Tag: Willie Bobo
Cal Tjader: The Very Best of the Concord Years
These recordings have captured the vibraphone artistry of Cal Tjader in what was to become the last years of his life. He was only...
TjaderAid – Cal Tjader Tribute: ¡Viva Cal!
This extraordinary recording by a group, ostensibly put together by the conguero Frankie Piñeiro, was meant to celebrate the music of the legendary Latin-Jazz...
Willie Bobo – Dig My Feeling
Latin Jazz Network and Nacional Records premiere the video from Willie Bobo’s newest album Dig My Feeling (Sunday, March 5, 2017).
With a style that captures...
Mongo Santamaria: Our Man in Havana
This superb music from 1956 has an odd footnote at the bottom of my copy, which says “Recorded under the personal supervision of the...
Herbie Hancock: Inventions & Dimensions
Herbie Hancock was just twenty-three when he recorded this Inventions & Dimensions. The music on the recording, and the fact that Mr. Hancock was...
Remembering Tito Rodríguez and Willie Bobo
On a day like today (February 28, 1934), 80 years ago, the great timbalero and bandleader Willie Bobo was born. And on a day...
Tito Puente: Quatro – The Definitive Collection
Tito Puente, “El Rey del timbal” was almost singlehandedly responsible for bringing Cuban son, mambo and cha-cha-cha into the ballrooms and...
A Conversation with Percussionist, Bandleader Poncho Sanchez
Speaking with someone you have idolized for years is never an easy task. So it was with some trepidation that I dialed Poncho Sanchez’s telephone number and held my breath. When he answered the telephone we exchanged pleasantries and he quickly informed that he could only give me 15 minutes of his time. Somewhat disappointed, I pressed on and lo and behold, an hour and a half later we were still on the telephone! [...]
