Tito Puente - The Best Of The Concord Years (2000)

Tracklist:

DISC 1
01. On Broadway (Album Version) (00:08:05)
02. Ran Kan Kan (Live) (00:05:14)
03. Lush Life (Album Version) (00:05:38)
04. Take Five (Album Version) (00:06:01)
05. All Blues (Album Version) (00:05:11)
06. Consternation (Album Version) (00:04:09)
07. Tokyo Blues (Album Version) (00:05:15)
08. Misteriosa (Album Version) (00:04:49)
09. Sun Goddess (Album Version) (00:07:23)
10. Contigo En La Distancia (Album Version) (00:04:28)
11. Airegin (Album Version) (00:04:12)
12. Oye Cómo Va (Live) (00:05:52)

DISC 2
01. Machito Forever (Album Version) (00:06:00)
02. Donna Lee (Album Version) (00:04:33)
03. Lullaby Of Birdland (Album Version) (00:04:16)
04. On Green Dolphin Street (Album Version) (00:06:58)
05. Mambo King (Album Version) (00:03:12)
06. Sophisticated Lady (Album Version) (00:05:17)
07. Spain (Album Version) (00:06:17)
08. Picadillo A Lo Puente (Album Version) (00:03:48)
09. Equinox (Live) (00:07:04)
10. Fiesta A La King (Album Version) (00:05:47)
11. Nostalgia On Times Square (Album Version) (00:06:19)
12. Alluya (Album Version) (00:02:25)

Total length: 02:08:13
Label: Concord Jazz

The Best of the Concord Years collects 24 tracks over two discs from the final portion of Latin band leader and percussionist Tito Puente's career, which spanned six decades. During that time, Puente never strayed far from his jazz roots, as demonstrated by the inclusion of compositions by John Coltrane, Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, George Shearing, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Paul Desmond, and Charles Mingus. Considering Puente's substantial output on Concord Picante, some of this material may have slipped through the cracks the first time around. The Best of the Concord Years provides another chance to hear several fiery Afro-Cuban jazz performances, proving that "The King of Latin Music" refused to slow down, even after it was expected of him.