Tito Puente – El Rey Bravo LP VMP Orange Vinyl 180g RM Ltd 373/500 New Sealed
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Tito Puente – El Rey Bravo LP VMP Orange Crush Vinyl 180g RM Ltd Ed 373/500 New Sealed
1st photo stock the rest actual
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Features hit “Oye Como Va” with Johnny Pacheco on flute. Santos Colon Vocals
• (AAA) Lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.
• Pressed on 180-Gram Orange Crush Vinyl. Limited to 500 Numbered Copies.VMP EXCLUSIVE CR06421
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as TitoPuente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also known as “El Rey de los Timbales,” or “The King of the Timbales.”
"Oye Cómo Va" is a 1962 cha-cha-chá song by Tito Puente, originally released on El Rey Bravo (Tico Records). The song achieved worldwide popularity when it was covered by American rock group Santana for their album Abraxas. This version was released as a single in 1971, reaching number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 11 on the Billboard Easy Listening survey, and number 32 on the R&B chart. The block chord ostinato pattern that repeats throughout the song was most likely borrowed by Puente from Cachao's 1957 mambo "Chanchullo", which was recorded by Puente in 1959.
The song has been praised by critics and inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. Due to its multinational origins–Cuban, Puerto Rican and American–and its many versions by artists from all over the world, "Oye Cómo Va" has come to represent "the interconnectedness, hybridity and transnationality" of Latin music in the United States.
"Oye Cómo Va" was written and recorded by Tito Puente and his orchestra in 1962 for Tico Records. The name of the song is taken from its refrain: "Oye cómo va, mi ritmo..." (Listen how it goes, my rhythm). The song was arranged as a cha-cha-chá with a repeated piano tumbao consisting of block chords and a vocal refrain sung by a chorus, typical of cha-cha-chá. The song's introduction and piano vamp which are highly similar to the 1957 mambo "Chanchullo" by Israel "Cachao" López. According to Max Salazar, it is likely that Puente was inspired by Cachao's tune when composing "Oye Cómo Va", given the clear similarities. In fact, Puente recorded the song in 1959 for his album Mucho cha cha (RCA Victor). The second section of the song resembles the introduction to "Te Enseñaré", written by Sergio Calzado and recorded by Estrellas Cubanas in 1960. Sergio Calzado's brother, Rudy, is the lead singer in Puente's recording.
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