{"id":15746,"date":"2021-01-25T16:31:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T16:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/?post_type=product&#038;p=15746"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:05:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:05:23","slug":"tito-puente-el-rey-del-timbale-lp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/tito-puente-el-rey-del-timbale-lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Tito Puente &#8211; El Rey Del Timbale &#8211; LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Survival Research<\/strong> presents a reissue of <strong>Tito Puente<\/strong>&#8216;s \u201c<strong>El Rey Del Timbale<\/strong>\u201d (Puente In Percussion), originally released in 1956.<\/p>\n<p>Percussive titan <strong>Tito Puente<\/strong> brought various forms of Latin rhythm into the consciousness of mainstream America and western Europe through a career that lasted over half a century, introducing enthralling Latin styles to the broader public from the early 1950s. His 1956 masterpiece \u201c<strong>El Rey Del Timbale<\/strong>\u201d features an all-star line-up consisting of Mongo Santamaria, Wilie Bobo, Cuban-born congero Carlos &#8220;Patato&#8221; Valdes (who had already recorded with Kenny Dorham for Blue Note and who was soon to record with Art Blakey), and Miami-born acoustic bassist Bobby Rodriguez (who had played with Dizzy Gillespie and Noro Morales), and <strong>Tito<\/strong> himself.<\/p>\n<p>The end result was simply astounding, a powerhouse of percussive jams delivered Latin style. It would spawn several copycat successors, including <strong>Puente<\/strong>&#8216;s own Top Percussion (1958), but nothing really tops the invigorating, spontaneous feeling captured on &#8220;Puente In Percussion&#8221;. A dramatic, action-packed set from start to finish, the beauty of the collaboration is ably reflected on &#8220;The Big Four&#8221; and &#8220;Congo Beat&#8221;; &#8220;Tito And Mongo On Timbales&#8221; is a percussive duel and &#8220;Swinging The Mambo&#8221; betrays the influence of jazz on the percussive styles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Puente In Percussion&#8221; was so ahead of its time that it has enjoyed repeated demand throughout the decades, reaching back into circulation in the 1960, &#8217;70s, &#8217;90s and into the new millennium. Puente went on to pioneer all kinds of other incredible innovations in Latin jazz and other genres, yet &#8220;Puente In Percussion&#8221; is reminiscent of the primeval percussive core at the heart of his work. Crank it up and let the rhythms work their magic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Survival Research<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Survival Research<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Survival Research<\/strong> presents a reissue of <strong>Tito Puente<\/strong>&#8216;s \u201c<strong>El Rey Del Timbale<\/strong>\u201d (Puente In Percussion), originally released in 1956.<\/p>\n<p>Percussive titan <strong>Tito Puente<\/strong> brought various forms of Latin rhythm into the consciousness of mainstream America and western Europe through a career that lasted over half a century, introducing enthralling Latin styles to the broader public from the early 1950s. 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