On tour with Cuco Valoy in Belgium. Here is Hector " Bomberito" Zarzuela and Alfredo De La Fe. Alfredo was there with his band from Colombia. It was a fantistic music festival and the people were so warm and friendly.
He we are in El Choco, Colombia with some local kids. James "Da Babarba" and Fragancia, Sergio George and I. El Choco is on the edge of the Amazon.
My first trip to Peru. On stage waiting for La India to set it off. This was an outdoor concert with a crowd of 15,000 - 20,000.
Getting ready for showtime, backstage at the Monteray Jazz Festival with Dave Valentin, Larry Harlow and Giovanni Hildalgo.
At the airport in Guadeloupe on our way home. Bomberito, Oreste Vilato and Robert Rodriguez, Jr. son of the late and great Trumpeter and Composer Roberto Rodriguez.
Somewhere in Colombia me and Huey having a meaningful conversation, while Jerry Lopez and Tony Rodriguez look on in awe.
Yours truly in a insipired moment, with the Miles Pena Orquestra at the Latin Quater in New York City. The band was featured in a movie titled " A Further Gesture" but I hear that they changed the title. I have a copy of the European release. We filmed for about 14 hours and the scene is maybe 5 minutes...This was by first dramatic role :-) LOL
Somewhere in Peru with DLG. About 3,500 - 5,000 fans waiting for us to hit the first note and get the place rocking.
Here is Adalberto, Nora, Yomo and Larry. We were booked for a week at the Blue Note in Toyko, 2 shows a night and every show was sold out. We then flew to California to due a few shows in Los Angeles, including flying out to Las Vegas for a gig. This tour was one of the best. Band members: (L to R) Pablo Rosario, Chembo, Tony Jimenez, Vincent Velez, Pete Nater, Franklin Vazques, Mac Gollohan and I
Angel "Cookie" Lebron, New York City's first call Trombonist and a very dear friend of mine. He has been a member of Marc Anthony's band since day one. Cookie has played with practically every major latin band and was the musical director for Tito Neives.
Due to the altitude some of the band members needed oxygen and one of them got really sick and a doctor had to be called. In fact you can call room service and they will bring you a tank of oygen
I sat in with the band while Tito performed at New York's " Sounds Of Brazil" one of my favorite NYC night clubs.
Vincent Velez, Frankin Vasquez, Pete Nater and I with several salsa fans in Toyko.
Me and Willie Alvarez, who is now with The Eddie Palmieri Band. Willie and I go back many, many, many years. This gig was at New York's Famous " Sounds of Brazil "
Left to Right: Willie Alvarez, Gary Quinones, Ozzy Cardona, Pete Miranda, Harold Roig and Daniel Rodriguez.
After the gig we arrived at Denny's in a white stretch limo..we got a lot of stares...Anyway we had a great time...this was in Austin or Houston, Texas
This is a VERY brutal sport...I actually departed after the 3rd fight...brutal, very brutal...
I do not recall in what country this picture was taken. As you can see the fans were very excited that we where there.
Willie Torres is one of the lead singers with the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
My sincire congratulations to him and the rest of the members of SHO for winning a Grammy in the Best Salsa/Merengue Album (Vocal or Instrumental.)
* Across 110th Street
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Featuring Ruben Blades
[Libertad Records]
Myself, Charlie Garcia, Pipi and Jimmy Bosch. At this concert, which was held in a soccer stadium in Cali, Colombia; the attendence was over 55, 000 people. It was wild and fun.
Me, Horold Roig and Willie Alvarez and practicing sign languge
We where on our way to the hotel in Texas..I think it was Houston. The promoter of the event provided the limo...after the gig we went by limo to the local "Denny's"...We had a great time.
I was the Musical Director for Miles...Here we are with a couple of friends at The Latin Quarter in New York which was located at 96th Street and Broadway and is no longer there.
A poster promoting a dance in Paris, France. This tour was NOT fun. We also did some gigs in Belgium and Amsterdam.
Giving some thought to Albert Einstein's theory of reletivity...or was it.."Damn, why did I do this gig?"
My first trip to Mexico was with Cuco Valoy. On this trip we performed in Mexico City. This is one of the poster promoting the event. El Gran Combo and La Sonora Poncena were on this trip with us.
At one of the Concert's I was on stage when I felt something on my butt, when I reached back to feel what it was...my pants were split open...I had to wrap my jacket around my waist to cover my butt. But, no pun intended; out of the 5,000 + people in attendance am sure one of them got a glimpse.
Victor Manulle and me backstage. The venue was Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia.
