Eddie Palmieri

[Guy Berger]

Any thoughts on this guy? I saw his group at Yoshi's last night; terrific Latin jazz. (though I wish there had been more piano solos!) It seems like all the Perfecta albums from the 60s are OOP.

Guy

[Free For All]

I've always enjoyed Palmas and Arete which feature a great horn section of Brian Lynch, Donald Harrison and Conrad Herwig. Eddie write some challenging horn parts and those cats can blow.

I also like La Perfecta II.

[JSngry]

He's more than just a "Latin-Jazz Pianist", he a pioneer amd legend who's been around as both for over 40 years.

Go to Descarga.Com and see what's available.

THE SUN OF LATIN MUSIC & UNFINISHED MASTERPIECE (both originally on Coco, and both now on CD, I think) are perhaps his crowning achievements, afaic, but I'll listen to the guy any time, any place.

Charlie, his brother, was no slouch either.

Edited August 30, 2004 by JSngry

[JSngry]

Go to Descarga.Com and see what's available.

Eddie Palmieri, Arete

CD (Tropijazz 81657) Released 1995;

Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz

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Eddie Palmieri, Azucar Pa' Ti (Sugar For You)

CD (Tico 1122) Released 1965; Re-Issued 1994

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Champagne

CD (Tico 1165) Released 1968;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Con Lalo Rodriguez / Ismael Quintana, "Gold 1973-76"

CD (Musical Productions 5-6263)

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Echando Pa'lante (Straight Ahead)

CD (Tico 1113) Released 1964; Re-Issued 1995

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Eddie Palmieri

CD (Musica Latina B 205) Released 1981;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader: Bamboleate

CD (Tico 1150) Released 1967; Re-Issued 1992

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Eddie Palmieri & Friends At The University Of Puerto Rico

CD (Musical Productions 6252)

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Eddie Palmieri & Friends Con Lalo Rodriguez - The Sun Of Latin Music

CD (Musical Productions 5-6253)

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Eddie Palmieri & Friends Live!

CD (RMM 82252) Released 1999;

Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz

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Eddie Palmieri, Eddie's Concert

CD (Tico 1409) Released 1976;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, El Molestoso: Eddie Palmieri Y Su Conjunto La Perfecta Vol. 2

CD (Alegre 8240) Released 1962; Re-Issued 1996

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, El Rumbero Del Piano

CD (RMM 82197) Released 1998;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, El Sonido Nuevo: The New Soul Sound

CD (Verve/Poly. 519812) Released 1966; Re-Issued 1993

Category: Latin Soul/Boogaloo => Latin Soul, Classic 60s Or 70s

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Eddie Palmieri, EP

CD (Fania 661) Released 1990;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Justice / Justicia

CD (Tico 1188)

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, La Experiencia

CD (Fania 803) Released 2004;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, La Perfecta

CD (Alegre 8170) Released 1962; Re-Issued 1996

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, La Perfecta II

CD (Concord Picante 2136) Released 2002;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Live At Sing Sing Vol. 1

CD (Tico 1303) Released 1972; Re-Issued 1994

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Live At Sing Sing Vol. 2

CD (Tico 1321) Released 1974; Re-Issued 1992

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso

CD (Alegre 8320) Released 1964;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Masterpiece / Obra Maestra: Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri

CD (RMM 84033) Released 2000;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Molasses

CD (Tico 1148) Released 1990;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Mozambique

CD (Tico 1126) Released 1965;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Palmas

CD (Elektra 9 61649) Released 1994;

Category: Latin Jazz => Latin Jazz

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Eddie Palmieri, Palmieri...Perfecto

CD (Tico 1446) Released 2002;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, Palo Pa Rumba

CD (Fania ML 56) Released 1984;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Ritmo Caliente

CD (Concord 2180) Released 2003;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Salsa-Jazz-Descarga "Exploration"

CD (Musical Productions MP-3151)

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa/Son Descarga

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Eddie Palmieri, Sentido

CD (Musical Productions MP-6251)

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Solito

CD (Fania ML 59) Released 1985;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Sueño

CD (Intuition 3011) Released 1992;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Superimposition

CD (Tico 1194) Released 1970; Re-Issued 1995

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, The Best of Eddie Palmieri

CD (Tico 1317) Released 1974;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, The History of Eddie Palmieri

CD (Tico 1403) Released 1975;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, The Music Man

CD (Tico 1420) Released 1977; Re-Issued 1992

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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Eddie Palmieri, The Truth / La Verdad

CD (Fania FA 24) Released 1987;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Timeless Live Recordings

CD (Musical Productions 6230) Re-Issued 1997

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Too Much: Eddie Palmieri And Cheo Feliciano

CD (Vaya 124) Released 2002;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa

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Eddie Palmieri, Unfinished Masterpiece

CD (Musical Productions 5-6259)

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa/Son Descarga

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Eddie Palmieri, Vamonos Pa'l Monte

CD (Tico 1225) Released 1976;

Category: Salsa/Son => Salsa: Classic 1960s Or 1970s New York

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[RainyDay]

I seem to underwhelm everyone here with my live performance commentary but I'll give it another go.

There is still tomorrow to catch Palmieri and his sizzling band at Yoshi's. I caught him last year, and like last year, he opened with a long, elegant piano solo. He plays so wonderfully. He flows through up tempo, ballads, into salsa, before ending the solo. This is actually my favorite part of the set. The piano is probably my favorite instrument and it is such a joy to see someone who can play as well as Palmieri.

The 8-piece band (nine if you include the vocalist) opens up with a song that just singes your eyebrows. He had two trombones, guest trombone Jimmy Bosch, was remarkable. I love that he has a woman in the band, so rare in jazz even today. She plays flute and is terrific. The vocalist evoked Latin singers from another era. I felt like I had been transported in a time machine or something. They played one real ballad, but mostly they had everyone jumping around in their chairs.

If you are in the neighborhood shows on Sunday are at 2PM and 8PM.

Band Lineup:

Eddie Palmieri - Piano

Jimmy Bosch - Trombone

Doug Beavers - Trombone

Karen Joseph - Flute

Eddie Resto - Bass

George Delgado - Congas

John Rodriguez - Bongos

Jose Claussell - Timbales

Herman Olivera - Vocals

The above quote is from a thread I started on the Live Performance forum about Eddie Palmieri. I guess when it comes to music, I really am talking to myself here.

[Spontooneous]

Rainy, you've provided reinforcement for me. Eddie's coming to Kansas City in October, and now I know I have to go.

[SEK]

Eddie Palmieri is one of my very favorite pianists. The man can play. My pick of his recent, readily-available recordings is "El Rumbero Del Piano".

He and his band were great when they came to Central Michigan University in the 1990s. They did not bring a vocalist that night, so the excellent musicians in his septet (including, of course, Eddie Palmieri), got to solo even more than usual. Also Eddie Palmieri introduced many of the songs with a piano solo.

My favorite vocalist that has performed with Eddie Palmieri is Ismael Quintana. Adoración!!

Edited August 30, 2004 by SEK

[paul secor]

Charlie, his brother, was no slouch either.

Indeed. Charlie Palmieri's LP, A Giant Step (Tropical Budda 003), is a fine recording. He recorded it after recovering from a heart attack and stroke, but you'd never know that from his playing.

Don't know if this has been reissued on CD, but, if not, it deserves to be.

[cannonball-addict]

I didn't want to go through all those available albums but the combined big bands of Palmieri and Puente put out a CD in 2000, I think, that was really nice.

Palmieri is one of the forgotten kings of Latin jazz in the latter half of the 20th century.

Let's also not forget Pete Escovedo!

[stevebop]

Eddie and La Perfecta Dos played the Tanglewood Jazz Festival Friday night in Lenox, Massachusetts. WGBH and WBGO collaborated on a live broadcast (Eliane Elais was also on the broadcast) that was also heard on WFCR in Amherst, MA and WAMC in Albany NY. The program was co-hosted by myself and Rhonda Hamilton from 'BGO

NPR recorded the evening's music and is uplinking it to over 100 NPR affiliate stations around the country. I don't have a carriage list but check your local stations to see if they are picking it up and when they are broadcasting it. It would be sometime this holiday Labor Day weekend. Enjoy!

[mikeweil]

If you dislike salsa vocals, check the sound samples before ordering - but the singer of his currennt band is very nice, I saw this band in Frankfurt a few years ago, and a TV brodcast from a Burghausen festival performance, where they were much better.

Palimieri dropped his vocalists entirely at some point, before the Palmas album, and has been featuring jazzy horns ever since.

[mikeweil]

Charlie, his brother, was no slouch either.

Indeed. Charlie Palmieri's LP, A Giant Step (Tropical Budda 003), is a fine recording. He recorded it after recovering from a heart attack and stroke, but you'd never know that from his playing.

Don't know if this has been reissued on CD, but, if not, it deserves to be.

It was in Germany - will check details when back home.

[mikeweil]

BTW - IIRC it was Charlie who tried to turn his brother to jazz, but it took a few years before he caught on.

[chris olivarez]

I love Eddie Palmieri. I have some of his cd's and there are some on the website of those evil bastards aka Dusty Groove that are sorely tempting me!!!

[robviti]

i've enjoyed palmieri's later recordings for some time, and i've seen his exciting live show on more than one occasion. one minor complaint, though. the last two times i saw palmieri perform, i noticed his enthusiastic "vocalizations" have become increasingly loud, to the point where it's sligthtly frightening and/or rather humorous. it's a loud grunting sound similar to the monosylabic grrrr that frankenstein's monster made in the movies. am i the only who's noticed this idiosyncracy?

[Big Wheel]

Yeah, you can hear it on some of the records. It's all over Conrad Herwig's Latin Side of John Coltrane, for example.

[Noj]

A friend who collects latin stuff has some great Eddie Palmieri records whose names I forget. Those records prompted me to buy "Harlem River Drive featuring Eddie Palmeiri and Jimmy Norman"--though not as solid as those straight up latin jazz plates, this is latin twinged funky soul jazz with that early 70s vibe and some groovy vocals. I dig it!

I also like the Bobbi Humphrey song called "Harlem River Drive." Sorry if her name is like nails on a chalkboard to some of you...