Ray Barretto

congas, percussion, bongos, mix, producer, arranger, drums, timbales, performer

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Wes Montgomery
Lou Donaldson
Cal Tjader
Herbie Mann
Vince Cherico drums Ballade for Buhaina, Buh's Bossa, Caper for Chris, Close Your Eyes, Drume Negrita, Frère Jacques, Lester Left Town, Mags, Motherless Child, Murmullo, Noise in the Attic, One for Ray, Palladium Nights, Sleeping Dancer Sleep On, Syracuse, The View From Here, Time Was Time Is, United

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Vince Cherico drums Ballade for Buhaina, Buh's Bossa, Caper for Chris, Close Your Eyes, Drume Negrita, Frère Jacques, Lester Left Town, Mags, Motherless Child, Murmullo, Noise in the Attic, One for Ray, Palladium Nights, Sleeping Dancer Sleep On, Syracuse, The View From Here, Time Was Time Is, United
Chief Bey congas Gambler, Go Round the Wall, Gonna Leave You Baby, Igama La Bantwana, Mysterious Instinct, Or Three Farm, Papa Zimbi, Sing a'Man, Sorrow Valley, Water Bird, Way Yonder Far, Wide Dark Troubled Waters
Al Leas flute Gambler, Go Round the Wall, Gonna Leave You Baby, Igama La Bantwana, Mysterious Instinct, Or Three Farm, Papa Zimbi, Sing a'Man, Sorrow Valley, Water Bird, Way Yonder Far, Wide Dark Troubled Waters
George Duvivier bass Gambler, Go Round the Wall, Gonna Leave You Baby, Igama La Bantwana, Mysterious Instinct, Or Three Farm, Papa Zimbi, Sing a'Man, Sorrow Valley, Water Bird, Way Yonder Far, Wide Dark Troubled Waters
Sticks Evans percussion Gambler, Go Round the Wall, Gonna Leave You Baby, Igama La Bantwana, Mysterious Instinct, Or Three Farm, Papa Zimbi, Sing a'Man, Sorrow Valley, Water Bird, Way Yonder Far, Wide Dark Troubled Waters
Myron Walden alto saxophone Caper for Chris, Drume Negrita, Mags, Motherless Child, Murmullo, One for Ray, Palladium Nights, Syracuse, The View From Here, Time Was Time Is
Robert Rodriguez (piano) piano Caper for Chris, Drume Negrita, Mags, Motherless Child, Murmullo, One for Ray, Palladium Nights, Syracuse, The View From Here, Time Was Time Is
Sean Conly bass Caper for Chris, Drume Negrita, Mags, Motherless Child, Murmullo, One for Ray, Palladium Nights, Syracuse, The View From Here, Time Was Time Is
Joe Magnarelli flugelhorn, trumpet Caper for Chris, Drume Negrita, Mags, Motherless Child, Murmullo, One for Ray, Palladium Nights, Syracuse, The View From Here, Time Was Time Is
Adam Cruz (jazz drummer) drums Baby, Baby All the Time, Brandy's Blues, I Had the Craziest Dream, Ivy, Lean on Me, Something to Live For, Strange Music, Suddenly It's Spring, Trav'lin' Light
Papo Vazquez trombone Baby, Baby All the Time, Brandy's Blues, I Had the Craziest Dream, Ivy, Lean on Me, Something to Live For, Strange Music, Suddenly It's Spring, Trav'lin' Light
Hilton Ruiz piano Baby, Baby All the Time, Brandy's Blues, I Had the Craziest Dream, Ivy, Lean on Me, Something to Live For, Strange Music, Suddenly It's Spring, Trav'lin' Light
Louis Cruz (arranger, piano) piano Abidjan, Ahora sí, Got to Have You, Hard Hands, Love Beads, Mi ritmo te llama, Mírame de frente, New York Soul, Son con cuero
David Sánchez saxophone Baby, Baby All the Time, Brandy's Blues, I Had the Craziest Dream, Ivy, Lean on Me, Something to Live For, Strange Music, Suddenly It's Spring, Trav'lin' Light
John Bemitez bass Baby, Baby All the Time, Brandy's Blues, I Had the Craziest Dream, Ivy, Lean on Me, Something to Live For, Strange Music, Suddenly It's Spring, Trav'lin' Light
Miguel Zenón alto saxophone Ballade for Buhaina, Buh's Bossa, Close Your Eyes, Frère Jacques, Lester Left Town, Noise in the Attic, Sleeping Dancer Sleep On, United
John "Buddy" Bailey trumpet Ballade for Buhaina, Buh's Bossa, Close Your Eyes, Frère Jacques, Lester Left Town, Noise in the Attic, Sleeping Dancer Sleep On, United
Hans Glawischnig bass Ballade for Buhaina, Buh's Bossa, Close Your Eyes, Frère Jacques, Lester Left Town, Noise in the Attic, Sleeping Dancer Sleep On, United
Luis Perdomo piano Ballade for Buhaina, Buh's Bossa, Close Your Eyes, Frère Jacques, Lester Left Town, Noise in the Attic, Sleeping Dancer Sleep On, United
Jerry Masucci producer Amor artificial, Indestructible, Indiferencia, Lucrecia the Cat, Mi dedicacin, Rhythm of Life, Tin Tin Deo
Héctor Lavoe vocal Ay no, El diablo, El hijo de Obatalá, Indestructible, La familia, Llanto de cocodrilo
Meñique vocal Ay no, El diablo, Indestructible, La familia, Llanto de cocodrilo
Bobby Sannabria percussion Drume Negrita, Motherless Child, One for Ray, Palladium Nights
Rafael "Felo" Barrios vocal, güiro La orquesta, Yo tengo un amor
Roberto Rodriguez (Latin music trumpeter) vocal La orquesta, Yo tengo un amor
David Holmes (Electronic dance music DJ and producer from Northern Ireland) mix-DJ Right On, Soul Drummers
Sal Cuevas bass guitar Al ver sus campos
Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez mix-DJ Pastime Paradise
Ray de La Paz vocal Rhythm of Life
Kelly Barretto vocal Rhythm of Life
Simon Dunmore mix-DJ Pastime Paradise
Audrey Martells vocal Rhythm of Life
Willie Colón vocal El hijo de Obatalá

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Wes Montgomery congas, percussion A Day in the Life, Angel, Bumpin' on Sunset, California Dreaming, California Nights, Cotton Tail, Down Here on the Ground, Eleanor Rigby, Fly Me to the Moon, Georgia on My Mind, Goin' on to Detroit, Green Leaves of Summer, Green Peppers, Greensleeves, I Say a Little Prayer for You, I Wish I Knew, I'll Be Back, Insensatez (How Insensitive), Know It All, More, More, Amor, Mr. Walker, Oh You Crazy Moon, Repetition, Road Song, Scarborough Fair / Canticle, Something Like Bags, South of the Border, Sun Down, Sunny, Sunny (alternate take), Tequila, The Big Hurt, The Fox, The Joker, The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener, The Thumb, Trust in Me, Twisted Blues, Up and at It, Watch What Happens, When I Look in Your Eyes, When a Man Loves a Woman, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, Willow Weep for Me, Wind Song, Winds of Barcelona, Windy, Without You, Wives and Lovers, Yesterday
Lou Donaldson congas Autumn Nocturne, Avalon, Be My Love, Blues Walk, Callin' All Cats, Candy, Cole Slaw, Crosstown Shuffle, Daydreams, Dog Walk, Dorothy, Green Eyes, Grits and Gravy, Groove Junction, Herman’s Mambo, Hog Maw, Hog Maw [False Start], I Won’t Cry Any More, Li'l Miss Fine, Lightfoot, Lou's Blues, Mack the Knife, Mary Ann, Midnight Sun, Move, O sole mio, Peck Time, People Will Say We're in Love, Play Ray, Poinciana, Si Si Safronia, Skylark, Soul Gumbo, Stella By Starlight, Tangerine, The Masquerade Is Over, The Nearness of You, The Squirrel, There Is No Greater Love, There Will Never Be Another You, Walking By The River
Cal Tjader congas, percussion A Waltz for Diane, Amazon, Blues March, Canto de Ossanha, Django, Eye of the Devil, Felicidade, Fried Bananas, Georgie Girl, Here, Hip Vibrations, La Bamba, Los Bandidos, Mambo Sangria, Moanin', Moanin´, Never My Love, Ode to Billy Joe, Round Midnight, Samba Do Suenho, Solar Heat, Sweet Honeybee, Windy
Herbie Mann bongos, percussion Autumn Leaves, Bang Bang, Bedouin, Body Oil, Candle Dance, Comin' Home Baby, Deus Xango, Ekunda, Glory of Love, Hold on, I'm Comin', House of the Risin' Sun, I Got a Woman, In & Out, Love Is Far Stronger Than We, No Use Crying, Oh, How I Want to Love You, Paradise (Music), The Letter, Unchain My Heart, Upa, Neguinho, Violet Don't Be Blue, Waterbed
Gene Ammons congas Alone Again (Naturally), Blue Ammons, Blue Gene, Blue Greens and Beans, Canadian Sunset, Close Your Eyes, Confirmation, Geru's Blues, Hip Tip, Hittin' the Jug, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Jeannine, My Romance, Out in the Sticks, Scamperin', Stompin' at the Savoy
Red Garland congas 'S Wonderful, A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Blues in Mambo, East of the Sun, Estrella, Exactly Like You, Five O'Clock Whistle, It Might as Well Be Spring, Lover, Manteca, Mort's Report, Oh, Lady Be Good, Portrait of Jenny
Tito Puente percussion Campanitad de Cristal, Cha-Cha-Gua, Cha-Cha-Son, Cha-Con-Cha, Chanchulla, Delisse, Doing the Cha-Cha, El Bajo, El Palo, Guataca, Suave Asi, Un Cha Cha
Woody Herman congas A Child is Born, A Song for You, Be-Bop and Roses, Freedom Jazz Dance, Giant Steps, La Fiesta, The FirstThing I Do, The Meaning of the Blues, Think of Me
Freddie Hubbard percussion Backlash, In a Mist, Little Sunflower, Naturally, Naturally (alternate take), Povo, Sky Dive, The Godfather, The Return of the Prodigal Son
Kenny Burrell congas Chitlins Con Carne, Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You, K Twist, Kenny’s Sound, Midnight Blue, Mule, Saturday Night Blues, Soul Lament, Wavy Gravy
Stanley Turrentine congas God Bless the Child, Major's Minor, Never Let Me Go, Sara's Dance, They Can't Take That Away From Me, Trouble, Without a Song, You'll Never Get Away From Me
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis percussion Afro-Jaws, Alma Alegre (Happy Soul), Guanco Lament, Jazz-A-Samba, Star Eyes, Tin Tin Deo, Wild Rice
Oliver Nelson bongos, congas Ho!, J & B, Latino, Main Stem, Tangerine, There's A Yearnin', Tipsy
Dust In The Wind congas 'Nother Fu'Ther, All of Me, Pam Ain't Blue, Ringin' In, Thirty-Three, Ninety-Six, Time After Time, When Sonny Gets Blue
Casatron congas Easy Living, I Should Care, Love for Sale, Masquerade Is Over, My One and Only Love, Please Send Me Someone to Love, Squeeze Me
Metal Militia bongos, congas, percussion Disillusioned, Emancipation Blues, Freedom Dance, Going Up North, Jungleaire, Message, There's a Yearning
Horace Parlan congas Congalegre, Headin' South, Jim Loves Sue, Low Down, My Mother's Eyes, The Song Is Ended
Art Blakey congas Blakey's Blues, Drums in the Rain, Lee's Tune, Let's Take 16 Bars, Lover, Moose the Mooche
Dizzy Gillespie percussion Kush, Manteca, Ool Ya Koo, This is the Way, Tunisian Fantasy
Red Garland Trio congas A Portrait of Jennie, Darling, je vous aime beaucoup, Mr. Wonderful, Ralph J. Gleason Blues, Rojo
Eumir Deodato percussion Also sprach Zarathustra, Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Carly and Carole, September 13, Spirit of Summer
George Benson percussion Because / Come Together, Golden Slumbers / You Never Give Me Your Money, Here Comes the Sun / I Want You (She's So Heavy), Oh! Darling, Something / Octopus's Garden / The End
Billy Cobham congas Le Lis, Searching for the Right Door / Spectrum, Spectrum, To the Women in My Life / Le Lis
くどうゆか percussion Call It Stormy Monday, Grease Monkey, Love Walked In, The Breeze and I
J Δ Y E E M congas I Thought About You, It's Getting Dark, Montono Blues, Tres Palabras
Clifford Jordan percussion Eeh Bah Lickey Doo, Retribution, Senor Blues
Yusef Lateef congas A Long Time Ago, Live Humble
Eddie Harris percussion Listen Here, Spanish Bull
Fania All-Stars arranger Descarga Fania All Stars
Weather Report percussion Cucumber Slumber
Phoenix Chorale percussion OGD (Road Song)
陆春龄 percussion Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun
Bee Gees congas Wind of Change