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Ray Santos

Ray Santos is credited on 504 releases across 147 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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504

Credits

147

Albums

8

Decades active

6

In collections

Biography

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Ray Santos was a saxophonist, composer, arranger, and music consultant. Born in East Harlem in New York on December 28, 1928. His mother was a doll maker and his father was a doorman(both parents were born in Puerto Rico). When Santos was thirteen, the family moved to The Bronx. He is known for his work on The Mambo Kings - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (US 2000) (opens in a new tab) as well as his collaboration with Linda Ronstadt on her album Frenesí. Ray died October 17, 2019.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

504 releases · 147 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 871
  • Other credits · 71
  • Production · 16
  • Engineering · 12

Studios: VU Recording Studios · Master Piece Recording Studios · La Tierra Sound Studios · Latin Sound Studios

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Tito Puente
  • Willie Rosario
  • Tito Rodriguez
  • Tommy Olivencia
  • Marvin Santiago
  • Justo Betancourt
  • The Conga Kings

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