Celia Cruz and Friends: A Night of Salsa (CD - 2000)

Personnel: Celia Cruz, La India (vocals); Johnny Pacheco (flute); Nelson Hernandez (baritone saxophone); David "Piro" Rodriguez, Nelson Jaime, Richard Nant (trumpet); Noah Bless, David Miller (trombone); Isidro Infante (piano); Abraham Daniel Salnz (bass); Tito Puente (bongos, congas); George Delgado (bongos); Jose Jusino (congas); Luisito Quintero (timbales); Kevin Ceballo, Jennifer Jimenez, William DuVal (background vocals).

Recorded live at the Bushness in Hartford, Connecticut on May 12, 1999.

A NIGHT OF SALSA won the 2000 Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Performance.

A NIGHT OF SALSA was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album.

Personnel: Nelson Hernandez (baritone saxophone); Richard Nant, Piro Rodriguez (trumpet); Noah Bless (trombone); George Delgado (bongos); Luisito Quintero (timbales); William Duval, Kevin Ceballo (background vocals).

Audio Mixer: Jon Fausty.

Recording information: Bushnell, Hartford, CT (05/12/1999); Record Plant Remote Truck (05/12/1999); Soundtrack, NY (05/12/1999).

Arrangers: Javier Losada; Isidro Infante; Javier Vasquez; Johnny Pacheco; Ray Santos; Tito Puente; Jose Madera.

Celia Cruz & Friends: A Night of Salsa is taken from a PBS broadcast recorded in Hartford, CT, on May 12, 1999. With the help of Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, La India, and Isidro Infante & the RMM Orchestra, Cruz prances her way through an assortment of career favorites like "Mi Vida Es Cantar" and "Azucar Negra" and more traditional Latin classics like "Guantanamera." ~ John Bush minimize