In December 1972, “Columbia” label released “Azteca”, the debut Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo with their band Azteca. It was recorded in September 1972, and was produced by Coke Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Ween Haas, Errol Knowles, Neal Schon, Tom Harrell, Paul Jackson, Lenny White and Victor Pantoja.
Personnel:
- Coke Escovedo – timbales, sleeve notes
- Pete Escovedo – vocals, arrangements
- Errol Knowles – vocals
- Wendy Haas – vocals
- Neal Schon – guitar
- Paul Jackson – acoustic bass, electric bass
- Lenny White III – vocals, drums
- Victor Pantoja – vocals, congas
- Tom Harrell – trumpet, arrangements
- Rico Reyes – vocals
- James Vincent (Dondelinger) – guitar
- Flip Nuñez – organ
- George Moribus – electric piano
- George DiQuattro – piano, clavinet
- Melvyn Martin – soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Bob Ferreira – tenor saxophone, piccolo
- Jules Rowell – valve trombone
- George Engfer – recording
- Glen Kolotkin – engineer
- George Horn – mastering
- Bruce Steinberg – artwork, design, photography
Track listing:
- La Piedra del Sol – Lenny White III, Tom Harrell
- Mamita Linda – James Vincent (Dondelinger), Tom Dondelinger
- Ain’t Got No Special Woman – Mike Pearson, Rico Reyes, Tom Harrell
- Empty Prophet – James Vincent (Dondelinger), Rick Canoff
- Can’t Take the Funk Out of Me – Paul Jackson
- Oeace Everybody – Pete Escovedo, George DiQuattro
- Non Pacem – Flip Núnez
- Ah! Ah! – Pete Escovedo, Tito Puente
- Love Not Then – Flip Núnez
- Azteca – Al Bent
- Theme: La Piedra del Sol – Lenny White III, Tom Harrell
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