Celia Cruz And Friends: A Night Of Salsa CD

A NIGHT OF SALSA won the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Performance.

A NIGHT OF SALSA was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album.

Recorded live at the Bushness in Hartford, Connecticut on May 12, 1999.

Tito Puente,Johnny Pacheco, India

Personnel: Nelson Hernandez (baritone saxophone); Richard Nant, Piro Rodriguez (trumpet); Noah Bless (trombone); George Delgado (bongos); Luisito Quintero (timbales); William Duval, Kevin Ceballo (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Jon Fausty.

Recording information: Bushnell, Hartford, CT (05/12/1999); Record Plant Remote Truck (05/12/1999); Soundtrack, NY (05/12/1999).

Arrangers: Javier Losada; Isidro Infante; Javier Vasquez; Johnny Pacheco; Ray Santos; Tito Puente; Jose Madera.

Celia Cruz & Friends: A Night of Salsa is taken from a PBS broadcast recorded in Hartford, CT, on May 12, 1999. With the help of Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, La India, and Isidro Infante & the RMM Orchestra, Cruz prances her way through an assortment of career favorites like "Mi Vida Es Cantar" and "Azucar Negra" and more traditional Latin classics like "Guantanamera." ~ John Bush

Personnel: Celia Cruz, La India (vocals); Johnny Pacheco (flute); Nelson Hernandez (baritone saxophone); David "Piro" Rodriguez, Nelson Jaime, Richard Nant (trumpet); Noah Bless, David Miller (trombone); Isidro Infante (piano); Abraham Daniel Salnz (bass); Tito Puente (bongos, congas); George Delgado (bongos); Jose Jusino (congas); Luisito Quintero (timbales); Kevin Ceballo, Jennifer Jimenez, William DuVal (background vocals).