A budget-priced 13-track collection of recordings from Tito Puente and Woody Herman, featuring Charlie Byrd on guitar. From the vaults of Everest.
Tracks:
1.Latin Flight
2.New Cha Cha
3.Mambo Herd
4.Tito Meets Woody
5.Cha Cha Chick
6.Blue Gardenia
7.Prelude Ala Cha Cha
8.It's Coolin' Time
9.Black Orchid
10.Original No. 2
11.Sinbad The Sailor
12.Mambo Bambo
13.Fire Island
Product Description:
PUENTE'S BEAT/HERMAN'S HEAT documents the collaboration of two great talents of 20th century music: Tito Puente and Woody Herman. Puente takes easily to Herman's swinging sound.
"Latin Flight" is a highlight, serving as a call to dance that even the most uptight can't ignore. Also noteworthy are "Tito Meets Woody," a swinging mambo, and "Cha-Cha Chick," a slow and sexy swinger. "Mambo Herd" is purely a vehicle for Puente to show off at the timbales, despite its being named after Herman, who is the real star here; it's the Herd's distinctive sound that defines this recording, despite the fact that Puente's touch has a great impact on the final sound.