Tito Puente
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also known as “El Rey de los Timbales,” or “The King of the Timbales.” Puente and his music have appeared in films including The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54. He guest-starred on television shows, including Sesame Street and The Simpsons episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?".
Genre: salsa, latin-jazz, son-cubano, cha-cha-cha, mambo, latin
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Top Tracks
- El Cayuco
- Oye Como Va - Bongo Edit
- I Like It (Like That) (feat. Ray Barretto, Sheila E., Tito Nieves, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin & Grover Washington, Jr.) - Radio Mix
- Varsity Drag - Mambo Jazz Instrumental
- Cuando Te Vea (Guaguanco)
- Complicación
- Maria Cervantes
- Michael's Mambo
- The Masters at Work (feat. Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri)
- Ran Kan Kan - Live - Thunderball Vs. The Fort Knox Five Remix
- Tokyo Blues
- Llego Mijan (Son Montuno)
- Let Me Love You (feat. Tito Puente)
- If I Had the Opportunity (feat. Tito Puente)
- Equinox - Live
- Yiri-Yiri-Bon
- Sun Goddess
- Airegin
- Contigo En La Distancia
- All Blues
Albums (51)
- Mamba - Cha-Cha-Cha & Bossa Nova (2024)
- Tuxedo Junction (2024)
- Essential Classics, Vol. 267: Tito Puente (2024)
- Early Recordings - Viva el Mambo! (Audiophile Edition) (2024)
- Live Treasures, Vol. 4 (2023)
- Mambo's (2023)
- Carnival In Cuba - Tito's Wild Mambos (2023)
- Live Treasures Jam Sessions (2022)
- "Live" Treasures Vol.3 (2021)
- Hong Kong Mambo (2021)
- Cuando Suenan los Tambores (2021)
- Flying Down to Rio (2021)
- Dancing under Latin Skies (2021)
- Así Es Como Era (Malibú) (2021)
- Tito Puente and His Music (2021)
- The Classic Years, Vol. 2 (2021)
- Tito's Guajira (2021)
- Oye Me Mama! (2021)
- My Ritual Drum Dance (2021)
- "Live" Treasures "Standards" Vol.5 (2021)
- y con ustedes...TITO PUENTE (2021)
- Live Treasures "Standards" Vol.1 (2021)
- Live Treasures " Standards" Vol.3 (2021)
- Tito & Su Pachanga (2021)
- Ecstasy Puente (2020)
- "Live" Treasures Vibes (2020)
- My Fair Lady Goes Latin (2020)
- Tito Puente "Live" Treasures Vol.2 (2020)
- Tito Puente "Live" Treasures Vol. 3 (2020)
- Tito Puente "Live" Treasures (2020)
- Miami Beach Cha Cha Cha (1970)
- Lullabye of the Leaves (1970)
- The King of the Cha Cha Mambo. Pare Cochero (2019)
- Malibu Beat (2019)
- Baila Simon (2019)
- Mambo gozón (Remastered) (2018)
- 2En1 (2017)
- Mambo King (1970)
- Doing the Cha-Cha (Latin Jazz Collection) (2015)
- Baila Mi Mambo (Latin Jazz Collection) (2015)
- The Complete 78's: Vol, 1 & 2 (1949 - 1955) (2010)
- Leyenda Viviente (2006)
- Dance Mania Vol. 2 (2003)
- The Complete RCA Recordings Vol. 1 (2001)
- The Best Of The Concord Years (2000)
- Mucho Cha Cha (1970)
- Dance Mania Vol.1 (1991)
- Lo Mejor De Lo Mejor (1990)
- On Broadway (1983)
- Homenaje a Beny (1978)
- Cuban Carnival (1970)
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