Bobby Porcelli


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Latin jazz alto saxophonist and flutist, born 16 December 1937

He joined the Tito Rodriguez & His Orchestra in 1963 and later the Machito And His Orchestra in 1965. In 1966 he began playing with Tito Puente, a long-time collaboration for over 30 years. Among others, he has performed and recorded with Thelonious Monk, Mongo Santamaria, Eddie Palmieri, Chico O'Farrill, Willie Colón, George Benson, Joe Henderson, Cedar Walton and Bobby Watson.

APPEARANCES +


Gino Amato
Latin Crossroads
2024, CD, Album, Ovation Records,
Tito Puente And His Orchestra
Salsa Salsa
2024, LP, RE, RP, In The Woods Records Ltd, ,
Afro-Cuban/Guaguancó/Descarga
Tito Puente And His Orchestra
Babarabatiri / Salsa Salsa
2023, 12", Single, In The Woods Records
Arturo O'Farrill, Chucho Valdés
Familia (Tribute To Bebo + Chico)
2017, 2x CD Paper Sleeve ,
Arturo O'Farrill & Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
The Offense Of The Drum
2014
Various
Chico & Rita
2011, CD Gatefold Cardboard Sleeve, ,
Soundtrack/Big Band/Bop/Easy Listening/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Guaracha/Bolero/Guaguancó/Swing/Rumba/Mambo
Bebo Valdés
Suite Cubana
2009, LP, Album, Gat, Calle 54 Records, ,
Mambo/Cubano/Latin Jazz
Various
Jazz Swings Motown
2009, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Arturo O'Farrill And The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra*
Song For Chico
2008, CD, ZOHO, ,
Latin Jazz/Big Band
The Latin Giants Of Jazz
¡Ven Baila Conmigo! (Come Dance With Me!)
2008, CD, Album, Gigante Records
Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill
Una Noche Inolvidable (An Unforgettable Night)
2005, CD,
George Delgado Featuring Julio Salgado
Mi Ritmo Llego
2004, CD, Album, Rumba Jams, ,
Salsa
New Stories
Hope Is In The Air - The Music Of Elmo Hope
2004, CD, Album, Origin Records, ,
Bop/Vocal
Ray Vega
Squeeze Squeeze
2004, CD, Album, Palmetto Records,
Bebo De Cuba*
Bebo De Cuba
2004,
Talking Heads
Once In A Lifetime
2003
Tico All-Stars
Descargas At The Village Gate Live
2003, ,
Descarga
The Don Sickler Quintet*
Reflections
2002, CD, Album, HighNote Records, Inc., ,
Post Bop
Mark Murphy
Lucky To Be Me
2002, CD, Album, HighNote Records, Inc., ,
Post Bop
Tito Puente
Hot Timbales!
2002, 2x CD, ,
Latin Jazz/Descarga/Guajira
T.S. Monk*
Higher Ground
2002
Mongo Santamaria
Mucho Mongo
2001, 2x CD,
New York Voices
Sing! Sing! Sing!
2001
Mongo Santamaria
Mucho Mambo Mongo
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Recall 2cd, ,
Afro-Cuban/Mambo/Descarga/Latin Jazz
"El Pavo" Frank Hernández*
¡Bravo Pavo!
2000, CD, Album, AVR (4)
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria's Greatest Hits
2000
Chico O'Farrill
Heart Of A Legend
1999, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Tito Allen
Untouchable
1999
Tito Puente
Mambo Birdland
1999, CD, ,
Salsa/Mambo/Cha-Cha/Guaguancó
Various
Chicano Power! (Latin Rock In The USA 1968-1976)
1998, ,
Garage Rock/Jazz-Funk/Psychedelic Rock/Latin Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Afro-Cuban
Tito Puente
Live At Birdland - Dancemania'99
1998
Various
A Billy Strayhorn Songbook
1997, CD, Comp, Concord Special Products
Various
Latin New York 1980-1983/ Live From Soundscape
1997, CD, Comp, DIW, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Mambo/Salsa
Tito Puente
Oye Como Va! - The Dance Collection
1997, ,
Salsa/Cha-Cha/Mambo
Various
Nu Yorica 2! (Further Adventures In Latin Music: Chango In The New World 1976-1985)
1997, ,
Latin/Funk/Jazz-Funk/Disco/Latin Jazz/Rumba
T S Monk*
Monk On Monk
1997, CD, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Modal/Post Bop
Ray Starling, New York Neophonic Orchestra, Joel Kaye, New York Sound Stage One Orchestra
Alternate Routes
1996, 2xCD, Album, RE, Tantara (4), ,
Big Band
Kitt Moran
When Love Calls
1996, CD, Album, Wildcat Records
Tito Puente Featuring Maynard Ferguson
Special Delivery
1996, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Various
Nu Yorica! (Culture Clash In New York City: Experiments In Latin Music 1970-77)
1996, 2x CD, ,
Salsa/Afro-Cuban/Latin/Soul/Funk
Tito Puente • India With Special Guest The Count Basie Orchestra*
Jazzin'
1996, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Joe Henderson
Big Band
1996
T.S. Monk III*
The Charm
1995, Cass, Album, Promo, Blue Note, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Lionel Hampton
For The Love Of Music
1995, CD,
Tito Puente And His Latin Jazz Ensemble* & Orch.*
Tito's Idea
1995, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
T.S. Monk III*
The Charm
1995
Tito Puente
Master Timbalero
1994, ,
Latin Jazz
T.S. Monk*
Changing Of The Guard
1993, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Hard Bop
Bobby Watson
Tailor Made
1993, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop/Mambo
Tito Puente
Royal 'T'
1993, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz
Talking Heads
Popular Favorites 1976-1992 - Sand In The Vaseline
1992, 2xCD, Comp, EMI
Talking Heads
Popular Favorites 1976-1992 - Sand In The Vaseline
1992, 2x CD, ,
New Wave/Art Rock/Punk/Synth-pop
Tito Puente
Mambo Of The Times
1992
T.S. Monk*
Take One
1992, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Various
The Mambo Kings (Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992, ,
Soundtrack/Latin Jazz/Mambo/Afro-Cuban/Danzon/Cubano/Merengue
Jerome Rusch
Bright Moments
1991, CD, Album, Jeru Records,
Tito Puente
The Mambo King: 100th LP
1991
Lalo Rodriguez Con Machito Y Su Orquesta*
Soy Salsero
1991
Los Hermanos Colón
Amame Un Poco Mas
1990, ,
Salsa/Guaguancó
Cheo Feliciano
Los Feelings De Cheo
1990, ,
Salsa/Bolero
Mongo Santamaria
Live At Jazz Alley
1990, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Mambo
Hue And Cry*
Bitter Suite / Remote
1989, ,
Vocal
Mongo Santamaria
Olé Ola
1989, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban
David Byrne
Rei Momo
1989, CD, ,
Cumbia/Merengue/Samba/Pop Rock/Salsa
Ralph Moore Quintet
Rejuvenate!
1989
Hue And Cry*
Remote
1988, CD, ,
Soul-Jazz
Mongo Santamaria
Soca Me Nice
1988, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Afro-Cuban/Samba
Talking Heads
Naked
1988, Vinyl Allied Press, Unipak Style, ,
Alternative Rock/New Wave
Jorge Maldonado
En Su Mejor Momento
1987
Charlie Rouse - Red Rodney
Social Call
1984
Harris Simon
Short Conversation
1983, LP, Album, PolJazz
Yoshitaka Minami = 南佳孝*
Seventh Avenue South = セブンス・アベニュー・サウス
1982, Vinyl, ,
Kayōkyoku/Ballad/Cool Jazz/Bossa Nova/City Pop
Charlie Persip And Gerry Lafurn
Charlie Persip And Gerry Lafurn's 17-Piece Superband
1981, Vinyl, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band
Tory Wynter
I See The Coming ...
1980, ,
Reggae/Soul
Louie Ramirez
Salsa Progresiva
1979
Willie Colón
Solo
1979
Eddie Palmieri
Unfinished Masterpiece
1978
Eddie Palmieri
Exploration - Salsa-Jazz-Descarga
1978, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Descarga/Latin Jazz/Funk/Instrumental
Mongo Santamaria
Dawn (Amanecer)
1977
Willie Colon*
El Baquiné De Angelitos Negros
1977
LaSo
LaSo
1977, Vinyl, ,
Disco
Chivirico*
Para Mi Gente
1976, Vinyl, ,
Guaguancó/Bolero/Son Montuno/Cha-Cha/Salsa
Barrio Band*
Rock 'N Latin
1976, Vinyl, ,
Soul/Funk
Louie Ramirez
A Different Shade Of Black
1976, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Disco
Willie Colon*
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
1975
Mongo Santamaria
Afro-Indio
1975, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz
Mongo Santamaria
Springtime
1973, 7", Single, Vaya Records
Mongo Santamaria
Fuego
1973, ,
Latin Jazz/Cha-Cha
Luis Gasca
The Little Giant
1969
George Benson
Tell It Like It Is
1969
Levitts / Various
We Are The Levitts
1968, Vinyl, Vinyl, All Media,
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo's Boogaloo
1967
Vladimir And His Orchestra
New Sound In Latin Jazz
1967, Vinyl, ,
Descarga/Guaguancó/Boogaloo/Mambo/Latin Jazz
Mongo Santamaria
There Is A Mountain / Funny Man
1967
Mongo Santamaria
Mongo Santamaria Explodes At The Village Gate
1967, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz
Mongo Santamaria
Mongomania
1967
Tico All-Stars
Descargas At The Village Gate Live Vol. 2
1966
Tico All-Stars
Descargas At The Village Gate Live Vol. 3
1966, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Descarga/Cha-Cha/Boogaloo
Tico All-Stars
Descargas At The Village Gate Live Vol. 1
1966
Sabu Martinez And His Jazz-Espagnole
Sabu's Jazz Espagnole
1961
Orchestra Harlow
Hommy (A Latin Opera)
Vinyl, ,
Salsa
Joe Henderson
Big Band
1999, CD, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz
George Benson
Tell It Like It Is
1997
Talking Heads
Naked
1988, ,
Synth-pop/Indie Rock
Sabu Martinez And His Jazz-Espagnole
Sabu's Jazz Espagnole