"Cha-Cha-Cha-Tito Puente & His Orch.-Live At Grossinger's"
luis de quesada | jamaica, new york United States | 05/05/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In this "collector's item" CD, are the Dec.1959, RCA live recordings by "King Tito & His Orchestra's at the famous Catskill Mts.resort "Grossinger's Hotel", in Liberty, N.Y. Tropical Series producer Domingo Echevarria and his engineer Dick Baxter did an excellent job in this 1996 re-issue. Screen & theatre classics like "Kismet's Baubles, Bangles & Beads" and also, Cha-Cha-Cha and even mambo versions of "How High The Moon", "Grossinger's Cha Cha", "Puente At Grossinger's, "Managua, Nicaragua", "Miami Beach Cha-Cha" and the album's ending "Philadelphia Mambo", have greater rhythm and pep when played and recorded live. If you are a Puente fan, you do not want to miss this CD. Its a must for all afro-cuban music collectors!"