El Rey

Tito Puente | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B000003OXN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,840 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #53 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > Brazilian & Latin Jazz
  • #61 in Music > Indie Music > Jazz > International Jazz

Editorial Reviews

Recorded Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California In May 1984 - Songs Include : 1. Oye Como Va / 2. Autumn Leaves / 3. Ran Kan Kan / 4. Rainfall / 5. Giant Steps / 6. Linda Chicana / 7. Stella By Starlight / Delirio / 8. Equinox / 9. El Rey del Timbal

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent virtuoso live performances, July 13, 1998

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Blaine Simpson ([e-mail]) (Virginia area, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Rey (Audio CD)

Even though I skip the first track (Oye Como Va) because it is overplayed both by Tito and Santana, I still give the album 5 stars.

An excellent variety of Mambo and Latin Jazz songs. The Coltrane songs are reworked with such skill that I am amazed. It sounds like all the band members have been working with these melodies in their heads since birth. Such fluidity and natural groove.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We Love This Stuff, December 30, 2009

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Steven J. Levenson "biglegemma" (Independence Mo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Rey (Audio CD)

So, I'm driving home in the late 80's, listening to WBGO, when they played the cover of "Equinox" from this record. I got off at the next exit, found a record store, bought the album, and continued on my way home.
What else can I say, that is how good this is.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great compilation of TIto's hits., April 12, 2011

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Gabriel Cortes Hernandez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Rey (Audio CD)

I originally bought this CD because of Ran Kan Kan, which was the only song I knew (besides Oye Como Va).Honestly, I am not much of a Tito Puente fanatic, I just wanted THAT particular song and since it was cheap, I bought it. I was surprised when listening to the album how much I liked it. "Oye Como Va", most have listened to, but the rest, like Rey del Timbal are a great collection of mambo, salsa and latin jazz from, "El Rey del Timbal" (even though I consider Endel Dueño to hold that title. In few words, this is a must buy, coming from someone who is not a Tito Puente fan.