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Pancho Cristal
real name Francisco Morris Pelsman
Pancho Cristal is credited on 705 releases across 150 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2012 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
705
Credits
150
Albums
7
Decades active
12
In collections
Biography
Cuban Latin music producer of Jewish Polish descent.
He rose to prominence in New York in the mid '60s, producing many successful pre-salsa Latin acts for Alegre Records and Tico Records, he also created the label.
Born: 1925 in Habana, Cuba,
Dead: (date unknow) in Miami-Dade, Florida
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
705 releases · 150 albums · active 1957–2012
- Production · 625
- Other credits · 230
- Performance · 20
Studios: Bell Sound Studios · Trans-Recording Studios · National Recording Studios, New York City · Village Gate
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Queen Of Latin Soul / Reina De La Cancion Latina
1968
The King Tito Puente / El Rey Tito Puente
1969
El Sonido Moderno - The Modern Sound Of Bobby Pauneto
1967
Homenaje A Rafael Hernandez
1966
Primitivo
1963
Ray Barretto
1971
Latin Percussion With Soul
1968
"Brujerias" De Candido / Candido's "Latin McGuffa's Dust"
1966
Wanted Dead Or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push)
1966
Cuba Y Puerto Rico Son...
1966
Frequent collaborators
- Celia Cruz
- Joe Cuba Sextet
- Tito Puente
- La Lupe
- Ricardo Ray
- Ismael Rivera
- Pete Rodriguez (2)
- Pete Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto
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