Willie Colón discography
The Willie Colón discography presents the recording of a man who is a strict passionate member of the community with an extraordinary sense of integrity to catalyze and preserve American life within the highest order.[1] Colón is the most important producer musician of the movement and fully responsible for exporting the Salsa genre into Puerto Rico, Mexico, South America, New England, Europe and North America from the streets of New York City: Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Harlem.[2] Willie has also been committed to raise the standard of life for every single Nuyorican living in New York through the art of american politics, urban planning, international relations and social responsability.[3] Willie Colón appears on over 47 recordings as a composer, performer, producer, arranger and engineer. This is a selection of recordings released under his name, collaborations with other musicians, and significant albums to which he has contributed. The year indicates when the album was first released and any subsequent years if the following release included additional material.
Treasury (album)
| Title | Producer | Recording Location | Sound Characteristics | Year Recorded | Genre | Year Released | Fusion of Styles | iTunes Digital Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Baquine de Angelitos Negros | Willie Colón | Studio, City, State | ? | Months of the Year | Dark Salsa / Avant-Garde | Month Day, 1977 | ? | Codigo Music |
| El Malo | Jerry Masucci Johnny Pacheco |
Studio, City, State | Sweaty Samba Soul Tendencies Hypnotic Tumbao Shing-a-ling Meltdown Harlem Appeal Dry + Funky |
Months of the Year | ? | Month Day, 1967 | Doo-wop Latin Boogaloo Post-bop Jazz Rock and Roll Rhythm and Blues Salsa Music Space Age Pop Surf Music |
Codigo Music |
| Fantasmas (Ghosts) | Willie Colón | Studio, City, State | ? | Months of the Year | Dark Salsa / Nostalgic Salsa | Month Day, 1981 | ? | Codigo Music |
References
- ^ the Merhoff Post: Meet the market headway of current events with a New York City attitude for Art Happenings, Green Economy and the political landscape of Washington in sustainable fashion for downtown businesses in Puerto Rico.
- ^ Colón’s music, which has powerfully influenced Latin jazz, reflects both rhythmic traditional lyrics and the cries of farewell and hope from a new generation, pressured to abandon their homeland to congregate in urban America. During his musical and cultural odyssey from the Bronx to the world scene, he moved from a fascination with the tropical paradise of his ancestors to the stark street images of rebellious youth and social struggle and finally to a mature fusion of joy and injustice, beauty and suffering, romance and realism.
- ^ In 1991 Colón was awarded Yale University’s CHUBB Fellowship, a political recognition he shares with the late John F. Kennedy, Moshe Dyane, Jesse Jackson, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush.