JOE QUIJANO PRESENTS THE TITO PUENTE ROAST - DVD

Joe Quijano Present : "THE TITO  PUENTE ROAST "   Featurin many latin paenalities and three legendary musical numbers by the great TITO PUENTE and his orchestra.

En abril 30, del 1979, "Ensalsamos" a Tito Puente. Una hora45 minutos, de comedia, y tes numeros musicales, por Tito Puente y su Orquesta," EL Rey del Timbal", mambo,'No Puedo Ser Feliz" , bolero (con Tito Puente, en el vibrafono0 y "Oye Como a Va', cha,cha,cha. Disfruten de esta labor historica, como yo disfrute, haciendolo realidad . Gracias, Joe Quijano.

IN 1979 ,I PRODUCED A LIVE SHOW FOR TITO PUENTE AND HIS ORCHESTRA,FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING HIM TO A WIDER TELEVISION AUDIENCE. WE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF STARTING A TITO PUENTE SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND INCORPORATING IT INTO "THE TITO PUENTE ROAST.

THE SHOW WAS FILMED AT MTI STUDIOS IN NYC WITH RENOWNED SCENIC DISIGNER, DOUGLAS S. PADDOCK . MANY PERSONALITIES ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN THIS GRAND NEW. THEY WERE GRACE PEREZ QUIJANO,RAU DAVIDAL, HERB MC QUADE, RONNIE PUENTE (TITO PUENTE' SON) , EDUARDO OLMOS,ORLANDO MARIN,AL SANTIAGO, POLITO VEGA,(ANNOUNCER), CHARLIE PALMIERI, BOOBY CAPO, FELIPE LUCIANO,RAY  BARRETTO,RALPH MERCADO, RAUL MARRERO,BILL BEAUCHAMP,IZZY SANABRIA, MARDCOS ROSALES, TONY MARTINEZ, CINDY RODRIGUEZ,(TITO RODRIGUEZ'S DAUGHTER),EDDIE PALMIERI, RALPH NEW,JOSE CURBELO,ROGER DAWSON,MYRTA SILVA,PAPO ESTRADA,JOE CONZO, FEDERICO PAGANI,CATALINO ROLON, PACO NAVARRO(ANNOUCER), MARGIE PUENTE (TITO PUENTE'S WIFE),AND THE TITO PUENTE ORCHESTRA.

THE EVENT TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 30, 1979. THE FILMING TURNED OUT TO BE EXCITING AND SUCCESSFUL SINCE THE ROASTING TO TIO PUENTE WAS RECORDED IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE.

"LEGENDARY MUSICIAN, VOCALIST,RECORD PRODUCER AND BANDLEADER JOE QUIJANO  HAS MANAGED TO  CAPTURE A PIECE OF MUSICAL HISTORY. WITH THE TECHNICAL HELP OF TRUMPETER  LUIS "PERICO" ORTIZ. JOE JAS RESTORED WHAT EVERYONE THOUGHT WERE THE LOST TAPES FROM THE 1979."TITO PUENTE ROAST". THIS EVENT WAS A BLACK TIE AFFAIR  HELD IN HONOR OF THE MOST POPULAR LAITN BANDLEADEROF HIS TIME. FEATURED ON THIS DVD ARE THREE CLASSIC "LIVE" PERFORMANCE BY THE MAESTRO AND HIS ORCHESTRA,LACED TOGETHER WITH TESTIMONIALS AND JOKES BY SOME OF THE GREATEST MUSICIANS THAT EVER PERFORMED AGRO-CUABAN MUSIC. THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF JOE, A BRAND NEW GENERATION OF HISPANIC-CARBBEAN-AMERIANS MAY NOW FULLY APPRECIATE TITO'S INNOVATIVE EFFORTS.  IT IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO NOEN OF NEW YORK'S OWN, A TRU AMERICAN LEGEND" ( BY CHICO ALVAREZ, VOCALIST, BANDLEADER, WRITER AND RADIO PERSONALLITY.

"TITO PUENTE ROAST" IS A FASCINATING SOCIAL DOCUMENT OF BOTH ITS SUBJECT AND NEW YORK'S LATIN MUSIC ESTABLISHMENT IN THE EARLY 1980'S. JOE QUIJANO AS TO BE COMMENDED FOR PRESERVING AND NOW RELEASIN THIS MATERIAL ON DVD; IT'S A MUST FOR COLLECTORS AND SERIOUS STUDENT OF MUSIC"  (BY JOHN CHILD, EDITOR AND JOURNALIST FOR THE DESCARGA AND PRODUCER SELECTOR OF ARACATACA ON TOTALLY RADIO.COM.

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