A Glimpse Into A Glorious Past......

Ever since I became involved in this music, I have been regaled by the old timers with tales of the one and only Palladium Ballroom. The Palladium was the undisputed palace of Latin Music in it's heyday. This photo shows the Charlie Palmieri Charanga Duboney in a publicity shot. What is even rarer is the fact that each member of the band is named.

The Roots Of Latin Jazz....

Check this photo out...does it get any better. Candido, Dizzy and Charlie gracing the same stage. What I wouldn't give for a time machine!

Pure Swing......

I was turned on to Cortijo and Ismaelo by good friend and teacher Chano Rodriguez. Playing in the shadows of a Jim Crow world, Cortijo Y Su Combo challenged the color line in Puerto Rico with talent that could not be denied.

A Latin Music Summit.....

This rare photo depicts the Giants who shaped the music we have come to love. Can you name them all?