Mambo Birdland [Live]

Tito Puente | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Rmm Records
• ASIN: B00001P4SE
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,888 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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  • #32 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Cuba > Mambo

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The King and his big band...THe BEST!, December 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mambo Birdland (Audio CD)

Songs from his 50's and 60's albums played with his big band and recorded with present technology make for one of the best albums of THE KING. I only miss the voice of the late great vocalist Santitos Colon.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Addicting Latin Jazz by The Legend!, August 23, 2000

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Vasilius Trokis (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mambo Birdland (Audio CD)

I am very honored to have met and shaken Tito Puente's hand in 1997 when he came out to Yoshi's Jazz Club here in the Oakland-San Francisco area. Much like his energetic and charmastically flawless performance that evening, "Mambo Birdland" is a definitive live performance by him. Once more, interludes of speech by the Timbale Master is a wonderful addition considering that this is his last album (aside from his "Obra Nuestra" with pianist Eddie Palmieri).

Each track is definitely upbeat and pure Latino jazz (Tito was known for loathing the term "salsa" to describe this great genre of music), graced with great vocals by Frankie Morales and a spectacular Latin jazz orchestra. Tito combines many traditional rhythms and beats like the cha-cha ("Cha-Cha-Cha Mambo"), cumbia, mambo, and more. His back-up orchestra is also absolutely incredible, each piece of brass is distinguishing and impeccable in their playing. Overall, this is one fine recording that's a must for anyone's music collection. Most of all, this final recording by Tito Puente is an awesome testimony of how grand a figure he IS to the overall spectrum of music.

Yes, Tito will be missed gravely, but like Ella Fitzgerald, Tito Rodriguez and Count Basie, their awesome body of work lives on!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TITO PUENTE- MAMBO IN BIRDLAND, June 1, 2000

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luis de quesada (jamaica, new york United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mambo Birdland (Audio CD)

I wish to honor the departed "King of Latin Music", Tito Puente. In this great album, Tito brought us back to the glory days at the Palladium, the Tropicana, etc. It was in his nature to please his fans, so he gave us this gem featuring some of his old hits from the 50's. Like a fan mentioned, the voice of Santitos Colon is about the only thing missing from this great album! Farewell and God Bless You, dear old friend!