Tito Puente – Top Percussion – Dance Mania (1994)

1. Eléquana 	
2. Bragada 
3. Obatalá Yeza 	
4. Alaumba Chemaché 	
5. Oguere Madeo 
6. Obaricoso			play
7. Four by Two, Pt. 1 
8. Conga Alegre 	
9. Ti Mon Bo 	
10. Mon-Ti 	
11. Hot Timbales 	
12. El Cayuco 	
13. Complicación 	
14. Mambo Gozón			play
15. Saca Tu Mujer 
16. Liego Mijan 	
17. Agua Limpia Todo 	
18. Cuando Te Vea 	
19. Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe 	
20. 3-D Mambo 	
21. Varsity Drag 
22. Hong Kong Mambo 
23. Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti

Performers:
    Bernie Glow - Trumpet
    Frank Lo Pinto - Trumpet
    Gene Rapett - Trumpet
    Jerry Sanfino - Saxophone
    Larry Moser - Trumpet
    Marcelino - Vocals
    Mongo Santamaria - Drums
    Otto Bolivar - Vocals
    Robert Rodriguez - Bass
    Shepp Pullman - Saxophone
    Tito Puente - Timbales, Vibraphone, Percussion
    Tony Buonpastore - Saxophone
    Vincent Frisaura - Trumpet
    William Correa - Drums

Tito Puente's recordings from the late '40s through the late '60s were truly influential on all of Latin music, but have long been hard to find. This reissue is certainly welcome, especially as Dance Mania is generally agreed upon as Puente's best. The 1958 is truly a masterpiece of big band mambo, and surely Puente never had a better band--an impressive statement when one considers how high the quality of Puente's bands has always been. Long a cornerstone of any good Latin collection, the remastering job was also done carefully, with percolating percussion, and stemware-shattering high trumpets. ---Skip Heller

In 1994, Bear Family released Top Percussion/Dance Mania on one compact disc, which contained two complete albums originally released on RCA -- Top Percussion (1957), and Dance Mania (1958) -- by Latin bandleader and percussionist Tito Puente. ---Tim Sendra, amazon.com

Two LPs on One CD. The mambo has become fashionable again, but for Tito Puente it never went out of fashion. In 1957 he cut two stellar albums for RCA, but just how good they were didn't become obvious until the advent of the CD. The full, rich sound on these LPs is nothing short of astonishing. This is mambo at its most ecstatic: blasting brass, sensual saxes, and that irresistible Afro-Cuban rhythm section led by Tito, Ray Baretto and Mongo Santamaria. This set contains 23 titles, including 3-D Mambo, Mambo Gozon, Conga Alegre, Hot Timbales.... etc. Ay! Ay! Ay! ---Editorial Reviews

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