TRIBUTO A FRANCISCO AGUABELLA

Shirley's Guaguanco
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"FRANCISCO AGUABELLA ES EL JHON COLTRANE DE LA CONGA", DIZZY GILLISPIE
FRANCISCO AGUABELLA MURIO EL VIERNES 9 DE MAYO TRAS UNA LARGA BATALLA CONTRA EL CANCER.
Famoso por su maestría con las tumbadoras, Aguabella emigró de Cuba en la década de 1950 y debutó en Estados Unidos con la legendaria bailarina Katherine Dunham en la película Mambo.
Fue más conocido por su trabajo con jazzistas como Gillespie y Tito Puente, pero a menudo tocó otros géneros, como rock, en discos de artistas como Santana y los Doors.
Aguabella siguió tocando hasta el final y el sábado iba a tocar en un café en Fullerton.
Orna Rachovitsky dice que el concierto fue cambiado para rendirle un tributo a Aguabella.
Long, Long Summer
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EL AÑO Y LOS ARTISTAS CON QUIEN GRABO FRANCISCO AGUABELLA.

1957
Katherine Dunham: Performed, recorded and toured worldwide with her company. Recorded film “Mambo” soundtrack in Rome, Italy.

1958
Tito Puente: Recording for the “Top Percussion” album in New York

1959
Mongo Santamaria: Recording for the “Yambu” album. Also appearing on this album is Modesto Duran, Carlos Vidal, Pablo Mozo and Willie Bobo.

1959
Rene Touzet: Recorded with Touzet in Los Angeles, CA

1960-1961
Perez Prado and Rosemary Clooney: Performed, recorded and toured Japan.

1961
Mongo Santamaria: Recording for “Afro Roots” album in Los Angeles, CA

1962
Ray Charles: Los Angeles, CA

1962-1969
Peggy Lee: Performed, recorded and toured all over the United State and Puerto Rico

1963
Benny Carter: Recorded with Benny in Los Angeles, CA

1963
Mary Kay Trio: Recorded

1964
Dizzie Gillespie and Machito: Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA

1964
Three Dog Night: Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

1964
Francis Faye: Recorded

1965
Nancy Wilson: Recorded for filming of her NBC Television Special in Los Angeles, CA

1965
Lalo Schiffrin: Recording of movie soundtrack “CHE” for Tetragrammation Records in Beverly Hills, CA

1965
Jazz Crusaders: Recorded

1965
Modesto Duran: Recorded

1966
Vladimir: Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

1966
Al Hirt: Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

1966
Emil Records: Recorded

1967
Dinah Shore: Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

1968
Tito Rodriguez: Recorded in Puerto Rico while on tour with Peggy Lee

1968
Tito Puente: Recorded “On the Bridge” album in New York

1969
Don Ellis: Recorded for movie soundtrack of “French Connection II,” Central Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA

1970
Hugh Masakela: Recorded album “Reconstruction” in Los Angeles, CA


1972-1974
“MALO”: The original group with George Santana and Francisco Aguabella. Recorded three albums and toured in concerts all over the United States and Hawaiian Islands.

1974
“Weather Report”: Performed in concert, recorded and toured Indianapolis and New York

1974
Cal Tjader: Performed and recorded the Santa Barbara Jazz Festival, Santa Barbara, CA

1974
Joe Henderson: Recorded in San Francisco, CA

1975
Dizzy Gillespie and Machito: Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA

1975
Frank Sinatra: Recorded and performed in concert at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, NV

1976
Carlos Santana: Recorded and performed in concert on tour in Canada
1977
Louie Bellson and Walfredo De Los Reyes: Recording of album “Ecue Ritmos Cubanos” with Pablo Records, Sun West Studios, Los Angeles, CA

1977-1978
Eddie Palmieri: Recorded “Lucumi Macumba Voo Doo” Epic Records and “Justicia” in New York. Recorded, Performed and toured in concert throughout New York, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and South America

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1978
Dizzy Gillespie and Machito: Performed in concert at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA

1982
Tito Puente: Record “El Rey” Live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco for Concord Records

1989
Paul Simon: Recorded “Spirit Voices” on the album “Rhythm of the Saints”

1999
Paul Simon: Paul Simon Anthology, Two-CD set

POR BIOGRAFIA Y AUDIO, IR A LA PAGINA OFICIAL:
FRANCISCO AGUABELLA
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