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Tito Rodriguez (voc, perc) & band
A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tito Rodriguez
came to New York City in 1939 to sing with his
brother's band. He learned to play a variety of
instruments before succeeding as a vocalist with
Enric Madriguera, Xavier Cugat, Noro Morales, and
José Curbelo. In 1947 he started his first band
with René Hernández, Cachao Lopez, and Victor Paz.
Several of the great Latin-American singers went
on to form their own aggregations, but Rodriguez
was the most successful. One reason is the music,
which has the hip drive of Tito Puente (whom he
copied during the Palladium battles of the 'two
Titos') and the Palmieri brothers. Eddie Palmieri
and company perform on some of his best albums. In
fact, he and Puente, 'the two Titos' headlining
at New York City's famous Palladium, were rivals
for the title of Mambo King until Perez Prado took
it.
While Tito Rodriguez played mambo on a par with
the others, it was his voice that set him apart.
Whether it's mambo, Latin twist, or sentimental
ballads, Rodriguez rarely strayed far from
authentic or progressive Latin. Indeed, no other
performer epitomizes the Latin showman as well as
he: top vocal stylist, versatile musician,
sophisticated arranger-composer, handsome
bandleader, leader of the New York Latin scene.
Tito Rodriguez' music is quintessential.
Given the popularity of all three rhythms listed
in the title, it's no surprise that Tito would
think of them as his 'loves' ? especially since
they'd all helped spur on new energy in Latin
music! But over and above the rhythms, the album
itself is one of Tito's greatest from the 50s ?
spare, lean, and with a style that's both lively
and jazzy ? never dipping into some of the
too-heavy modes that Tito succumbed to in later
years. Tracks are all short, with lots of horn
work on top of the percussion.
Format: 1LP 180g 33rpm / standard sleeve
Release date: 26.03.2018
Manufacturer: Pure Pleasure
Original label: RCA
Genre: Jazz
Kat.č.: PP 1389 (LP - vinyl), Pure Pleasure , cena: 849.00 Kč, EAN: 5060149622650 skladem: 0ks, expedujeme do 2-40 dnů