Tito Puente

COOKING WITH DAVETHE LONGTIME VALLEY JAZZMAN WANTS TO STIR UP THE SCENE ANY WAY HE CAN

Recordings

Pic Hits for the week

1996 New Times Music Awards Showcase

The Good Foot

A survey of recent blues, soul, R&B and roots releases

Letters

A survey of recent blues, soul, R&B and roots releases

Mambo King

After half a century of percussive brilliance, Tito Puente still wants the moon and stars

Tito Puente

The Complete 78s Vol. 1 & 2
(Fania/Universal)

Hot to Trot

Latin lovers lock steps at saucy dance fest

M's the Word

Four guys with a ravishing new album are emissaries of rock 'n' roll's Future Women

Hot Salsa

Cha-Cha the nights away in Scottsdale

Wild Guerrilla

Movie mayhem on the cheap

Jazz Rift

Down by the tracks, there's a thriving jazz scene so authentic it's even got heartbreak

Nouveau Swing

Hot Club of Cowtown and others revive the rebel spirit of Django Reinhardt

Critics VS 2002: Rebuilding From Ash

2002 spent the year in a 9/11 hangover. Through the confusion, notable and amazing works still arose

Family Jewels

The Lombo family sprouts budding -- and undeniably beautiful -- Latin pop stars. But will ambition alter the family business?

Americano Idol

Marc Anthony's rabid fans divulge the key to his Latin-pop crossover triumph, and the rules of salsa

Young Gun

Mesa violin phenom Quetzal Guerrero bridges break-dancing and the blues

Brothers in Arms

Chicano Power Revival brilliantly crosses cultural boundaries with its wildly eclectic grooves

Haul the Dreck

It seems every fa-la-la-la-lousy Christmas recording is in light rotation, but not these holiday turkeys

Night & Day

June 18 - 24, 1998