Ray Armando

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Lee Konitz Big Band Ray Armando And His Playground Quintet Donald Byrd Seven Donald Dean & Company

ex The Salsoul Orchestra

US percussionist (drums, congas, bongos)

Born on 27.01.1939 in Brooklyn, U.S.

ALBUMS

The Salsoul Orchestra

The Salsoul Orchestra Story (40th Anniversary Collection)

2015, 3xCD, Comp, RM, Groove Line Records,

Disco/Boogie/Funk

Ray Armando And His Playground Quintet

2000, CD, Album, CuBop

Soul Fingers... And Funky Feet

1990, CD, Comp, Blue Note

Denon Jazz Sampler Volume 1

1986, CD, Comp, Smplr, Denon,

Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz

The Salsoul Orchestra

Salsoul Orchestra

5xLP, Alt + Box, Comp, GJ-, Curcio,

Bop/Big Band/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz/Easy Listening

APPEARANCES +

2025, CD, Album, RE, RM, Paisley Press

Flight Time To Landing - The 73 Boston Broadcast

Free Jazz/Fusion

Cookin' With Blue Note At Montreux

Hubert Laws, George Benson

In The Beginning / In Concert - Carnegie Hall

2019, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, BGO Records,

2018, 2x Vinyl 180 Gram,

Blue Break Beats - The Jazz Break Beats That Made Hip-Hop Hits

2017, 3xCD, Comp, Blue Note,

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz

Jean-Claude* / Adrian Magrys

If Music Presents You Need This: Eastern European Sounds (1970-1986) (If Music 3.0)

2016, LP, RSD, Comp, Ltd, IF Music (3), Lanquidity Records,

Soundtrack/Experimental/Jazz-Funk/Disco

Caldera / Sky Islands

Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz

The Dream 1973-2011

2012, 5xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Warner Music France, Rhino Records (2),

Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Fusion

El Barrio: Latin Funk - Nu Yorican Funk 1968-76

2009, CD, Album, Shanachie, Starship Records,

2008, CD, Comp, Blue Note, Somethin' Else,

Cool Jazz/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Vocal

Funk Ain't A Word (Smokin' Rare Grooves From The World Of Soul- 'n' Jazz- 'n' P-Funk)

2008, 2x Vinyl,

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Funk

The Finest In Jazz

2007, CD, Comp, Dig, Blue Note,

Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz

Karen Hernandez With John Heard, Lorca Hart

Life's Too Short ..Do What You Wanna Do..

2007, CD, Album, Not On Label (Karen Hernandez Self-released)

DJ Muggs vs Sick Jacken* Feat Cynic

Legend Of The Mask And The Assassin

DJ Muggs vs. Sick Jacken* feat. Cynic

Legend Of The Mask And The Assassin

Vincent Montana, Jr.

The African Track

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

2006, 3x CD Digibook,

Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Experimental

The Impulse Story

Hot Sophisticated Jazz Now

2005, CD-ROM, Rosanne Drago,

Feelin’ Good: Live in Studio

Latin Jazz/Swing/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz

Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar

2005, 4x CD, Box Set,

Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing/Gypsy Jazz/Bop/Fusion/Modal/Post Bop/Pacific

Ain't It Funky Now! (The Original Jam Master, Volume One)

For The Funk Of It: (The Original Jam Master Volume Two)

Sounds From The Village - Phil Ranelin Anthology

2004, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records

2002, CD, Comp, RE, RM, BGP Records

2001, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz

Viva Cubop 2 - Dance The Afro-Cuban Way

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Salsa

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Disco/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz

Keepin' The Summer Alive / The Beach Boys

Buddy Rich Big Band

Pieces Of Dream

1999, CD, Album, RE, LaserLight Digital, Laserlight Jazz Rarities,

Blue Break Beats (Volumes One - Four)

1999, 4x CD, Box Set,

Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Big Band/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz

Blue 45s (The Ultimate Jukebox)

1998, CD, Comp, Mono, Enh, Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note,

Post Bop/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz

Jazz At Midnight Volume 2

1998, CD, Comp, RCA Victor, BMG Classics,

The Best Of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance

Blue Breakbeats

Vibes From The Tribe Vol. I

Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Soundtrack

Pulp Fusion (Funky Jazz Classics & Original Breaks From The Tough Side)

Jazz-Funk/Soul/Funk/Latin Jazz

Priceless Jazz Sampler

Cool Jazz/Post Bop/Big Band/Modal/Latin Jazz

Latin Jazz Experience Part 2

1996, LP, Comp, pHo Records, pHo Records,

The Roots Of Acid Jazz

1996, CD Digipak,

The Blackbyrds / Flying Start

Blue Break Beats Volume Three

1996, CD EMI Uden Pressing,

The Best Of Grant Green Vol. II

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Blue Note Rare Grooves

1996, 2x Vinyl,

Bobby Matos Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble*

The Righteous Reed! The Best Of Poppa Lou

Blue Break Beats Volume Two

Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz/Latin Jazz

Blue Break Beats

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Teddy Edwards Brasstring Ensemble

Teddy Edwards featuring Tom Waits

Mississippi Lad

Buddy Rich / Maynard Ferguson

Two Big Bands Play Selections From West Side Story & Other Delights

Lonnie Liston Smith

Gilberto Y Su Charanga

The Best Of The Jazz Saxophones Vol. III - Sonny Lester Collection

Hard Bop/Post Bop

The Best Of George Benson

Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Jazz-Funk

The Best Of The Big Bands

Buddy Rich Big Band

Ease On Down The Road

1986, LP, Album, Rebirth Records (3),

Tiger In The Rain / One Bad Habit

1983, Cass, Comp, Warner Bros. Records,

Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk

John Klemmer / Eddie Harris

1982, LP, Crusaders Records

Toshiki Kadomatsu

Weekend Fly To The Sun

Naoya Matsuoka & Wesing

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Disco/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz/Samba

1980, Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing,

Smooth Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Keepin' The Summer Alive

Latin Love Affair

1979, LP, Album, Verydisco Records

My Kind Of Music

Contemporary Jazz/Modal/Free Jazz

Straight From The Heart

The Salsoul Strings*

1978, Acetate, 12", S/Sided, Salsoul Records,

Smooth Jazz/Disco

1978, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold,

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Smooth Jazz/Latin Jazz/Contemporary Jazz

1978, Vinyl Pitman Pressing,

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Disco

Lonnie Liston Smith

The Best Of Lonnie Liston Smith

The Salsoul Strings*

How Deep Is Your Love

Smooth Jazz/Disco

The Chanteuse Is Loose

1977, LP, Album, Lainie & Co.

Antonio Carlos Jobim

1977, 7", EP, Warner Bros. Records,

The Doctor Is In

Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Bop

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Sérgio Sampaio

Tem Que Acontecer

Stan Getz Featuring Joao Gilberto*

The Best Of Two Worlds

Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz

Vicki Sue Robinson

Never Gonna Let You Go

George Benson Guest: Hubert Laws

In Concert - Carnegie Hall

Quotation Marks

Many Sunny Places

1975, LP, Album, RCA

1975, LP, Album, Vanguard

Chapter Four: Alive In New York

1975, 2x Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve,

Chicago 'N All That Jazz

Big Band/Post Bop

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Prince Igor's Czar

From Russia With Jazz

Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Free Improvisation

Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes

Visions Of A New World

1975, Vinyl Indianapolis Pressing,

Pupa O Crisalide

Azuquita Y Su Orquesta Melao*

Fusion/Afro-Cuban

Big Band Machine

1975, Vinyl Gatefold,

Big Band/Jazz-Funk

Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata

1974, Vinyl Gatefold,

Alphonze Mouzon*

Funky Snakefoot

Fusion/Jazz-Rock

Emanuel K. Rahim* & The Kahliqs

Total Submission

Modal/Latin Jazz

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Funk

Richard "Groove" Holmes

Don't Mess With Me / Theme From Love Story

Richard Groove Holmes*

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

The Latin Jazz Quintet* - Featured Guest Artist Pharoah Sanders - Under The Direction Of Juan Amalbért*

Oh! Pharoah Speak

Latin Jazz/Modal

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Orquesta Flamboyan

...Se Viste De Gala

Gilberto Sextet

Jazz Collection

10xLP, Comp + Box, Curcio, Curcio, Curcio, Curcio, Curcio, Curcio, Curcio, Curcio, Curcio, Curcio,

The Destry Arrival

LP, Promo, Not On Label (Diane Destry Self-released), Not On Label (Diane Destry Self-released),

Gilberto Y Su Charanga

Music From The Showtime Original Series Dexter

2007, CD, Comp, Milan

Various, Daniel Licht

Dexter (Music From The Showtime Original Series)

Viva Cubop 3: The Essential Latin & Afro-Cuban Jazz Collection

2003, CD, Comp, CuBop,

To The Tumbao !

2000, CD, Comp, Master's Real Passion [MRP]

Viva Cubop 2 (Dance The Afro-Cuban Way)

Donald Byrd And The Blackbyrds

Live At The Jazz Workshop, Boston September 4th 1973

Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards

Alternative Rock

Keepin' The Summer Alive / The Beach Boys

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Jazz-Funk/Disco