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Alegre Records was a New York City record label specialized in latin music. It was founded in 1956 [ 1 ] by Al Santiago who owned a 1950s record store at 8522 Westchester Avenue in The Bronx named Casalegre and co-founded by clothing businessman Ben Perlman.
The band's success led them to record four more albums for Alegre Records (Vols II–V). Pachecco also reunited with Charlie Palmieri for two albums: the 1961 jam session Alegre All-Stars and the collaborative album Las charangas. However, Al Santiago encountered financial difficulties, influencing Pacheco's decision to exit Alegre Records in 1963.
I: Inamura Jane was originally released under the name of "Southern All Stars & All Stars (サザンオールスターズ&オールスターズ, Sazan Ōru Sutāzu ando Ōru Sutāzu)", is not "Southern All Stars". It is a soundtrack album for the same titled movie which was directed by Keisuke Kuwata.
These were followed by Puerto Rican All-Stars (1963) and Tributo a Noro (1964). Kako was a member of the Alegre All-Stars (and its spin-off Cesta All-Stars) and recorded with Alegre Records music director and pianist Charlie Palmieri. His important role in the group was reflected in songs like Estoy buscando a Kako and Kako y Palmieri.
As salsa music began to grow in popularity, the Alegre record label began to host quite a few events at the Village Gate - many of which resulted in live recordings. Some of the live recordings from the Village Gate were the Alegre All-Star (and later Tico All-Star) Descarga sessions.
This CD and accompanying multimedia web site features music by an all-star roster of jazz and Latin jazz artists, including Phil Woods, Lila Downs, Donald Harrison, Conrad Herwig, Giovanni Hidalgo, Gregory Tardy, Mario Rivera, Boris Kozlov, Rubén Rodríguez, Luques Curtis, Robby Ameen, Dafnis Prieto, Pedro Martínez, Johnny Rivero, Edsel ...
During the early 1960s, the descarga genre was revitalized in New York by the Alegre All-Stars, an ensemble featuring the most successful artists in the Alegre Records roster. The albums were produced by Al Santiago, who chose Charlie Palmieri as music director, and they would have a major influence on the development of salsa, launching the ...
Purple Ribbon All-Stars was an American Southern hip-hop supergroup under the Purple Ribbon Records (distributed through Virgin Records) label. The group consisted of Big Boi , Killer Mike , Janelle Monáe , Sleepy Brown , Scar, Konkrete, BlackOwned C-Bone , Rock D, and Vonnegutt.