MACHITO - El Padrino (2001) 2CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Machito led one of the two or three finest mambo orchestras during the classic period (the late '40s and early '50s), and his innovations only continued during the '50s and '60s, when he recorded the sides heard on this Fania compilation. Almost perfectly divided between music from the late '50s and the '60s, El Padrino may lack all of his early mambos (the heart of his legend), but nonetheless, it includes plenty of great material, none better than his torrid 1965 number “Tanga,” which leads off this compilation, and while it's been collected numerous times in numerous contexts, it doesn't drag at all. Machito's exploration of all manner of Afro-Cuban rhythms and forms during these years is best heard on his classic (and focused) Latin LPs like Asia Minor and Kenya, but for the listener who wants all of it now, El Padrino is the place to find the most. by John Bush
Tracklist :
1     Tanga 3:35
Mario Bauzá
2     Wild Jungle 2:46
Mario Bauzá / René Hernández
3     Bimbi Si 2:36
Eduardo Davidson
Featuring [With] – Graciela   
4     Guantanamera 3:25
Ramon Espigul
Featuring [With] – Graciela
5     El Abanico 2:26
Baserva Soler
6     Ebony 2:25
Mario Bauzá
7     Oyeme Mamá 3:07
Facundo Rivera
Featuring [With] – Graciela
8     Carabunta 3:45
Herbie Mann
9     Volcán 3:32
Charles Abreu
Featuring [With] – Graciela
10     Barbarabae 2:54
Justi Barreto
11     Beeree Bee Cum Bee 3:10
Antar Daly
Featuring [With] – Graciela
12     Quimbombo 2:47
Luis Martinez Griñan
13     Tennessee Waltz 2:53
Pee Wee King / Redd Stewart
14     El Guaria con el Tolete 3:04
Remberto Becker
15     Cannonology 2:30
A.K. Salim
16     Azulito 4:11
Ray Santos
17     El Santo en Nueva York 3:21
Justi Barreto
18     Cooking Cooking 3:18
Ray Santos
19     No Down Payment 2:49
M. Discant
20     How Deep Is the Ocean How High Is the Sky 3:36
Irving Berlin
21     Relax and Mambo 3:10
Mario Bauzá / Frank Grillo / René Hernández
22     Ay José 3:13
Rafael Blanco Suazo
Featuring [With] – Graciela
23     Au Revoir 2:59
Mario Bauzá / Frank Grillo / Mario Grillo
Tracklist 2 :
1     Ahora Sí 4:59
Joey Pastrana
Featuring [With] – Graciela
2     Latin Cornbread 2:30
Mario Bauzá
3     Doug's Room 4:43
Mario Bauzá
4     Brazilian Soft Shoe 2:22
Herbie Mann
5     Sí-Sí, No-No 3:31
Rafael Blanco Suazo
Featuring [With] – Graciela
6     Lloriqueando 2:28
Elias Randall
7     Song of Lisbon 3:18
Aníbal Nazaré / Carlos Rocha
8     Remember Me [Recordare Tu Boca] 3:07
Tania Castellanos
9     Coisa Nova 2:13
Mario Bauzá
10     Cuba 2:43
Irving Berlin
11     Yo Soy la Rumba 3:36
Marcelino Guerra
12     Rumba Ace 2:47
Silvestre Méndez
13     Mambo a la Savoy 2:54
Gil Fuller / Machito
14     El Bejuco 2:53
Luciano "Chano" Pozo
15     In Havana [Pa'lla Pa'ca] 2:32
Mario Bauzá
16     I Care 3:32
Sarney Norman Simmons
17     Bananas 2:51
B. Benjamin
Featuring [With] – Graciela
18     Love Chant 3:14
Herbie Mann
19     Congo Mulence 3:00
A.K. Salim
20     One Note Samba 3:15
Antônio Carlos Jobim / Newton Mendonça
21     Jammin' with Machito 5:16
Mario Bauzá / Frank Grillo