Tito Puente
April 20, 1923 - May 31, 2000
TITO PUENTE's LAST
ALBUM:
MAMBO BIRDLAND
On Mambo
Birdland Tito takes us back to the great
Mambo Era. Laying it down like no one else can,
this album is truly a Dancer's Delight. Tito
composed 7 of the 11 tunes on this recording. The
album features original arrangements by Tito and
some adaptation arrangements by José
Madera. This production is the perfect
introduction to the new millennium.
Mambo Birdland opens this CD. A tune
composed by Tito, reminiscent of the mambo era. Juventud
Del Presente is a beautiful and danceable
Guaguancó, the perfect invitation to dance. Ban
Ban Quere is a fast rumba, check out Tito's
timbale solo. Como Esta Miguel is a
classic, tastefully done, Son Montuno with Juan
Pablo Torres playing a terrific trombone
solo.
Cha Cha Mambo, the title says it all, is
a very danceable Cha Cha Mambo featuring Mario
Rivera on flute. Guagancó Margarito,
the Sylvester Méndez classic,
gets its own special treatment only the way Tito
can deliver it. Mi Mamita is a Cha Cha
Cha Son with a great trombone solo by Reynaldo
Jorge.
Mambo Gozón is one of Tito's greatest
Mambos. Taken from the Dancemania CD,
this Tito original has been performed by the
Miami Symphony Orchestra and recently the
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra. A true gem, Oye
Mi Guaguancó is another swinging and
danceable tune. Ran Kan Kan established
Tito as one this century's greatest timbaleros.
The album is topped off with a big band rendition
of Oye Como Va featuring a terrific
flute solo by Mario Rivera.
- Joe Conzo ("Probably the world's foremost
expert on the music and artistry of his good
friend, Tito Puente" - Descarga Magazine)
GENRE: Big Band Mambo Jazz / Salsa
SOUL TOWN RATING: 9/10
See also: Tito's
previous album, Dancemania '99 -
Live at Birdland
Soul Town Kotisivu
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