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Puerto Rican Latin jazz & Salsa musician Not to be confused with José Mangual Jr.
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Jose "Buyú" Mangual, Sr.
José Mangual Sr. on bongos (left) alongside Machito on maracas and Carlos Vidal on conga at the Glen Island Casino, New York, 1947José Mangual Sr. on bongos (left) alongside Machito on maracas and Carlos Vidal on conga at the Glen Island Casino, New York, 1947
Background information
Born(1924-03-18)March 18, 1924
Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Died(1998-09-04)September 4, 1998
New York, NY
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentBongo
Years active1938-1997
LabelsTurnstyle, Latin Percussion, Caiman
Musical artist

Jose Mangual Sr. (March 18, 1924 - September 4, 1998) was a Puerto Rican percussionist world renowned for his bongo drum performances and recordings during the 1940s and 1950s with groups such as Machito Orchestra, Charlie Parker, Buddy Rich, Flip Philips, Abbie Lane and Nancy Ames. "He set a standard in bongo playing and was considered by many to have the greatest sound on the instrument." He is the father of Jose Mangual, Jr. and Luis Mangaul who are both well-known Salsa singers and percussionists. Both were born and raised in East Harlem.

Early career

Mangual began playing percussion at the age of 10 and in 1938 he moved to New York at the age of 14. In 1952 he began playing timbales and percussion for Machito's Orchestra.

Later career

In the 1950s Mangual played with the godfather of modern-day salsa Arsenio Rodriguez and with Latin jazz pioneer Cal Tjader. Thereafter Mangual joined Erroll Gardner's band with whom he traveled the world, playing jazz for international audiences. During this time he also performed and recorded with Cannonball Adderley, Sarah Vaughn and Herbie Mann. During the mid-1950s and 60s, Mangual appeared on numerous albums including Count Basie's 'April in Paris' (1955), Miles Davis' 'Sketches of Spain' (1959] in which he played castanets, Dizzy Gillespie's 'Talkin' Verve' (1957), Tito Puente's 'Babarabatiri' (1951), Willie Bobo's 'Spanish Grease' (1965), Gato Barbieri's 'Viva Emiliano Zapata' (1974), as well as on multiple Charlie Parker's compilations.

He has also performed with Dexter Gordon, Carmen McRae, Jorge Dalto, Stan Getz, Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Tito Rodriguez, Xavier Cugat, Tito Puente and Chano Pozo.

In the 1970s, Mangual recorded two instructional albums Buyú and José Mangual* & Carlos "Patato" Valdez* – Understanding Latin Rhythms Vol. 1 with Carlos "Patato" Valdez for the drum maker Latin Percussion (LP).

In 1986 he co-wrote and recorded Los Mangual – Una Dinastia with his sons Jose, Jr. and Luis Mangual. In 2001 he was posthumously inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame.

Discography

  • Buyú (Turnstyle, 1977)
  • José Mangual* & Carlos "Patato" Valdez* – Understanding Latin Rhythms Vol. 1 (LP Records, 1977)
  • Los Mangual – Una Dinastia (Caiman Records, 1986)

Filmography

  • The Thrill of Music (1946)

See also

References

  1. Alava, S. B. (2007). Spanish Harlem's Musical Legacy: 1930-1980. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1531631130.
  2. "Jose Mangual, Sr. – Biography". All About Jazz. July 2, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. "Jose Mangual, Sr.1924 – 1998". congahead. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. Figueroa, F. (1994). Encyclopedia of Latin American Music in New York. Pillar Publications. p. 237. ISBN 096432010X.
  5. "Luis Mangual". rateyourmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. Alava, S. B. (2007). Spanish Harlem's Musical Legacy: 1930–1980. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1531631130.
  7. "Jose Mangual, Sr. – Biography". All About Jazz. July 2, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. Machito
  9. Solum, T. (1997). The Bongo Book. Fenton: Mell Bay. p. 59. ISBN 1513462423.
  10. "Jose Mangual, Sr. – Biography". All About Jazz. July 2, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  11. Flores, A. (December 18, 1976). "Drum Maker Moves into Disc Industry". Billboard.

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