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Dance Mania by Tito Puente

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

1958
3.29
Rating
23825
Votes
1
4%
2
15%
3
39%
4
30%
5
11%
Distribution
Genres: Jazz, Latin Styles: Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha, Bolero, Guaracha

Reviews (page 7 of 9)

Enjoyed this! Mambo! It went a bit jazzy but I could overlook that

Nandos album

Not something I would typically seek out, but its pretty hard not to like Tito Puente. I have always enjoyed big band swing music, despite rarely listening to it, and adding Caribbean sounds to the mix makes for an enjoyable listen.

This album just makes me wanna dance!! Old school Mexico music 😁 grab a shot of tequila!

Fun mambo and dance songs.

I've never heard of Tito Puente or this album, but this was an interesting listen. I'm not familiar with the mambo genre, so I don't really have much to judge this album by. The arrangements were fun and upbeat, and I especially enjoyed the drumming. One of the best things about doing this list is the exposure to genres and artists that I probably never would have been exposed to otherwise, and this album was no exception.

"Y'know, one day, Tito Puente will be dead, and you'll say, 'Oh, yes, I've been listening to his work for years.'" I have no recollection of Tito Puente dying, and apparently we lost him back in June, 2000. But I've always remembered that quote from Bill Murray's character in "Stripes" whenever Tito Puente comes up. And this is my first time listening intently to Tito Puente and His Orchestra. I get it now. This thing is a fucking party you never want to end. Anyone who claims they can't get into this is lying. Just like me now insisting that I've been listening to Tito Puente's work for years. But daddy's got a lot of living left, so I'm going to turn that into a true statement for my remaining 50 or so years left.

Awesome. 4.2

not bad... sounds like something you'd hear in a Mexican restaurant

Not my vibe

So little happened musically in 1958 that we listen to Tito puente. In fact this is very good. But must listen? Nah. Latinx artists to listen to include Desi Arnaz, Richie Valens and others. Tito is fine, but this is not a top 1000 album. I know, it's on the register, but more as a representation than as a artistically interesting artifact.

Impossible to not enjoy an album like this. And I had no idea that Tito was a native of New York. I love everything on this disc, although I was hoping for a bit more from the cover of Varsity Drag - a 1920’s Broadway smash that, for me, is most memorable for Peter O’Toole’s piss- take of it in the satirical 1972 film, The Ruling Class (google it). Still, this is a fantastic listen, with the pedal almost never off the metal. Great.

There's a certain bachelor pad, lounge music cheesiness to this album, admittedly, but I find this enormous fun. The grooves are infectious, the brass arrangements are bold and exciting, and the vocals are compelling and charismatic (even though I speak no Spanish). But, at th4e end of the day, it's all about those rhythms! I've listened to this album four times through in a row today, and I enjoy it all the way through every time. It's just a lot of fun, and music needs to be fun sometimes.

loved the vibe of it!

this made me dance my dick off. the rest of the customers in frankie and bennys didn't really appreciate my style.

Not as good as Hulkamania. Whatcha gonna do, brother?

2.0. Good but not my thing

If Mambo is what you want, Mambo is what you'll get. This album doesn't miss. It's like being transported to a lively cuban festival

Fun samba, great representation of the genre

Basic jazz albumas

YES yes yes, love this!

I'm sure the lyrics are meaningful and witty, but I can't understand them so the rest of my meaningful and witty review is in another language in protest. このアルバムは、チャチャチャが多すぎてちょっとイライラする。単調さに飽きた。

No song stands out, they're all pretty much the same There was a marimba part halfway through the album that I really liked tho, Hong Kong mambo album makes me want to dance with women in some fancy sunset bar

beautiful genre, love the voice, and will probably keep listening to this

To start, this album is wonderfully recorded and mixed. It honestly sounds amazing considering it was released in 1958. And I think Tito and his band do a fantastic job. I'm not trying to downplay their technical abilities, because they are all very skilled. But I find that this album follows the philosophy of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". And really, nothing about this is broken. So there isn't anything to fix. But you can try new things, and not alter any of what was already good with a project. This album does not do that. It starts off strong, but by track 4 or 5, I was already feeling fatigued. This album has one sound, and one sound only. A one trick pony of some sorts. It's not bad music, and most of the songs are short, but it doesn't make for an enjoyable listen all the way through when it is hard to differentiate one song from the next. I think the only song that really stuck out to me was "Estoy siempre junto a ti", because it slows things down and takes a mellower approach compared to the rest of the album. This feels like another one of those albums in the list of 1001 that is less on the list because it is some big hit, or a darling with the critics, but more so because it allows entry into a genre most people don't have experience with.

Jazz Salsa and it started off really strong, its not hugely my thing but I think if I ever wanted to listen to a funky jazz salsa album, this would be my pick. Gets a bit samey at times, but overall I think I enjoyed it. It's would be a 3.5 so it's rounded up

Pure Puerto Rican joie de vivre. More is not possible.

Very good. Different from I usually listen to, it it was enjoyable

Didn't understand a word, still a great album. Big band feel with catchy vibes.

Good atmospheric music

Loved this.

Fun, but I'm too dead inside for this kind of music.

Tropico! Listened to when running a few days as well

Ik heb weinig referentie of dit een goed album is of niet. Het was tof om naar te luisteren bij warm weer

A real good fun album, can’t help but smile and dance listening to this. Added to my rotation

Phenomenal for a little run, great rhythm, highly structured, makes your bum sway with full vitality and glamour. Love the bits where Tito is an absolute cunt to bandmates and they kept it on the recording.

Saanko taas sanoa, että tasaisen erinomainen suoritus lajissaan. Mukaansatempaavaa kuunneltavaa, mutta ei ihan saanut mun tanssijalkaa liikkeelle.

Asialle vihkiytymättömänä ja vihkiytymättömille tyypillistä fiilistelyä vierastavana olen sitä mieltä, että tämä on hyvää "tämmöistä" (tiedät millaista). Hei, Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti oli mieleenpainuva biisi.

This was a different proposition ! It reminded me of my Mum & Dad practising their dance steps. It was alright to listen to for that reason but personally, not something I’d choose so 2*

Hmm... kind of nice background/elevator music but I don't think I'd sit down and listen to it.

I cannot imagine a record doing what this record does, but better. Reminded me of loaded club scenes in modernist classics - again, thinking of Antonioni here. Four stars

Pretty much as expected but lots of fun. Puente is the classic sound of Latin jazz

Ritmos latinos y con ritmo. Tipo cumbia. Afrocaribeños. Bastante parecidas las canciones entre sí. Escuchable, sin más, sin destacar especialmente.

Great background music. Felt better as accompaniment than in the forefront but greatly enjoyable nonetheless.

Des espagnoleries qui ne me font ni chaud ni froid contrairement à ce sac-poubelle humain que certains appellent eltrapeze, à raison.

Tito Puente vient ici nous rappeler les plus grandes heures du générateur, celles où je venais à découvrir le genre majestueux de la salsa par le biais de Willie Colon et Ruben Blades. Ma vie n'a dès lors plus jamais été la même.

I always love getting big band type stuff and this satisfied that sweet spot for half an hour. It wasn’t as good as the Afro Cuban Kenya one but it was still solid.

I thought it was super fun but it’s not really a listen through album for me

I don't know why, but one of the very first artists my parents showed me was Tito Puente; I actually took a course on the congas in high school because of that influence. I'd likely suck now if I tried but I still remember some of the patterns for things you hear most often throughout this record. The man was insanely prolific, churning out close to 100 albums before he passed. Which also makes judging just one of his albums in isolation an almost impossible task. He's not like Prince where despite being prolific you can get a really wide range of sounds. Steady and danceable is the point. Given that this came out in 91, it probably was one of the records I heard over and over, and listening again I enjoyed all of the songs. He's a legend in latin jazz and hand percussion in particular, and certainly deserving of a spot on the list, but I struggled to determine what sets this particular effort apart from the rest of his catalogue.

Mambo-mania. Well maybe that is an exaggeration, but it was very popular in the mid-to-late 50s. Does this go on the list? There should be a section for important and impactful releases, and the impact this had in paving the way for Latin music in the future is undeniable. I don't know if this is the one I would select, but it probably winds up on a short list for inclusion.

I like this album as background in a nightclub. In fact, it makes me feel like I'm seeing Ricky Ricardo play at the Tropicana Club in 1957. The musicians are great. I especially like the horns. Once again, I don't feel as though I know enough about this genre to determine where this should rank.

Maybe todays weather biased me, but I’m giving this a five. This was awesome. It was so evocative of a particular place in both space and time (at least for someone who was never in NYC in the 50s) and feels perfectly executed. The horns were wonderful and the piano sounded great throughout. Would be fun to go out dancing to this.

not my thing but it was fun

45 tracks!? Of salsa and mambo. Jesus.

Not a huge Cuban music fan, but this was enjoyable

Does almost every song sound the same? Yes. Was it a fun and enjoyable album? Yes.

Really enjoyed this album! 4/5

I'm not really knowledgable about Mambo so I can't judge this quality-wise, but it was an enjoyable listen and the orchestra was also very skillful. 7/10 Fave track: Hong Kong Mambo

Unfortunately the great hit from the Simpsons "Señor Burns" was not on the album. Apart from that, early buena vista social club

Classic, you can't resist getting up and moving!

What is this and why is it on the list?

An unashamedly joyous 1950s mambo classic. Still fresh and vibrant today. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: El Cayuco Date listened: 23/06/23

Can't accurately rate with NO frame of reference. This was good music that is easy to listen to and enjoyable for all.

It's a real nice, fun happy time. Really great instrumentation and playing. It's all top-notch and I appreciate it, it's just not massively my scene.

Lives up to its name.

Alright! This was pretty cool! Enjoyed the grooves and will listen again! This might end up on my racks as a pleasant shift in style and tempo!

Fun. Joyful music.

Good album- very different from what I normally listen to, but I liked it!

What a great time! This was just really fun to listen to. Nothing that grabbed my attention quite enough to get a 5 but a lovely little background record with some of the cleanest ensemble brass tones I’ve heard

Yeah it was pretty nice.Good vibes.Latin music has been pretty fun so far.

If I ever want just like mario music in the background - this is the album.

Early latin crossover success story.

Absolutely love it. Listened to it on repeat for 2 hours today. Especially Saca Tu Mujer stood out to me, but there were a couple of others too, which I didn't catch the name of, because I was working. So another proper listen is in order :) Hong Kong Mambo might be the only one I don't care for

pretty good! RIP Tito Puente, who died on this very day in 2000!

I know the accusations were spurious and I’m not sure if he was ever even charged with anything, but the incident in ‘95 the attempted murder of a local businessman has kind of tarnished his reputation for me. Still made some good tunes before he was embroiled in that drama.

Not something I'd listen to regularly, but if I walked into a bar and this was playing, I'd think "Hey, this is pretty cool." One thing's for sure: mambo >>>> bossa nova.

I imagine hearing this live with people dancing is the best way to enjoy the album.

Saw Tito Puente Jr. Play once many years ago. Come cool rhythms. Enjoyed this one.

Just an album of masterful musicianship. Superb and unique vocals with a complete command of the instrumentation. Super fun album and high energy from start to finish. 10/10.

I've gotta say, I haven't listened to many mambo albums in my life. This may very well be the first, in fact, so I don't have much that I can compare this to. Mambo always sounds similar to me, but I know Tito Puente is one of the best in the game. This album is from the late 50's, so pretty early. I liked this well enough.

Bailar, bailar. Mucho mucho bailar. No me gusto mucho mucho.

ekki frá því að ég hafi tekið spor. 3,5

Great to start with then became weirdly depressing to listen alone

Fine to listen to in a bar in Spain but not really one to listen to in the car in England

Bekendste album van de Puerto Ricaanse mambomuzikant Tito Puente en zijn orkest. De tracklist bestaat uit vrolijke chachacha nummers, waarvan sommige instrumentaal. Het album klinkt lekker en weet de Caribische sfeer goed neer te zetten. leukste nummer: Mambo Gazon Het nummer "Varsity Drag" kwam oorspronkelijk uit de musical Good News. Inmiddels is de versie van Tito Puente de meest bekende uitvoering.

I don’t think I’d ever get deeply into it, but I could see this keeping my spirits up while cleaning or something.

Vem sjutton lyssnar på sån här musik?

This is exception in every way I care to think about. Excellent performances, superb composition, great recording and, as then name would suggest, highly danceable.

Very enjoyable! Amazing how old is the album and how the music sounds like fresh new

Absolutely infectious music. I chose to listen to this while commuting into work and I wish that I had blared it at home and given into the rhythm to dance. Blasting horns, scratch boards, maracas, more horns, drums, acoustic boxes, and even the glockenspiel! Great music to dance to, if I knew the salsa.

Well here's a party in my pants and everyone's invited. You can't be angry listening to latin music you just hip thrust with a smile on your face until you are depleted of bodily fluids. A great time had by all. will air grind again.

Salsa. Pues me ha gustado.

This is a really fun record. I don't know the mambo genre well or at all really but I have heard of Tito Puente and enjoyed this album a lot. I don't know that it's something I'll come back to too often but I'd never turn it off. Standout Tracks: El Cayuco, Llego Mijan (Son Montuno), Cuando Te Vea, Hong Kong Mambo, Varsity Drag, Agua Limpia Todo

Ni bon ni mauvais, juste je m'en fous 2.5/5

PREFS : El Cayuco, 3-D Mambo, Mambo Gozon, Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe, Agua Limpia Todo, Saqua a tu Mujer MOINS PREF : Complicacion

Fairly enjoyable listen. It was quite different I may come back to this.

Nice to listen to something different I wouldn't have picked. I doubt I'd ever go back to it but all the salts jazz made a change

Easy five stars. Amazing Salsa. Love it.

The music is so good. Santitos Colon has such a great voice . I loved the marimba solo on Hong Kong Mambo.

Hell yeah so great, this has gotta be the tightest band in the world. I love the arrangements and I love the warmth on all of the horns, such an amazing sounding record.

Wow. The best use for a trumpet. I could listen to this on repeat all day.

A couple of tracks yes a perfect tonic - a whole album the hypnotic rhythms, the clack of the timbales, the horns, the call and response vocals, it is all a bit samey. And music made worse by bringing the vocalist on. two and a half stars really but feeling generous.

Oh, here's another world music box ticking one. I don't mind a bit of Tito, but these all sound very similar when on an album - and after 5 or 6 I've lost interest

bem massa o sonzao mambo e pa

Wow, that was fun. Love the timing too, as it's 80 degrees in NYC and I'm wearing a floral pattern shirt. Standouts: El Cayuco, Mambo Gozon, Varsity Drag

This is a fun exciting album that makes you want to dance. Forget that it’s in Spanish the instrumentals say their own words that have a rhythm all their own. This is some great big band Latino stuff. Most foreign albums have been a miss but this was enjoyed and this is some great music to throw on while focusing on other things. 6.3/10

Thrilla in Manilla

This was good stuff. I like the horns and swinging mamba sounds.

Tito has set my soul afire with a slanderous mambo

not feeling it - dnf

I'm such a sucker for this. It just gives me vibes of the beach and carefree summers.

Beautiful album, I listened to it again when I got home, and it sounded even better.

Just a pretty fine listen. I think that Siembra record scratched my itch for this sort of music way better than this. Most of it sounds quite similar to me, without being able to understand the lyrics. 5/10

Enjoyable.

A lot of fun. Good summery record.

Great stuff, fantastic rhythms.

Why is this The Sims though

I want to put on a white dinner jacket & salsa all day, listening to Tito! What great rhythm, you can hear his influence on Santana here This album started my day on a positive note

Great performances.

Good, but I’m not and never will be programmed for this kind of fun.

I liked it!

Mambo Latin dance music with songs that all sound pretty similar and made to dance to. I can see this as being a very good example of the genre, it’s just not my thing at all.

Not my cup of tea

Mambo. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Salsa. Pues me ha gustado.

Soo chillllll

Erm, how come the DJ never plays stuff like this?

Svängigt

Sounds like the music Ricky would have played with his band from I Love Lucy. Great music to dance to.

This one was actually kind of a vibe I liked it, like jazz but I liked this more tbh

Great sounds really, but it’s just unfortunate I don’t understand all the music, it is a very danceable album don’t get me wrong, just wasn’t a favorite album and I don’t think I would just put this album on to listen to it. But I’m glad I did listen love the sounds and it is not a bad record at all, just not one for me.

Really enjoyable; infectious even.

You will receive what is promised. I immediately started shimmying and shaking at the first track.

Eternal rhythms sure to populate even the most neglected of dance floors.

Love that vibes

It’s alright. For old mambo music it’s pretty good. I wouldn’t put it on myself but for only 30 minutes I could listen.

Sounded like good musicians just too much the same

This is beautiful and well composed. Typically not within my listening realm. But I can appreciate good it is.

Espantoso vibes... Nice

Good Latin mambo and Big Band flair, I'm a sucker for the horn blasts and solos. A timeless sound, and even as a non-Spanish speaker the overall sound and vocals land well.

was actually good

Not my thing to listen to as an album, but you can hear the origins of so much music in there. I do like the brass injection to the music. Everything is better with brass instruments involved.

Not my thing but undeniably great.

^ What I love about this list, experiencing music I'm not familiar with. I've known of Tito Puente as a cultural icon growing up without having the benefit of knowing his music, his iconic status is merited with music like this. 4/5.

Meh, no bad

Love me some salsa!

This was a blast. Something I would’ve never jumped into on my own.

I liked the sound of this album a lot but wasn't able to fully understand what it was about since I wasn't paying attention to the lyrics. I also don't think I know enough about this genre to appreciate what this album does, but liked it a lot regardless. The songs I liked the most were Complicacion, Three D Mambo, Mambo Gozon and Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe

When I think of Latin music, this is pretty much it! This is the real deal, from one the best in the genre, bandleader, Tito Puente. High energy, infectious beats, how can you sit on your ass when you listen to this. Much appreciated background music, but if you were in a club this would be fun. Not usually what I would listen to, but so much better than most of the albums on this list.

Ez 4. Great music. Exceptional hornwork.

Album instantly drops you into a different cultural experience, strongly Cuban-influenced with the leadoff standout "El Cayuco." Music seems so danceable and variations of faster and slower numbers led by horns, keys and Spanish language singers make this a lot of fun.

Might be a good record, but the whole Mambo genre is not for me. 2/5

If I had to pick one genre of music to listen to for the rest of my life it would be something like this. I could rant about the under-representation of Latin music on this list compared 70s rock but we're only 2.8% of the way in so happy to give the benefit of the doubt!!

Makes me wanna suck down on a fat cuban cigar, slurping rum and cokes for eternity

Was nice enough, feel the sounds sorta merged into one after a while. 2.5 would be fair

Nobody does a mambo like Tito! I love the sound of this album; it's such a classic sound that not only instantly registers the Latin style, but also the time it came from. The tracks Hong Kong Mambo and Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti are great with their marimba and vibraphone tracks, respectively. Overall pretty fun record; maybe not for everyday listening, but there's definitely times when I like putting on some of these older Latin styles like mambo or psychedlic cumbria.

Really not my kind of music, but I definitely enjoyed myself. Not sure if I would revisit, but it was fun. 3.5/5

My limited knowledge of Tito Puente comes from him being a suspect of shooting Mr. Burns, while the title of this album recalls my sister’s dance trope. So coming in mostly blind, I like this just fine. It’s a solid dance album, one that saves some of its best grooves for the crucial second half, even if it gets a little tiresome at the very end. Still worth a listen to this rock n roll soul. B

Didn’t listen

When the special thing about this album on Wikipedia is that it was included in "1001 albums you must hear before you die" it makes it a bit recursive. Maybe if you like Mambo music this will be good for you.

First listen

basic brunch music in a good way

It was not offensive music but well before my time and I simply don't understand the draw of this album. I wish I could enjoy it more.

Nice Beat for dancing

3.4/5 good salsa but not the type of music I'd listen to normally

Registro histórico de mambo que demonstrou a importância em pouco mais de 30 minutos, mesmo sem o hit Oye como Va. De qualquer forma, ainda prefiro escutar mais música latina como cubana ou Santana.

A fun album, the many tracks do start to run together.

Pretty upbeat and fun.

Impossible to dislike. Putting this album on here is like cheating. Absolutely fantastic mambo music. What else is there to say? This is amazing no matter what mood you're in.

Listens: 1 Enjoyed: not really for me Would be a high 2 I guess. I just felt something was missing - possibly a couple of beers

Impossible not to like this, surely?

Absolutely what I thought I'd be listening to when we embarked on this voyage. Funky salsa rhythms.

Fun times! I was dancing around the house all day.

This was a fun album. Some of the music sounded familiar. I really only know Tito Puente from when he was hired to teach at Springfield Elementary but lost the job once Mr. Burns stole the school's oil. Tito got his revenge not by shooting Mr. Burns but by setting his soul afire by a slanderous mambo

JAZZ. Favorite track: Mambo Gozon

very classic salsa/mambo? music 3.5

I’m a sucker for Latin Jazz/Mambo/Samba stuff. This record really scratches that itch. It’s fun and gratifying to listen to. Cool record, literally no complaints. 5/5.

Really enjoyable latin mambo album Found the tracks all kind of blurred into one but this may be my unfamiliarity with the genre and dialect

Worked to Fine didnt hate Good to dance to?

Not a lot of variety track to track but groove density is off the charts.

Un bon petit son mambo qui se prend bien. Pas pour toutes les occasions, mais ça s'écoute tout seul.

I’m not typically into big band music, won’t likely listen to this again but it was fun. The Latin sounds gave it a summery vibes. You know that instrument that sounds kinda like a zipper going up and down? I had to look it up, it’s called a Guiro and I think it should be worked into more songs, it’s great. 3 stars

Wel echt eens wat anders, dus ik begon echt met een open mind. Ik heb 't einde gehaald, maar met moeite..

Gezellig, maar niet gezellig genoeg

Dit is voor een of twee liedjes nog wel leuk. En dan het liefst niet in de winter.

Leuk dat er iets Spaans tussen zit. Het kon me echter niet erg bekoren.

Enjoyable. The origins of the sound of the Buena Vista Social club. I found it all a bit samey after a while but enjoyable nonetheless.

Of course I love it. Usually with world music I’m willing to be lenient with some production weirdness, but this whole album is super tight. The percussion is especially wonderful.

i mean, what else could you want? this is excellent.

Sounded like standard Latin jazz I’d hear in the background somewhere

Tito is always a hit. This was a fantastic album of fantastic jazz that flew by and made up for some of the lesser albums this week. We always need a little TP in our lives.

Whoa, very exciting to get some Tito Puente on here! It's not Night Beat unfortunately, so hopefully there's still a chance that we get that album. Nevertheless, and as expected, this is some good Latin jazz. Not a whole lot that stuck with me, nothing as memorable as some of the joints on Night Beat, but still very good. Need more old jazz/world music records like this. Favorite tracks: Hong Kong Mambo, El Cayuco, Agua Limpia Todo. Album art: The text and framing, especially that "living stereo" banner, is classic. The picture kinda sucks, what the hell does this white woman have to do with the music? Whatever label exec picked that one (surely dead by now) deserves a swift kick in the pants (that he was buried in). 3.5/5

Great sounding dance album-reminded me of dirty dancing soundtrack. Well recorded.

A pleasant Bossa Nova album that unfortunately reminds me of my oldest brother.

This is one that is hard to rate. When it came out (before my time) I am sure it was great. Mambo. Dancing. Latin music. All the rage! Today, we hear it and it is just old music of days gone by. I rate based on what the album means to me, not what it means to music history in general. It may have been an influential album in the 1950s....I'll give it that. For my pleasure in listening it gets a 3.5/5. There is nothing bad about this album. It does make me want to dance (in private of course - because this old white guy don't dance) and it IS fun to listen to.

Top 3 Songs: 1 - Agua Limpia Todo (11) 2 - Mambo Gozon (7) 3 - El Cayuco (1)

First, this is really not my thing, but reminded me of spending several vacations in beautiful Puerto Rico. Fun album and immediately contacted Mindy and told her she should take a listen. She immediately replied and stated this guy's last concert was IN Puerto Rico and he died after that show. He had a heart attack, was transported to main land US and died in New York the following night. I was shocked my wife knew this, but not shocked she liked this music. We started planning our next trip to PR last night!! Again, not my thing but I'm going to give a 3 for all the wonderful memories of time, with my wife, on the beautiful beaches and the beautiful times we shared.

4 Oh man what a treat this has turned out to be. I’m a fan of Buena Vista Social Club and this has the same kind of vibe. Fun and carefree, it’s exactly the kind of music I would love to put on during a sunny day. I’m sure I’d have a lot more to say if I spoke Spanish and could comment on the lyrics but this album proves that music is the universal language. There are some incredibly soulful solos here and these players are all very clearly familiar with each other because this is some of the tightest playing I’ve ever heard. This is good ol feel good music. Nothing stressful here. Just bright, catchy and sometimes mysterious mambo music. Aside for it dragging a touch near the end, I’ll be listening to again and also redownloading Duolingo Favorites: El Cayuco, 3D Mambo, Cuando Te Vea (Guauanco) Hong Kong Mambo, Varsity Drag

2 Yeahhhhh I don’t know about this one. It made me think of vacation in some ways, so I’m sure it would hit hard in the right environment, but I just really don’t see myself putting this on in my own time. I’m not going to pretend I’m any kind of expert on the genre, but I’m not sure what makes Tito Puente in particular stand apart among mambo artists. Not much stood out to me here besides some cool vibraphone on Hong Kong Mambo and Estoy Siempre Junto a Ti. My dad probably liked this because it reminds him of Puerto Rico. As for myself, not quite my thing, but I’ll give Tito Puente credit for having not been the one to shoot Mr. Burns.

This is another one of the many albums I’ve given a 2 because I didn’t get the genre in general.

LOVE Dancing in the kitchen vibes

This was pretty good, although since it's very, VERY obviously meant to be dance music, it doesn't really jive with most of the other albums on this list and how you may listen to those. Some of the instrumental songs become background noise only a minute in, and the songs with vocals, save for one or two, are usually very simplistic. Again, this is all exactly the point in the context of the album, but I can't see myself listening to most of this in any moment of my life, other than a random shuffle. Still good enough to get into the four star range, but this is really in it's own category.

Pleasant enough background music.

Actually pretty great

Well now I'm likely going to go on a Tito Puente kick. I'm sure my husband will appreciate it.

Cuban Jazz? It's an odd orchestral collection. It's fine for what it is, but it's not what I want.

Very fun stuff, enjoyable upbeat listen and made me want to learn how to salsa.

Tito Puente. Wow! If this doesn’t get it going for you, you are dead . Mercy

Que bendición este álbum!!!

Music was great. I don't speak Spanish but it is lit. The slower points were kind of eh. Overall pretty enjoyable.

I dont even know how to rate this. Its upbeat, I guess? 3/5

great albun

Loved it actually. Sounds like the sun and good food.

I loved this album. It was full of energy and I found myself dancing around in my chair to the music. Very cool listening to our culture's music.

Liked this one, very groovy. Probably listen again

Very nice sounds, exotic

-Some fun drum fills in "Mambo Gozon" -Just some mambo music, not really that exciting for me. Just kept it interesting enough for a 3

pretty good sound, enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Very solid salsa

This was fun.

A little of this goes a long way. But it's good.

Would love to hear this remastered. For the timeframe it was a fresh magical sound

Dames en heren... dit is mambo nummer zes! Heb u een pilletje voor de hik? Deze zag ik niet aankomen, allemaal mambo en chachacha en al die Latijns-Amerikaanse dingen. Ik vind dat altijd erg lollige muziek, maar ik vind deze plaat niet echt anders of beter dan andere muziek in het genre. Misschien heb ik er gewoon geen verstand van. Een vier omdat het weer een welkome afwisseling is.

Er is weinig slechts over dit album te zeggen. Echte uitspringers kan ik ook niet noemen. Maar toch trekt de soepele muziek af en toe extra de aandacht. Een 3,5. Ik rond het af naar een 4

Dit doet me denken aan dat je in het caribisch gebied op een zonnig eiland zit en in de kroeg blijkt iedereen een instrument meegenomen te hebben. Een emmer doet dienst als trommel, er is een koebel en achter de toeters en bellen staat nog iemand een potlood over een rasp te halen. Hierbij gaan de voetjes wel van de vloer

Again, this stuff is not my jam, but damn if it isn't a fun listen. Way to go, Tito!

Noice...not exactly a great album for my current December weather and mood but it's enjoyable and I can see sitting on the deck (not dancing, sorry) with a cold drink and this just cheerfully on in the background. A fun listen, 3.5 stars!

It was a fuckin’ party in my car this morning at 6am with this playing, let me tell you. I have been digging this style of music lately and it’s like the algorithm read my mind.

Didn't love it, but I actually finished it, which I can't say for a lot of the albums on here. Not for me but it's not bad music.

Now we're talking! Mambo from this time period always evokes cool dudes in white linen suits driving around Miami in their convertibles, before taking on some sort of "Oceans 11" type caper. You don't get better than Tito - still as danceable today as it was 60 years ago...

I put on this album and I definitely felt a strong sensation to mildly sway.

salsaaaaaa

Almost impossible to resist dancing to this. Very much along the lines of Buena Vista Social Club - infectious.

Ehh was alright.

It was a shame listening to this while driving; it made me want to get up and dance.

Fun music for a patio party for sure. I enjoyed this a fair amount.

Not bad, makes me wish I was drinking something tropical in the blistering heat

Salsaaaaaaaaaa

Very good, felt slightly formulaic based on other stuff I’ve listened too but based on historical context it’s clear that this album helped establish the formula. Will definitely listen to again and I may grab some Latin music for the vinyl collection.

A solid album of really fun music. I can’t see myself listening to it again though except as background music at a party. It was good though

Fun, but nothing I'll just throw on. This sounds like classic mambo, which was never what I've been drawn towards.

If you ever need deskercise, put this album on.

have to say, this album left me kinda flat as well. I generally enjoy this stuff and if i were in a different mood my feeling of it would be different.

I wanted to dance while listening to it and I feel that’s I would have enjoyed it more. Fun listen for sure, was better than Aerosmith

ohhhhh yeah baby let's go tito puente was doing so much cool shit as a band leader in the year 1958. lawrence welk wasn't doing this shit i'm sorry he just wasn't. there was not an american market for dance mania in the time it came out, and the american market is so so dumb for not wanting this record. there are very few albums that make me actually want to get up and move, but this album makes me want to put a rose in my mouth and woo a woman with the language of dance again, with some of these albums, i'm like, "did i really need to hear this?" yes, i needed to hear dance mania by tito puente. this was a blind spot, but it never will be again, as i will remember these sweet grooves and wonderful orchestral arrangements for the rest of my life puente was a percussionist by trade before becoming a band leader, and you can absolutely tell. every single one of these songs has a really tight and individualistic groove, the non-drum percussive instruments (marimba, etc) add so much to the bottom layer of this arrangement, and oh my GOD the horns are so good in every single song music is supposed to make you feel stuff. a lot of the stuff i love evokes a strong emotion in me - love, sadness, longing. i love dance mania, because it inspires a great joy in my heart that i just cannot shake. it's cutting through this overcast seattle day and shining the sun into my soul, man. i get the fuck down with tito puente and his orchestra.

It's unfair to compare this album to many others on this list, since this is definitely music meant to be danced to, not listened to. Still, really fun album.

BANGERS FOR DAYS

Though it's not something I'd usually seek out, I found myself enjoying this one. It's just so fun and groovy.

not my thing, 2.

(Note: I listened only to Vol. 1, cuz the full album is 2+ hours long and I didn't feel like listening to the whole thing) I like this album. The music is nice to bop along to, but I don't think it's as good as Kenya by Machito. I was grooving more to Kenya, but this album is still good. Maybe I've just been spoiled lol. Favorite song: Hong Kong Mambo Worst song: idk, Cuando The Vea (Guaguanco)

Another project I have on the go is learning Spanish on Duolingo (currently on 577 days in a row!). All of my childhood holidays were to the Canary Islands too. I say all this to explain my likely bias towards Spanish music. Songs I already knew: none, although they all sounded very vaguely familiar Favourites: 3-D Mambo, Honk Kong Mambo, Água Limpia Todo This was such a fun album. I love that calypso style piano and it’s here in abundance for this album. The vocals and instrumentation are great, and it’s an all round happy album that’s pretty hard not to like. Everybody sounds like they’re having a good time, and it’s kinda contagious and you can’t help but to wiggle those hips without even realising it. I definitely recommend, as it is not what you think of at all with 50’s music.

So many good memories, feel good World music with Percussion. Made me smile the whole Album through.

Le gars qui chante est pas toujours le bienvenu, mais ça ressemble à du Tito Puente et ça fait du bien.

This was kinda cool, could see putting it on at a party or BBQ, but didn’t save any.

Delicious Latin rhythms. Listenable and uplifting full sound.

Just last week Google did a doodle on Tito Puente. This is an insanely fun album, and the songs sound distinctively different from each other. Yet it's all mambo. I can dance to the rhythm while still listening out to the set of instruments (especially the horns) that do their own thing. A 50s album has no right for me to find something I like about nearly every song. Afro-Caribbean Percussions are the highlights, featuring the marimba, xylophone, timbales, congos, and bongos. Got a little tired in the last few songs, but it was short enough to fully enjoy the record, and it's certainly my favorite mambo record so far. Favorites: El Cayuco, Cuando Te Vea, Hong Kong Mambo, Mi Chiquita, Varsity Drag

Enjoyable, probably won’t go back to it in the future but was nice for a change of pace

This was very fun, made me wanna have a boogy

Dance Mania? Dance Mania. Makes you want to dance from the very first beat down to the last!

Happy to listen to a Tito Puente album. I love the brass, the cross rhythms, the 'rrrrrr' at the end of phrases, but it does lead me to wonder where the boundaries of this list lie? What is in and what is out?

Cha-cha-cha!

Very cool, I dig it. Will definitely come back to this one - 4 stars.

totally for moving your literal feet or mental one, now i just have to figure out what the translation is 😅

If you're in the mood for this, I'm sure it's great live.

I liked this - a great example of the genre.

Tito was solid. I can appreciate the music and the influence of the vibe here. Love the steel drum sound. Ok Tito!

Salsa i merengue en el seu estat més pur i de la ma del mestre del génere. Molt desfassat, però al seu moment devia sonar com la cosa més cool del món

Harder hitting than the rock and roll music at the time and catcher than Jazz. This is full of energy and has a hypnotic rythym more like trance / dance music from many decades later. This had to have been the most exciting music to come out of 1958. (4.2)

To me all Latin music sounds the same. That's not a bad thing but I struggle to differentiate it. It could all be from the same artists. Clearly this is a very condescending thing to say, and that isn't my intention - its just where I am with this

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Well that was a pleasant surprise.

Extremely enjoyable effort from the legend Tito Puente (perhaps most famously known as one of the prime suspects in the shooting of C. Montgomery Burns). The orchestration feels effortless but interesting and complex at the same time. Although the lyrics are completely non-understandable to me, the language of mambo is universal. Highlights were the classic 'El Cayuco' and the playful 'Hong Kong Mambo'.

While everything about this is wholeheartedly enjoyable, I might not be built for this much mamba. The legendary Tito Puente and his band play their hearts out and I truly feel like being transported to the Americas during “El Cayuco” and “Llegó Miján”. I’ve got nothing really bad to say about this; in the end I’ve just had enough mamba for the week.

Fun to listen to, but get repetitive after a while.

Fuck, I love this 5

Great dance music, you would want to play this if you were having a party. Nice variety of moods, tempos and styles. Would you listen to this if you weren't in the mood for dancing? I'm not so sure.

Fun and good rhythm!

Fun, but the songs blended together.

I loved the songs, but they all start to blend together pretty quickly

Well this was fun!

Fun! I dont always want it, but I don't mind this forsure.

I'm not sure this is the best Latin album nor Tito Puente album for this list. 3 stars for decent background noise

Wow I love this album, was a big revelation for me when I picked it up on a recommendation in high school. My second favorite Tito Puente album behind "Puente on Percussion" - highly recommend the expanded "legacy edition" on Spotify for some great b-side cuts like "Baila Como Es"

Fun background music. Made me dance a little in my chair, so rating a little higher for the extra energy.