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Ritmo Caliente - Machito & His Afro-Cubans  

Disc 1

1. Sopa De Pichon 3:09
2. Chacumbele 3:08
3. La Rumbantela 2:33
4. Nague 3:13
5. Parabola Negra 3:10
6. El Muerto Se Fue De Rumba 3:08
7. Tingo Talango 3:13
8. Yambu 2:52
9. Rascando Siempre Rascando 3:02
10. Intermezzo (Souvenir De Vienna) 3:17
11. Paella 3:10
12. Que Vengan Los Rumberos 3:03
13. Rica Pulpa 3:04
14. Drume Negrita 3:03
15. Nague 2:55
16. Oye Negra 2:50
17. Bim Bam Bum 2:59
18. Guadalajara 3:11
19. Zarabanda 3:02
20. La Rumba Soy Yo 3:08
21. Carambu 3:09
22. Tabu 2:54

Disc 2

1. Rumba En Swing 2:34
2. Porque Tu Sufres 2:45
3. Cometelo To! 2:32
4. Paso En Tampa 2:45
5. Bucabu 3:15
6. Blen, Blen, Blen 3:45
7. Vacilando 3:13
8. Howard's Blues 4:45
9. Cubop City 8:45
10. El Rey Del Mambo 4:14
11. Bop Champagne 5:06
12. Indianola 4:38
13. How High The Moon 3:29
14. Boppin' The Vibes 1:54
15. Tremendo Cumban 3:12
16. Ay, Que Mate 3:18
17. Mambo Mucho Mambo 2:58
18. Si Si, No No 3:09
19. Lean On Me 3:13

Disc 3

1. Asia Minor 3:10
2. Un Poquito De Tu Amor 3:14
3. Tumba El Quinto 2:48
4. Jungle Drums 2:59
5. Vive Como Yo 2:56
6. Babarabatiri 2:54
7. Cleopatra Rumba (Desert Dance) 3:02
8. U-Bla-Ba-Du 3:17
9. El-Sopon 2:51
10. Gone City 2:52
11. Babalu 2:43
12. Vaya Nina 2:50
13. The Donkey Serenade 2:57
14. Mambo Jambo 2:14
15. Mambo Is Here To Stay 3:04
16. Finaliza Un Amor 2:53
17. Negro Nanamboro 3:13
18. Tu Felicidad 2:50
19. Freezelandia 3:02
20. Hay Que Recordar 2:54
21. Oboe Mambo 2:16

Disc 4

1. Afro Cuban Jazz Suite 17:01
2. Zambia 5:23
3. Que Me Pasa 2:03
4. Babarabatiri 5:33
5. Tanga 6:08
6. Mani Picao 3:32
7. Holiday Mambo 3:27
8. Tanga 7:13
9. Carambola 5:00
10. Picadillo 5:28
11. Tanga 4:55 DISCOGRAPHY

DISC ONE - TABU

Machito and his Afro-Cubans: Machito, leader, maracas, voc; Mario Banza, Bobby Woodlen, tp; Johnny Nieto, as; Jose "Pin" Madera, ts; Frank Gilberto Ayala, p; Julio Andino, b; probably Luis Miranda, cga, Tony Escollies, timbales, Bilingue, bgo.

New York, June 27, 1941

69433 INTERMEZZO (SOUVENIR DE VIENNA)
Decca 21209

69434 PARABOLA NEGRA Decca 21230

69435 YAMBU Decca 21230

69436 LA RUMBANTELA Decca 21209

Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Same personnel as above.

New York, March 23, 1942

70557 CHACUMBELE Decca 21251

70558 SOPA DE PICHON Decca 21251

70559 RASCANDO SIEMPRE RASCANDO Decca 21252

70560 EL MUERTO SE FUE DE RUMBA Decca 21252

Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Same personnel as above

New York, October 7, 1942

71034 TINGO TALANGO Decca 21274

71035 PAELLA Decca 21285

71036 QUE VENGAN LOS RUMBEROS Decca 21274

71037 NAGUE Decca 21285

Miguelito Valdes with Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Miguelito Valdes, voc; rest of personnel same as above.

New York, July 17, 1942

71095 TABU Decca 50012

71096 LA RUMBA SOY YO Decca 50012

Miguelito Valdes with Machito and his Afro-Cubans:

Same personnel as above.

New York, July 20, 1942

71111 GUADALAJARA Decca 50013

Miguelito Valdes with Machito and his Afro-Cubans:

Same personnel as above

New York, July 27, 1942

71199 CARAMBU Decca DL - 5113

71200 DRUME NEGRITA Decca 18518

71201 ZARABANDA Decca 18517

71202 BIM BAM BUM Decca 18516

71203 RICA PULPA Decca 18517

71205 OYE NEGRA Decca 18519

71206 NAGUE Decca 18518

DISC TWO - CUBOP CITY

Machito Orchestra with Chano Pozo : Machito, leader, maracas; Mario Bauza, Paquito Davila, Jorge Lopez, tp; Eugene Johnson, as; Jose "Pin" Madera, ts; Rene Hernandez, p, arr; Arsenio Rodriguez, tres guitar; Julio Andino, b; Carlos Vidal, cga; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Jose Mangual, bgo; Chano Pozo, cga, voc; Tito Rodriguez, lead voc.

New York, February 7, 1947.

RUMBA EN SWING

PORQUE TU SUFRES

COMETELO TO!

PASO EN TAMPA

Flip Phillips, ts with Machitoâ??s rhythm section: Rene Hernandez, p; Roberto Rodriquez, b; Ralph Miranda, cga; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales, Jose Mangual, bgo.

Broadcast Bop City, New York, February 11, 1949

BUCABU Tumbao TCD 012

Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Machito, leader, maracas, voc; Mario Bauza, Paquito Davila, Bobby Woodlen, tp; Eugene Johnson, Freddy Skerritt, as; Jose Madera, Brew Moore (1), ts; Leslie Johnakins, bs; Rene Hernandez, p; Roberto Rodriguez, b; Ralph Miranda, cga; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Jose Mangual, bgo.

Broadcast Royal Roost, New York, March 19, 1949

BLEN, BLEN, BLEN Tumbao TCD 012

VACILANDO (-1) Tumbao TCD 012

Machito and his Afro-Cubans: Same personnel as "Vacilando", but add Howard McGhee, tp.

Broadcast Royal Roost, New York, March 26, 1949



HOWARDÃ?S BLUES Spotlite SPJ 138

Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Same personnel as above

Broadcast Royal Roost, New York, April 2, 1949

CUBOP CITY Spotlite SPJ 138

Same date and personnel as "Cubop City" but Hoard McGhee and Brew Moore out.

EL REY DEL MAMBO Tumbao TCD 012

BOP CHAMPAGNE Tambao TCD 012

Machito and his Afro-Cubans: Same personnel as "Cubop City"

Broadcast Royal Roost, New York, April 23, 1949

INDIANOLA Spotlite SPJ 138

HOW HIGH THE MOON Spotlite SPJ 138

Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Same personnel as "El rey del mambo", but add Milt Jackson, vib.

Broadcast Bop City, New York, May 7, 1949

BOPPINâ?? THE VIBES Spotlite SPJ 138

Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra : Machito, leader, maracas, voc; Mario Bauza, Frank Davila, Bobby Woodlen, tp; Gene Johnson, Freddie Skerritt, as; Jose Madera, ts; Leslie Johnakins, bs; Rene Hernandez, p; Roberto Rodriguez, b; Luis Miranda, cga; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Jose Mangual, bgo; Graciela Perez, voc.

New York, circa 1949

TREMENDO CUMBAN Tumbao TCD 004

AY, QUE MATE Tumbao TCD 004

MAMBO MUCHO MAMBO Tumbao TCD 004

SI, SI, NO NO Tumbao TCD 004

Brew Moore, ts; Harry Belafonte, voc; with unknown

accompaniment, reputedly Machito and his Afro-Cubans.

Broadcast Royal Roost, New York, circa mid 1949

LEAN ON ME Spotlite SPJ 138

DISC THREE - ASIA MINOR

Machito and his Afro Cubans: Machito, leader, maracas, claves, voc; Mario Bauza, tp, oboe, Frank Davila, Bobby Woodlen, tp; Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt, as; Jose Madera, ts; Leslie Johnakins, bs; Rene Hernandez, p; Roberto Rodriguez, b; Luis Miranda, cga; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales, Jose Mangual, bgo; Graciela Perez, voc.

New York, 1948 and 1949

ASIA MINOR Pablo 262 5712

UN POQUITO DE TU AMOR Pablo 262 5712

TUMBA EL QUINTO Pablo 262 5712

JUNGLE DRUMS Pablo 262 5712

VIVE COMO YO Pablo 262 5712

BABARABATIRI Pablo 262 5712

CLEOPATRA RUMBA Pablo 262 5712

U-BLA-BA-DU Pablo 262 5712

EL SOPON Pablo 262 5712

GONE CITY Pablo 262 5712

BABALU Pablo 262 5712

VAYA NINA Pablo 262 5712

THE DONKEY SERENADE Pablo 262 5712

MAMBO JAMBO Pablo 262 5712

MAMBO IS HERE TO STAY Pablo 262 5712

FINALIZA UN AMOR Pablo 262 5712

Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra: Probably same

personnel as above.

New York, 1949/1950

NEGRO NANAMBORO Tumbao TCD 004

TU FELICIDAD Tumbas TCD 004

FREEZELANDIA Tumbas TCD 004



Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Machito, leader, maracas; Mario Bauza, Vincent Frisuara, Bobby Woodlen, tp; Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt, as; Jose Madera, Lenny Hambro, ts; Leslie Johnakins, bs; Rene Hernandez, p; Roberto Rodriguez, b; Luis Miranda, cga; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales, Jose Mangual, bgo; Mitch Miller, Oboe (-1); Rugual Brothers, voc. (-2); Graciela, voc (-2) cga.

New York, September 21, 1951

CO 47068-1 HAY QUE RECORDAR (-2) Columbia DW 5237

CO 47063-1 OBOE MAMBO (-1) Columbia DW 5237



DISC FOUR-AFRO CUBANJAZZ SUITE

Machito and his Orchestra : Machito, leader, maracas; Mario Bauza, Frank Davila, Harry Edison, Al Stewart, Bobby Woodlen, tp; Gene Johnson, Charlie Parker, as; Jose Madera, Flip Phillips, Sol Rabinowitz, tb; Leslie Johnakins, bs; Rene Hernandez, p; Roberto Rodriguez, b; Buddy Rich, d; Luis Miranda, Chano Pozo, cga; Ubaldo Nieto, timbales, Jose Mangual, bgo; Chico Oâ??Farrill, arr, cond.

New York, December 21, 1950

AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ SUITE Clef MGC 505
Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Machito, leader, maracas, voc; Mario Bauza, Frank Davila, Bobby Woodlen, tp; Gene Johnson, Freddy Skerritt, as; Jose Madera, Brew Moore (-1), ts; Leslie Johnakins, bs; Rene Hernandez, p; Roberto Rodriquez, b; Luis Miranda, cga, Ubaldo Nieto, timbales; Jose Mangual, bgo; Graciela Perez, voc.

Broadcast, Birdland, New York, June 16th, 1951

ZAMBIA Tumbao TCD 024

QUE ME PASA Tumbao TCD 024

BABARABATIRI Tumbao TCD 024

TANGA (-1) Tumbao TCD 024

Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Same personel as above, but Zoot Sims, ts (-1) replaces Brew Moore.

Broadcast, Birdland, New York, November 10, 1951

MANI PICAO Tumbao TCD 024

HOLIDAY MAMBO Tumbao TCD 024

TANGA (-1) Tumbao TCD 024



Machito and his Afro-Cubans : Same personnel as above.

Broadcast, Birdland, New York, November 17, 1951

CARAMBOLA Tumbao TCD 024

PICADILLO Tumbao TCD 024

TANGA (-1) Tumbao TCD 024