NORO MORALES - Maria Cervantes (Original)

Recorded May 2 and 3, 1960 Beltone Recording Studio, New York. Noro Osvaldo Morales (January 4, 1911, Puerto de Tierra - January 16, 1964, San Juan) was a Puerto Rican pianist and bandleader. Morales learned several instruments as a child. He played in Venezuela from 1924 to 1930, then returned to Puerto Rico to play with Rafaél Muñoz. He emigrated to New York City in 1935, and played there with Alberto Socarras and Augusto Cohen. In 1939, he and brothers Humberto and Esy put together the Brothers Morales Orchestra. He released the tune "Serenata Ritmica" on Decca Records in 1942, which catapulted him to fame in the mambo and rumba music world; his band rivaled Machito's in popularity in New York in the 1940s. In 1960 Morales returned to Puerto Rico and played locally; he also worked with Machito, Tito Rodríguez, José Luis Moneró, Chano Pozo, Willie Rosario and Tito Puente. Among the musicians who played in Morales' orchestra were Ray Santos, Jorge López, Rafí Carrero, Juancito Torres, Pin Madera, Ralph Kemp, Pepito Morales, Carlos Medina, Lidio Fuentes, Simón Madera, Ana Carrero, and Vitín Avilés.

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[nmorales]

Born Jan 4, 1912. Would be 100 this year. The music remains timeless.

[MrRiveraRosa]

Excepcional composicion y ejecucion por Don Noro Morales. Billy Holliday revela en su autobiografia que Noro Morales tenia la mejor "Spanish Orquestra" de New York en su tiempo. Esta melodia me envuelve de una manera que no se explicar.

[poemadefresas]

Lindissima Cancion

[Pachecure]

@Dagrecco1982 The Latin Real Book, by the Sher Music Company, Petaluma, CA (1997): pp 325-6.

However, be advised that this book contains the Tito Puente arrangement, not the original version.

But its pretty close.

[Dagrecco1982]

Does anyone know where I can find the piano sheet music?

[tatojunco]

pianoman!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[elmono1178]

ME SIENTO COMO VOLANDO EN UNA NUBE...QUE BELLO SON SALUDOS DESDE MEDELLIN..

[tusegundamadre]

el primer video que no tienevotos negativoooosssss!!! cero envidia

[kukrima]

QUIEN SE DIGA CONOCEDOR DE NUESTRA MUSICA JAMAS PODRA OBVIAR ESTA JOYA DEL MAESTRO BORICUA NORO MORALES ES UN ARPEGIO DE PIANO QUE SUENA A CHOPIN ALGUNOS PASAJES DE ESTA MARAVILLA GENERAN REMINICENCIAS DEL BELLISIMO VALS NUMERO 7 DEL POLACO

[lainflada]

Nomas que lo que ahora llaman musica no se puede llaamar asi al ruido son porquerias ,musica como esta que desafortunadamente no se oye en radio ni television cuando en estos medios se menciona siquiera a Beethoven sera que no los conocen o deliberadamente se oculta para el que dice que merece ser respetada toda la musica