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Tito Puente, the great Harlem-born Puerto Rican musician known as the "sultan of salsa" and "king of timbales," died Thursday June 1, 2000, during a heart operation, a spokesman from New York University Hospital said. He was 77. "The world is richer for having known him and poorer for having lost him."
Four time Grammy Award Winner; featured motion picture performer. Doctorate of arts & sciences. Internationally acclaimed world bred performer. There are not enough adjectives to describe Tito Puente.
His hit records and arrangemang have become classics in Latin music as well as popular rock. Carlos Santana recorded two of his hits, while jazz greats such as Buddy Morrow and Woody Herman collaborated with The King.
He has a "star" in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, right in front of the Chinese Theater. Two colleges, SUNY at Old Westbury and Hunter College, have bestowed the King with honorary doctorates for his work in music and his he
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Tito Puente-Long Live The King
Tito Puente-Long Live The King
Originally published in Highlight In Percussion ,published by Latin Percussion Inc. written by Bobby Sanabria, 1990
Postscript by Bobby Sanabria, June 2000, 2008
PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS
The aphorism states: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Consider for a moment the parts that make up Tito Puente:
master drummer, percussionist, pianist, saxophonist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and conductor. Out of the lengthy list of
musicians who have contributed to the development and acceptance of Latin music throughout the world, none is more recognized
than the man known simply as "the king." For over sixty years he has been a constant source of inspiration to serious students of
percussion, composition, and arranging, and has thrilled dancers and concert goers around the world.
Tito was born Ernest Anthony Puente, Jr. in New York City on April 20, 1923. His father, Ernest Sr. from Juan Diaz, and mother,
Ercilia Ortiz fro
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Tito Puente
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Ernest Anthony Puente, Jr., Tito Puente is internationally recognized for his enormous and significant contributions to Latin music as a bandleader, composer, arranger, percussionist, and mentor. Popularly known as the “El Rey sektion Timbal” and the “King of Mambo”, he recorded more than 100 albums, published more than 400 compositions, and won six Grammy awards. Although he played and recorded jazz and dansstil, Puente is one of only a handful of musicians who deserve the title “legendary”, primarily for his mastery of the mambo. Puente has been credited with introducing the timbal and the vibraphone to Afro-Cuban music, Puente also played the trap drums, the conga drums, the claves, the piano, and occasionally, the saxophone and the clarinet. While Puente was perhaps best known for his all-time best- selling 1958 mambo album “Dance Mania”, his eclectic sound has continued to transcend cultural and generational bo