RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Top Percussion
| Recorded | c. 1958 |
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| Label | RCA Victor |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 10 credited players |
| Discogs | master 288858 |
The record
Five percussionists deep, including Santamaria and Aguabella, this session pushes past the ballroom and into batá and conga lineage. El Viejo Macucho's vocals root the whole date in santeria ceremony, not dancehall mambo.
Session personnel
- Evaristo Baro — bass
- Enrique Martí — percussion [latin drums]
- Francisco Aguabella — percussion [latin drums]
- Julio Collazo — percussion [latin drums]
- Mongo Santamaria — percussion [latin drums]
- William Correa — percussion [latin drums]
- Tito Puente — timbales
- El Viejo Macucho — vocals
- Marcelino Guerra — vocals
- Merceditas Valdés — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.
| 1958 | RCA Victor · LPM-1617 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Indianapolis pressing earliest on file |
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| 1958 | RCA Victor · LSP-1617 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1958 | RCA Victor — STEREO |
| 1958 | RCA Victor · LPM-1617 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1958 | RCA Victor · LSP-1617 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | RCA Victor · LPM-1617 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | RCA Victor · LSP-1617 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | RCA Victor · APS-120 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 2-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel |
| 1958 | RCA Victor · LPM-1617 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1977 | Arcano Records · DKL1-3175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1992 | BMG · 13593 — CD |
| 1992 | RCA · 3264-2-RL — CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1992 | RCA · 3264-2-RL — Cassette, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1993 | RCA · 3264-2-RL — CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
Evaristo Baro also plays on
Francisco Aguabella also plays on