![]() ![]() Any search for the original Dance Mania will lead me to original LPs and the CD, whereas Vol. 2 album was? Or if it wasn't an album, is it a compilation? The two bonus tracks are not part of the original album. Would anyone know what the original name of the Vol. It dates to 1960, where the original Dance Mania was 1957. ![]() I feel that is the case with Dance Mania, Vol. While the Tropical Series reissued some gems, a lot of times they were renaming albums and using different cover art, such as reusing the "Prez" cover art on some of Prado's titles. Plenty great music there! I had started out getting some Perez Prado titles (something I grew up with-my parents had a couple of his records), and also came across Puente's discs. When they first came out, I was buying a few of those RCA Tropical Series CD reissues. Although nothing tops the only time I ever saw Tito in concert, when he came to our jazz festival.and played salsa. Just scratching the tip of the iceberg, I know. I have maybe around 20 of Tito's albums, kind of split equally between his RCA and Concord Picante dates. He received five Grammy Awards during his lifetime, as well as a posthumus Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award among other honors, he also received honorary degrees, presidential recognition, and the Key to New York City.I'm a bit late to the fiesta, but while trying to find a discography for Tito Puente, I came across this forum. Tito Puente's legacy has been recognized in many ways. When he died at age 77, he was still regularly performing. In the 1990s, he played himself in the movie, Mambo Kings, which helped drive a renewed awareness of his music. He continued to record, collaborate, and perform for the next several decades. Puente began recording with RCA Victor in the 1950s. Over the years he became known as "El Rey," the king of mambo music, and he collaborated with many other major performers, including Celia Cruz. His band became a regular sound at the Palladium Ballroom, where the Tito Puente Orchestra packed in the crowds and helped popularize mambo. Tito Puente was known for his blending of Latin and jazz sounds, for placing percussion in the spotlight, and for celebrating the music with dancing and joy during his performances. Bill to study music and orchestration, and in 1948 he formed his own band and began developing his distinctive performance style. After the war, Puente went to the Julliard School of Music on the G.I. This was his big break, and Puente played with them until he was also drafted into the Navy. Puente's talent blossomed with his drumming lessons, and in the '40s he joined the Machito Orchestra when their drummer was drafted for World War II. His early interest in drumming prompted noise complaints from his family's neighbors, who begged his mother to get Tito lessons. The sounds of Puerto Rican and Cuban music filled his childhood and influenced his music, as did the big band sounds he loved to listen to on the radio. ![]() He was born in 1923 in Spanish Harlem to parents who were both Puerto Rican immigrants. His showmanship, musical talent, and dedication to performing kept him in the spotlight from his early performances in the 1940s until his death in 2000. Tito Puente is the face of Latin music for many people. ![]() Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art. ![]()
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