Walfredo de los Reyes
Walfredo Reyes Jr. (born Walfredo de los Reyes Palau IV; December 18, 1955) is a Cuban American musician who is an expert in drum set and auxiliary percussion, and a music educator and clinician. He has performed with many jazz, Latin, World music, World fusion, Afro-Cuban, and rock bands as a touring, session recording, and full-time player/performer. Reyes is known for his fusion of many of the world's percussion techniques, including the ability to play a drum set with his hands in addition to the traditional use of drumsticks; it was said that he can "sound like a drummer and a percussionist at the same time" He was a long-term member of Santana. He was also a member of Chicago as the percussionist from 2012 to 2018, at which point he took over the drum seat. He also performed in the band of former Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 18, 1955 (Havana)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-010934 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Ojos malvados | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Walfredo de los Reyes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-021967 | 10-in. | between 4/1/1938 and 4/11/1938 | Loco de amor | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Walfredo de los Reyes | Dubbed recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-033865 | 10-in. | before 2/27/1939 | Letargo | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Guillermo Portela ; Walfredo de los Reyes | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and violin solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D5XB-0016 | 10-in. | 1/4/1945 | Acabaste | Octavio Mendoza ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D5XB-0149 | 10-in. | 3/16/1945 | Sol tropical | Octavio Mendoza ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D5XB-0150 | 10-in. | 3/16/1945 | Pa' lo pollo mai | Octavio Mendoza ; Sacasas Havana Madrid Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D5XB-0151 | 10-in. | 3/16/1945 | Si tu me llevas te llevo | Octavio Mendoza ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D5XB-0410 | 10-in. | 6/13/1945 | Me vacilón | Octavio Mendoza ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D5XB-0411 | 10-in. | 6/13/1945 | Pronto José | Octavio Mendoza ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D5XB-0412 | 10-in. | 6/13/1945 | La ruñidera | Octavio Mendoza ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D5XB-0413 | 10-in. | 6/13/1945 | Capullito de Aleli | Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D6XB-1328 | 10-in. | 3/8/1946 | Guardo un recuerdo | Orquesta Sacasas ; Walfredo de los Reyes | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D6XB-2627 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Sere de ti, seras de mi | Myrta Silva | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D6XB-2628 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Así es la vida | Myrta Silva | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D6XB-2629 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Incomprensión | Myrta Silva | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D6XB-2630 | 10-in. | 8/8/1946 | Por qué será? | Myrta Silva | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D9FB-2352 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | In the hall of the mambo king | Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D9FB-2353 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | Guararé | Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D9FB-2354 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | Opus 13 | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trumpet | |
Victor | D9FB-2355 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | B flat Mambo | Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reyes, Walfredo de los," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103417.
Reyes, Walfredo de los. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103417.
"Reyes, Walfredo de los." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Walfredo de los Reyes
Discogs: Walfredo de los Reyes
Allmusic: Walfredo de los Reyes
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Reyes, Walfredo de los - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81148230
Wikidata: Walfredo de los Reyes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16186861
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/310682829
MusicBrainz: Walfredo de los Reyes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1de395a1-43b3-4d62-8809-942113d84c15
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