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Performer: Tito Puente
Engineer: Pat Jacques
Producer: Joe Cain
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Tito Puente (vibraphone, marimba, timbales); Yayo el Indio, Menique Barcasnegras, Santos Colon (vocals); Don "El Barbito" Palmer (flute, alto saxophone); Mario Rivera (flute, baritone saxophone); Peter Fanelli (alto saxophone); Dick Meza (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Frisaura (trumpet, bass trumpet); Tony Cofresi, Roy Burroughs, Jose Merino (trumpet); Charlie Palmieri (piano, organ); Israel "Izzy" Feliu (bass guitar); Michael "Mike" Collazo (drum set); Ramon Medamo Diaz (congas); John "Dandy" Rodriguez (bongos); Jose Madera (guiro, percussion).

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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