Mario Rivera
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ALBUMS


Mario Rivera
El Comandante ...The Merengue - Jazz
1994
Darío Estrella Y Su Vanguard Jazz Group Con Mario Rivera
Jazz Invierno Santo Domingo
1976
The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project
Simpático
2006, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Afro Blue Band
Impressions
1995
Chocolate Y Su Sexteto
¡Rompiendo Hielo! (Vol. 2)
1987, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban/Bolero/Vallenato/Son
Super All Star
Super All Star
1984
Luv You Madly Orchestra
Luv You Madly Orchestra
1978
The George Coleman Octet
Revival
1978, Vinyl,
Joey Pastrana And His Orchestra
Salsa Inferno
1978, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Cha-Cha/Bolero/Disco
The Cesta All-Stars*
The Cesta All-Stars
1976, LP, Album, Cesta Records Inc., Cesta Records Inc., ,
Bolero/Mambo/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Salsa
The Cesta All-Stars*
Salsa Festival
1976
Joe Quijano Y Su Orquesta
Ahora
1975, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Cha-Cha/Descarga/Bolero
The Cesta All Stars
Live Jam Session
1974, Vinyl Coconut Label Design, ,
Salsa/Bolero/Son Montuno/Cha-Cha/Descarga/Merengue/Latin Jazz
Joey Pastrana And His Orchestra
A Comer
1972
George Coleman Septet
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, June 27, 1976
CDr, Unofficial, Not On Label (George Coleman Septet),

APPEARANCES +


Tito Puente And His Orchestra
Babarabatiri / Salsa Salsa
2023, 12", Single, In The Woods Records
Kip Hanrahan
Crescent Moon Waning
2018, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Sammy Gonzalez Y Su Orquesta*
Lo Mejor De Mi
2012, CD, Comp, RM, Sg Profesional, ,
Salsa
Various
Blue Note BNLT999 Sampler
2012, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Blue Note, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop
Bebo Valdés
Suite Cubana
2009, LP, Album, Gat, Calle 54 Records, ,
Mambo/Cubano/Latin Jazz
Alex Diaz* Y Son De La Calle
Alex Diaz Y Son De La Calle
2009, CD, Album, Jazz En Dominicana, ,
Latin Jazz
Star Band De Dakar
Star Band De Dakar Vol.3
2009
Arturo O'Farrill And The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra*
Song For Chico
2008, CD, ZOHO, ,
Latin Jazz/Big Band
Descarga Boricua
¡Ésta, Sí Va!
2008, 2xCD, Album, RE, Tierrason
Kip Hanrahan
Beautiful Scars
2008
Indaco
Amorgós
2008
Stanley Turrentine
Return Of The Prodigal Son
2008, CD, ,
Hard Bop/Smooth Jazz
Sociedad 76 Orchestra*
Epoca De Oro 18k
2007, CD, Comp, Jz Productions, ,
Salsa
Conrad Herwig
Sketches Of Spain Y Mas
2006, CD, Album, Half Note (2), ,
Latin Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie And The United Nation Orchestra
Live In Nuremberg 1990
2005, DVD-V, Album, Blué, ,
Big Band/Latin Jazz
Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill
Una Noche Inolvidable (An Unforgettable Night)
2005, CD,
Various
Charanga Para Todos
2005
George Delgado Featuring Julio Salgado
Mi Ritmo Llego
2004, CD, Album, Rumba Jams, ,
Salsa
Conrad Herwig Featuring Paquito D'Rivera, Brian Lynch, Dave Valentin
Another Kind Of Blue - The Latin Side Of Miles Davis
2004, CD, Album, Half Note (2), ,
Modal/Latin Jazz
Conrad Herwig - Brian Lynch
Que Viva Coltrane
2004, CD, Album, Criss Cross Jazz
A.J. Diaz Y Son De La Calle
Homenaje Postumo A Celia Cruz Y Tito Puente
2004, CD, Album, Not On Label,
Henri Guédon
Early Latin And Boogaloo Recordings By The Drum Master.
2004, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Descarga/Zouk/Boogaloo/Guaguancó/Salsa/Sonero/Latin Jazz
Bebo De Cuba*
Bebo De Cuba
2004,
Various
Cigar Lounge 3
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Ayia Napa, ,
Lounge/Bossa Nova/Acid Jazz/Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Papo Vázquez Pirates Troubadours
Carnival In San Juan
2003, CD, Album, CuBop
Africando
Martina
2003, CD, ,
African/Salsa
Haila
Live!
2003
Babatunde Lea / The Babatunde Lea Quartet
Soul Pools / Live At Rasselas
2003
Tito Puente
Hot Timbales!
2002, 2x CD, ,
Latin Jazz/Descarga/Guajira
Kip Hanrahan
Original Music From The Soundtrack Of Pinero
2002
Tito Puente
Live At The Playboy Jazz Festival
2002, ,
Latin Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie And The United Nations Orchestra*
Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London
2002, DVD, ,
Bop/Latin Jazz
Fernando Trueba
Calle 54
2002, ,
Bossanova/Merengue/Rumba/Afro-Cuban/Tango/Guaguancó/Flamenco/Soundtrack
Various
Classic Jazz: The Eighties
2002, 2x CD,
Frankie Morales & Orquesta
Mambo Of The Times
2002
Juan Pablo Torres
Together Again (Juntos Otra Vez)
2002, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz
The Conga Kings - Giovanni Hidalgo, Candido, Carlos "Patato" Valdes
Jazz Descargas
2001, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Rumba
Jack Bruce
Shadows In The Air
2001
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros
Chocolate y Amigos
2000, CD, Album, Caiman Records
Various
Calle 54
2000, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Various
Grammy Nominados 2000 Latino
2000, 2x CD, ,
Mambo/Son/Cubano/Salsa/Guajira/Pop Rock/Merengue/Bolero/Ballad/Ranchera/Mariachi
Chico O'Farrill
Carambola
2000, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Mongo Santamaria
Afro American Latin
2000, CD, ,
Mambo/Boogaloo/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Africando All Stars*
Mandali
2000, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban
Tito Puente / Eddie Palmieri
Masterpiece / Obra Maestra
2000, CD, ,
Salsa
Tipica 73
Best Of
1999, CD, Comp, Déclic Communication
New York Latin Jazz Allstars Featuring Jon Faddis, Dave Valentin, Monty Alexander, Tito Puente, Chico Freeman, Louis Ramirez*
Feliz Navidad
1999, CD, Album, Consolidated Artists Productions
Chico O'Farrill
Heart Of A Legend
1999, CD, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Juan-Carlos Formell
Songs From A Little Blue House
1999, ,
Cubano
Tito Allen
Untouchable
1999
Tito Puente
Mambo Birdland
1999, CD, ,
Salsa/Mambo/Cha-Cha/Guaguancó
Descarga Boricua
Somos Uno
1998
Junior Cook
Senior Cookin'
1998,
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
Jose Mangual Jr. Y Orquesta*
Mangual
1997
Tito Puente
Oye Como Va! - The Dance Collection
1997, ,
Salsa/Cha-Cha/Mambo
Henri Guédon
Rétrospective
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Merengue/Zouk/Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz
Tito Puente Featuring Maynard Ferguson
Special Delivery
1996, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Africando
Gombo Salsa
1996
Various
Nu Yorica! (Culture Clash In New York City: Experiments In Latin Music 1970-77)
1996, ,
Salsa/Afro-Cuban/Soul/Funk
Tito Puente • India With Special Guest The Count Basie Orchestra*
Jazzin'
1996, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Various
(I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz (A GRP Artists' Celebration Of The Songs Of The Beatles)
1995, CD, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz
Tito Puente And His Latin Jazz Ensemble* & Orch.*
Tito's Idea
1995, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Humberto Ramírez
Portrait Of A Stranger
1995
Various
Latin Jazz (Latino Heat Meets New York Cool)
1995
Johnny Ventura Y Sus Hijos
Retoñando
1994, CD, Album, SDI, Globo Records
Paquito D'Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra
A Night In Englewood
1994, CD, ,
Mambo/Latin Jazz
Tito Puente's Golden Latin Jazz All Stars
In Session
1994, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Tito Puente
Master Timbalero
1994, ,
Latin Jazz
Juan Luis Guerra 4 40*
Fogaraté!
1994, CD, ,
Bachata/Merengue/Salsa
Dave Valentin
Tropic Heat
1994, CD, ,
Latin Jazz
Africando
Vol. 2 - Tierra Tradicional
1994
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Il Magnifico
1993, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Big Band/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Africando
Vol. 1 - Trovador
1993, CD, ,
Salsa/Afro-Cuban
Giovanni Hidalgo
Worldwide
1993
Various
American Clavé
1993, ,
Latin Jazz
Tito Puente
Royal 'T'
1993, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz
Johnny Ventura
Johnny Siempre Johnny
1993, ,
Merengue
Descarga Boricua
¡Ésta, Sí Va!
1993
Tito Puente
Mambo Of The Times
1992
Tito Puente's Golden Latin Jazz All Stars
Live At The Village Gate
1992
Eddie Palmieri & Friends* Con Lalo Rodriguez
The Sun Of Latin Music
1992
Papo Vazquez*
Breakout
1992,
Kip Hanrahan
Exotica
1992
Various
The Mambo Kings (Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992, ,
Soundtrack/Latin Jazz/Mambo/Afro-Cuban/Danzon/Cubano/Merengue
Madera Fina
Tallando La Salsa
1992
Tito Puente
The Mambo King: 100th LP
1991
Tito Puente
Out Of This World
1991
Daniel Poncé*
Chango Te Llama
1991, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Junior Cook Quartet, The George Coleman Octet
Stablemates
1990, CD, Comp, Affinity,
Daniel Ponce
Recoje Y Vete
1990, 12", Single, Promo, Mango Records
Eddie Palmieri & Friends* Con Lalo Rodriguez
The Sun Of Latin Music
1990, CD, Musical Productions
Dizzy Gillespie And The United Nation Orchestra
Live At The Royal Festival Hall
1990, CD, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie
The Winter In Lisbon
1990, CD,
Tito Puente & His Latin Ensemble With Special Guest Phil Woods
Salsa Meets Jazz
1988, ,
Salsa
Kip Hanrahan
Days And Nights Of Blue Luck Inverted
1987, Vinyl, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz
Tito Puente, His Latin Ensemble & Orchestra*
Un Poco Loco
1987, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Mambo/Cha-Cha/Latin Jazz/Bolero
Tito Gomez And His Powerful Exciting Salsa Band
Todo Queremos Mas
1986, LP, Album, Aurora (6), ,
Salsa
Johnny Sedes Y Su Orquesta*
Acabando!
1986, LP, Album, King Records (28)
Louie Ramirez And His Latin Jazz Ensemble
A Tribute To Cal Tjader
1986, Vinyl Hauppauge Pressing, ,
Cha-Cha/Latin Jazz/Bolero/Salsa/Instrumental
Various
Crossover Dreams (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1986
Tito Puente And His Latin Ensemble*
Sensacion
1986
Alfredo Rodriguez
Monsieur Oh La La
1985, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Cha-Cha/Guajira
Tito Puente And His Latin Ensemble* Special Guest George Shearing
Mambo Diablo
1985
Kip Hanrahan
Vertical's Currency
1985
Monguito El Unico And His All Star Band
Alto Songo
1984, LP, Album, Sacodis
Israel Sardiñas
Llego Israel Con La Verdad
1984, LP, Bacan Records, ,
Salsa
José Bello*
Expresa E Interpreta Sus Sentimientos
1984, ,
Salsa/Cumbia
Tito Puente And His Latin Ensemble*
El Rey
1984, ,
Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz
Fernandito Villalona Y Su Orquesta
...Así Soy Yo
1984
Various
Beat Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Volume 1
1984, Vinyl SP, ,
Soundtrack/Electro/Rhythm & Blues/Ballad
Chocolate Armenteros*
Chocolate En Sexteto
1984, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Salsa/Guaguancó/Son/Latin Jazz
Henri Guedon*
10 Ans De Musique Caraïbe
1983, LP, Comp, Music For Pleasure
Joe Blanco Su Piano y Su Conjunto*
Exitos Tropicales
1983, LP, Album, Ansonia
Kip Hanrahan
Desire Develops An Edge
1983, Vinyl, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Fusion/Avantgarde
Soledad Bravo
Mambembe
1983
Tito Puente And His Latin Ensemble*
On Broadway
1983, Vinyl, ,
Mambo/Latin Jazz/Bolero/Cha-Cha
Orquesta Fantasma
Fantasma
1983
Vicente Pacheco
Talento Y Armonia
1982, LP, Sono Max Records
Joe Quijano
Nosotros II
1982
Blanca Goodfriend
De 9 A 5
1981, LP, Yuma Records, ,
Vocal
Batacumbele
Con Un Poco De Songo
1981
Manolin Gonzalez Y Su Orquesta Tambora
Eso Si Me Gusta A Mi
1981
Lassissi*
Lassissi Presents Montuno - Parati Vol.1
1981, Vinyl, ,
Afro-Cuban/Son/Salsa/Charanga
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito Blowin'
1981
Tipica 73 ,Canta José Alberto*
Tipica 73…Into The 80's
1981, ,
Salsa/Merengue
Doh Albert
A New Jersey U.S.A.
1980, LP, Sacodis, ,
African/Afro-Cuban
Tipica 73 ,Canta José Alberto*
Charangueando Con La Tipica 73
1980
Doh Albert
A Manhattan U.S.A. - Salsa Africana Vol.3
1980
La Lupe
En Algo Nuevo
1980
Laba "Sosseh"*
Salsa Africana Vol. 1 (Monguito El Unico Presents Laba "Sosseh" In U.S.A.)
1980
Lassissi* Presents Laba "Sosseh"*
Salsa Africana Vol.4
1980
Dizzy Gillespie
The Best Of Dizzy Gillespie
1980, CD, ,
Bop/Jazz-Funk/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Monguito El Unico* Presents Laba "Sosseh"*
In U.S.A. Salsa Africana Vol. II
1980
Jerry Gonzalez
Ya Yo Me Curé
1980
Junior Cook
Good Cookin'
1980
Tito Allen
Unique
1980
Monguito El Unico And His All Star Band
Algo Diferente
1980, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Son/Charanga
Tipica 73 ,Canta: Jose Alberto*
En Cuba - Intercambio Cultural
1979
Area Code
Extensions From Area Code (212)
1979, Vinyl, ,
Disco/Funk/Soul
Stanley Turrentine
New Time Shuffle
1979, Vinyl, ,
Soul-Jazz
Belmonte And His Seven Afrocubans*
Olé
1979
Dandy's Dandy
A Latin Affair
1979, Vinyl Yellow Labels - Ring indentation, ,
Son/Cha-Cha/Merengue/Latin Jazz/Descarga/Salsa/Instrumental/Charanga
Willie Colón
Solo
1979
Freddy Consepción* Con La Orquesta Sociedad 76*
En Escena Con La Orquesta Sociedad 76
1978, LP, Album, Escala Musical, Escala Musical
Los Angeles Negros
Lo Mejor De
1978, 3xLP, Comp, EMI
Walt Bolden*
Walt Bolden
1978, ,
Jazz-Funk/Fusion
Celia Cruz
A Todos Mis Amigos
1978
Eddie Palmieri
Exploration - Salsa-Jazz-Descarga
1978, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Descarga/Latin Jazz/Funk/Instrumental
Machito Orchestra*
Guaguanco A Mexico / Soy Salsero
1977, 7", Promo, Coco Records, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Salsa/Big Band/Latin Jazz
Machito Orchestra*
Mi Ritmo Llego / No Seras Para Mi
1977, 7", Promo, Rad, Coco Records, ,
Salsa/Bolero
Machito Orchestra*
Desilusion / Despierta Boricua
1977, 7", Single, Promo, Coco Records
Cheo Feliciano
Ansia Loca / Por Mas Que Viva
1977, Vinyl DJ Copy, ,
Bolero/Salsa
Pat Patrick And The "Baritone Saxophone Retinue"*
Sound Advice
1977,
Willie Colon*
El Baquiné De Angelitos Negros
1977
Cheo Feliciano
Mi Tierra Y Yo
1977, Vinyl, ,
Salsa/Bolero/Guaguancó
Machito Orchestra* Special Guest Artist Lalo Rodriguez
Fireworks
1977
Cheo Feliciano
The Singer
1976
Graciela Y Mario*
La Botánica
1976, Vinyl, ,
Guaguancó/Bolero/Cha-Cha/Salsa
Dizzy Gillespie Y Machito
Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods
1976, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Chivirico*
Para Mi Gente
1976, Vinyl, ,
Guaguancó/Bolero/Son Montuno/Cha-Cha/Salsa
Los Angeles Negros Canta: Ismael Montes
Los Angeles Negros Canta: Ismael Montes
1975, LP, Capitol Records
Eddie Palmieri
Unfinished Masterpiece
1975, Vinyl, ,
Descarga/Son/Salsa/Latin Jazz
Willie Colon*
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
1975
Rafi Val Y La Diferente
Fuerza Bruta
1975, Vinyl, ,
Guaguancó/Descarga/Cha-Cha/Bolero/Merengue/Salsa
Bobby Paunetto*
Paunetto's Point
1975
Los Angeles Negros Canta: Ismael Montes
Los Angeles Negros Canta: Ismael Montes
1975
Eddie Palmieri
The Sun Of Latin Music
1974
Cabrerita Y Sus Ideas
Explorando El Ambiente
1974
Azuquita Y Su Melao
En Hollywood
1974
Carlos Barberia Y Su Orquesta Kubavana
One Way Only...Salsa!
1974
Primitivo Y Su Orquestra*
Poema
1973, LP, Album, Solo Records (11), ,
Guaguancó/Cha-Cha/Bolero/Merengue/Cumbia
El Negrito Luna Y Sus Cariñosos
La Culebra / Mendigo de Amor / El Huarache Veloz / Estrella Fugaz
1973, 7", EP, Epic
Cortijo & His Time Machine*
Y Su Maquina Del Tiempo
1973
Eddie Palmieri
Sentido
1973
Pete Yellin*
It's The Right Thing
1973
Johnny Zamot Y Su Orquesta
Si Te Vas De Mi, Que Te Mate Un Carro, Que Te Parta Un Rayo Y Te Pise El Tren
1972, LP, Album, Seven-Eleven Records, Seven-Eleven Records, ,
Salsa/Boogaloo
Johnny Zamot
La Guerra
1972, LP, Album, Seven-Eleven Records
Rafi Val Y "La Diferente"*
La Sociedad
1972, ,
Guaguancó/Cha-Cha/Salsa/Guajira/Son
Tito Puente
Para Los Rumberos
1972
Tito Rodriguez
Palladium Memories
1971, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Guaguancó/Mambo/Bolero/Latin Jazz
Mark Weinstein
Cuban Roots
1968
Tito Rodriguez Featuring Victor Paz
Big Band Latino
1968
Kike Rosa & Orchestra
Ese Mundo Latino
1968, ,
Bolero/Guaguancó/Cha-Cha
Tito Rodriguez And His World Famous Orchestra*
Carnival Of The Americas
1964, ,
Mambo/Cha-Cha/Bolero
Dizzy Gillespie And The United Nations Orchestra*
Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London
DVD-V, PAL, ILC Music
Aïcha Kone*
Aïcha Kone
,
African
Dizzy Gillespie
The Life And Music Of Dizzy Gillespie
2005, 2xDVD, PAL, Dol, The AV Channel,
Various
Latinamerica 5 - I Colori Del Caribe
2005, CD, Comp, La Repubblica,
Dario Estrella*, Mario Rivera (2), Jazz Vanguard Group*
Jazz Invierno, Santo Domingo
2016
The Baritone Saxophone Retinue
Sound Advice
2013
Mark Weinstein
Cuban Roots
2005
Various
(I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz (A GRP Artists' Celebration Of The Songs Of The Beatles)
CD, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz