Musicians include: Eddie Palmieri as band leader and on piano; Ismael Quintana on vocals; Bob Vianco on guitar, Jose Rodriguez on trombone, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros on trumpet, Ronnie Cuber on baritone, Nicky Marrero on timbales and bongo, Eladio Perez Perez on conga, Arturo Franquiz on clave and coro, Monchito Muñoz on bombo. Guest musicians include: Charlie Palmieri on organ, Victor Paz on trumpet, Charles Camilleri on trumpet, Pete Yellin on tenor sax, Santos Colon on coro, Justo Betancourt on coro, Marcelino Guerra on coro, Yayo El Indio on coro, Elliot Romero on coro, and Mario Muñiz on coro.
The four previously unreleased tracks (which total 42 extra minutes), includes an alternate take of "Viejo Socarron" as well as an early version of "VP Blues" (later recorded, albeit with more polish, on "Live at Sing Sing." The other two unreleased tracks are "Mixed Marriage" and "Moon Craters" — both recorded at the time, but not included on the LP. The liner notes also feature the remembrances of the album’s producer, Miguel Estivill. Here’s what John Child said about this seminal release… A milestone in Eddie Palmieri’s recording career, 1971′s Vamonos Pa’l Monte, his last studio album for Tico, adds the baritone saxophone of Ronnie Cuber to his trombone / trumpet frontline.
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