Ray Barretto
Ray Barretto (* 29. April 1929 in Brooklyn , New York City ; † 17th February 2006 in Hackensack , New Jersey ) was an American jazz musician ( percussionist ) of Latin Jazz , a mix of jazz and Latin music , with a special preference for salsa .
Life
Barretto was a son of Puerto Rican immigrants. He grew up in "Spanish Harlem " in New York City, where he made his first acquaintance with Puerto Rican music , as well as the jazz music of Duke Ellington , Count Basie and Benny Goodman .
In 1946 he enlisted in the US Army and was stationed in Germany and Belgium , where he came into contact with jazz. After his return in 1949 he became known as an instrumentalist , especially for his conga playing . In the early 1950s he played with Eddie Bonnemere ; in the band of Tito Puente he replaced Mongo Santamaría . He then worked as a percussionist for Lou Donaldson , Gene Ammons , Cannonball Adderley , Freddie Hubbard , Joe Zawinul and Dizzy Gillespie .
In the 1970s he not only played with his own band, but also with the Fania Allstars ; In 1992 he founded the Latin jazz sextet New World Spirit .
In 1963 his composition El Watusi , which was initially published on the album Charanga moderna , reached number 17 on the pop charts. In 1989 he received a Grammy for the song "Ritmo en el Corazon", interpreted by the Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz .
Barretto had undergone heart bypass surgery in January 2006 and died of pneumonia. He leaves behind his wife and two sons. One of them is Christopher Barretto , who is himself a professional singer and saxophonist.
Awards
- 1989 Grammy for the song "Ritmo en el Corazón"
- 1990 inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame
- 2006 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship
Discographic notes
Albums under your own name
- Acid (Fania, 1968)
- Together (Fania, 1970)
- The Message (Fania, 1972)
- The Other Road (Fania, 1973)
- Tomorrow: Barretto Live (Atlantic / Messidor, 1976)
- Rican / Struction (Fania, 1979)
With New World Spirit
- Ancestral Messages (Concord Picante, 1992)
- Taboo (Concord Picante, 1994)
- My Summertime (Owl, 1995)
- Contact! (Blue Note, 1997)
- Portraits in Jazz and Clave (RCA, 2000)
- Trancedance (Circular Moves, 2001)
- Homage to Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers (Sunnyside, 2003)
- Time Was - Time Is (O + Music, 2005)
Web links
- Ray Barretto at Discogs (English)
- Ray Barretto at Allmusic (English)
- Ray Barretto in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Houston Chronicle "Grammy-winning Latin-jazz drummer Ray Barretto dies at 76"
- Bio and discography
- Biography from NEA page
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolf Kampmann (ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .
- ↑ Saluting a Man Who Lent His Rhythms to Latin Life New York Times , February 23, 2006
- ↑ Triptikon: Ray Barretto: Acid of 6 October 2018th
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Barretto, Ray |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2006 |
Place of death | Hackensack , New Jersey |