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Tito Puente

real name Ernesto Antonio Puente Jr.

New York City, United States · 1923-04-20 – 2000-06-01

Tito Puente is credited on 3,393 releases across 746 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,393

Credits

746

Albums

8

Decades active

585

In collections

Biography

Tito Puente (born April 20, 1923, Spanish Harlem, New York City, New York, USA – Died May 31, 2000, New York City, New York, USA) was an American Latin bandleader, jazz, salsa and mambo musician of Puerto Rican heritage. Known as "El Rey Del Timbal" ("The King Of The Timbales"). He also played vibraphone, drum kit, conga drums, claves, piano, and occasionally saxophone and clarinet.
Not to be confused with Cuban trumpeter Tito Puentes.

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Credited work

3,393 releases · 746 albums · active 1952–2025

  • Performance · 5,578
  • Other credits · 458
  • Production · 159
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Wally Heider Studios · Pacific Recording Studios · Columbia Studios · Broadway Recording Studios

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