A stunner from Puente's golden age, this 1957 recording brought together Tito, Mongo, Willie Bobo, Aguabella, and Julito Collazo on percussion with vocalists that included Mercedita Valdez, in seven wonderful cuts of traditional and (then) contemporary Afro-Cuban skin-on-skin. Then as an unexpected gift, there is a seven-minute Latin-jazz suite featuring Puente's considerable jazz-arranger head and a powerful band with Doc Severinson on lead trumpet. ~ John Storm Roberts, All Music Guide
THE TITO PUENTE SONG THAT TAKES ME BACK TO 1962 WHEN MY PARENTS WOULD THROW THESE BIG PARTIES IN OUR BACK YARD AND EVERYBODY WOULD BE CHA-CHAING IS "TI MON BO". WE WOULD KICK UP THE GRASS DANCING. WHAT GREAT MEMORIES!