El rey bravo

by Tito Puente

El rey bravo cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Tico
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:06
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A phenomenal showcase of Afro-Cuban jazz power, 'El rey bravo' features Tito Puente leading a massive, fiercely precise big band. The album is legendary for containing the original recording of 'Oye C贸mo Va', which would later become a global phenomenon via Carlos Santana's rock adaptation. Puente's unrelenting timbales work and complex horn arrangements define the absolute pinnacle of the New York Mambo sound.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, acoustic, Spanish language, dance, percussive, party

Tracklist

  1. Malanga Con Yuca (2:33)
  2. Oye C贸mo Va (4:34)
  3. Tokyo De Noche (2:36)
  4. Tombola (2:30)
  5. Traigo El Coco Seco (3:09)
  6. Africa Habla (2:45)
  7. Batacumba (2:24)
  8. La Pase Gozando (3:22)
  9. Tito Suena El Timbal (2:18)
  10. Donde Vas (2:36)
  11. Gato Miau, Miau (2:14)

Credits

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