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TopTenREVIEWS presents the music career and reviews of Tito Puente

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Tito Puente

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CAREER SPAN:

Decade
Album Score
# Albums
1950s
0.0000
2
1980s
0.0000
7
1990s
2.3141
60
2000s
1.0020
52
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.
Overall Band Score: Tito Puente is ranked overall as 2.4519 out of 4 stars 2.4519

Tito Puente Album Rankings

1
Dance Mania by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 3.5684 out of 4 stars for Dance ManiaDance Mania (3.5684)
Dance Maniais probably Puente's best-known album, appearing as it does in several reissue forms and having inspired subsequentMore Dance ManiaandDance Mania '80stitles. ...more
2
The Best of Tito Puente: El Rey del Timbal! by Tito Puente
Summarizing Tito Puente's numerous accomplishments on a single CD would be impossible. ...more
  • 28.99
3
Top Percussion by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 2.8999 out of 4 stars for Top PercussionTop Percussion (2.8999)
A stunner from Puente's golden age, this 1957 recording brought together Tito,Mongo,Willie Bobo,Aguabella, andJulito Collazoon percussion with vocalists that includedMercedita Valdez, in seven wonderf ...more
4
Cuban Carnival by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 2.8999 out of 4 stars for Cuban CarnivalCuban Carnival (2.8999)
While the music that came to be termed "salsa" originated in Cuba, Puerto Ricans have been among its strongest supporters. ...more
5
Night Beat by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 2.5513 out of 4 stars for Night BeatNight Beat (2.5513)
Although Latin percussionists (includingMongo Santamaria) are utilized on this set (a RCA album reissued in 1998 as a Koch CD), most of the selections certainly do not sound like they came from a Tito ...more
6
El Rey Bravo by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 2.5471 out of 4 stars for El Rey BravoEl Rey Bravo (2.5471)
They'd been calling him "El Rey" for years, but Tito Puente really proved it on this, one of his best original LPs on Tico. ...more
7
The Best of the Concord Years by Tito Puente
The Best of the Concord Yearscollects 24 tracks over two discs from the final portion of Latin band leader and percussionist Tito Puente's career, which spanned six decades. ...more
8
The Complete RCA Recordings, Vol. 2 by Tito Puente
No review available
  • 45.98
9
Puente Goes Jazz by Tito Puente
One of Tito Puente's earliest jazz-oriented dates, this set (reissued on a 1993 Bluebird CD) matches Puente (doubling on vibes and timbales) with a big band and the bongos ofWilliam Correa. ...more
  • 11.97
10
Live at the Village Gate by Tito Puente
Tito Puente's Golden Jazz All-Stars, featured on Live at the Village Gate, was an all-star nonet filled with loads of talent: Puente, trumpeter Claudio Roditi, altoist Paquito D'Rivera, flutist Dave ...more
  • CD Pricing Not Available
11
Master Timbalero by Tito Puente
Tito Puente leads a larger band than usual on Master Timbalero, a 13-piece orchestra that includes seven horns (including trumpeter Ray Vega; Mario Rivera on tenor, soprano, and flute; and Bobby Porc ...more
12
Party with Puente! by Tito Puente
This sizzling, spicy 11-track compilation of Tito Puente's greatest works including his hottest rumbas, mambos, and what is sometimes referred to as the double mambo, the chachachá, is the closest d ...more
13
The Best of Tito Puente by Tito Puente
No review available
14
Tito Puente and His Concert Orchestra by Tito Puente
No review available
15
Hot Y Ayer by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hot Y AyerHot Y Ayer (0.0000)
No review available
  • 13.24
16
Un Poco Loco by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Un Poco LocoUn Poco Loco (0.0000)
For his 97th recording as a leader, instead of welcoming a guest to his Concord Picante date as he usually did during this era, Tito Puente augments his octet on a few selections with a full big band ...more
  • 9.95
17
Cha Cha Chá: Live at Grossinger's by Tito Puente
No review available
18
Ce' Magnifique by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Ce' MagnifiqueCe' Magnifique (0.0000)
No review available
19
Very Best Of: Gold Collection by Tito Puente
No review available
20
Salsa Meets Jazz by Tito Puente
No review available
21
Platinum & Gold Collection by Tito Puente
No review available
  • 4.39
22
Revolving Bandstand by Tito Puente
No review available
23
El Rey  by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for El Rey El Rey  (0.0000)
This session, originally released in 1984 in a garish, psychedelic cover that's too bizarre for words, marks Tito Puente's temporary return to the small-combo sound that originally made his name, aft ...more
24
Bossa Nova by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Bossa NovaBossa Nova (0.0000)
No review available
  • 33.87
25
Goza Mi Timbal by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Goza Mi TimbalGoza Mi Timbal (0.0000)
This Concord CD was Tito Puente's 99th as a leader and the music is particularly strong. ...more
26
Rca Recordings 1949-60 by Tito Puente
No review available
27
More Mambo On Broadway by Tito Puente
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
28
Homenaje a Beny Moré by Tito Puente
No review available
29
Puente in Percussion by Tito Puente
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
30
Out of This World by Tito Puente
No review available
  • 92.68
31
Carnival by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for CarnivalCarnival (0.0000)
No review available
32
The Undisputed King of Mambo by Tito Puente
No review available
  • 14.98
33
Latin Kings by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Latin KingsLatin Kings (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
34
Royal 'T' by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Royal 'T'Royal 'T' (0.0000)
No review available
  • 3.79
35
Dr. Feelgood by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Dr. FeelgoodDr. Feelgood (0.0000)
No review available
36
Cocktail Hour: Tito Puente by Tito Puente
No review available
  • 12.65
37
De Mi Para Ti  by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for De Mi Para Ti De Mi Para Ti  (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
38
The Best of Tito Puente, Vol. 1 by Tito Puente
No review available
39
Percussion's King by Tito Puente
No review available
40
Tito Swings, The Exciting Lupe Sings by Tito Puente
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
41
Hot Timbales by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hot TimbalesHot Timbales (0.0000)
No review available
42
Lo Mejor de Lo Mejor by Tito Puente
No review available
43
Golden Latin Jazz All Stars: In Session by Tito Puente
No review available
44
Oye Como Va by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Oye Como VaOye Como Va (0.0000)
No review available
45
Fania Legends of Salsa Collection, Vol. 3 by Tito Puente
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
46
Tito Puente Y Su Orquesta Mambo by Tito Puente
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
47
Party at Puente's Place by Tito Puente
No review available
48
Mambo Beat: The Progressive Side of Tito Puente, Vol. 1 by Tito Puente
49
Jazzin' by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jazzin'Jazzin' (0.0000)
Although the great Latin bandleader Tito Puente gets first billing and the Count Basie Orchestra "guests" on three of the ten selections, the obvious star of this set is singer India. ...more
50
The Essential Tito Puente by Tito Puente
No review available
51
El Rey y Yo  by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for El Rey y Yo El Rey y Yo  (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
52
The Mambo King: His 100th Album by Tito Puente
No review available
53
Instant Party by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Instant PartyInstant Party (0.0000)
No review available
54
Yambeque: The Progressive Side of Tito Puente, Vol. 2 by Tito Puente
55
50 Years of Swing: 50 Great Years & Tracks by Tito Puente
No review available
  • 75.00
56
Night Beat/mucho Puente by Tito Puente
No review available
57
La Pareja: The Couple by Tito Puente
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
58
Obra Maestra  by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Obra Maestra Obra Maestra  (0.0000)
No review available
59
Mambo of the Times by Tito Puente
Through his consistently infectious series of recordings for Concord Picante, Tito Puente reinforced his position as one of the most important leaders of Latin jazz. ...more
  • 21.53
60
The Complete RCA Victor Revolving Bandstand Sessions by Tito Puente
61
Jazz Latino, Vol. 4 by Tito Puente
No review available
  • 52.30
62
Top Percussion/dance Mania by Tito Puente
In 1994, Bear Family released Top Percussion/Dance Mania on one compact disc, which contained two complete albums originally released on RCA -- Top Percussion (1957), and Dance Mania (1958) -- by Lat ...more
63
Vaya Puente by Tito Puente
Tito Puente scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Vaya PuenteVaya Puente (0.0000)
No review available
  • CD Pricing Not Available
64
Special Delivery by Tito Puente
Tito Puente, the