7/4 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Ray Barretto Memorial Broadcast Presidents' Day, 2/20/06, 24 hours 'round the clock Join WKCR in celebrating the musical legacy of Ray Barretto on Monday, February 20th, 2006. From Midnight to Midnight, WKCR will play music from throughout Barretto's varied musical career. Barretto, who passed away on February 17th, was a pioneer of Latin jazz and salsa. Ray Barretto was born in Brooklyn on April 29, 1929 and grew up in the Bronx. Influenced by jazz recordings including Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo's Manteca, Barretto began sitting in at jam sessions in Germany where he was stationed with the army. Upon his return from the service, Barretto visited sessions in Harlem and before long was playing with some of the biggest names in jazz. He played with Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Art Blakey and recorded with Lou Donaldson, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Gillespie, Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Cal Tjader, Sonny Stitt, as well as the Rolling Stones, Average White Band, Bee Gees and Bette Midler. In 1957, Barretto replaced Mongo Santamaria in Tito Puente's band, where he remained until 1961. During this period Barretto participated in some of Puente's seminal recordings, including Dance Mania. Barretto began his career as a bandleader recording in a charanga band for Riverside Records in 1961. In '62 Barretto had a hit for Tico Records, Charanga Moderna, which sold a million copies. In 1967, Barretto joined Fania records and began one of the most musically significant periods in his career, recording a number of albums that came to define the sound of salsa. Barretto and Celia Cruz's collaboration Ritmo En El Corazón (their second), released at the end of 1988 and issued in the UK on the Caliente label in 1989, won a Grammy award in 1990. During the last decade, Barretto played almost exclusively Latin jazz. His last album, Time Was/Time Is, was released in 2005. Tune in on Presidents' Day when WKCR will play nothing but the music of Ray Barretto, a giant of Latin and jazz music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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