Rhythm of the Night Pete Escovedo

• 1 Africa 04:46
• 2 Ain't No Sunshine 04:03
• 3 Ain't Nobody 04:31
• 4 Glamorous Life 03:47
• 5 I'll be Around 05:58
• 6 Mas Que Nada 04:45
• 7 Overjoyed 04:35
• 8 Until You Come Back to Me 04:17
• 9 Rhythm of the Night 05:50
• Total Runtime 42:32

Info for Rhythm of the Night

2021 Latin Grammy Lifetime Award honoree and legendary Percussionist Pete Escovedo “Pops" is an artist who broke down the barriers between Smooth Jazz, Salsa, Latin Jazz and contemporary music. His name has been synonymous in the music industry for more than 50 years. Pete Escovedo is known worldwide for his live performances, session work and solo albums. He has recorded ten acclaimed solo albums, two albums with his daughter Sheila E., and the Latina Familia live album with Sheila E. and Tito Puente. Produced and arranged by son Peter Michael Escovedo, Rhythm of the Night is a collection of nine “Old School” Soul & R&B hits, re-arranged and transformed into an explosion of Latin Jazz articulated through a fourteen-piece Latin Jazz Orchestra.

Rhythm of the Nights features Simon Russell on "Ain't No Sunshine”; Sy Smith on "Ain't Nobody", "I'll be Around" and "Until You Come Back to Me”; Justo Almario on "Mas Que Nada”; Debi Nova (Best Latin Pop or Urban Album nominee at 2020 Grammy Awards) on "Rhythm of the Night”; Pop's son aclaimed producer Peter Michael Escovedo on “Overjoyed”; and his iconic daughter Sheila E. on her solo breakthrough hit "Glamorous LIfe”, which peaked at number 7 the Hot 100 and also topped the dance charts for two weeks upon it’s initial release. The video for the song would bring three MTV Award nominations for Best Female Video, Best New Artist, and Best Choreography. She also received two Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance Female.

"Pete Escovedo fell in love with Afro-Caribbean music as a young man and decided to follow his passion, founding a jazz sextet with family members that evolved into the iconic Chicano rock band Azteca in 1972. Five years later, Escovedo launched a solo career, unifying elements of jazz, salsa and Latin soul under the elegant groove of his timbales." - The Latin Recording Academy

Pete Escovedo, timbales
Peter Michael Escovedo, vocals
Sheila E., timbales
Juan Escovedo, congas
Jonathan Montes, keyboards
Oskar Cartaya, bass
Ray Obiedo, guitar
Arturo Velasco, trombone
Francisco Torres, trombone
Mike McGuffy, trumpet
Justo Almario, saxophone, flute
Sy Smith, vocals
Simon Russell, vocals
Debi Nova, vocals

Pete Escovedo Born in Pittsburg, California, July 13th, 1935, his musical journey commenced while attending high school in Oakland, CA. At the age of sixteen, he began playing the saxophone and then discovered percussion, which led to his love of rhythm and his dream of playing Latin Jazz music. After performing in various bands, in 1960 Pete and his brothers, Coke and Phil, formed the Escovedo Brothers Latin Jazz Band, performing around the Bay Area. In 1970, Pete and Coke put together the band Azteca, that then toured the United States with Stevie Wonder and The Temptations. They recorded two albums on Columbia Records, Azteca and Pyramid of the Moon, which are now both considered collectors’ items. In 1972, Pete toured and performed with the Carlos Santana band and recorded three major albums, Moonflower, Oneness, and Inner Secrets. In 1978, Pete and daughter Sheila E. recorded two albums on Fantasy Records, Solo Two and Happy Together, produced by Billy Cobham.

Pete’s versatility as a percussionist has been featured in performances and recordings by a wide range of artists such as Carlos Santana, Tito Puente, Herbie Hancock, Mongo Santamaria, Bobby McFerrin, Cal Tjader, Woody Herman, Stephen Stills, Billy Cobham, Anita Baker, George Duke, Boz Scaggs, Andy Narell, Al Jarreau, Ray Obiedo, Dionne Warwick, Marlena Shaw, Barry White, Angela Bofill, Arturo Sandoval, Poncho Sanchez, Chick Corea, Dave Valentine, Najee, Gerald Albright, Prince, and the list goes on. He also performed with his orchestra in the White House for President Barack Obama, twice.