# Ray Barretto

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{{Short description|Puerto Rican jazz musician (1929–2006)}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name           = Ray Barretto
| image          = Ray Barretto.jpg
| caption        = Barretto in 1982
| background     = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1929|4|29}}
| birth_place    = [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York, U.S.
| death_date     = {{death date and age|2006|2|17|1929|4|29}}
| death_place    = [Hackensack](/source/Hackensack%2C_New_Jersey), New Jersey, U.S.
| genre          = {{flatlist|
*[Afro-Cuban jazz](/source/Afro-Cuban_jazz)
*[salsa](/source/Salsa_(music))
*[son cubano](/source/son_cubano)
*[boogaloo](/source/boogaloo)
*[pachanga](/source/pachanga)
}}
| occupation     = {{flatlist|
*Musician
*bandleader
}}
| instrument     = {{flatlist|
*Percussion
}}
| years_active   = 1949–2006
| label          = {{flatlist|
*[Tico](/source/Tico_Records)
*[Riverside](/source/Riverside_Records)
*[United Artists](/source/United_Artists)
*[Fania](/source/Fania_Records)
*[Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records)
*[CTI](/source/CTI_Records)
*[Concord Jazz](/source/Concord_Jazz)
*[Zoho Music](/source/Zoho_Music)
}}
| past_member_of = [The Blackout All-Stars](/source/The_Blackout_All-Stars), [Fania All-Stars](/source/Fania_All-Stars), [Adalberto Santiago](/source/Adalberto_Santiago)
| module         =
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  |allegiance    = {{flag|United States|1912}}
  |branch        = {{army|United States}}
  |service_years = 1946-1949
  |rank          = 17px [Private First Class](/source/Private_First_Class)
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'''Raymundo "Ray" Barretto Pagán''' (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006) was an American percussionist and bandleader of Puerto Rican descent.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ray Barretto {{!}} American percussionist and bandleader|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ray-Barretto|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Throughout his career as a percussionist, he played a wide variety of [Latin music](/source/Latin_music) styles, as well as [Latin jazz](/source/Latin_jazz). His first hit, "El Watusi", was recorded by his [Charanga](/source/charanga_(Cuba)) Moderna in 1962, becoming the most successful [pachanga](/source/pachanga) song in the United States. In the late 1960s, Barretto became one of the leading exponents of [boogaloo](/source/boogaloo) and what would later be known as [salsa](/source/salsa_(music)). Nonetheless, many of Barretto's recordings would remain rooted in more traditional genres such as [son cubano](/source/son_cubano). A master of the [descarga](/source/descarga) (improvised jam session), Barretto was a long-time member of the [Fania All-Stars](/source/Fania_All-Stars).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> His success continued into the 1970s with songs such as "Cocinando" and "Indestructible". His last album for [Fania Records](/source/Fania_Records), ''Soy dichoso'', was released in 1990. He then formed the New World Spirit jazz ensemble and continued to tour and record until his death in 2006. He is the father of American vocalist and saxophonist Chris Barretto, best known for being the former singer of [progressive metal](/source/progressive_metal) bands [Monuments](/source/Monuments_(metal_band)) and [Periphery](/source/Periphery_(band)).

==Life and career==
===Early years===
Barretto was born on April 29, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York. His parents moved to New York from [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico) in the early 1920s, looking for a better life. His father left their family when Barretto was four, and his mother Delores moved the family to first Spanish Harlem (El Barrio) on NYC's East Side then at the age of 7 to the [Bronx](/source/The_Bronx).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Chinen|first=Nate|date=2006-02-18|title=Ray Barretto, a Master of the Conga Drum, Dies at 76|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/18/arts/music/ray-barretto-a-master-of-the-conga-drum-dies-at-76.html|access-date=2020-06-12|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> From a young age he was influenced by his mother's love of music and by the [jazz](/source/jazz) of [Duke Ellington](/source/Duke_Ellington) and [Count Basie](/source/Count_Basie).<ref name="RB1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-02-21/music/ray-barretto-1929-2006/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921170619/http://www.villagevoice.com/2006-02-21/music/ray-barretto-1929-2006/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2008|title=Ray Barretto, 1929–2006|last=Guzman|first=Pablo|date=2006-02-21|work=Village Voice|access-date=2017-05-12}}</ref><ref name="RB2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ray_Barretto.html|title=Drummerworld: Ray Barretto|website=Drummerworld.com|access-date=2017-05-12}}</ref><ref name="RB3">{{MusicBrainz artist|id=169153fd-ba80-401a-8ccd-2825efaf9155|name=Ray Barretto}}</ref>

In 1946, when Barretto was 17 years old, he joined the [Army](/source/United_States_Army). While stationed in [Germany](/source/West_Germany), he met Belgian vibraphonist [Fats Sadi](/source/Fats_Sadi). However, it was when he heard [Dizzy Gillespie](/source/Dizzy_Gillespie)'s  "[Manteca](/source/Manteca_(song))" with [Gil Fuller](/source/Gil_Fuller) and [Chano Pozo](/source/Chano_Pozo) that he realized his calling.<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/> Barretto was not able to escape racial discrimination while stationed in Germany, which led him to a nightclub that was welcoming to black servicemen. He was able to start his music career at this club by playing the back head of a banjo.<ref name=":1" />

===Beginnings as a sideman===
In 1949, when Barretto returned home from military service, he started to visit clubs and participated in jam sessions, where he perfected his [conga](/source/conga) playing. He is credited as being the first U.S. born percussionist to incorporate the conga drum into jazz.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrieta |first=Rolando |title=NPR's Jazz Profiles: Ray Barreto |url=https://seamus.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/barretto.html|website=Seamus.npr.org}}</ref> On one occasion [Charlie Parker](/source/Charlie_Parker) heard Barretto play and invited him to play in his band. Later, he was asked to play for [José Curbelo](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Curbelo) and [Tito Puente](/source/Tito_Puente), for whom he played for four years. It was in 1958, while playing for [Puente](/source/Tito_Puente), that Barretto received his first recording credit.<ref name=":2" /> Barretto developed a unique style of playing the conga and soon he was sought by other jazz band leaders. Latin percussionists started to appear in jazz groups with frequency as a consequence of Barretto's musical influence.<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/>

In 1963 Barreto played conga on Kenny Burrell's album ''[Midnight Blue](/source/Midnight_Blue_(Kenny_Burrell_album))'', noted by several critics as one of the greatest jazz albums.

===Charanga Moderna and rise to fame===
In 1960, Barretto was a house musician for the [Prestige](/source/Prestige_Records), [Blue Note](/source/Blue_Note_Records), and [Riverside](/source/Riverside_Records) labels.<ref name=":2" /> He also recorded on [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records) with jazz flautist [Herbie Mann](/source/Herbie_Mann).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14404924-Tito|title=Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Tito Rodriguez, Herbie Mann, Ray Barretto, Johnny Pacheco, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Santos Colón, Santos Miranda – Salsa Tropical (1993, CD)|website=Discogs.com|date=1993 }}</ref> New York had become the center of Latin music in the [United States](/source/United_States) and a musical genre called [pachanga](/source/pachanga) was the Latin music craze of the early 1960s. In 1962, Barretto formed his first group, Charanga La Moderna,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=NPR's Jazz Profiles: Ray Barretto|url=https://legacy.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/barretto.html|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Legacy.npr.org}}</ref> and recorded his first hit, "El Watusi" for [Tico Records](/source/Tico_Records).<ref name=":0" /> He was quite successful with the song and the genre, to the point of being typecast (something that he disliked).<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/>

===Boogaloo and early salsa===
In 1965, Barretto signed with the Latin division of [United Artists](/source/United_Artists_Records), UA Latino, and began recording a series of albums in the [boogaloo](/source/boogaloo) genre, which merges [rhythm and blues](/source/rhythm_and_blues) with [Latin music](/source/Latin_music). On his album ''El Ray Criollo'', Barretto explored the modern Latin sounds of New York, combining features of charanga and conjunto to birth a new style which would later be known as [salsa](/source/salsa_(music)). After recording four albums for the United Artists label, Barretto joined the [Fania](/source/Fania_Records) record label in 1967, and his first recording for the new label was the 1968 album ''Acid'', which is often cited as one of the most enduring boogaloo albums, with songs such as "A Deeper Shade of Soul" and the title track was included in the soundtrack of the video game [Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto%3A_Vice_City_Stories) on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso". During this period, [Adalberto Santiago](/source/Adalberto_Santiago) was the band's lead vocalist.

===Success with Fania===
In 1972 Barretto's ''Que viva la música'' was released. "Cocinando," a track from the album, opened the soundtrack of the Fania All Stars film ''[Our Latin Thing](/source/Our_Latin_Thing)'' in which Barretto had a role. After a number of successful albums, and just as his Afro-Cuban band had attained a remarkable following, most of its members left it to form [Típica 73](/source/T%C3%ADpica_73), a multinational [salsa](/source/Salsa_music) conglomerate. In 1973, Barretto recorded the album ''Indestructible'', in which he played "La familia", a song written by José Curbelo in 1953 and recorded by the sonero Carlos Argentino with the Cuban band [Sonora Matancera](/source/Sonora_Matancera); [Tito Allen](/source/Tito_Allen) joined as new vocalist.  Allen left the band after ''Indestructible''. The series of departures left Barretto depressed and disappointed with salsa; he then redirected his efforts to jazz, while remaining as musical director of the [Fania All Stars](/source/Fania_All_Stars). In 1975 he released ''Barretto'', also referred to as the ''Guararé'' album, with new vocalists Ruben Blades and Tito Gomez.<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/>

Barretto played the conga in recording sessions for the [Rolling Stones](/source/Rolling_Stones) and the [Bee Gees](/source/Bee_Gees). He performed on [Herbie Mann](/source/Herbie_Mann)'s "Discotheque" album also.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1600-series/#sd-1670 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series], ''Jazzdisco.org'', Retrieved 15 February 2024</ref> In 1975, he was nominated for a [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) for the album ''Barretto''. From 1976 to 1978, Barretto recorded three albums for Atlantic Records, and was nominated for a Grammy for ''Tomorrow: Barretto Live''. In 1979, he recorded ''La Cuna'' for CTI Records and produced a [salsa](/source/Salsa_music) record for Fania, titled ''Rican/Struction'', which was named 1980 "Best Album" by Latin N.Y. Magazine, with Barretto crowned as 'Conga Player of the Year'.<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/>

===New World Spirit===
[[File:Ray Barretto05.JPG|thumb|right|Ray Barretto (left) performing in [Deauville](/source/Deauville), France, in 1991]]

In 1990, Barretto won his only Grammy, in the Tropical Music category, for the album ''Ritmo en el corazón'' ("Rhythm in the Heart"), a collaboration featuring the vocals of [Celia Cruz](/source/Celia_Cruz) and [Adalberto Santiago](/source/Adalberto_Santiago).<ref name=":0" /> His 1968 song "A Deeper Shade Of Soul" was sampled for the 1991 [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) No. 21 [hit](/source/Deeper_shade_of_soul) "[Deeper Shade of Soul](/source/Deeper_Shade_of_Soul)" by Dutch band [Urban Dance Squad](/source/Urban_Dance_Squad).<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/>

Also in the 1990s, a Latin agent, [Chino Rodríguez](/source/Chino_Rodr%C3%ADguez), approached Barretto with a concept he also pitched to [Larry Harlow](/source/Larry_Harlow_(salsa)). The idea was "The Latin Legends of Fania", and Barretto, Harlow, Yomo Toro, Pete "el Conde" Rodríguez, Junior González, Ismael Miranda, and Adalberto Santiago came together and formed "The Latin Legends of Fania", booked by Chino Rodríguez of Latin Music Booking.com. However, in 1992<ref name=":1" /> Barretto left the Legends to focus on his new jazz ensemble, New World Spirits,<ref name=":0" /> with which he recorded several albums for the [Concord Jazz](/source/Concord_Jazz) label.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ray Barretto - Concord |url=https://concord.com/artist/ray-barretto/ |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=Concord.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1999, Barretto was inducted into the [International Latin Music Hall of Fame](/source/International_Latin_Music_Hall_of_Fame).<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/>

In 2006, the [National Endowment for the Arts](/source/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts) awarded Barretto its Jazz Masters Award.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-12-19|title=In Memoriam: Ray Barretto, 1929-2006|url=https://www.arts.gov/NEARTS/2006v2-all-jazzed-2006-jazz-masters-awards/memoriam-ray-barretto-1929-2006|access-date=2020-06-12|website=Arts.gov|language=en}}</ref>

Barretto lived in Northern New Jersey and was an active musical producer, as well as the leader of a touring band which embarked on tours of the [United States](/source/United_States), [Africa](/source/Africa), [Europe](/source/Europe), [Israel](/source/Israel) and [Latin America](/source/Latin_America).<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/>

===Death===
A resident of [Norwood, New Jersey](/source/Norwood%2C_New_Jersey), Barretto died of [heart failure](/source/heart_failure) and complications of multiple health issues on February 17, 2006, at [Hackensack University Medical Center](/source/Hackensack_University_Medical_Center) in New Jersey.<ref name=":2" /> His body was flown to Puerto Rico, where Barretto was given formal honors by the [Institute of Puerto Rican Culture](/source/Institute_of_Puerto_Rican_Culture); his remains were cremated.<ref name="RB1"/><ref name="RB2"/><ref name="RB3"/>

==Discography==
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===As leader===
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
* ''Barretto Para Bailar'' ([Riverside](/source/Riverside_Records) 93531, 1961)
* ''Latino!'' (Riverside 93520, 1962)
* ''Charanga Moderna'' ([Tico](/source/Tico_Records) 1087, 1962)
* ''On Fire Again (Encendido Otra Vez)'' (Tico 1096, 1963)
* ''The Big Hits Latin Style'' (Tico 1099, 1963)
* ''Moderna De Siempre'' (Tico 1102, 1963)
* ''Guajira y Guaguancó'' (Tico 1114, 1964)
* ''Viva Watusi!'' ([United Artists](/source/United_Artists_Records)/UA Latino 6445, 1965)
* ''Señor 007'' (United Artists/UA Latino 6478, 1965)
* ''El Ray Criollo'' (United Artists/UA Latino 6543, 1966)
* ''Latino Con Soul'' (United Artists/UA Latino 6593, 1967)
* ''Acid'' ([Fania](/source/Fania_Records) 346, 1968)
* ''Hard Hands'' (Fania 362, 1968)
* ''Together'' (Fania 378, 1969)
* ''Head Sounds'' (Fania 388, 1969) compilation
* ''Barretto Power'' (Fania 391, 1970)
* ''The Message'' (Fania 403, 1971)
* ''From the Beginning'' (Fania 410, 1971) compilation
* ''Que Viva La Música'' (Fania 427, 1972)
* ''The Other Road'' (Fania 448, 1973)
* ''Indestructible'' (Fania 456, 1973)
* ''Barretto'' (Fania 486, 1975)
* ''Tomorrow: Barretto Live'' ([Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records) SD 2-509, 1976)
* ''Energy to Burn'' (Fania 505, 1977) compilation
* ''Eye of the Beholder'' (Atlantic SD 19140, 1977)
* ''Gracias'' (Fania 528, 1978)
* ''Can You Feel It'' (Atlantic SD 19198, 1978)
* ''Rican/Struction'' (Fania 552, 1979)
* ''La Cuna'' ([CTI Records](/source/CTI_Records) 9002, 1979)
* ''Giant Force'' (Fania 579, 1980)
* ''Rhythm of Life'' (Fania 605, 1982)
* ''Todo Se Va Poder'' (Fania 633, 1984)
* ''Aquí Se Puede'' (Fania 642, 1987)
* ''Irresistible'' (Fania 658, 1989)
* ''Handprints'' ([Concord Picante](/source/Concord_Records) 4473, 1991)
* ''Soy Dichoso'' (Fania 666, 1992)
* ''Salsa Caliente de Nu York!'' (Nascente 075, 2001)
* ''Fuerza Gigante (Live in Puerto Rico - April 27, 2001)'' (Universe UV-118; AJ Records A2K-84744, 2001)
* ''Homage to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers'' ([Sunnyside](/source/Sunnyside_Records) 1105, 2002)
* ''Time Was – Time Is'' (O+ Music 109, 2005)
* ''Standards Rican-ditioned'' ([Zoho Music](/source/Zoho_Music) 200610, 2006)

'''With New World Spirit'''
* ''Ancestral Messages'' (Concord Picante 4549, 1993)
* ''Taboo'' (Concord Picante 4601, 1994)
* ''My Summertime'' (Owl 082; [Blue Note](/source/Blue_Note_Records) 72438 35830 27, 1995)
* ''[Contact!](/source/Contact!_(Ray_Barretto_album))'' (Blue Note 72438 56974 25, 1997)
* ''Portraits in Jazz and Clave'' ([RCA Victor](/source/RCA_Victor_Records) 74321 68452 24, 1999)
* ''Trancedance'' with [James Moody](/source/James_Moody_(saxophonist)) (Circular Moves 7008, 2001)
* ''Hot Hands'' (Concord Picante 2177, 2003) 2-CD compilation of ''Ancestral Messages'' and ''Taboo''<ref>{{Citation |title=Ray Barretto & New World Spirit - Hot Hands |date=2003 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7649460-Ray-Barretto-New-World-Spirit-Hot-Hands|website=Discogs.com |access-date=2023-08-08 |language=en}}</ref>
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=== As sideman ===
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
'''With [Gene Ammons](/source/Gene_Ammons)'''
* ''[Blue Gene](/source/Blue_Gene_(album))'' ([Prestige](/source/Prestige_Records), 1958)
* ''[Boss Tenor](/source/Boss_Tenor)'' (Prestige, 1960)
* ''[Up Tight!](/source/Up_Tight!_(album))'' (Prestige, 1961)
* ''[Boss Soul!](/source/Boss_Soul!)'' (Prestige, 1961)
* ''[Twisting the Jug](/source/Twisting_the_Jug)'' with [Joe Newman](/source/Joe_Newman_(trumpeter)) and [Jack McDuff](/source/Jack_McDuff) (Prestige, 1961)
* ''[Soul Summit Vol. 2](/source/Soul_Summit_Vol._2)'' (Prestige, 1962) – rec. 1961
* ''[Late Hour Special](/source/Late_Hour_Special)'' (Prestige, 1964) – rec. 1961
* ''[Velvet Soul](/source/Velvet_Soul_(Gene_Ammons_album))'' (Prestige, 1964) – rec. 1961
* ''[Goodbye](/source/Goodbye_(Gene_Ammons_album))'' (Prestige, 1974)

'''With [Kenny Burrell](/source/Kenny_Burrell)'''
* ''[Bluesy Burrell](/source/Bluesy_Burrell)'' with [Coleman Hawkins](/source/Coleman_Hawkins) (Moodsville, 1962)
* ''[Midnight Blue](/source/Midnight_Blue_(Kenny_Burrell_album))'' ([Blue Note](/source/Blue_Note_Records), 1963)
* ''[Crash!](/source/Crash!_(album))'' with [Brother Jack McDuff](/source/Jack_McDuff) (Prestige, 1963)
* ''[Soul Call](/source/Soul_Call_(Kenny_Burrell_album))'' (Prestige, 1964)
* ''[God Bless the Child](/source/God_Bless_the_Child_(Kenny_Burrell_album))'' (CTI, 1971)

'''With [Celia Cruz](/source/Celia_Cruz) and [Adalberto Santiago](/source/Adalberto_Santiago)'''
* ''Tremendo Trío!'' (Fania 623, 1983)

'''With [Celia Cruz](/source/Celia_Cruz)'''
* ''Ritmo En El Corazón'' (Fania 651, 1988)

'''With [Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis](/source/Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis)'''
* ''[Bacalao](/source/Bacalao_(album))'' with [Shirley Scott](/source/Shirley_Scott) (Prestige, 1959)
* ''[Afro-Jaws](/source/Afro-Jaws)'' (Riverside, 1960)
* ''[Misty](/source/Misty_(Eddie_%22Lockjaw%22_Davis_album))'' with Shirley Scott  (Moodsville, 1963) – rec. 1960
* ''[Lock, the Fox](/source/Lock%2C_the_Fox)'' ([RCA Victor](/source/RCA_Victor), 1966)

'''With [Lou Donaldson](/source/Lou_Donaldson)'''
* ''[Swing and Soul](/source/Swing_and_Soul)'' (Blue Note, 1957)
* ''[Blues Walk](/source/Blues_Walk)'' (Blue Note, 1958)
* ''[Light-Foot](/source/Light-Foot)'' (Blue Note, 1959)
* ''[The Time Is Right](/source/The_Time_Is_Right_(Lou_Donaldson_album))'' (Blue Note, 1959)
* ''[Midnight Sun](/source/Midnight_Sun_(Lou_Donaldson_album))'' (Blue Note, 1960)
* ''[Cole Slaw](/source/Cole_Slaw)'' (Argo, 1964)

'''With [Jimmy Forrest](/source/Jimmy_Forrest_(musician))'''
* ''[Most Much!](/source/Most_Much!)'' (Prestige, 1961)
* ''[Soul Street](/source/Soul_Street_(album))'' (New Jazz, 1962)

'''With [Eddie Harris](/source/Eddie_Harris)'''
* ''[Mean Greens](/source/Mean_Greens)'' (Atlantic, 1966)
* ''[The Electrifying Eddie Harris](/source/The_Electrifying_Eddie_Harris)'' (Atlantic, 1967)

'''With [Yusef Lateef](/source/Yusef_Lateef)'''
* ''[Yusef Lateef's Detroit](/source/Yusef_Lateef's_Detroit)'' (Atlantic, 1969)
* ''[In a Temple Garden](/source/In_a_Temple_Garden)'' (CTI Records, 1979)

'''With [Johnny Lytle](/source/Johnny_Lytle)'''
* ''[Moon Child](/source/Moon_Child_(Johnny_Lytle_album))'' ([Jazzland](/source/Jazzland_Recordings), 1962)
* ''[The Soulful Rebel](/source/The_Soulful_Rebel)'' ([Milestone](/source/Milestone_Records), 1971)

'''With [Herbie Mann](/source/Herbie_Mann)'''
* ''[Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion](/source/Flute%2C_Brass%2C_Vibes_and_Percussion)'' (Verve, 1959)
* ''[The Common Ground](/source/The_Common_Ground)'' (Atlantic, 1960)
* ''[The Family of Mann](/source/The_Family_of_Mann)'' (Atlantic, 1961)
* ''[Herbie Mann Returns to the Village Gate](/source/Herbie_Mann_Returns_to_the_Village_Gate)'' (Atlantic, 1963) – rec. 1961
* ''[Our Mann Flute](/source/Our_Mann_Flute)'' (Atlantic, 1966)
* ''[The Herbie Mann String Album](/source/The_Herbie_Mann_String_Album)'' (Atlantic, 1967)
* ''[Glory of Love](/source/Glory_of_Love_(album))'' (A&M/CTI, 1967)
* ''[Discothèque](/source/Discoth%C3%A8que_(Herbie_Mann_album))'' (Atlantic, 1975)
* ''[Waterbed](/source/Waterbed_(album))'' (Atlantic, 1975)

'''With [Johnny "Hammond" Smith](/source/Johnny_%22Hammond%22_Smith)'''
* ''[Talk That Talk](/source/Talk_That_Talk_(Johnny_%22Hammond%22_Smith_album))'' (New Jazz, 1960)
* ''[Open House!](/source/Open_House!_(Johnny_%22Hammond%22_Smith_album))'' (Riverside, 1963)

'''With [Sonny Stitt](/source/Sonny_Stitt)'''
* ''[Stitt Meets Brother Jack](/source/Stitt_Meets_Brother_Jack)'' with [Jack McDuff](/source/Jack_McDuff) (Prestige, 1962)
* ''[The Matadors Meet the Bull](/source/The_Matadors_Meet_the_Bull)'' ([Roulette](/source/Roulette_Records), 1965)

'''With [Cal Tjader](/source/Cal_Tjader)'''
* ''Along Comes Cal'' (Verve, 1967)
* ''Hip Vibrations'' (Verve, 1967)

'''With others'''
* [Average White Band](/source/Average_White_Band), ''[Cut the Cake](/source/Cut_the_Cake_(album))'' (Atlantic, 1975)
* Average White Band, ''[Warmer Communications](/source/Warmer_Communications)'' (Atlantic, 1978)
* [Bee Gees](/source/Bee_Gees), ''[Main Course](/source/Main_Course)'' (RSO, 1975)
* [George Benson](/source/George_Benson), ''[The Other Side of Abbey Road](/source/The_Other_Side_of_Abbey_Road)'' (A&M/CTI, 1970)
* [Ray Bryant](/source/Ray_Bryant), ''[Dancing the Big Twist](/source/Dancing_the_Big_Twist)'' ([Columbia](/source/Columbia_Records), 1961)
* [Arnett Cobb](/source/Arnett_Cobb), ''[Party Time](/source/Party_Time_(Arnett_Cobb_album))'' (Prestige, 1959)
* [Billy Cobham](/source/Billy_Cobham), ''[Spectrum](/source/Spectrum_(Billy_Cobham_album))'' ([Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records), 1973)
* [Judy Collins](/source/Judy_Collins), ''[True Stories and Other Dreams](/source/True_Stories_and_Other_Dreams)'' (Elektra, 1973)
* [Crosby, Stills & Nash](/source/Crosby%2C_Stills_%26_Nash), ''[CSN](/source/CSN_(album))'' (Atlantic, 1977)
* [Deodato](/source/Eumir_Deodato), ''[Prelude](/source/Prelude_(Deodato_album))'' (CTI Records, 1972)
* [Bill Doggett](/source/Bill_Doggett), ''[Doggett Beat for Dancing Feet](/source/Doggett_Beat_for_Dancing_Feet)'' ([King](/source/King_Records_(United_States)), 1957)
* [Art Farmer](/source/Art_Farmer), ''[Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra](/source/Listen_to_Art_Farmer_and_the_Orchestra)'' ([Mercury](/source/Mercury_Records), 1963) – rec. 1962
* [Cheo Feliciano](/source/Cheo_Feliciano), ''With a Little Help for My Friend'' (Vaya, 1973)
* Cheo Feliciano, ''Felicidades'' (Vaya, 1973)
* [Red Garland](/source/Red_Garland) Trio, ''Manteca'' (Prestige, 1958)
* Red Garland Trio, ''Rojo'' (Prestige, 1961)
* [Dizzy Gillespie](/source/Dizzy_Gillespie), ''[Carnegie Hall Concert](/source/Carnegie_Hall_Concert_(Dizzy_Gillespie_album))'' ([Verve](/source/Verve_Records), 1961) – live
* [Al Grey](/source/Al_Grey), ''[The Al Grey - Billy Mitchell Sextet](/source/The_Al_Grey_-_Billy_Mitchell_Sextet)'' with [Billy Mitchell](/source/Billy_Mitchell_(saxophonist)) ([Argo](/source/Argo_Records), 1962) – live rec. 1961
* [Slide Hampton](/source/Slide_Hampton), ''[Jazz with a Twist](/source/Jazz_with_a_Twist)'' (Atlantic, 1962)
* [Jake Holmes](/source/Jake_Holmes), ''How Much Time'' (Columbia, 1972)
* [Willis Jackson](/source/Willis_Jackson_(saxophonist)), ''[Thunderbird](/source/Thunderbird_(Willis_Jackson_album))'' (Prestige, 1962)
* [Clifford Jordan](/source/Clifford_Jordan), ''[Soul Fountain](/source/Soul_Fountain)'' ([Vortex](/source/Vortex_Records), 1970)
* [Ben E. King](/source/Ben_E._King), ''[Spanish Harlem](/source/Spanish_Harlem_(album))'' (Atco, 1961)
* [Junior Mance](/source/Junior_Mance), ''[I Believe to My Soul](/source/I_Believe_to_My_Soul_(album))'' (Atlantic, 1968)
* [Jack McDuff](/source/Jack_McDuff), ''[Somethin' Slick!](/source/Somethin'_Slick!)'' (Prestige, 1963)
* [Wes Montgomery](/source/Wes_Montgomery), ''[SO Much Guitar!](/source/SO_Much_Guitar!)'' (Riverside, 1961)
* [Mark Murphy](/source/Mark_Murphy_(singer)), ''[Rah!](/source/Rah!)'' (Riverside, 1961)
* [Oliver Nelson](/source/Oliver_Nelson), ''[Impressions of Phaedra](/source/Impressions_of_Phaedra)'' (United Artists, 1962)
* [Tony Orlando and Dawn](/source/Tony_Orlando_and_Dawn), ''He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)'' (Elektra, 1975)
* [Dave Pike](/source/Dave_Pike), ''[Limbo Carnival](/source/Limbo_Carnival)'' (New Jazz, 1962)
* [Michel Sardaby](/source/Michel_Sardaby), ''Michel Sardaby in New York'' (Sound Hills, 2002)
* [Jeremy Steig](/source/Jeremy_Steig) and [Eddie Gómez](/source/Eddie_G%C3%B3mez), ''[Rain Forest](/source/Rain_Forest_(Jeremy_Steig_and_Eddie_G%C3%B3mez_album))'' (CMP, 1980)
* [The Tymes](/source/The_Tymes), ''Tymes Up'' (RCA Victor, 1976)
* [Julius Watkins](/source/Julius_Watkins), ''[French Horns for My Lady](/source/French_Horns_for_My_Lady)'' ([Philips](/source/Philips_Records), 1962)
* [Weather Report](/source/Weather_Report), ''[Mysterious Traveller](/source/Mysterious_Traveller)'' (Columbia, 1974)
* [Frank Wess](/source/Frank_Wess), ''[Southern Comfort](/source/Southern_Comfort_(Frank_Wess_album))'' (Prestige, 1962)
* [Charles Williams](/source/Charles_Williams_(musician)), ''[Stickball](/source/Stickball_(album))'' ([Mainstream](/source/Mainstream_Records), 1972)
* [Edgar Winter](/source/Edgar_Winter), ''[Edgar Winter's White Trash](/source/Edgar_Winter's_White_Trash_(album))'' (Epic, 1971)
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==See also==
* [Salsa](/source/Salsa_music)
* [Charanga (Cuba)](/source/Charanga_(Cuba))
* [Afro-Cuban jazz](/source/Afro-Cuban_jazz)
* [List of Puerto Ricans](/source/List_of_Puerto_Ricans)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ray Barretto}}
* [https://www.discogs.com/search/?q=ray+barretto&type=all Ray Barretto] Discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057334/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Ray Barretto] at [IMDb](/source/IMDb)
* [http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Ray_Barretto.html Photographs and sound]

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