Salsa Meets Jazz

Tito Puente

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Salsa Meets Jazz Review

by Scott Yanow

For this particular Tito Puente recording, his exciting three-horn, three-percussion Latin jazz octet (which includes longtime saxophone soloist Mario Rivera) is joined by alto great Phil Woods on three of the eight selections, including Thelonious Monk's "Pannonica" and "Repetition." Such songs as "Corner Pocket," "Carioca" and Dizzy Gillespie's "Con Alma" sound perfectly natural in this Afro-Cuban jazz setting, and Puente (well featured on vibes and timbales) is responsible for two originals and seven of the nine arrangements. The music is danceable, adventurous and quite fun.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Corner Pocket	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	04:27	Spotify Amazon
2	Salsa Caliente Tito Puente	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	03:24	Spotify Amazon
3	Consternation George Shearing	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	04:13	Spotify Amazon
4	Pannonica Thelonious Monk	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	07:22	Spotify Amazon
5	Carioca Edward Eliscu / Gus Kahn / Vincent Youmans	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	03:58	Spotify Amazon
6	Guajira Soul Ray Barretto / Charles Fox	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	03:35	Spotify Amazon
7	Repetition Neal Hefti	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	05:35	Spotify Amazon
8	Cariñoso Pixinguinha / Alfredo Vianna	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	05:00	Amazon
9	Con Alma Dizzy Gillespie	Tito Puente feat: Tito Puente Latin Ensemble	05:51	Spotify Amazon