RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Puente Goes Jazz
| Recorded | 1956 |
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| Label | RCA Victor |
| Released | 1956 |
| Discogs | master 813350 |
The record
RCA Victor put Puente's orchestra to work bending mambo attack into big-band swing phrasing, cut in the mid-'50s. The result argues Latin rhythm and jazz harmony belong on the same chart without either giving ground.
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1990 | RCA · CD 74749 — Vinyl, LP earliest on file |
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| 1956 | RCA Victor |
| 1956 | RCA Victor · BP-46 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 2-Track Mono, 7" Cine Reel, Album |
| 1995 | RCA · CD 74749 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2001 | RCA · BVCJ-37201 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |