20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tito Puente

Performer: Tito Puente
Artist: Oscar D'Leon; Domingo Quinones; Hilton Ruiz
Producer: Ralph Mercado; Mike Ragogna (Compilation); Bruce McIntosh (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Tito Puente (timbales, percussion). As part of MCA's Millennium Collection, these ten tracks are taken from Tito Puente's albums The Mambo King: His 100th Album, Tito's Idea, In Session, Dance Mania '98: Live at Birdland, and Mambo Birdland. Since all of this material was recorded in the '90s, and, taking into account the vast array of solid discs encompassing Puente's full spectrum of hits, this set doesn't qualify as a decent sampler. ~ Al Campbell As part of MCA's Millennium Collection, these ten tracks are taken from Tito Puente's albums The Mambo King: His 100th Album, Tito's Idea, In Session, Dance Mania '98: Live at Birdland, and Mambo Birdland. All of this material was recorded in the '90s. ~ Al Campbell

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.

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