Live at the Cheetah, Vol. 1

by Fania All Stars

Overview

Recorded live at New York's premier discotheque with the usual, stellar All-Stars lineup, the groove is incessant, the mood exultant, and the players palpably happy with the audience and themselves as they exchange licks. The tunes are a bit long -- "Quitate Tu," the closer, is a 16-minute jam session in which the band members one by one contribute lyrics, to the delight of the audience. Ray Barretto's "Descarga Fania" features a lovely piano break and some inspiredly raucous horn playing (a nice contrast to the tightly arranged horn charts one usually hears), and Cheo Feliciano's lead vocal on "Anacaona" soars. Decades later, still the first salsa recording to reach for -- ultimate party music played by the masters. ~ Janet Rosen

Product Details

Release Date:	10/21/2022
Label:	Craft Records / Fania
UPC:	0888072426023
Rank:	44566

Tracks

1. Introduction Theme
2. Descarga Fania
3. Anacaona
4. Quitate T¿¿

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Fania All-Stars   Primary Artist
Bobby Cruz   Vocals,Guest Artist
Ismael Miranda   Vocals
Cheo Feliciano   Vocals,Featured Artist
Barry Rogers   Trombone
Larry Harlow   Piano,Keyboards
Roberto Roena   Percussion
Johnny Pacheco   Flute,Vocals,Percussion,Musical Direction
Jose Feliciano   Vocals,Guest Artist
Richie Ray   Keyboards
Ray Barretto   Congas,Percussion
Orestes Vilato   Timbales,Percussion
Hector Lavoe   Vocals
Yomo Toro   Tres
Willie Colon   Trombone
Bobby Valentin   Bass
Santos Colon   Vocals
Renaldo Jorge   Trombone
Nicky Marrero   Percussion
Ricardo Ray   Guest Artist
Adalberto Santiago   Vocals,Featured Artist
Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez   Vocals
Barry Spencer   Trumpet
Roberto Luis Rodriguez   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Larry Harlow   Musician,Producer
Jon Fausty   Engineer
Roberto Roena   Musician
Johnny Pacheco   Arranger,Composer,Musician
Jose Ramon Florez   Original Cover Photography
Jerry Masucci   Executive Producer
Luis Cruz   Arranger
Ramon Rodriguez   Composer
Ray Barretto   Arranger,Composer,Musician
Willie Colon   Musician
Bernard Fox   Engineer
Bobby Valentin   Arranger,Composer,Musician
C. Alonso Curet   Composer
Roberto Valentin   Composer
Ramon Diaz   Composer
Robert Valentine   Composer
Izzy Sanabria   MC,Cover Design