Cuba Y Puerto Rico Son [Original recording remastered]

Tito Puente | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1966
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Fania
• ASIN: B000EMGK1W
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,249 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

CELIA CRUZ Celia Cruz had a brilliant and successful music career in her native Cuba, where her extraordinary vocal talent and enormous popularity earned her the nickname "The Guarechera of Cuba." Her transcendence, however, masked an even greater ambition upon her arrival to the United States. Beginning a new phase of her career, joining the Fania Family, and linking her name to the great artists of the label, she made her mark and earned herself a new title: "The Queen of Salsa." She was also known as the "Gran Señora" for her integrity, human condition, and solid morals. Her success took the form of 80 recordings that prove her magnetism, as well as her ability to communicate through music: a rhythm and sound that made its way to many generations who have given her their applause and gratitude during sold-out concerts in five continents. These would give her music a wide audience. Celia was not only known for her vocal prowess, but for her dramatic talents as well. She appeared in nine movies, including "Los reyes del mambo." She also appeared in the soap operas "Valentina" and "El alma no tiene color," both of which were filmed in Mexico. Celia left behind a rich musical legacy, and will always reign as "La Guarachera de Cuba," the "Gran Señora," and the undisputed "Queen of Salsa."

CELIA CRUZ" Celia Cruz, con una brillante y exitosa carrera musical en su Cuba natal, donde por sus extraordinarias dotes interpretativas y gran popularidad se ganó el apelativo de "La Guarachera de Cuba". Pero su trascendencia le tenía reservada aún, una más ambiciosa proyección tras su llegada a Estados Unidos, e iniciar una nueva etapa en su carrera al integrarse y formar parte de la gran Familia Fania, y unir su nombre al de grandes figuras del sello con los que logró imponerse y afianzarse una vez más en el ámbito musical al extremo de ostentar un nuevo título: "Reina de la Salsa", sumado al que siempre la identificó como "Gran Señora", por su integridad, condición humana y sólidos principios. Sus éxitos se traducen en ochenta grabaciones editadas que dejaron constancia de su magnetismo, de su poder para comunicar y transmitir a través de la música, un ritmo y un sonido que ha trascendido a varias generaciones que la han respaldado con el aplauso y el reconocimiento en sus multitudinarios conciertos en los cinco continentes, que le dieran una más amplia proyección y divulgación de su música. Pero no solamente Celia se destacó como cantante, también puso a prueba su talento histriónico en el campo de la actuación como hubo de demostrarlo participando en nueve películas entre ellas: "Los reyes del mambo". En la televisión se destacó como intérprete en las telenovelas: "Valentina" y "El alma no tiene color" filmadas en México. Celia dejó un rico legado musical y reinará por siempre como "La Guarachera de Cuba", "Gran Señora" y "Reina" indiscutible de la Salsa.

TITO PUENTE

The excellence embodied by this unparalleled artist whose talents ran the gamut from musician, composer, director, and arranger paints a perfect picture of the dimension and magnitude of his talent. Tito Puente was known around the world as "The Timbal King," but he was also skilled at the bateria, congas, claves, piano, saxophone, and clarinet, which allowed him to create a school for every musical genre he entered. Attempting to tell his story requires going back to the very beginning of every musical movement he participated in over the course of his long and successful career. He was a great among greats. He gained his experience among the consecrated artists who would write the history of contemporary music. It would be impossible to name all the stars that Puente shared his music with or the countless performances he gave as "His Excellency, the World Ambassador of Latin American Music." Puente received the highest awards, distinctions, and praise for his more than 100 albums, 400 compositions, and countless arrangements for diverse artists and musical genres. Among those was the coveted Grammy, which he won five times. With the death of Maestro Tito Puente on May 31, 2000, an important chapter in the history of Latin American music closed forever. At the same time, he became a legend.

TITO PUENTE

La excelencia en todas las facetas que este irrepetible artista emprendió como músico, compositor, director y arreglista, define con toda fidelidad la dimensión y magnitud de su talento. Se le conoció mundialmente como "El Rey del Timbal", pero también podía tocar con toda maestría, batería, congas, claves, piano, saxofón y clarinete, lo que le permitió crear una Escuela en todos lo géneros musicales en los que incursionó. Para describir su trayectoria hay que remontarse al comienzo mismo de todo movimiento musical en los que participó a lo largo de su brillante y exitosa carrera. Se hizo grande entre los grandes. Experimentó y se cultivó junto a consagrados nombres que escribieran brillantes páginas en la historia de la música contemporánea. No se puede sin omitir uno solo, los grandes talentos entre la legión de figuras e intérpretes que compartieron con él su música. Y tampoco se puede mencionar tantos y tantos espectáculos en los que participó como "Excelentísimo Embajador de la Música Latinoamericana por el mundo". Por sus más de cien álbumes grabados, cuatrocientas composiciones escritas e infinidad de arreglos para los más variados intérpretes y géneros musicales, le fueron concedido los más importantes premios, distinciones y reconocimientos, entre muchos de ellos, el codiciado premio Grammy que le fuera otorgado en cinco oportunidades. Con la muerte del Maestro Tito Puente, ocurrida el 31 de mayo del año 2000, se cierra un importante ciclo en la historia de la música latinoamericana, y al mismo tiempo, su nombre adquiere dimensión de leyenda.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tito and Celia's 1st album together!, April 14, 2008

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coa1881 "SALSERO SUPREME" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuba Y Puerto Rico Son (Audio CD)

Just listen to the first track! Puente's band is like a dynamo. His big band seemed to be augmented with extra percussionists for this hot date. Celia is in top form here and she handles the different styles and rhythms thrown at her very well.
Although very different from her later sessions with Johnny Pacheco in the 70's, these sessions are essential listening for fans of Celia and Puente's big band sound.
Very well recorded. This reissue has great liner notes and good remastered sound.

5.0 out of 5 stars Celia Cruz and Tito Puente at their best, June 11, 2011

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brednjam1 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cuba Y Puerto Rico Son... (Audio CD)

This is by far my favorite Celia Cruz/Tito Puente collaboration. I still have a special place in my heart for their Tribute to Beny More, but this album just crackles with energy. Some would say that Celia's voice only aged like fine wine, but I don't think she ever sounded better than she did in this period and Tito Puente, moreso than anyone she ever worked with other than Ray Barretto, always brought out the best in her. Fania's new remastering is top notch and the sound has not dated one bit -- I can only hope they see fit to put out a few of their now unavailable collaborations (like In Spain).