Night Beat

by Tito Puente and His Orchestra

Night Beat cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1957
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:23
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Focusing heavily on sophisticated, jazz-oriented brass arrangements layered over complex Afro-Cuban percussion, this record captures the kinetic energy of the Palladium era. The interplay between traditional guaguanc贸 rhythms and progressive big band harmonies solidified the maestro's role as a primary architect of Latin jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, instrumental, orchestral, percussive, ensemble, dance

Tracklist

  1. Night Beat (2:55)
  2. Mambo Beat (4:08)
  3. Sea Breeze (3:20)
  4. Emerald Beach (3:29)
  5. The Late, Late Scene (2:50)
  6. Carioca (2:15)
  7. Night Ritual (7:13)
  8. Malibu Beat (2:27)
  9. Flying Down To Rio (2:18)
  10. Night Hawk (2:30)
  11. Live A Little (2:52)

Credits

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