As he put it in his signature 1962 hit, Oye como va: Listen how it goes!
Puente was accompanied by a team of percussion virtuosos: Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo and Patato Valdes.
With its impeccable arrangements and crystal-clear aesthetic, it still sounds fresh and innovative decades later.
Just listen to Call of the Jungle Birds, with its sinuous melody and sharp percussion.
A masterpiece that well deserves to be acclaimed, again.
