As played by Ray Barretto
Music by Ray Barretto · Arrangement by Louis Cruz and Ray Barretto · Transcription/adaptation by Christian Valdés
A complete, performance-ready chart for "Cocinando," Ray Barretto's hard-driving salsa classic from his 1972 Fania album Que Viva La Música — the track filmmaker Leon Gast chose to open his landmark documentary Our Latin Thing. This adaptation captures the full horn-driven arrangement hand-engraved by Noted Sound for bands who want to add this salsa dura staple to their book. Includes a full score and parts for two trumpets, two trombones, flute, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, guitar, piano, bass, and percussion, plus a combined Piano w/Cues part for smaller groups. Clean, modern engraving with clear rehearsal marks throughout, built for real rehearsal and performance use — whether you're running a full horn section or a scaled-down combo. A defining track of Ray Barretto's catalog and of the New York salsa movement it helped define, ready to add straight to your band's book.
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