TITO PUENTE & HIS ORCHESTRA - Mambo Gozon - The RCA Years 1949-1960 - 2LP - Vinyl [FEB 21]

2LP - Black Vinyl.  

This collection gathers a set of classic Tito Puente tracks from his decade long stint with the RCA Victor label with a very specific set of criteria: to assemble the best tracks that exemplify the blueprint for what would become known as salsa. Here are 24 tracks compiled from the best dancefloor tracks from Tito's golden era that easily adapt to the aesthetics of modern salsa.

Though it may seem obvious or perhaps even a fool's errand to dedicate a compilation to this theme, since everything Tito recorded was full of  "salsa  y sabor" (sauce and flavor), it's actually perhaps the first of its kind in that every recording here is specifically chosen for today's salsa dancers, in whichever style they choose to dance, with an emphasis on the guaguancó rhythm and mambo arrangement. 

Tito's RCA sessions produced the most high quality, incredible sounding recordings of the epoch, and they more than hold their own by today's sonic standards. For this reason, Grosso has collected two dozen of Tito's finest golden era nuggets for the dance floor, with a concerted emphasis on midtempo numbers with clear percussion patterns that easily fit the modern salsa aesthetic.

Featuring: Santos Colón, Vicentico Valdés, Alfredito Valdés, Vitín Avilés, Yayo "el Indio", Tony Molina. 

Tracklist: 

SIDE A
A1. Mambo Gozon
A2. Cuando Te Vea
A3. Complicacion
A4. Agua Limpia Todo
A5. Saca Tu Mujer
A6. Hong Kong Mambo

SIDE B
B1. Baila Como Es
B2. Cua Cua
B3. Con Sandunga
B4. El Cayuco
B5. Separala Tambien
B6. Three D Mambo

SIDE C
C1. Guancona
C2. A Gozar Timbero
C3. Guaguanco Margarito
C4. Cual Es La Idea
C5. Oye Mi Guaguanco
C6. Que Sera (What Is It?)

SIDE D
D1. Arinanara
D2. Para Que Sufran Los Pollos
D3. Tu No Eres Nadie