Richard Egües

Richard Egües passed away this past September 1st. Richard was, in my opinion, Cuba’s greatest charanga flutist of all time. His greatest career accomplishment was his long tenure with Orquesta Aragón from the spring of 1955 through the fall of 1984.

Eduardo Richard Egües was born in the town of Cruces, in the central Cuban province of Las Villas. As a child he also lived in the Las Villas town of Sancti Spiritus and then moved with his parents to the Las Villas Province capital city of Santa Clara (now known as Villa Clara). In Santa Clara Richard learned how to read music and soon became skilled in several musical instruments, such as the piano, clarinet and saxophone. He was also somewhat of a percussionist since versatility was a must in the world of music and the other arts at the time. At Santa Clara he joined his dad as a cymbal player in that city’s Municipal Band and later also joined him in Orquesta “Monterrey.” These musical experiences and his skills led him to choose the semi-glossy 5 key wooden flute. The flute became his favorite instrument and flute players were in demand at the time, due to the popularity of successful charanga groups such as Arcaño, Melodias del 40 and others.

Around the late 40’s Richard Egües was recommended to Orquesta Aragón of Cienfuegos’ founder, director and bass player Orestes Aragón Cantero. Aragón needed someone to fill in for the orchestra’s co-founder and flute player Efrain Loyola, who was taking some time off for personal reasons. Richard filled in for Professor Loyola with success. In 1949 Orestes Aragón became ill, decided to retire and leave Orquesta Aragón under the direction of its first violinist, Rafael Lay, Sr. About a year later, in 1950, Professor Loyola decided to leave the orchestra to form his own group under the name of Orquesta “Loyola.” Rafael Lay sought Richard Egües and offered him the vacant position left by Loyola, but for reasons best known to him, Richard refused. Rafael Lay then offered the vacancy to his longtime friend and childhood buddy Rolando Lozano who was also a greatly skilled flute player. However, five years later Rolando Lozano accepted an offer from Orquesta America’s director and chorus singer, Ninon Mondejar, to join America in Mexico City. Lozano left for Mexico accompanied by his brother Clemente who was also a skilled flute player. Rafael Lay then sought Richard Egües to replace Lozano and, this time, Richard accepted and joined Aragón.

The acquisition of Richard Egües proved to be the key to an even greater success by Orquesta Aragón and soon it occupied the number #1 spot in popularity in Cuba. It was a perfect union. Around July of 1955, Lay, by popular demand of audiences in Havana, decided to move Orquesta Aragón from their native Cienfuegos in Las Villas to Havana. And there shortly afterwards Cuba’s outstanding radio station Radio Progreso contracted Orquesta Aragón. The orchestra continues to play there to this day. Since both Richard Egües and Rafael Lay were proficient, to say the least, in playing their instruments and both had a natural love for classical music, together they made musical history, creating a unique style in playing Enrique Jorrin’s Cha Cha Cha rhythm, earning Aragón the surname, “Estilistas de Cha Cha Cha” or “The Stylists of the Cha Cha Cha.” Their unique style included injecting classical music passages into their special arrangements giving Orquesta Aragón a unique seal of identification which greatly pleased not only connoisseurs but the demanding and unforgiving Cuban public in general, elevating Orquesta Aragón to international fame status in a short period of time.

However, Richard Egües still had other sources of income as he fine-tuned pianos as a part time activity and often a then increasingly popular radio announcement could be heard on Radio Progreso as star program host and radio announcer Pimentel Molina said, “Richard Egües fine tunes pianos, please contact Richard at such and such phone number or go directly to his home at Desague St. in Havana and make sure to tell Richard, Pimentel Molina sent you.” It was business creating not just more business but also new friendships and connections. Soon Richard was fine tuning virtually every piano in Havana. How he managed to squeeze so much in one day never ceased to amaze. Richard never stopped free-lancing and participated in various All-Star recordings such as Gema’s Lp “Los Mejores Musicos de Cuba” which included fellow luminaries like Bebo Valdés, El Negro Vivar, Tojo Jimenez, Tata Guines and many others as well as the famous and successful all star Panart Cuban Jam Sessions.

To fathom the deep influence classical music had on both Egües and Lay, just one example of many I’d like to mention is the clever, matching and timely injection of “Rondo Capriccioso,” a classical music piece composed specially for violin solos, authored by French classical music maestro “Saint-Saens” in the musical intermission of Osvaldo Alburquerque’s successful bolero-cha cha cha, “No Puedo Vivir.” Other similar additions in their extensive recorded and non-recorded repertoire preceded and followed keeping Orquesta Aragón at the top. The late Mongo Santamaria was once quoted as saying that the difference between the two most prominent of Orquesta Aragón’s flute players, Rolando Lozano and Richard Egües, was that Lozano was the “street flute player,” much like Arcaño and Fajardo to name just a couple and Egües was the “classical flute player.” It was a most accurate assessment.

During the fall of 1957, when Orquesta Aragón reigned supreme in Cuba and in most of the world of Latin music, an incident almost cut short or at least greatly hindered Richard Egües’ career. A jealous woman nearly succeeded in blinding him by pouring a liquid acid cleanser on his eyes as he was waking up one morning. Every newspaper, tabloid and magazine in Cuba carried the scandalous story. Richard was fortunate that he was immediately taken to the nearby “Hospital de Emergencia,” the “Emergency Hospital” in Carlos III Ave. (near my house) and there, thanks to the timely and quick intervention of eye specialists, they were able to save his eyesight. There was still some minimal damage for which his eyeglass prescription had to be changed to a stronger one. In about 2 months he recovered and Richard was back with Orquesta Aragón. This scary experience compelled Richard to compose and record for RCA with Aragón the bolero-cha “Asi Es Mejor” featuring a beautiful solo vocal by Aragón’s then lead singer Jose “Chino” Olmo. Unfortunately only its flip side, “Cha Cha Cha El Satelite” has been found and re-issued in recent years, but “Asi Es Mejor” is still shelved in the RCA vaults or has vanished. During his two months absence due to the acid incident, Richard was replaced with Efrain Loyola’s son Jose “Loyolita” Loyola, also a highly skilled flute player, who had experience with Aragón as he had previously replaced Richard during the winter of 1956-57, during a brief absence by Richard in which he had oral surgery and then made a trip to visit his family in his native Santa Clara. At the time another RCA recording was scheduled and “Loyolita” can be heard on that recording playing with Aragón in Felix Molina’s cha cha cha, “Eso No Lo Aguanto Yo” and on its flip side was the beautiful “Cha Cha Cha Navideño,” or “Christmas Cha Cha Cha” also, unfortunately, never released on either LP or CD.

Some of the Richard Egües’ compositions he recorded with Orquesta Aragón, were “Desconsiderada,” “Picando de Vicio,” “El Trago,” “La Muela”(inspired by his oral surgery), “Por Que Me Tienes Asi,” “Cero Penas,” “Sabrosona or Tan Sabrosona” jointly with Rafael Lay, the great danzon-cha “Gladys” and of course his milestone hit and composition “El Bodeguero” recorded by virtually every artist and group in the world, definitely his biggest money making super hit song. It is virtually impossible to keep track of all the awards both national and international won by Richard with “El Bodeguero” (the Grocer) not to mention the royalties, which kept pouring in decades after he composed it and first recorded it with Aragón during the winter of 1955-56. It was astonishing to see at the time in Havana, original 45 rpm RCA Camden, New Jersey, editions of “El Bodeguero” and its flip side “Señor Juez” delivered to record stores everywhere in the morning disappear from the shelves that same day by noon time or at least early afternoon. Record shops clerks would hide a few remaining copies for friends and customers and do exactly the same thing again and again with subsequent editions. Camden just couldn’t keep up with the demands, until it finally subsided somewhat about 9-10 months later! I’ve never seen anything like it in my entire life. “El Bodeguero” was and perhaps still is unprecedented in both national and international popularity.

Richard Egües and the Orquesta Aragón became inseparable like bread and butter, etc. But in life all good things must come to an end. On August of 1982, Rafael Lay, Sr. was killed in an automobile accident on his way to his native Cienfuegos, Las Villas. Richard Egües was named interim director of Orquesta Aragón, until November 1984 when he decided to leave “for health reasons” and was replaced as director by violinist Rafael Lay Bravo, Rafael Lay’s son. It must be said that in 1976 Richard stopped playing the five key wooden flute and substituted it for the least stressful “Bohemme” metal flute due to a kidney ailment. The five key wooden flute requires more pressure and stress to play than the metal ones. After he left Orquesta Aragón, Richard founded the “Orquesta Richard Egües” and recorded an LP album for Egrem, however the new group was not very successful and disbanded, an unusual happening for his brilliant career. Richard returned to free- lancing and played and recorded with other groups, some of which were the new and reorganized Orquesta America, also Felix Reyna’s then new and re-organized Orquesta Estrellas Cubanas and around 2000 a successful all-star CD for the Lideres label entitled Richard Egües & Friends- Cuban Sessions. It should be also mentioned that the Richard Egües lineage continued in the world of Cuban music as his son Rembert Egües, a superbly talented musician, has directed various musical groups and orchestras in Cuba, starting his musical career with Orquesta Sensacion in which he substituted for its director and founder Rolando Valdés.

Last month I read in Descarga about the death of Richard Egües and I am honored to write this article as a hearfelt memorial to one of Cuba’s most brilliant musicians and composers of all time. Cuba and Latin music lovers everywhere will never forget our dearly departed longtime friend Richard Egües.

May God embrace him as he enters his kingdom and may he give him eternal rest and peace.

Credits:

2012 Discover Carlos Nuñez Carlos Núñez Flute Plays Nat King Cole en 2011 David Murray Composer Español Putumayo Presents: 2011 Rumba, Mambo, Cha-Cha- Composer Chá 2011 True Hits: Cuba Composer The 70th Anniversary 2009 Orquesta Aragón Composer Album 2008 A Night In Cuba Composer A Week in the Life of 2008 Composer the Firefly Club 2008 Baile Con un Sueno Composer Various 2008 Cuban Essentials Composer Elements Cubanas Poderosas En 3 2008 Composer CDs The Buena Vista Sisters 2008 Anacaona Composer Club Flute, Group Member, Member 2007 Havana Sessions Cachao of Attributed Artist, Soloist Los Inmortales: 100% Socios del 2007 Composer Sonidero Ritmo Flute, Guest 2007 Singles Omara Portuondo Artist 2006 30 Aniversario Emmanuel Composer 2006 Herencia Chaonda Composer Stardust: The Complete 2006 Capitol Recordings Nat King Cole Composer 1955-1959 The Essential 2006 The Chieftains Flute Chieftains The Essential Guide to 2006 Composer Cuba [Box Set] 2005 100 Años de Musica Orquesta Aragón Composer 2005 Bendiciones (Blessings) Marialy Pacheco Composer Broadway 2005 Como Camina Maria Composer Orchestra Cuba’s Pride in USA 2005 (Orgullo de Cuba en Composer E.U.A.) Guantanamera: A Spicy 2005 Composer Cocktail Mix La Inolvidable/20 Orquesta 2005 Composer Grandes Exitos Huambaly Lagrimas Negras 2005 Omara Portuondo Flute Canciones y Boleros Unknown Pepe & the 2005 Pambrosia Contributor Bottle Blondes Role Asi Se Cantaba y 2004 Bailaba en Cuba: Composer Coleccion de Oro Beginner’s Guide to 2004 Composer World Music, Vol. 2 Coleccion De Oro: Tres 2004 Ramon Marquez Composer Ritmos De Epoca 2004 Colección Diamante Orquesta Aragón Composer Cuba: The Essential 2004 Composer Album Cuban Jam Sessions 2004 Flute [Balboa] Cachao Y Su 2004 From Havana to New York Flute Ritmo Caliente La Historia of Cubano: 2004 Grandes Exitos de la Primary Artist Música Cubana Latino St. Dance Mix, 2004 Composer Vol. 2 Sus All Stars: 2004 Fajardo Composer Coleccion de Oro The Best of Mambo, Cha 2004 Cha, Danzon: Ultimate Composer Collection 15 Exitos de Super 2003 Los Joao Composer Reventon 70 Años Peerless Una 2003 Arturo Nunez Composer Historia Musical 2003 Antología…Los Sonor’s Los Sonor’s Composer Marimbas de 2003 Coleccion de Oro Composer Chiapas 2003 CubAyiti, Vol. 1 Haitiando Composer Cuba Cha Cha Cha, Vol. 2003 Orquesta Aragón Composer 1 2003 Emmanuel Presenta Emmanuel Composer Arranger, 2003 Heart of Havana, Vol. 2 Orquesta Aragón Composer, Flute 2003 Latin Grooves: Mambo Composer Lo Mejor del Cha Cha Arranger, 2003 Chá: Colección RCA 100 Composer Años de Música Radio Hits, Vol. 3… Es 2003 Composer Musica Top Ten Latino, Vol. 3: 2003 Composer 1960-1965 Air Mail Music: Cuba – 2002 Composer The Golden Years Los Hermanos 2002 Amor de Mis Amores Composer Banda Cuba Libre [RCA 2002 Composer International] Cuban Dreams: The Cuban Dreams 2002 Flute Havana Sessions Band Peruchin Jr. & 2002 Descarga Dos the Cuban All Flute Stars 2002 Descargas Cubanas Primary Artist Descargas: Cuban Jam 2002 Cachao Flute, Soloist Sessions Orquesta 2002 Dulce Ternura Orchestration Sublime El Danzon de la Reina Charanga 2002 Arranger Isabel Rubalcaba Estrellas de Areito, Orquesta Todos 2002 Flute Vol. 2 Estrellas 2002 Exitos del Cha Cha Cha Los Macao Composer 2002 Gitano Cubano Manzanita Composer Lo Mejor de la Musica Orquesta Todos 2002 Flute, Soloist Cubana Estrellas 2002 Mi Musica Es Para Ti Johnny Pacheco Composer Para Bailar Con la 2002 Composer Musica Cubana 2002 Pasaporte Anga Flute 2002 Pepesito Reyes Pepesito Reyes Composer Richard Egues: Grandes Composer, 2002 Orquesta Aragón Hits Con la Aragon Primary Artist 2001 Barrio Latino, Vol. 2 Composer Chucho Valdes Presenta: 2001 Lo Mejor de la Timba Guest Artist Cuban, Vol. 1 2001 El Inmortal Tin Tan Tin Tan Composer 2001 El Son de Cuba [Iris] Composer Arrangement 2001 En Route Orquesta Aragón Preparation Epoca de Oro Cha Cha 2001 Composer Cha, Vol. 2 La Nueva Orquesta 2001 Orquesta Aragón Composer Aragon La Original Orquesta 2001 Orquesta Aragón Composer Aragon de Cuba 2001 Make Mine Mambo Composer Master Sessions, Vol. Up, Bustle and Flute, Piano, 2001 2: Calle 23, Havana, Out Primary Artist Cuba Music of Cuba: Cuba 2001 Composer 2000 2001 Orquesta Aragon, Vol. 3 Orquesta Aragón Composer 2001 Radio Cuba, Vol. 1 Composer 2001 Radio Cuba, Vol. 2 Composer Daniel de los 2001 San Rafael 560 Composer Reyes Songs for Cabriolets 2001 and Otros Tipos de Karl Zero Composer Vehiculos Carrasco Y Su Composer, 2001 Super Tropical Ley Primary Artist Zenide Y la Matancera 2001 Zenide Composer Sound 2000 20 Exitos Tin Tan Composer 2000 A Lo Caliente Grupo Habanos Composer Antologia de la Musica 2000 Cubana: La Musica de Composer los Anos, Vol. 5 Baile Tropical: Cuban 2000 Composer Originals Flute, Guest 2000 Bambay Gueej Cheikh Lô Artist 2000 Chanchullo Rubén González Composer Carasco Y Su 2000 Cuba Va Composer Ley De Cuba Son: Roots of Flute, Primary 2000 Buena Vista Artist Descarga Cubana 2000 Cachao Flute [International Music] 2000 Early Rhythms Johnny Pacheco Composer Los Jovenes del 2000 Es Deferente Composer Barrio Experience Cuba: The 2000 Trio Matamoros Composer Golden Era of Cuba Las Cumbias Del 2000 Composer Mariachi 2000 Latin Voices Los Cordobeses Composer Legends of Cuban Music, 2000 Orquesta Aragón Composer Vol. 8 Grupo Cimarrón 2000 Live in Havana Composer de Cuba 2000 Lo Que Tu Esperabas Anacaona Guest Artist Mambo Cubano: The 2000 Golden Age of Cuban Composer Music 1940-1960 Rebel Radio: Master Up, Bustle and Composer, 2000 Sessions, Vol. 1 Out Flute, Piano Roots of Buena Vista: 2000 Omara Portuondo Flute La Novia del Filin Tropical Y Caliente: 30 2000 Composer Exitos Un Consejo: A Word of 2000 Angelo Rene Composer Advice Viva la Charanga 2000 Composer [Protel] 2000 Vol. 5 Orquesta Aragón Composer 1999 100% Cubano 1999 Composer Afro-Cuban Grooves, 1999 Flute Vol. 4 [Melodie] Cha Cha Cha, Vol. 2: Composer, 1999 Fiesta Cubana Vocals 1999 Clasicos Latinos Roberto Antonio Composer Cuadernos de la Habana 1999 Composer (Notebooks of Havana) Cuba Eterno: La 1999 Composer Coleccion Cubana Cuba, I Am Time, Vol. 1999 Flute 4: Cubano Jazz Cuba: 3 Grandes 1999 Composer Orquestas 1999 Cuban Originals Orquesta Aragón Composer La Tipica De Pachanga con la 1999 Moderna in New Composer Charanga [Sonolux] York Fiesta Night at the 1999 Luis Varona Composer Eden Roc Barbarito Flute, 1999 Havana Cafe Torres Performer 1999 Latin Roots Orquesta Aragón Composer Composer, 1999 Latinismo: Famous Cuba Performer, Primary Artist Latinismo: Orquesta 1999 Composer Aragon Legends of the Century: 1999 Orquesta Aragón Composer Cha Cha Cha Composer, Leyendas de la Musica Orquesta 1999 Flute, Primary Cubana América Artist 1999 Musica Popular Cubana Composer 1999 Orquesta Aragon, Vol. 1 Orquesta Aragón Composer Orquestas: Lo Mejor de 1999 Composer Lo Mejor 1999 Reyes del Cha Orquesta Aragón Composer Composer, Direction, Richard Egues and 1999 Richard Egües Flute, Music Friends: Cuban Sessions Direction, Primary Artist 1999 Sabor a Cuba, Vol. 3 Composer Son Charangas Y Pedro C. 1999 Guest Artist Pasiones Depestre 1999 Son le la Loma Ignacio Piñeiro Composer 1998 Cuba Inmortales Orquesta Aragón Composer Abelardo 1998 Cumbancha en Cha Composer Barroso Composer, 1998 Fiesta Cubana [Agave] Primary Artist From the Tobacco Road 1998 Arranger of Cuba 1998 Quien Sabe Sabe Orquesta Aragón Arranger The Best of Cuba 1998 Primary Artist [Arcade] Afro-Cuban All Flute, Guest 1997 A Toda Cuba Le Gusta Stars Artist Havana Casino 1997 Bailables, Vol. 2 Composer Orchestra Composer, Guest Orquesta 1997 Cha Cha Cha-Son Artist, Primary América Artist 1997 Cuba Es una Maravilla Orquesta Aragón Composer 1997 Cuba Tobacco & Music Composer 1997 Cuba: I Am Time Flute Cuban Gold, Vol. 3: 1997 Composer, Flute Mambo Me Priva Cuban Gold, Vol. 4: 1997 Fuego Candela (Smokin’ Arranger 70’s) Moderna 1997 Danzonemos Composer Tradicion 1997 El Danzon [Eden Ways] Composer Epoca de Oro Cha Cha 1997 Composer Cha 1997 Havana Flute Summit Jane Bunnett Composer, Flute Introducing…Rubén 1997 Rubén González Flute González 1997 La Legende de Cuba Orquesta Aragón Composer Made in Havana: Thirty 1997 Years of Cuban Rhythms Composer [Music Club] 1997 Tropicoleccion, Vol. 3 Composer 1997 Tropicoleccion, Vol. 6 Composer 1997 Tropicoleccion, Vol. 8 Composer Very Best of the Cha 1997 Composer Cha Cha, Vol. 2 Yo Soy del Son a La 1997 Composer Salsa Performer, 1996 Afrocubanismo Live! Chucho Valdés Primary Artist 1996 All Star Cha-Cha-Cha Composer 1996 Aragones Entre Amigos Orquesta Aragón Composer 1996 Breakin’ Out Joe Cuba Sextet Composer Coleccion del Recuerdo, 1996 Vol. 15: Danzon Mambo Y Composer Cha Cha Cha Cuba Morning: Great 1996 Composer Bands of the Fifties Cuba Y Su Musica: 30 1996 Orquesta Aragón Composer Exitos 1996 Dansez Le Cha-Cha-Cha Composer 1996 El Cha Cha Cha de Cuba Composer 1996 Grandes del Cha Cha Cha Composer 1996 Havana Dany Brillant Flute 1996 La Charanga de Cuba Composer La Original Orquesta 1996 Composer Aragon de Cuba [#1] Made in Havana: Thirty 1996 Years of Cuban Rhythms Composer [Nascente] 1996 Many Moods Sunny Ozuna Composer 1996 Miami Swing Garibaldi Composer 1996 Night in Havana, Vol. 2 Composer 1996 Palacio de la Salsa Composer 1996 Programa Mi Salsa Flute 1996 Santiago The Chieftains Flute The Very Best of the Arranger, 1996 Cha Cha Cha, Vol. 1 Composer, Flute Afro Cubano Con Sabor, 1995 Flute Vol. 2 Orquesta 1995 Ay [Discmedi] Arranger Anacaona Conjuntos Y Orquestas Orquesta 1995 Composer De Cuba Sublime Cuban Gold, Vol. 2: 1995 Flute Bajo con Tumbao 1995 Dance Time in Havana Composer Epoca de Oro del Cha 1995 Composer Cha Cha Las Consagradas de Le 1995 Composer Musica Tropical, Vol. 1 Los Reyes Del Cha Cha 1995 Composer Cha 1995 Pasaporte Cuban All-Stars Flute 1995 Sabrosona Orquesta Aragón Composer The Best of Tropical 1995 Arranger, Flute Series 3 Grandes Orquestas E Interpretes De La Arranger, 1994 Tito Puente Musica Afro-Cubana, Composer, Flute Vol. 3 3 Grandes Orquestas E Interpretes de La Arranger, 1994 Tito Puente Musica Afro-Cubana, Composer, Flute Vol. 2 Afro Cubano Con Sabor, Arranger, 1994 Vol. 1 Composer, Flute 1994 Antologia Musical Chico O’Farrill Composer Charanga de la 1994 Charanga de La 4 Composer 4 Latin Dance Party, Vol. 1994 Composer 2 [Polygram] Pinareno: Music from 1994 Arranger Pinar del Rio 1993 Chaonda Orquesta Aragón Arranger 1993 El Fuego Sagrado Wilkins Composer 1993 Everybody Cha Cha Cha Composer Mis Mejores Canciones: 1993 Nat King Cole Composer 19 Super Exitos 1993 Nostalgia Tropical Composer 1993 Sabor a Mujer Internacional C Composer 1993 Sabrosona Roberto Faz Composer Super Pachango 1993 Florida Composer Tropical, Vol. 2 The Best of Tropical 1993 Composer Series, Vol. 2 Una Epoca Y Sus 1993 Composer Estrellas Vereda Tropical Boleros Musical 1993 Clasicos, Vol. 2 Director 1992 Almendra Aldemaro Romero Flute Performer, 1992 Best of Cuba Al Santiago Primary Artist Exitos de Orquesta 1992 Orquesta Aragón Composer Aragon Piano Bailable: Al 1992 Piano Con Enrique Chia Composer Acompanamiento, Vol. 6 The Best of the 1992 Flute Tropical Series Arranger, Composer, The Heart of Havana, Flute, Member 1992 Orquesta Aragón Vol. 1 of Attributed Artist, Primary Artist 1992 Tropical, Vol. 1 Tropicana Club Composer Los 2+2 De 1991 22 Cha Cha Cha Composer Colombia 1991 Cubanisimas, Vol. 2 Composer Los Grandes de la 1991 Musica Tropical: Serie Composer 20 Exitos 1990 Latinisimo Composer 1990 That Cuban Cha-Cha-Cha Orquesta Aragón Composer Big Band Sound: Cha Cha 1989 Composer Cha, Vol. 2 Sus Mejores Canciones: 1989 Nat King Cole Composer 16 Exitos Originales Aragones en la Onda del 1988 Orquesta Aragón Composer, Flute la Alegria, Vol. 1,’50 1986 Exitos del Cha Cha Cha Composer 1986 Golden Years Orquesta Aragón Composer 1986 Viva La Charanga Fania All-Stars Composer Tipica 73 en Cuba, 1979 Tipica ’73 Flute Intercambio Cultural 1978 El Albino Divino Larry Harlow Composer Charlie 1978 Heavyweight Composer Palmieri Cuban Jam Session, Vol. 196? Cachao Flute 2 1969 Latin Soul Man Pete Rodriguez Composer Oh, That’s Nice! (Ay, 1967 Pete Rodriguez Composer Que Bueno!) El Orgulla del Barrio 1965 (The Soul of Spanish Joe Cuba Composer Harlem) 1958 Malaguena Percy Faith Composer 1957 La Bodeguita del Medio Carlos Puebla Composer Wa-Pa-Cha: The Hand 1953 Tito Rodriguez Composer Clapping Cha Cha Cha Bar Cuba [Weton- Primary Artist Wesgram] Chanchullo Ruben Gonzalez Composer Golden Years Composer Havana Blend: Primary Artist Tradicional Alfredo de la Homenaje a Cuba Composer Fé La Cubanisima Orquesta La Cubanisima Composer Aragon Orquesta Aragon Las Que Pegaron: Composer Tropicales The Lost Cuban Trios of Lost Cuban Composer Casa Marina Trios ¡Esto Es Cuba!: Composer, Main Original Cuban Eliades Ochoa Personnel Recordings Source: http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Profile86?ff4CEcSK ;;645 & http://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-eg%C3%BCes-mn000035269 2/credits