Paquito Hechevarria - Ponte el Mameluco

Paquito Hechevarria A teenage wonder who played with Conjunto Casino, Orquesta Riverside, and other celebrated bands in Fifties Havana, he was hired as a house musician at the Fontainebleau when he came to Miami in the early Sixties. During the hotel's heyday, he accompanied Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and a host of other American entertainers in the famed Boom Boom Room. He left Miami to play Caesars Palace and later returned. In the mid-Eighties, he formed Grupo Wal-Pa-Ta-Ca with bassist Israel "Cachao" Lopez and percussionists Walfredo de los Reyes and Tany Gil. (The group's name was formed from the first syllable of each member's name.) The foursome recorded several Latin jam sessions in Miami well before Andy Garcia "discovered" mambo innovator Cachao. (In the wake of Cachao's Grammy-winning comeback, the Wal-Pa-Ta-Ca descargas, with songs composed by Hechavarria, have been reissued on CD by Tania Records.)
Known among fellow musicians for his cascading chord work and a repertoire that ranges from jamming Latin jazz to saccharine pop with an Afro-Cuban beat, Hechavarria has been enlisted as a session man on recordings by artists as varied as Mongo Santamaria, Nestor Torres, Barry Manilow, and Gloria Estefan. His most recognizable riff is in the introduction to the Miami Sound Machine's crossover anthem "Conga."
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[musemaster555]

Paco y Flaco... what a pair!!

[roombero]

Un poquito de Paquito...

[kallellano]

@Chapo2169 , Gracias por la informacion . Saludos desde el Bronx

[Chapo2169]

Permiteme te corrijo: El pianista de Sofrito es Armen Domellian.

Saludos desde Cali - Calombia

[MeangitarMingoMango]

Good!!!!! He's loved by all!

[old52flyer]

El Maestro Paquito Hechavarria, cada vez que escucho ese piano lo reconozco donde quiera que este.

Mi casa esta siempre abierta para ti.

Saludos

Freddy.

[kallellano]

Paquito Hechevarria , pianista del tema sofrito de Mongo Santamaria , pianista por excelencia

[BloodstormGMA]

Yo soy el hijo de el Flaco y con mucho orgullo.

[peluzza7]

excelente ver a Paquitos el saxo de Tata Palao tocamos juntos con Walfredo de los Reyes en PR. y Jesus Caunedo. mi amigo Oscar Salas en la percussion, perfecto.. y todos los buenos musicos del sabor.. felicidades,,

[drprospero]

buenisimo mis amigos un abrazo grande de parte de peluzzas music y el Peru completo los queremos muy sabrosos..a mis amigos y Paquito que tales recuerdos cuando estabamos con Elio,, perfecto amigos, saludos a Oscar Salas gran percusionista y gran amigo, suerte en todo ;;;