''Rhythm in the House'' is an album by pianist

Hilton Ruiz Hilton Ruiz (May 29, 1952 – June 6, 2006) was an American jazz pianist in the Afro-Cuban jazz mold, but was also a talented bebop player. He was of Puerto Rican descent. Biography Born in New York City, Ruiz began playing piano at the age of f ...

with special guest

Tito Puente Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also k ...

recorded in 1998 and released on TropiJazz label, a subsidiary of the Latin music label, RMM.Discogs album entry
accessed June 27, 2017

Reception

The

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review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "a kinetic, entertaining record that proves Latin jazz is not a static form" stating "while not every song has a memorable melody, it's all infectious Latin dance music that proves Ruiz' versatility".

Track listing

All compositions by Hilton Ruiz. # "La Conga Libre" – 5:31 # "Old Arrival" – 5:22 # "I'll Be There for You" – 6:30 # "Rhythm in the House" – 4:05 # "Give Her All Your Love" – 4:10 # "Soul Traveler" – 4:40 # "Michael's Mambo" – 6:21

Personnel

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piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

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timbales Timbales () or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing. They are shallower than single-headed tom-toms and usually tuned much higher, especially for their size.Orovio, Helio 1981. ''Diccionario de la música cubana: biográfic ...

vibraphone The vibraphone (also called the vibraharp) is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using Percussion mallet, mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone ...

*Rubén Rodriguez –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

*Richie Flores –

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

*Other unidentified musicians

References

{{Authority control Hilton Ruiz albums 1998 albums RMM Records albums