Saturday
Nov062010
Seven for Saturday - 7 Tito Puente Videos
Posted on November 6, 2010 at 6:00 AM
"Seven for Saturday" is a great way to see some of the legendary men and women of jazz in action.
This time around it's Tito Puente, Sr., (April 20, 1923 – June 1, 2000)!
A dynamic percussionist, veteran bandleader, masterful arranger and an irrepressible showman, Tito Puente Sr. is forever remembered as El Rey — the King of Latin Music. In more than 50 years of fusing American jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms, Puente was central to the ongoing popularity of Latin music in the U.S.