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: The Colors Of Latin Jazz: From Samba To Bomba!
Genre: Samba
Title: 60'S Gold Musica Latina
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: Latina Caliente - Salsa 1
Genre: Salsa
Title: Saoco! Masters Of Afro - Cuban Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Follow Me To The Popcorn, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Monte Carlo Nights Presents: New Classics
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: The Rough Guide To Boogalo Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: The Rough Guide To Boogalo Vol. 3
Genre: Latin
Title: Pure... Latin Dance (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Latin
Title: Eskimo Volume 2
Genre: Electronica, House, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Best Jazz 100 (CD3: Latin Jazz)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: 100 Exitos De La Salsa (CD3)
Title: Salsa Explosion!
Genre: Latin
Title: Discobar Galaxie Nightshift
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: El Barrio Latin Funk Nuyorican Funk 1968-1976
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods: Latin Dance Party
Genre: Jazz
Title: Love I: Land Listening V. 20
Title: Salsa Fever Volume 2 (CD2)
Genre: Salsa
Title: Rare Funk Vol. 12 Latin Funk
Title: Compilado De Salsa (CD3)
Title: My Perfect List 60 Titres SOUL Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Beautiful Cover Versions - Essential Tracks
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Lounge
Title: Cuba Caliente 2014 (CD1)
Genre: Latin
Title: Cuba Caliente 2014 (CD2)
Genre: Latin
Title: Jazz District Latin Jazz
Title: Jazz District Acid Roots
Title: Salsa Latin Swing (CD1)
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Ethnic , American Folk
Title: Salsa Latin Swing (CD2)
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Ethnic , American Folk
Title: Sound Of Jazz FM 2011
Title: Lifestyle2 - Bar Jazz Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Lounge
Title: Flavours Of Latin Jazz
Title: Best Friends Forever - Smooth Jazz Party
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Chef, Vol. 2 (Jon Favreau's Original Soundtrack)
Genre: World Music, Funk
Title: Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1960-64: 30 Amazing Stereo Hits
Genre: Soul, Rock & Roll, Pop, Funk
Title: 70's Jazz Mix
Title: Latina Fever 2018 (CD4)
Title: Springtime Jazz 2018
Title: Hipsters 70s
Genre: Gospel, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Spiritual Jazz: Revelações / Spiritual Jazz: Revelacoes
Genre: Jazz
Title: All American Funk
Title: Cumbia & Salsa Fusion 2018
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Africa In Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Rare Grooves
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: Nova La Nuit (CD1)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Staff Picks Funk-Soul-Disco (CD1)
Genre: House, DJ/Remixes, Nu Disco, Funk
Title: 2-Step Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
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