Rudy Calzado - Cuba, N.Y.C.

"Pachanga Time"

Vinyl LP - 1961

Rudy Calzado
Nov. 1929, Santiago de Cuba
May 11 2002, N.Y.C.

Singer, arranger, bandleader and prolific composer, this was his first 1961 LP as a leader of his own band.

Originally on Gema (RLP1146), this was the reissue on Gema's subsidiary label: 'Rumba' (RLP 55546).
After this it was never reissued again.

Rudy Calzado: director, singer, güiro, composer.(all 12 songs)
José Andrew: violín
José “Chombo” Silva: violín
Daniel González: violín
Roberto (Bobby) Rodríguez: bajo
Roger Lewis: flauta
Elliot Romero: coros,
Frank Mercado: coros
Alfredo Valdés: tumba
Felipe Yanes: piano
Miguel P. Hernández: güiro
Walfredo De Los Reyes III: timbal

7. Tumba La Caña Jibarito

10. La Botija De Abuelito

"Orq. Nuevo Ritmo De Cuba"

Original LP cover on GNP

"Orq. Nuevo Ritmo De Cuba"
Original group in Chicago 1958 

Armando Sánchez: leader and tumbadoras.
Victor Venegas: bass.
Rene 'El Látigo' Hernández: piano.
Rolando Lozano: flute.
Rudy Calzado: vocal, Güiro.
Nicolas Martinez: timbal.

"Discothèque Goes Latin"

"Salsa En Los Infiernos" 1978"Rica Charanga" 
1986
*All 8 compositions by Rudy Calzado
Pupi Legarreta plays his ass off on flute (and violin).
Mario Bauzá on clarinet.
Everyone swings on these sessions.

Vinyl LP
"La Charanga Antillana"

CD reisssue

Rudy Calzado also kills on this LP.

(Reissued on CD)