LA TERRIFICA ORQ. FANIA INTL #450 ('74) RARE NM HEAR

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56

ARTIST : ORQUESTA LA TERRIFICA

TITLE: LA TERRIFICA

REMARKS: ORIGINAL!!!!!.....ORQUESTA LA TERRIFICA with TITO GOMEZ (R.I.P.)

EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION....SALSA BRAVA!!!

Much like the rather confusing Ray Barretto split that gave rise to Orquesta Guarare, Orquesta La Terrifica splintered off from Sonora Poncena in 1973, one of the most famous groups to ever come out of Puerto Rico. When I say that La Terrifica sounds like Guarare, there's good reason: La Terrifica's early albums featured vocalist Tito Gomez, who sang for Orquesta Guarare and Ray Barretto and justrecently passed away. The members defected with leader and Sonora Poncena trumpeter Jose Rodriguez; other members included Mikey Ortiz (timbales), Francisco Alvarado (bongos), and Tito Valentin (arrangements). Later veterans of La Terrifica would include famous arranger Jorge Millet (piano), Hector "Pichie" Perez (vocals), Yolanda Rivera (vocals), Manuel "Mannix" Martinez (vocals), and Hector Tricoche (vocals). I haven't been able to confirm this, but according to this site, Hector Lavoe himself helped out on coro during live shows in 1974, alongside vocalists Yayo and Adalberto Santiago. (My Note: Hector is in the chorus see Personnel below!)

Despite never being as popular as Sonora Poncena, La Terrifica put out some of the best salsa of their era and, thankfully, their devoted fans haven't forgotten them. A number of Orquesta La Terrifica albums have been reissued over the past few years (most famously, their self-titled was re-released in 2002, sporting their biggest Jorge Millet hit, Pura). To my knowledge, Terrifica, their first album, has never been re-issued.

From the first taste of Jose Rodriguez's horn lines on Acere Trumbero, you know you're in salsa heaven. The penchant for hard-edged salsa on Terrifica overshadows their former (and slightly more complex) Sonora Poncena sound. Tito Gomez and his coro do an excellent job here on cuts such as Hachero Mayor and the gorgeous bolero No Te Vayas Juventud, a poignant lament that finds Gomez begging his personified youth to "stay just a little longer." And for all of you from Ponce, PR, prepare to reminisce about la famosa Guancha with the fourth cut. Other tracks like Comedia and Vicente Camaron keep it upbeat, and Biribo is an incredible closer and my favorite on the album.

Solid from start to end! Enjoy!

1- Vicente Camaron
2- No Te Vayas Juventud
3- La Verdadera Razon
4- No Eres Feliz
5- Biribo

Arranged By Tito Valentin
Produced By Larry Harlow

TRUMPETS: JOE RODRIGUEZ & SANTOS GONZALEZ
LEAD VOCALS: TITO GOMEZ
BONGO: FRANCISCO ALVARADO
PIANO: TITO VALENTIN
SAX/FLUTE: CHAGO MARTINEZ
CONGA: NVICENTE GAZTAMBIDE
TIMBALES: MICKEY ORTIZ
BASS: EFRAIN HERNANDEZ
VIBES: LARRY HARLOW

CHORUS: HECTOR LAVOE, AND WHOELSE? ADALBERTO SANTIAGO & YAYO EL INDIO

WEB REMARKS:

TITO GOMEZ: Because of the supply-and-demand nature of the recording industry, Tito was not one of Jerry Masucci's more favored members of the Fania stable (Hey he was not the only one...ask Orlando Marin, the Palmieris, Tony Pabon, etc). Hence, his name did not obtain the ripple effect that Ismael Miranda, Héctor Lavoe, Justo Betancourt and Rubén Blades did in their heyday. Nonetheless, he was on par with these vocalists and many others. His true rise to fame occurred in Colombia, during the 1980s and 1990s. He was a star member of Group Niche, led by Jairo Varela and his solo career with Antonio "Tony" Moreno's Musical Productions label (MP) further cemented his reputation.

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