Mario Bauzá Orq. "Pachangas" 1961 & "La Botanica" 1976

"Pachangas.. Arthur Murray's Music For Dancing"
RCA Victor LP - 1961
(Mario Bauzá & band )

Two LP's by Mario Bauzá, one is a record that was produced for the dance "impresario/teacher" Arthur Murray titled "Pachangas.. Arthur Murray's Music For Dancing", which was released on the RCA Victor label in 1961. It was intended for students learning to dance the "Pachanga".
Mario Bauzá band leader, arrangements by Cuban pianist René "El Látigo" Hernández who played for José Fajardo's band in Cuba before arriving in N.Y.C. in 1961. José "Chombo" Silva plays violin and takes several great solo's. The flautist is most likely the late Mauricio Smith, or Mario Rivera who was also a great flute player.
Graciela sings with her brother Frank Grillo ('Machito") in the coro.
Mario Bauzá plays trumpet, sax and clarinet.

All 12 songs are "swinging" Pachanga's, many were big hits in Cuba for 'José Fajardo', 'Orq. Aragon' and Eduardo Davidson who wrote "La Pachanga" & "Pancho Calma".
Unfortunately they do not give any credits to the musicians on the recording... and several of the song titles are incorrect.
A record that is now obscure.

1. "El Güiro De Macorina"
Comp: Johnny Pacheco & Louie Ramirez
Violin solo: Jose "Chombo" Silva

2. "Pancho calma"
Comp: Eduardo Davidson

3. "The Wild Pachanga"

4. "Lullaby Of Broadway"
Violin solo: Jose "Chombo" Silva

10. "Ahora Me Toca A Mí' (Ahora Bailo Yo)

11. "It's Only A Paper Moon"

12. "Pa'ya Pa'Ca"


Mario Bauzá 15 years old in 1926, with
La Orquesta Danzonera of maestro Armando Romeu Marrero.

"Graciela y Mario - La Botanica"

1976 on Lamp Records"Graciela y Mario - La Botanica".

With two songs that come from Pacho Alonso's repetoire: "No Me Critiques" (on this LP they "changed" the name to "Tu No Sabes De Amor") and "Divertido Simalé" composed by Pacho Alonso. (on this LP they "changed" the name to "Simalé")
This LP is out of print, but can still be found on the internet selling for about $40.00 and a bootleg CD can also be found... with one song missing.

2. "No Me Critiques" (Tu No Sabes De Amor)

8. "Divertido Simalé" (Simalé)

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)