Tito Puente - Out of This World (1991)

01.Descarga (Tito Puente)

02.In Walked Bud (Thelonious Monk)

03.Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie-Kenneth Casey-Maceo Pinkard)

04.Amanecer Guajira (Tito Puente)

05.'S Wonderful (George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin)

06.Luck Dog (Tito Puente)

07.Out of This World (Johhny Mercer-Harold Arlen)

08.Along Came Betty (Benny Golson).

09.Latin Percussion Summit (Tito Puente).

Tito Puente - vibes, timbales

Sonny Bravo - piano

Jose Madera - congas, percussion

Mario Rivera - tenor sax., flute, melodica

Bobby Rodriguez - trumpet, flugelhorn

John "Dandy" Rodriguez - bongo's, percussion

Jose "Papo" Rodriguez - chekere, bongos

Charles Sepulveda - trumpet, flugelhorn

Michael Turre - baritone sax., flute

Papo Vazquez - trombone.

Recorded at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA; December 1990.

Review
by Scott Yanow

The music on Out of This World is consistently exciting, a very winning blend of bop-oriented jazz and Latin rhythms. Among the key players are trumpeter Charlie Sepulveda, trombonist Papo Vazquez, Mario Rivera on tenor, and no less than four Rodriguezes (bassist Bobby, trumpeter Piro, John on bongos, and Jose on chekere). Among the most memorable performances are Thelonious Monk's "In Walked Bud," a Latinized "'S Wonderful," "Descarga," "Amanecer Guajira," and "Latin Percussion Summit." Highly recommended and probably the most rewarding in Tito Puente's long string of Concord Picante recordings.