Eddie Palmieri’s “Azucar Pa Ti” inducted into the 2009 National Recording Registry of the United States Library of Congress
June 23, 2010
Direct from the Library of Congress press release:
“Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian, with advice from the Library’s National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB), is tasked with selecting 25 recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and are at least 10 years old. The selections for the 2009 registry bring the total number of recordings to 300.
“It is time to once again celebrate the nation’s rich sonic history and the importance of sound recordings in our lives,” said Billington. “This latest list of selections showcases the diverse beauty, humanity and artistry found in the American soundscape. The Library’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation will partner with many individuals and organizations to preserve and sustain these significant examples of our creative spirit so that they can inform and enrich the lives of modern and future generations.”
Additions to the registry also feature notable performances by Little Richard, Willie Nelson, The Band, The Staple Singers, Eddie Palmieri, Ethel Merman and Patti Smith.”
“16. “Azucar Pa Ti,” Eddie Palmieri (1965)
This breakthrough album was the result of a conscious effort by pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri to recreate on record the new Latin sounds that he and his eight-piece “La Perfecta” band were playing nightly in New York nightclubs and ballrooms in the early 1960s, and it set trends for years to come. Though steeped in the earlier Afro-Cuban styles that he loved, Palmieri led a band that represented several Latin music traditions and was particularly distinguished by the contributions of the hard-charging, Bronx-born trombonist Barry Rogers.”
Please click here to access the press release in its entirety:
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-116.html
The Museum of Musical Instruments honors
Eddie Palmieri with an induction into their
Celebrity Gallery
April 24, 2010
Eddie Palmieri was inducted into the Celebrity Gallery of the new ground breaking Museum of Musical Instruments located in Phoenix, Arizona. In Mr. Palmieri’s gallery you will find memorabilia such as the first Grammy Award he won in 1975 for “The Sun of Latin Music,” the Yamaha piano he used to compose “Masterpiece/Obra Maestra,” (recorded with Tito Puente), his Chubb Fellowship Award, among other special items unique to his legacy in the world of music. Eddie Palmieri is most grateful for this tremendous honor as he is in the great company of Carlos Santana, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, George Benson, Dick Dale and Leonard Bernstein, to name a few. Please click on this link for more information about this extraordinary Museum and its mission:
www.themim.org