Armando Vega Y Su Trio Casino Tropical - Alberto 187

Armando Vega was a guitarist and singer from Arecibo, Puerto Rico. He fronted his Trio Tropical Casino which consisted of Junior González and Pablo Delgado.

He went to New York where he joined several trios including Trío Los Tres Caballeros and Trío Borinquen eventually playing Carnegie Hall in 1962.

Returning to Puerto Rico, he reorganized a trio and performed on radio programs during the 1980s.

Chuck Berry 1926 - 2017

Just heard the news that we've lost an icon today, March 18, 2017.

Here we have what many consider the last major labelled 78 rpm disc produced.

Don José Havana Orchestra (Cuarteto Machín) / Bennie Moten & His Kansas City Orchestra - Victor 23037 (1929)

What an odd pairing AND it took me a while to figure out who Don José's Havana Orchestra was...and what a nice surprise at that.

Cuarteto Machín: Daniel Sánchez g, v / Yayito Maldonado g / Antonio Machín dir, v / Remberto Lara t.

Recorded in New York on October 6, 1930.

As luck would have it, just came across the following record originally from South America. It has the real name of the group on the label.

Bennie Moten dir / Ed Lewis, Booker Washington c / Thamon Hayes tb / Harlan Leonard cl, ss, as / Jack Washington el, as, bar / Woody Walder cl, ts / Count Basie p / Ira "Buster" Moten pac, 2nd p / Leroy Berry bj / Vernon Page bb / Willie McWashington d / Eddie Durham tb, g.

Recorded in Chicago on October 23, 1929.