Ray Barretto
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Biography
[Edit]While Ray Barretto's congas have graced more recording sessions than virtually any other conguero of his time, he has also led some refreshingly progressive Latin jazz bands over the decades. His records often have a more tense, more adventurously eclectic edge than those of most conventional salsa groups, unafraid to use electronics and novel instrumental or structural combinations, driven hard by his rocksteady, endlessly flexible percussion work. This no doubt reflects Barretto's wide range of musical interests and also the fact that he came to Latin music from jazz, rather than the usual vice versa route for Latin-descended musicians. Indeed, he has said that he learned how to play swing-style before he came to master Latin grooves. Puerto Rican by extraction, Barretto took up the congas while stationed in Germany during an Army hitch. He began working with American jazz musicians upon his return to New York, eventually replacing Mongo Santamaria in the Tito Puente band for four years, beginning in the late '50s. Barretto made his debut as a leader for Riverside in 1962 and scored a crossover hit (number 17 on the pop charts) the following year on Tico with "El Watusi" (in tandem with a dance craze of the time). He tried to modernize the charanga sound with injections of brass, covering rock and pop tunes of the time as several Latin artists did then. However, Barretto made his main mark in the '60s as a super session player, playing on albums by Gene Ammons, Cannonball Adderley, Kenny Burrell, Lou Donaldson, Red Garland, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Wes Montgomery, Cal Tjader, and several other jazz and pop albums. In moving over to the Fania label in 1967, Barretto began to achieve recognition as one of the leading Latin jazz artists of the day, eventually becoming music director of the Fania All-Stars. In the '70s, he was incorporating rock and funk influences into his music — with only limited success — while recording for Atlantic, and in 1981, he made a highly regarded album for CTI La Cuna, with Puente, Joe Farrell, and Charlie Palmieri as guest players. He became music director of the Bravisimo television program and took part in the multi-idiom, all-star, anti-apartheid Sun City recording and video in 1985. In 1992, he unveiled a new Latin jazz sextet, New World Spirit, which made some absorbingly unpredictable albums for Concord Picante. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi
Title: Dame Tu Cariño (Remastered) / Dame Tu Carino (Remastered)
Artist: Ray Barretto
Genre: Latin Folk
Collections
Title: Leyendas de la Fania, Vol. 6
Title: Hammock House - Lower East Side
Genre: Electronica, Salsa, Latin
Title: Leyendas De La Fania Vol 8
Genre: Latin
Title: Fania Signature Vol IV - Hard Salsa
Genre: Electronica
Title: El Barrio Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Latin, Funk
Title: Fania Latin Funk Essentials
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Latin, Funk
Title: Salsa Hits Nyc, Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Salsa Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Latina Fever 2015
Genre: Latin
Title: I Like Salsa
Title: Sizzling Hot Salsa
Genre: World Music
Title: 100 Latin Fiesta Favorites
Genre: World Music
Title: Paraíso Travel / Paraiso Travel
Genre: Electronica
Title: Leyendas De La Fania Vol 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Retro Latin Dance Party
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Latin Lounge Jazz San Juan
Genre: Electronica
Title: Cuba Caliente
Title: Introduction to Latin Jazz
Title: Fania Live 03
Genre: Latin
Title: Latin Fiesta - Tango, Salsa And Bossa Nova
Genre: Latin
Title: Sunnyside Latin Side
Title: SalsaHits 2005
Title: Salsa Dura, Vol. 2
Genre: Latin
Title: Recuerdos Románticos / Recuerdos Romanticos
Genre: Latin
Title: Fania Latin Soul Essentials
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Latin
Title: Fania Signature Vol I - Hot Salsa
Genre: Electronica
Title: Salsa Brava, Vol. 2
Genre: Latin
Title: Sounds from El Barrio
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Latin
Title: Leyendas De La Fania Vol 2
Genre: Latin
Title: Fania Records - 60's Gold
Title: Leyendas De La Fania, Vol. 5
Genre: Latin
Title: Christian Salsa
Genre: Latin
Title: Que Viva la Salsa
Title: Latin Twist! Mambo Tango Salsa & Bossa Nova
Genre: Latin
Title: Brazilian Bossa Nova & Carnaval Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Salsa Mayor
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Fania Tropical Legends
Title: Total Cuba
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Fania Live 01 From The Meat Market With DJ Rumor
Genre: Latin
Title: Oyè salsa! / Oye salsa!
Genre: Latin
Title: Merengues Pa Bailar
Genre: Latin
Title: Lo Mejor de Merengues Pa Bailar, Vol. 2
Genre: Latin
Title: Merengue! Merengue!
Title: El barrio latino
Genre: Latin
Title: Hammock House Eastbound L
Genre: Latin
Title: Hammock House Africa Caribe
Genre: Electronica
Title: Personal Latino Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Radio Latina, Le Son Latino CD 4
Genre: Latin
Title: Enciclopedia De La Salsa Vol 10
Genre: Salsa
Title: Enciclopedia De La Salsa Vol 16
Genre: Salsa
Title: Enciclopedia De La Salsa Vol 21
Genre: Salsa
Title: Back To Mine: Bugz In The Attic
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, House
Title: Dance The Latin
Genre: Latin
Title: Latino CD1
Genre: Latin
Title: Latino CD11
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Lo Mejor De La Musica Latina CD1
Genre: Latin
Title: Lo Mejor De La Musica Latina CD5
Genre: Latin
Title: Mega Salsa CD2
Genre: Latin
Title: Blue Note Salutes Motown
Title: Rock Instrumental Classics, Volume 4: Soul
Genre: Rock, Instrumental Rock, Instrumental
Featuring albums
Title: JFK (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: John Williams
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Ritmo de la Noche/Rhythm Of The Night - The Very Best Of Latin Jazz
Artist: Various
Genre: Jazz
Title: Salsa Explosion:The Sound of Fania Records
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Latin
Title: Carlito's Way: Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor
Title: Carlito's Way (Music from the Motion Picture)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Absolute Collection (Deluxe Edition) (CD2)
Artist: Celia Cruz
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Latin
Title: Guaguancó Margarito - Guajira Y Tambó / Guaguanco Margarito - Guajira Y Tambo
Artist: Tito Puente
Genre: Latin
Title: Calentura: Toque (Captain Planet Remixes)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Fania Records 1964-1980/The Original Sound Of Latin New York
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Latin