adolph Green
- Theater Works: 'Lonely Town'/Dance: Lonely Town - John Reardon
- Theater Works: Dance: Times Square - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: 'Some Other Time' - Betty Comden
- Theater Works: Dance: The Real Coney Island - Ensemble
- Theater Works: I. Enter Three Sailors - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: IV. Pas De Deux - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: VII. Finale - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: 'The Pirate Songs' - Boris Karloff And The Pirates
- Theater Works: 'Ohio' - Rosalind Russell
- Theater Works: 'A Little Bit In Love (Never Felt This Way Before)' - Jacquelyn
- Theater Works: 'A Quiet Girl' - Sydney Chaplin
- Theater Works: 'Conga!' - Ensemble
- Theater Works: 'Wrong Note Rag' - Ensemble
- Theater Works: Overture - Original Broadway Cast
- Theater Works: 'Best Of All Possible Worlds' - Chorus
- Theater Works: Mazurka - Barbara Cook
- Theater Works: 'Glitter And Be Gay' - Barbara Cook
- Theater Works: 'Make Our Garden Grow' - Ensemble
Tracks:
- Theater Works: Prologue - Orchestra
- Theater Works: The Dance At The Gym - The Jets
- Theater Works: 'Maria' - Larry Kert
- Theater Works: 'Tonight' - Larry Kert
- Theater Works: 'America' - Marilyn Cooper
- Theater Works: 'Cool' - The Jets
- Theater Works: 'Somewhere' (Ballet) - Reri Grist
- Theater Works: 'The Community' - David Johnson
- Theater Works: 'Part II: Allegretto' - Leonard Bernstein
- Theater Works: Scene III/IIIa: 'I Was Standing In A Garden/Then Desire Took Hold Of Me' - Nancy Williams
- Theater Works: I. Devotions Before Mass - Hymn And Psalm: 'A Simple Song' - Alan Titus
- Theater Works: V. Meditation No. 1 - Alan Titus
- Theater Works: VI. Gloria - Alan Titus
- Theater Works: XIV. Sanctus: 'Holy! Holy! Holy!' - Alan Titus
- Theater Works: XVII Pax: Communion - Final Hymn (Excerpt) - Alan Titus
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Top Percussion/Dance Mania
Tito Puente Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001B0P Release Date: 1994-06-28 |
Tracks:
- Elequana
- Bragada
- Obatala Yeza
- Alaumba Chemache
- Oguere Madeo
- Obaricosu
- Four By Two, Part 1
- Conga Alegre
- Ti Mon Bo
- Mon-Ti
- Hot Timbales
- El Cayuco
- Complication
- Mambo Gozon
- Saca Tu Mujer
- Liego Mijan
- Agua Limpia Todo
- Cuando Te Vea
- Mi Chiquita Quere Bembe
- 3-D Mambo
- Varsity Drag
- Hong Kong Mambo
- Estoy Siempre Junto A Ti
Product Description
1. Elequana
2. Bragada
3. Obatala Yeza
4. Alaumba Chemache
5. Oguere Madeo
6. Obaricosu
7. Four By Two (part 1)
8. Conga Alegre
9. Ti Mon Bo
10. Mon-Ti
11. Hot Timbales
12. El Cayuco
13. Complication
14. Mambo Gozon
15. Saca Tu Mujer
16. Liego Mijan
17. Agua Limpia Todo
18. Cuando Te Vea
19. Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe
20. 3-D Mambo
21. Varsity Drag
22. Hong Kong Mambo
23. Estoy Siempre Junto A Ti
Format: CD
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Tito Puente's recordings from the late '40s through the late '60s were truly influential on all of Latin music, but have long been hard to find. This reissue is certainly welcome, especially as Dance Mania is generally agreed upon as Puente's best. The 1958 is truly a masterpiece of big band mambo, and surely Puente never had a better band--an impressive statement when one considers how high the quality of Puente's bands has always been. Long a cornerstone of any good Latin collection, the remastering job was also done carefully, with percolating percussion, and stemware-shattering high trumpets. --Skip HellerJazz Music: