A second serving of rare 78s from Tito Puente – killer material from his earliest years, beautifully brought to light on this overstuffed 2CD package! The tunes show Tito in a wide variety of settings – working with vocalist Vincentico Valdes on many cuts, and also supporting the
lovely DeCastro Sisters on a few rare numbers too – all alongside other instrumental numbers that are filled with the kind of hard-driving percussion that Puente always brought to his music – the infectious blend of drums, timbales, and congas that makes his music grab you from the get-go! 40 tracks in all – with titles that include "Mambo Night", "Rainfall", "Luna Yumurina", "Salta Perico", "Santo Suarez", "Mambo En Blues", "Yambu Pa Gozar", "Batanga", "Nueva Vida", "Si Me Dices Que Si", "Palabras Calladas", "Tu Mi Amor Divino", "Guaguanco En Tropicana", "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "Este Es Tumbao", "Penjamo", "Cuero Na Ma", and "Cuban Nightingale".
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)