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Hot mambo and Latin Jazz from the master.

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 06/03/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tito Puente

"Dance Mania" (Legacy Edition)

(Sony Legacy, 2009)

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A deluxe 2-CD reissue of the best-known album from the legendary nuyoriquen bandleader Tito Puente... Originally released in 1958, "Dance Mania" was a sizzling set that helped solidify the popularity of the mambo craze, and made Tito Puente a household name. Fifty-plus years later and it still sounds great, as does the 1960 follow-up, "Dance Mania, v.2," which is included here as well. Both original albums were short by today's standards -- about forty minutes long -- and Sony Legacy (bless their little hearts) takes the opportunity to stuff an extra twenty-one tracks on, including outtakes and alternates, as well as a bunch of other tunes from the same era. It's classic mambo and Latin Jazz -- dense musical ideas set to addictive rhythms, with Puente's jaw-dropping percussion throughout. All killer, no filler!"

Tito Puente's Dancemania

CanelaManCA | Atlanta, GA USA | 10/30/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Of all the albums that Tito Puente produced (100+), Dance Mania is my favorite. The sweet latin rythms, musical notes, and classic style of the 50's, 60's and 70's are all rolled up in one. A must have for any serious latin music lover and dancer!"

Definitive classic

Mambonik | Long Island ,New York | 10/05/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one of the top 10 albums, of any genre, recorded in the last

fifty years. Firstly,it was recorded when there was a big breakthrough

in recording stereo techniques.The sound quality is as good as anything

done today. The band personnel included Doc Sevrenson on trumpet and

Ray Barreto on congas, to name a few. The arrangements sizzle caliente

and are super tight.



This a strict dance album with a mix of slow(bolero),medium(son montuno)

and fast(guaguanco)and mambo tunes(before the term salsa) that is well

balanced to keep everyone on the dance floor. Included are a couple of

Tito's all time favorites : El Cayuco and Hong Kong Mambo- which is seminar

on how to play the marimba.



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