- Hardcover: 512 pages
- Publisher: Backbeat (January 1, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 161713029X
- ISBN-13: 978-1617130298
(Book). Countless stories have been written about Tito Puente's
percussive musical abilities, but never before have his talent and
intuition, as well as the mishaps and controversies surrounding him,
been presented with such vivacity and love, chronicling the popular and
combative King of Latin rhythm who climbed from El Barrio to
international fame and recognition, influencing multiple generations of
jazzers and Latin rockers from Dizzy Gillespie to Santana. Tito Puente
was more than a flamboyant percussionist; he was a multi-instrumentalist
and gifted composer. Despite the importance and popularity of Tito's
music, his contributions are too often ignored witness Ken Burns'
television documentary about jazz which he virtually ignores Afro-Cuban
jazz this book reclaims Tito's rightful place in the history of music.
Author Joe Conzo was Tito's confidant and chronicler for nearly 40
years no one was closer to Tito or knew him better. Joe tells the
story of Tito's intensity for perfection, and describes Tito's musical
brilliance in a manner that is as exciting a rapid-fire explosion on the
timbales as it is deeply personal. Mambo Diablo is like no book
before it, a must-read for all music fans and for anyone who loves New
York. Famed author and journalist Pete Hamill sets the stage for the
journey, with a loving preface.
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