Pucho Catalog

1966 (age 28)

Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Tough!   Prestige PR 7471   1966

Vincent McEwan, trumpet; Claude Bartee, tenor sax; William Bivens, vibes; John Spruill, piano; Jon Hart, bass; Richard Landrum, congas; Norberto Apellaniz, bongos; Pucho, timbales.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1966

Cantelope Island
Walk On By
Just For Kicks
And I Love Her
Vietnam Mambo
The Shadow Of Your Smile
Strange Thing Mambo
Goldfinger
Yesterday

** also released on Prestige PRST 7471 in 1966.

Pucho And The Latin Soul Brothers - Saffron And Soul   Prestige PR 7502   1967

Vincent McEwan, trumpet; Claude Bartee, tenor sax; Harold Alexander, tenor sax, flute; William Bivens, vibes; John Spruill, piano; James Phillips, bass; William Curtis, drums; Richard Landrum, congas; Norberto Alellaniz, bongos; Pucho, leader; John Spruill, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 8-10, 1966

Aye Ma Ma
Reach Out, I'll Be There
Soul Yamie
Alfie
What A Piece
Early Autumn
Something Black
The Groover
Caravan

** also released on Prestige PRST 7502 in 1967.

1967

Pucho And The Latin Soul Brothers - Shuckin' And Jivin'   Prestige PRST 7528   1967

Vincent McEwan, trumpet; Claude Bartee, tenor sax; William Bivens, vibes; Neal Creque, piano; Jimmy Phillips, bass; Cecil Jackson, congas; Norberto Apellaniz, bongos; Pucho, timbales; Jackie Soul, The Soul Sisters, vocal.

NYC, August 9, 1967

Shuckin' & Jivin'
Dearly Beloved
Return To Me
See See Rider
You Are My Sunshine
Swing Thing
How Insensitive
Maiden Voyage

Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Big Stick   Prestige PRST 7555   1968

William Bivens Jr., vibes, Clavinet, piano, traps, cowbell; Neal Creque, piano, Clavinet, organ; Jimmy Phillips, bass; Cecil Jackson, congas; Norberto Appellaniz, bongos; Pucho, timbales, congas; Jackie Soul, vocal; with Sanford Allen, Alfred Brown, Matthew Raimondi, violin; Bill Fischer as Bill Fisher, violin parts arranger.

NYC, December 5, 1967

Swamp People
No One Knows
Here Comes That Rainy Day
Sunny
Left In The Cold
Cold Shoulder
Big Stick
Yesterday / Going Out Of My Head

1968 (age 30)

Pucho And The Latin Soul Brothers - Heat!   Prestige PRST 7572   1968

Al Pazant, trumpet; Eddie Pazant, tenor, baritone sax, flute; William Bivins Jr., vibes; Neal Creque, piano, organ; Jimmy Phillips, bass; Cecil Jackson, congas; Norberto Appellaniz, bongos; Jackie Soul, The Soul Sisters, vocal; Pucho, leader, timbales; with Sanford Allen, Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, violin; Neal Creque, arranger.

NYC, April 23, 1968

Heat!
Georgia On My Mind
The Presence Of Your Heart
Psychedelic Pucho
I Can't Stop Loving You
Wanderin' Rose
Let Love Find You
Candied Yam
Payin' Dues

1969

Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Dateline   Prestige PRST 7616   1969

Al Pazant, trumpet; Barry Rogers, trombone; Eddie Pazant, alto, tenor, baritone sax, flute; William Bivens Jr., vibes, tambourine; Neal Creque, piano, organ; William Allen, Fender bass; Joe Armstrong, congas; Norberto Apellaniz, bongos; Pucho, timbales, drums; Richard Landrum, shekere, quiro, tambourine, wheedle.

NYC, February 11, 1969

Dateline
How Did It Happen?
Ain't Nothin Can't Happen
Tell Me
Listen To Louie
Bim
Yambo

1970

Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Jungle Fire!   Prestige PRST 7765   1970

Al Pazant, trumpet; Eddie Pazant, tenor sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax, Varitone, flute; Billy Bivins, vibes, miscellaneous percussion; Neal Creque, electric piano; Billy Butler, guitar; Seaborn Westbrook, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Joe Armstrong, congas; Norberto Apellaniz, bongos; Pucho, leader, timbales.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 12, 1970

Friendship Train
Got Myself A Good Man
The Spokerman
Cloud 9
Jamilah