Eventually he attended the juilliard school of music from 194547 on the gi bill. This exceptional new bookcd pack, cowritten with jim payne, includes an extensive biography, a history of afrocuban music, archival photos, stepbystep instruction in afrocuban music for timbales and drumset, and transcriptions of three of tito s most famous timbale solos. By 1950, tito was churning out 78s for tico, rca, smc, and mambo boys. Less than a year prior to this doubledisc release, sony international put out a singlecd comp of vintage tito puente, dubbed lo esencial in spanish, which means the essential in english. By the year 2000, maestro puente had received his fifth grammy for martin cohen and tito puente mambo birdland, a retrospective of the mambo kings most exciting material from the 1950s recorded in front of a live new york audience. Ernesto antonio tito puente was an american musician, songwriter and record producer. Descarga e imprime partituras o aprende como tocar en linea.
Although tito puente was a beloved and iconic musician, he is not as well known outside of the hispanicamerican community. Listen to your favorite songs from tito puente livethe early years by tito puente now. As the musical pioneer mario bauza said, nobody has done more for afrocuban music than tito puente. The vibrant tito puente salsa mambo version from the album party with puente, ccd49242, extended for full big band by shaun byrne. From musical prodigy on the streets of harlem to fivetime grammy award winner, titos life was full of rhythm. Fu compositore, arrangiatore, e percussionista di mambo e latin jazz. Buy take five jazz ensemble, tito puente at crescendo music. Midseptember to midoctober, at least in my part of the world is hispaniclatino heritage month, which i plan to read one childrens book, particularly a biography, which pertains to.
Smooth latin grooves are guaranteed on every track. For his 97th recording as a leader, instead of welcoming a guest to his concord picante date as he usually did during this era, tito puente augments his octet on a few selections with a full big band. Tito puente 19232000 was a bandleader, percussionist, composer, and arranger from. Summer concerts at tito puente latin music series berklee. Tito puente celebrity profile check out the latest tito puente photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. My jazz ensemble instructor, however, said he once witnessed a performance of take five in a funky 44 time. His mother saw his musical potential and enrolled him in piano classes.
Throughout his career, which spanned more than five decades, puente performed with a number of leading jazz performers, including george shearing and. Apr 25, 2017 bringing tito puentes fire to a new generation. On june 5, 2005, puente was honored by union city, new jersey with a star on the walk of fame at union. Tito puente was known around the world as the timbal king, but he was also skilled at the bateria, congas, claves, piano. Taking place thursdays in july and august at outdoor locations across boston, the sixconcert tito puente latin music seriescoproduced by berklee, city of. Phoenixphoenixmusical instrument museumtito puente exhibit4. Combining afrocaribbean rhythms, latin jazz, and clubdance style, the talented musician returned with sientelo, produced by a. Tito puente musical director, timbales, drumset, vibraphone. Dave brubecks famous hit take five is traditionally arranged in performed in 5 4 time. This exceptional new bookcd pack, cowritten with jim payne, includes an extensive biography, a history of afrocuban music, archival photos, stepbystep instruction in afrocuban music for timbales and drumset, and transcriptions of three of titos most famous timbale solos. Bringing tito puentes fire to a new generation the new. Ernest tito anthony puente was the eldest son of puerto rican parents. Tito puente and dave brubeck addeddate 20100804 15.
Take notes on board about sounds students are hearing. This cd is the perfect collection to get started with puente s vast library. This cd is the perfect collection to get started with puentes vast library. Ernesto antonio tito puente april 20, 1923 may 31, 2000 was an american musician, songwriter and record producer. In 1998, the prestigious berklee college of music gave tito a tribute concert, which yours truly conducted. Mira look tito puente, mambo king rey del mambo vamos a. Licensed to youtube by umg, the state51 conspiracy on behalf of metrotone. There are other reissues from the late 70s and onward which have. Licensed to youtube by the state51 conspiracy, umg on behalf of metrotone. Two seniors latin from caribbean, 5 adults an american, two from central america and two from africa, 3 school age children. But more than that, puente managed to keep his music remarkably fresh over the decades. Tito puente, mambo king rey del mambo is a bilingual picture book that is best for ages 47.
It was less than that, in either language missing, for example, oye como va. In fact, the tracks seem to have been remastered from the box set the bass is punchy and puentes intricate arrangements are excitingly audible. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The son of puerto rican immigrants, puente grew up in new york citys spanish. Tito puente livethe early years by tito puente on amazon. Tito puente juventud del presente by edwin gonzalez. 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. The essential tito puente by tito puente 828766924329. Albums include dance mania, live at ministry of sound, 1991, and sugarhill gang. The late, great tito puente was a giant in the world of latin music. The 77 year old percussionist was a major force behind the trend to incorporate latin rhythms in jazz. Puente war, wie man es umgangssprachlich bezeichnet, ein nuyorican, ein. Jan 16, 2017 although tito puente was a beloved and iconic musician, he is not as well known outside of the hispanicamerican community.
A slick arrangement of dave brubecks take five featured riveras tenor sax stating the theme while trumpeters rodriguez and jimmy. By the time puente was ten years old, he played with local latin bands at neighborhood gatherings, society parties, and new york city hotels. His bravura showmanship and string of mambo dance hits in the 1950s earned him the nickname king of mambo. It is a biographical picture book of tito puente the king of latin music. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. The son of ernest and felicia puente, native puerto ricans living in. Tito puente, salsa extraordinaire and father of afrojazz, was an incredible talent who will be long remembered. Fu compositore, arrangiatore, e percussionista di mambo e latin jazz biografia. It won the pura belpre honor book for illustration in 2014.
Tito puente 110th street and 5th avenue by eacapulco. Tito puente 19232000 was a bandleader, percussionist, composer, and arranger from new york city. The son of puerto rican immigrants, puente grew up in new york citys. A bilingual book, this story is an excellent choice for crosscurriculum in the classroom, with its emphasis on music, history, language, and diversity. His mother called him ernestito which means little ernest, which was later shortened to tito. I was wondering how it is possible to manipulate a time signature to yield such an effecthow would the beats be adjusted to create the new. Billy strayhorns classic composition is most widely associated with duke ellington. Tito puente, famed master of latin music, is dead at 77 the. Chorus felo brito, willie torres, santos colon and tito puente. Tito puente, famed master of latin music, is dead at 77.
June 1, 2000 celebrated bandleader tito puente died on wednesday. Take five is een jazznummer van het dave brubeck quartet. Take five tito puente jazzwise publications sheet music. Puente, who solos on timbales, marimba, vibes and the timbalito, performs a wideranging set that perfectly combines boporiented jazz with heated latin music. Drums and claves, saxophones and tambourines were all part of the fun. Tito puente was born in new york citys spanish harlem in 1923, where the hybrid of afrocuban and afropuerto rican music helped create salsa music the spanish word for spice and sauce is salsa. Tito puente, mambo king is a reallife story about musician and bandleader tito puente, who excelled at. He started his career as a drummer in noro morales orchestra in 1937 and after serving in the us navy during world war ii, worked in a variety of latin bands before forming tito puente and his orchestra. Figlio di immigrati portoricani, noto anche come re del. Tito puente, mambo kingtito puente, rey del mambo published by harpercollins on march 5th 20 genres. Please note that this is a simplified arrangement suitable for lessexperienced bands. Tito puente is a captivating story about the life of tito puente, a famous musician known for being the king of the mambo and the godfather of salsa.