Ricardo Marrero Discography of CDs

Ricardo Marrero discography Track Listing of songs: Sin Ti; Con el Sentido de Ayer; Vida Vida; Land of the Third Eye; Music in the Sun; Southern Boulevar; Preparado; ...

Ricardo Marrero CD discography In the late 1960s, producer and arranger Bobby Marin had the concept for an album based on the sounds and experiences of his youth in his Spanish Harlem neighborhood. Credited to the 107th Street Stickball Team, this LP was rehearsed and recorded on the same day, fusing Latin music with soul and a bit of pop and boogaloo. The liner notes to the 2009 CD reissue of this rarity infer that this was a concept album of sorts, but while Marin's background undoubtedly fueled his vision of the record, it's really a collection of unrelated songs, not a series of tunes that tells a story or elaborates upon certain constant themes. It's a pretty fair mixture as far as such Nuyorican albums of the era go, but it's not quite as exciting or innovative as some of the collector buildup might portend. It does sound at times like the work of several bands rather than a single artist, with "On Old Broadway" fusing soul-pop with light Latin jazz and salsa; others, like the Spanish-language "Toma Guajira," getting into more straight salsa-jazz fusion along the lines of Willie Bobo; "Barbara with the Kooky Eyes" (great song title) going for an instrumental boogaloo; and other songs getting into more of an updated Latin/doo wop hybrid feel. Though the sound and grooves are pretty cool, the material does seem to have been hastily written and recorded, ...

Ricardo Marrero albums Ruben Blades' musical genius lies not only in his gritty, expressive voice, or in the fantastic musicians he surrounds himself with, although it is certainly there. It is most strongly felt, however, in the strength of his poetic, evocative, yet realistic lyrics; this is Blades' greatest contribution to the evolution of contemporary salsa. His poetry is a central feature of ...

Ricardo Marrero music CDs Track Listing of songs: Los Soneros; No Volvere; Free Wind; Speak Like a Child; La Juventud De Chango; Contigo Aprendi; Continental; Las Siete Potencias Theme;

Ricardo Marrero discography Personnel: Tony Loeffler (vocals); Sammy Mojica (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass); Marcos Del Aguila (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Ricardo Marrero (piano, keyboards, bongos, chekere, clave, congas, maracas, timabales); Karen Sibilia, Samantha Robles, Sammy Mojica, Martha Loeffler, Blanca Rondon (background vocals).

Ricardo Marrero songs Arrangers: Tony Loeffler; Lowell Mason. Personnel includes: Tony Loeffler (vocals, acoustic guitar); Wayne Scott Farley (guitar, bass); Bob McCarton (harmonica); John Concepcion (keyboards, background vocals); Mark Breckenridge (drums). Personnel: Ricardo Marrero (percussion).

Ricardo Marrero CD discography Recorded at Twain Recording, West Milford, New Jersey. Personnel: Tito Rodriguez (vocals, guitar, vibraphone, timbales); Charles Lagond (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Enrique Fernandez (baritone saxophone); John Walsh , Guido Gonzalez (trumpet, flugelhorn); Barry Olsen (trombone); Oscar Hernandez (piano); Tommy Lopez (bongos); Ricardo Marrero (percussion). Audio Mixers: Charles Lagond; Tito Rodriguez. Recording information: Twain Recording, West Milford, NJ. Photographer: Ed Brown . Arrangers: Charles Lagond; ...