Mario Ortiz

Trumpeter Ortiz is really a prominent dance music group and arranger training of Puerto Rico. Within the 60s, he led a 14 to 16-piece orchestra, known as All Star Music group, and recorded together within the Ramso and Remo brands. At that time, the dance music group’s ‘intense youth’ captivated comment. Mario participated in Kako’s 1963 Latin jam program documenting, Puerto Rican All-Stars Featuring Kako, and in the 70s Puerto Rico All Celebrities albums. Also within the 70s, he published plans for Roberto Roena’s music group Apollo Sound and documented for Un Gran Combo’s EGC label. Within the 1st fifty percent of the 80s Mario made an appearance on four albums by dance music group Willie Rosario. Ortiz authorized to Ralph Cartagena’s Rico Information. His 1984 strike within the label, Vamos A Gozar, was remarkable. The 13-piece music group in the record made up of three trumpets, two saxophones (alto and tenor), bass, piano, timbales, bongo, conga and three vocalists. Mario composed all the agreements and performed trumpet, as do his kid, Mario Ortiz Jnr., who periods widely in the Puerto Rican saving picture. Anthony Cruz (b. 5 January 1965, NJ, USA) and Primi Cruz distributed the business lead vocals. Gilberto Santa Rosa acted as creative assistant in the record, and on four of Ortiz’s various other produces between 1985 and 1990; he also sang within the chorus upon this record and most of Mario’s information issued through the same period. Baritone saxophone along with a 4th trumpet were put into Mario’s music group on Ritmo Y Sabor in 1985. Ernesto Sánchez started his tenure as Ortiz’s regular baritone saxophonist on 1986’s Dejenme Thereforeñar!, and added a few plans to following albums. Sánchez sessioned beyond your music group and worked thoroughly as an arranger, primarily within the salsa romántica vein. He organized Lalo Rodríguez’s tremendous 1988 Latin strike ‘Ven Devorame Otra Vez’, and published plans for Eddie Santiago, Andy Montañez, Paquito Guzmán, Oscar D’León, Amilcar Boscan, Pupy Santiago, David Pabón, Rubby Haddock, Frankie Ruiz, Grupo Clase, Héctor Tricoche, Vitín Ruiz, among others. In 1986, Ortiz and Un Gran Combo innovator, Rafael Ithier, co-produced Gilberto Santa Rosa’s single debut Great Vibrations. Mario added plans to this recording and Santa Rosa’s following two produces. 1987’s Algo Diferente was Primi Cruz’s last recording with Ortiz before he remaining to become listed on Willie Rosario’s music group. Nelson Rodríguez became a member of like a third vocalist (business lead and chorus) on a single recording. Cruz’s vacancy was packed by Luigi Valentín on Sexy Salsa (1988). Rodríguez was changed by Roberto Dávila, who sang the strike title tabs on the Puerto Rican Top 10 recording, Que Sera De Mi?, in 1990. Anthony Cruz departed to visit solo and experienced a big strike with Algo Nuevo, released on Tony Moreno’s Musical Productions label. For 1991’s The Trumpet Guy, Ortiz radically rejigged his front-line to two trumpets, two trombones and baritone saxophone. Vocalist José David changed Cruz and Dominican merengue celebrity, Bonny Cepeda, sang and made up one monitor. Ortiz performed trumpet with La Puertorriqueña, a Puerto Rican all-star gathering co-ordinated by dance music group/timbales participant Don Perignon for Event De Soneros (1990). Through the 80s and at the start from the 90s, Mario published plans for performers and bands, such as for example: Julio Castro, Conjunto Clásico, Puerto Rican Power, Pedro Conga, Tony Vega, José Alberto and Ray De La Paz.