Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers

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Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
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Years active1959 (1959)–1973 (1973)
Labels Prestige, Right On, Milestone, Timeless, Cannonball
Past members
  • Henry "Pucho" Brown

Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers was a Latin jazz, soul jazz and R&B group formed in 1959 by timbales player Henry "Pucho" Brown. Chick Corea is among the many musicians who performed with him (albeit prior to Pucho's recording career).

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Henry "Pucho" Brown was born on November 1, 1938 in Harlem, New York City. In his youth he was exposed to the Latin music, jazz and rhythm and blues genres. He began playing timbales at age 15. His early professional experience was with Los Lobos Diablos and with Joe Panama. [1]

Following the breakup of Panama's band, Pucho formed 'Pucho and the Cha Cha Boys.' That band would go onto become the core of his band: Pucho Brown on percussion, Eddie Pazant on reeds, Al Pazant on trumpet, William Bivens, Jr., on vibraphone, and Neal Creque on piano and organ. The early 1960s version of the band included Steve Berrios, Chick Corea and Bobby Capers. However, Mongo Santamaria hired many of his players away. [2]

Pucho reorganized the band and named it, the 'Latin Soul Brothers.' He signed with Prestige Records in 1966 and recorded seven albums that would become definitive in the new boogaloo musical genre. [3]

In 1973 he disbanded the group and focused more on traditional Latin music. [4]

In the 1990s his music received contemporary interest from the British Acid Jazz scene. [5] [6] The re-formed Latin Soul Brothers continue to perform into the 21st century.

In 2003, Pucho was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame. He was only the second African-American, after Dizzy Gillespie, to earn this honor. [7] He passed away on September 21, 2022. [8]

Discography

Compilations

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References

  1. ↑ Scott Yanow, 'Afro-Cuban Jazz,' Miller Freeman Books, 2000, ISBN 0-87930-619-X, p. 89.
  2. ↑ Scott Yanow, 'Afro-Cuban Jazz,' Miller Freeman Books, 2000, ISBN 0-87930-619-X, p. 90.
  3. ↑ Scott Yanow, 'Afro-Cuban Jazz,' Miller Freeman Books, 2000, ISBN 0-87930-619-X, p. 90.
  4. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers Biography". Allmusic . Retrieved 2007-06-23.
  5. ↑ "bio". Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  6. ↑ Scott Yanow, 'Afro-Cuban Jazz,' Miller Freeman Books, 2000, ISBN 0-87930-619-X, p. 90.
  7. ↑ Sandy Tomcho, 'Times Herald-Record' May 30, 2003 "A plum gig for a new Hall of Famer" https://www.recordonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2003/05/30/a-plum-gig-for-new/51156210007/
  8. ↑ Tomas Peña, 'JazzDeLaPeña,' September 22, 2022 "RIP HENRY “PUCHO” BROWN (1938-2022)" https://jazzdelapena.com/profiles/r-i-p-henry-pucho-brown-1938-2022/
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