Ritmo De Estrellas "Pituka La Bella" -1960 Miami

"Pituka La Bella"

Orq. Ritmo De Estrellas

Miami 1960 or 1961
Discuba vinyl LP
Never reissued on LP or CD.

LP vinyl sold on Ebay 3/4/12 $92.00

The tunes "Pituka La Bella" and "Arrimate Pa' Ca" were written by Juanito Marquez and done in the "Ritmo Pa'ca", the rhythmic form attributed to him.
Ritmo De Estrellas, my favorite South Florida Cuban Charanga band circa early '60's.
With much influence by Orq. Aragon, especially in their tight crisp vocal style.
With acoustic bass... so much more natural sounding than electric bass.
This LP is now obscure and hard to find a copy in good condition.
Many later pressings of this LP have very poor sound, with much of the bass very low or almost missing. The early pressings are the best, with the bass very full and the thick album cover with a very high glossy cover photo.

1. Pituka La Bella
Comp: Juanito Marquez
Ritmo Pa'ca

5. Se Callo Del Caballo

7. En El Vacilon

8. Como Goza Elena

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"Pituka La Bella"
Tito Gomez with Orq. Riverside 1952
Very rare and now obscure track.

Video of Orq. Aragon singing "Pituka La Bella" written by Juanito Marquez.
In this video Juanito Marquez walks out and plugs his electric guitar into his amplifier just after the song starts.
Aragon with guests Los Zafiros, Elena Burke and
Juanito Marquez (Ritmo "Pa'ca").

Cuban Tresero Jorge Cabrera y Su Conjunto Yumuri - Miami

"Estampas De Mi Tierra"

Jorge Cabrera y Su Conjunto Yumuri
Con Israel López "Cachao" y Paquito Hechavarria
Caney vinyl LP - 1980 *cleaned with Goldwave V.5
((Conseguirlo))

"La Paella"
Jorge Cabrera y Su Conjunto Yumuri
Con Israel López "Cachao" y Paquito Hechavarria
The "original Caney" vinyl LP - 1981
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"Homenaje A Arsenio Rodriguez"
Jorge Cabrera y Su Conjunto Yumuri
With Israel López "Cachao" & Paquito Hechavarria
Kubaney vinyl LP - 1981 *cleaned with Goldwave V.5
((Conseguirlo))

"Salsa Atrevida"
Jorge Cabrera y Su Tres
Cantan: Pepe Mora
CD - 1987
(too "Salsa-ish" for my tastes)

"Matamoros y Arsenio"
Jorge Cabrera y Su Tres y Su Conjunto
Cantan: Pepe Mora
CD - 1989
#'s 1 - 8: compositions by Miguel Matamoros
#'s 9 - 15: are the same songs as #'s 2 - 8 on the
Kubaney LP "Homenaje A Arsenio Rodriguez"

Grupo Los Herederos - Miami, Florida

Grupo Los Herederos

Miami, Florida

1. "Omi Tuto"

2. "Yo Quiero Regressar"

3. "Atrevimiento No"

4. "Potencia Brava"

5. "En La Union Esta La Fuerza"

Conjunto Universal '67, '68, '73, '74, '75, '76, '78, '79 - Miami

Conjunto Universal in Cuba

(with Manuel "El Guajro" Mirabal and Jaime Garcia)

1967
Jaime Garcia: piano, Rolando Rivero: tumbas.
 Edy Gual: vocal (sin peluca).

Conjunto Universal, the Cuban band that was based in Miami, Florida.
Their most prolific period was during the late 1960's through the 1970's.
A swinging band with a very unique "Cuban" sound.
Arguably the best Cuban band to come out of Miami in the 1970's.
Directed by pianist and arranger 'Jaime Garcia', with lead vocalist Edy Gual.
On their late 60's and early 70's LP's 'Rolando Rivero' played tumbadoras, he would later run the "Do-Re-Mi" music store on SW 8th street in Miami for years, it closed in April of 2009.

On several of their 70'S LP's they included songs originally done by Conjunto Rumbavana, Conjunto Roberto Faz, Los Latinos, Senen Suarez and Pacho Alonso.

"Tremendo Fieston"
1967 vinyl LP


"El Gran Universal"
1968 vinyl LP

"Mantecao"

1973 vinyl LP

2. Voy a Cantar

6. No Quiero Llanto


"Que Se Sepa"
1973 vinyl LP

1. Que Se Sepa

5. No Me Aprietes Tanto

6. Solo Tu Tuviste La Culpa

9. Sabroseao
Comp: Senén Suárez


"Dando Candela"
1974 vinyl LP


"Tremendo Disco"
1974 vinyl LP
On Chango Me Llama they sing a

short coro of "El Zipizapi"

1. Changó Me Llama

5. Francisca

7. En Casa De Pedro El Cojo

9. La Quisquillosa


"Alabao..!"
1975 vinyl LP


"Super Power"
1975 vinyl LP


"Salsa Caliente"
1976 vinyl LP


"Mas Fuerte Que Nunca"
1978 vinyl LP


"Salsa En Tiempo"
1979 vinyl LP


"Gold"
19?? vinyl LP

José Antonío Fajardo - Cuba / Miami / N.Y.C.

José Antonío Fajardo

b; Oct.1919, Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
d; Dec. 2001, Jersey City N.J.
Foto: Panart studios, La Habana 1950's

Not his complete discography, just his "best" and most swinging work.

The majority of his LP's recorded in Cuba were made up of sessions from different dates and also from his 78rpm's and 45rpm's which were then released on individual LP records.
José Fajardo was "The Man"!

Live CMQ Radio broadcast
La Habana, Cuba 1958
Fajardo y sus Estrellas
"Fefita"( 'Elio Valdés' violin solo, 'Tata Güines', tumbadoras)

"Cha cha chá"
Fajardo y Sus Estrellas
Panart-347 10" inch LP
1956

"Fajardo vs Sensacion"
Six songs by Fajardo, taken from 78's and 45rpm's
and four songs by Orq. Sensacion released on an 'Adria' LP.
The Fajardo tracks are from 1953.

1. "Tengo Una Novia"


"Cha cha chá in Havana"
Sessions recorded '54, '55, '56
LP released in 1956


"Una Noche En Montmartre"
1957

Classic Panart cover photo:
Israel "Cachao" Lopéz: bass.
Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez: Güiro.
A very young Rafael "Felo" Bacallao and Sergio Calzado: vocals.
Felix Reyna: violin.

"At The Hilton"
Sessions recorded '54-'58
LP released in 1958

Photo with singers:
Rafael "Felo" Bacallao and Sergio Calzado

"Ritmo De Pollos"
Sessions recorded '55,' 57, '58
LP released in 1959


"Cuban Jam Session Vol. 5"
1957 / 1964

His classic Vol.5 with:
Israel "Cachao" Lopez: bass, Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez: Güiro.
Tata Güines: tumbadoras, Guillermo Baretto: timbales.
The original Panart pressing had a dark blue cover, a later Venezuelan pressing was released with a light blue cover.
With four songs recorded in Havana in 1957 and the other four supposedly recorded in N.Y.C.
in 1964. (Reissued '94 on CD)

"The Best Of Fajardo"
Sessions that were recorded '54-'58,
released as a Panart "best of" LP


"The Great Fajardo"
Previously recorded '55,'56 sessions reissued on Nuvox
Rudy Calzado vocal.
((Conseguirlo))

"Vol.1"
"Vol.2"
"Danzónes Completos Para Bailar"Volumes I & II
José Fajardo's masterful two volumes of
instrumental classic Danzónes released in 1960
with "superb arrangements" by Rodrigo Prats.
"Fajardo & His All Stars Vol-6"

With his band re-formed after Felix Reyna left with several others to form 'Orq. Estrellas Cubanas'
Swinging sessions that include a great version of "Chao Chao".

3. "Chao Chao"



"Lets Dance With Fajardo Vol.7"Sessions from 1959 and 1960
LP released in 1960
Güiro player "Chihuahua" Martinez sitting on wall.


"Saludos From Fajardo"1960((Conseguirlo))

12. "Bonito y Sabroso"



"Sabrosa Pachanga"
1960
((Conseguirlo))

Panart also released the same LP as:
"Sayonara-Orq. Tipica Panart"



"Fajardo En El Japon"Sessions from 1960 and 1961
LP released in 1961

Panart also released the same LP
as: "Hola Japon-Orq. Tipica Panart"


"Mister Charanga"1963

Fajardos first LP as leader of his own band in the U.S. for Columbia.
Originally released on vinyl in 1963, reissued in 1995 on a Sony CD.
With three different vocalists including Roberto Ledesma.
A nice Güiro solo by Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez on "Güiro En Pachanga"
Swinging recording!

12. "Güiro En Pachanga"

"Sabor Guajiro"
1963

Orestes Vilato: timbales, Pupy Legarreta: violin

Great photo of Fajardo wearing a gold watch band
with his initial "F" on it and a gold ring with his initials "JAF"
Interestingly, with electric guitar and vibrafone on a few songs.
Original 1963 vinyl recording for Columbia.
Reissued again on vinyl in 1974 on the Caliente label.
Swinging, with great verions of "El Cuini", "El Paso De Encarnacion"
and a version of "Juaniquita" with electric guitar and vibrafone.

2. "Sabor Guajiro"

12. "Juaniquita"

"Fajardo Llego A Miami"
1964

1. Gloria A Beny Moré (bolero)
2. Cha-cha-cha Del Diablo (Chá)
3. Fajardo y Su Flauta (danzón) not orig. title
4. Eres Asi (Chá)
5. Mira Que Los Tiempos Cambian (bolero-Chá)
6. Sol-Re-Do (Chá)
7. Dos Perlas (bolero)
8. Yo Te Enseñaré Charleston
9. Año 1963
10. Flor De Amor (guajira-Chá)
11. Barco Sin Puerto (Chá)

Not many people know that José Fajardo "does not play on this LP".
The band on this LP is Orq. Estrellas Cubanas directed by Felix Reyna and was recorded in Cuba.
After violinist Felix Reyna left Fajardos band and formed Orq. Estrellas Cubanas, there were bad feelings between Fajardo and Reyna, Fajardo who was living in the U.S. purposly put this LP out with a photo of himself on the cover, as well as changing the name of track #3, to "Fajardo y Su Flauta"... the original title of the song was "Julio El Distinto", named for 'Julio Guerrero' the flute player in Estrellas Cubanas, it is Julio Guerrero who is playing flute on this LP.

Fajardo intentionally took the original recording and put this LP out with with a completely different cover, a photo of himself on the cover sitting in a helicopter with the intention of pissing off Felix Reyna and it did piss him off.