On April 14, 2014, Armando Peraza died aged 79. He was musician (percussion, congas, bongos, timbales), recorded and performed with Machito’s Big Band, Charlie Parker, Slim Gaillard, Perez Prado, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Tony Martinez, Gato Barbieri, Cal Tjader, George Shearing, Randy Weston, Peggy Lee, Mongo Santamaria, Shelly Manne, Judy Garland, Victor Feldman, Stan Kenton Band, Harvey Mandel and Santana. As leader, Peraza recorded one album.
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Ry Cooder and Manuel Galban: Mambo Sinuendo
On January 28, 2003, “Nonesuch” label released “Mambo Sinuendo”, album by Manuel Galbán and Ry Cooder. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Ry Cooder. In 2004, it won the Grammy Award for “Best Pop Instrumental Album”.
Personnel:
- Manuel Galbán – guitar
- Ry Cooder – organ, guitar, electric bass, steel guitar, piano, vibraphone, tres
- Orlando “Cachaito” López – bass
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Joachim Cooder – drums
- Miguel “Angá” Díaz – conga
- Herb Alpert- trumpet
- Carla Commagere – vocals
- Juliette Commagere – vocals
- Demetrio Muniz – music cordinator
- Jerry Boys – engineer, mastering, mixing
- Nick Gold – executive in charge of music
- Jimmy Hoyson – engineer assistant
- Simon Burwell – engineer assistant
- Isel Martinez Rodriguez – engineer asistant
- Tom Leader – mastering
- Rail Jon Rogut – digital editing
- Doyle Partners – design
- Sara Daoud – production coordination
- Zita M. “Toti” Morriña – production coordination
Track listing:
- Drume Negrita – Ernesto Grenet
- Monte Adentro – Arsenio Rodríguez
- Los Twangueros – Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder
- Patricia – Perez Prado
- Caballo Viejo – Simón Díaz
- Mambo Sinuendo – Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder
- Bodas de Oro – Electo Rosell “Chepin
- Échale Salsita – Ignacio Piñeiro
- La Luna en Tu Mirada – Luis Chanivecky
- Secret Love – Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain
- Bolero Sonámbulo – Manuel Galbán, Ry Cooder
- María la O – Ernesto Lecuona
Mongo Santamaria
On February 1, 2003, Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez died aged 85. He was musician (congas, bongos), performed and recorded with Perez Prado, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, Fania All Stars, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Lalo Schifrin and Paul Horn. His 1977 album “Amanecer” won a “Grammy” award, and his hit rendition of Herbie Hancock’s “Watermelon Man” was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame” in 1998. He is composer of the jazz standard “Afro Blue”, recorded by John Coltrane among others.
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