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William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo, was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of Latino music and was noted for his versatility as an authentic Latin percussionist as well as a jazz drummer easily moving ...
In this 1958 album, recorded at San Francisco’s famous Black Hawk, his band included percussionists Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo, pianist Vince Guaraldi, and bassist Al McKibbon, a veteran of the Dizzy Gillespie band that opened American ears to the charms and urgencies of Afro-Cuban rhythms.
20 de feb. de 2024 · The Cal Tjader gems highlighted below introduce the vibraphonist’s huge and varied back catalog. Expect a selection of fiery mambos, funky Latin rock nuggets, deliciously dreamy ballads, and...
- Charles Waring
For the following two and a half years Bobo and Mongo contributed to a unique Tjader sound for the classic Fantasy LPs Tjader Goes Latin, Latin For Lovers, Tjader's Latin Concert, and Demasiado Caliente.
In 1965, Bobo was invited to perform as a sideman on the Swedish vibraphonist Cal Tjader’s phenomenally successful record, Soul Sauce (Verve). “Tjader invited Bobo to overdub the jawbone (a percussion instrument made from the jawbone of a donkey, known as a Quijada, or Charrasca).
Cal Tjader’s Latin Concert Tjader changed the whole future of the West Coast Latin Jazz scene when he convinced percussionists Mongo Santamaria and Willie Bobo to leave New York and join his group on the West Coast.
In New York he met Mongo Santamaría and Willie Bobo who were members of Tito Puente's orchestra at the time. Leader (1954–1962) [ edit ] Tjader soon quit Shearing after a gig at the San Francisco jazz club the Blackhawk.
