Carlos "Patato" Valdes

what a beautiful container to be in that's so nice having a nice time okay we're getting into our studio wind down so this is our our last choice we're winding down our practice ready to ready to go home after a long day of making what is your last song choice

My last song choice is Sangre de Africa by Patato, which again is another like completely like eclectic one.

But I love Cuban music.

This isn't so much a wind down, but it gives me the feeling of release.

A lot of history.

Talk about Celia Cruz and Patato and you name it, bro.

Stories of Mongo Santa Maria.

So check out the podcast episode with sax player Mitch Froman.

He told Les about it, and Tom decided he would produce it, so he organized this big concert at Caesar's Palace in San Francisco, the big Latin dance hall, emceed by Bill Graham, the musicians Pete and Sheila Escobedo.

There was Patato, Candido, Armando Peraza, Mongo Santamaria, this whole slew of drummers.

My name is Gregory Nava.

I first met Tom Luddy when I was a student at the University of California at Berkeley.