TITO PUENTE Mambo On Broadway 1957 1st 12" LP RCA LPM 1354 Ran Kan Kan Killer
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TITO PUENTE Mambo On Broadway 1957 1st 12" LP RCA LPM 1354 Ran Kan Kan Killer Archival Sleeve Tito's Timbale work is incredible on this recording Ran Kan Kan is my favorite it just smokes. This recording collects Tito's best 78 & 10" recordings.
Originally released in 1957, Mambo on Broadway was the title of an RCA-Victor 12"LP which was Tito Puente's first-ever reissue compilation, as it drew upon his earlier 78 & 10" recordings. Although during the early ‘50s Puente also cut records for the Tico, Mambo Boys, and SMC labels, he signed an exclusive contract with RCA in 1955. Inspired by Machito and Mario Bauza, with whom he had worked the timbales, Puente had built up a terrifically hot band whose records sold quite well. According to producer Joe Conzo, however, the people in charge at RCA were surprisingly unaware of Puente's commercial potential, and considered him and his band less marketable than Luis Alvarado and Pérez Prado. As the LP era unfolded, Puente made numerous popular albums for RCA, but that company's A&R directors left literally hundreds of tracks unreleased. Mambo on Broadway is packed with excellent music, including spicy versions of "Tuxedo Junction" as well as "Tito Timbero," and of course Ran Kan Kan an explosive feature for Puente himself. Vocalists heard on this exciting collection are Vicentico Valdés, Alfredito Valdez, Jr., and Vitin Aviles.
Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions from his 50-year career. His most famous song is "Oye Como Va"
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