Tito puente 19232000 was a bandleader, percussionist, composer, and arranger from new york city. Tito puente, mambo king tito puente, rey del mambo. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Puente oye como va sheet music for violin solo pdf. But more than that, puente managed to keep his music remarkably fresh over the decades. By venturing closer to the source, they will discover what latin jazz fans have known for years.
Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. By 1950, tito was churning out 78s for tico, rca, smc, and mambo boys. Ernesto antonio tito puente april 20, 1923 may 31, 2000 was an american musician, songwriter and record producer. From musical prodigy on the streets of harlem to fivetime grammy award winner, titos life was full of rhythm. Fort knox five remix by fort knox five from desktop or your mobile device. Tito puente performs through the courtesy of concord records.
In this bilingual picture book biography of musician tito puente, readers will dance along to the beat of this mambo kings life. This is a must have cd if you like latinoa salsa music, this guy matches the title on the cd king of kings. He eventually became a foreman at the gem razor blade company in brooklyn. Tito puente, mambo king rey del mambo is a bilingual picture book that is best for ages 47. 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. Oye como va mi ritmo bueno pa gozar mulata ilisten to how it goes literally hey what. It also includes interactive sheet music for realtime transposition. By virtue of his warm, flamboyant stage manner, longevity, constant touring, and appearances in the mass media, tito puente is probably the most beloved symbol of latin jazz. In 2000, the library of congress named him a living legend. June 1, 2000 celebrated bandleader tito puente died on wednesday. Oye como va for alto saxophone solo, intermediate alto sax sheet music.
He was born on friday april 20th 1923, in new york city, new york, usa. Under the artistic direction of former puente musical director jose madera. One of the most important ressource for all musicians. Most of the rock generation is familiar with tito puente through santanas cover of oye como va and his appearance in the mambo kings.
The song tito puente ciliegi rosa is professional recreation. Puente s intoxicating mix of big band jazz and latin music creates mambo madness at its finest. Take five tito puente jazzwise publications sheet music. Tito puente, the undisputed king of this music was, fittingly, a. Tito puente and dave brubeck addeddate 20100804 15. Based on the tito puente arrangement transcribed and extended for big band by shaun byrne. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the take five article. I recently got hold of a tito puente live version of this. Sasquatch rock, sst records 1991 acoustic alchemy reference point 1992 grover washington, jr. 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.
The 77 year old percussionist was a major force behind the trend to incorporate latin rhythms in jazz. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. He is also witty, owns the gift for gab, and savors the limelight. Take five is a jazz standard composed by paul desmond and originally recorded by the dave brubeck quartet at columbia records 30th street studio in new york city on july 1, 1959 for their album time out. Mambo beat the progressive side of tito puente by tito. You might be also interested in a 3d visualization of this midi file. Tito puente biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Known for paving the way for other latino musicians to break out in latin jazz and. All sheet music is available for download on pdf and mp3 format. Brubeck explained in a 1995 interview with paul zollo that he asked desmond to try writing a song. Its called take five because it was written in an unusual 54 meter. Although tito puente was a beloved and iconic musician, he is not as well known outside of the hispanicamerican community. Oye como vaand latin dance music in context we begin with a deceptively simple question.
Two years later it became a surprise hit and the biggestselling jazz single ever. Aug 30, 2010 powell was tito puente s dance partner, a cast member of the broadway show sketchbook in las vegas, and a featured performer with the miguelito valdeacute. His bravura showmanship and string of mambo dance hits in the 1950s earned him the nickname king of mambo. New york is where tito puente was born and raised and where he based. Listen to your favorite songs from mambo beat the progressive side of tito puente by tito puente now. It won the pura belpre honor book for illustration in 2014.
The very best of tito puente, he and is band are really good and this guy has performed with the best latinoa performers. Liam from leeds, united kingdom actually, most of the population would say they dont like jazz without considering that so much of their lives is deeply soaked in the thing. Paul desmond, who was brubecks alto saxophonist, wrote this song. Where does the song oye como va which basically translates as see how she moves come from. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. This album was recorded live at art dlugoffs village gate in new york city on april 27, 1992 as part of the salsa meets jazz series.
It was one of the first jazz songs with a time signature other than the standard 44 beat or 34 waltz time. Tito puente 19232000 was a bandleader, percussionist, composer, and arranger from. Apr 16, 2020 tito puente, american bandleader, composer, and musician who was one of the leading figures in latin jazz. Ernesto antonio tito puente april 20, 1923 june 1, 2000 was an american mambo musician and latin jazz composer. Puente is optimistic and masters the resilience to overcome many setbacks. Start your 30day free trial of unlimited to listen to this album plus tens of millions more songs. From musical prodigy on the streets of harlem to fivetime grammy award winner, titos life was full of. Oye como va for violin solo, intermediate violin sheet music. Tito puente, mambo king tito puente, rey del mambo by. Dave valentin performs through the courtesy of grp records. Aside from detailing puentes rise into the legendary latin jazz musician, conzo tells of puentes occasional drug use of cocaine because, in the 60s, 70s, the 80s cocaine was everywhere, but his intentions wasnt to show puente in a negative light because, tito wasnt a drug addict, it was an occasional thing that he did. Tito puente sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Apr 25, 2017 bringing tito puentes fire to a new generation jose madera, center, directing the mambo legends orchestra on saturday in a performance that capped the threeday tito puente retrospective in.
Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Bringing tito puentes fire to a new generation the new. Drums and claves, saxophones and tambourines were all part of the fun. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. Aug 20, 2002 this is a must have cd if you like latinoa salsa music, this guy matches the title on the cd king of kings.
Puentes intoxicating mix of big band jazz and latin music creates mambo madness at its finest. Puente oye como va sheet music for alto saxophone solo pdf. Situating salsa through tito puentes life and music wesscholar. Rico monaco band with special guest star tito puente jr. By the time puente was ten years old, he played with local latin bands at neighborhood gatherings, society parties, and new york city hotels. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Tito puente, american bandleader, composer, and musician who was one of the leading figures in latin jazz.
Latin jazz and art festival casselberry, fl official site. Throughout a career lasting more than 50 years, puente fused american jazz with afrocuban. The majority of the photographs were drawn from her personal file and her memoirs of over a thirtyyear friendship with puente. Ernesto tito puente born in 1923 in spanish harlem is a tale about an impoverished puerto rican boy who grew up with the advent of radio and american swing bands. From musical prodigy on the streets of harlem to fivetime grammy award winner, titos life was full of rhythm, with drums and claves. Tito puente sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Throughout his career, which spanned more than five decades, puente performed with a number of leading jazz performers, including george shearing and. An ankle injury gave him the opportunity to explore his talent as a musician. Tito puente personality profile celebrities galore. Tito puente possesses a great talent for creativity and self expression, typical of many accomplished writers, poets, actors and musicians. Giovanni hidalgo performs through the courtesy of messidor musik, gmbh, frankfort.
Aug 20, 2002 listen to your favorite songs from king of kings. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. The son of puerto rican immigrants, puente grew up in new york citys spanish. In our catalog, you can find tito puente sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any. As seen in the discography several of the latin jazz tunes have shown a. Buy take five jazz ensemble, tito puente at crescendo music. For over 60 years, tito puente ruled the latin music scene. Start now to play the terrific composition by tito puente for voice, piano or guitar. The information provided on this page has been automatically extracted from the midi file tito puente ran kan kan. Everyone is invited to bring blankets, chairs and all of their friends this the lakefront festive party. The greatest ambassador for latin music in the 20th century, his.
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