Jazz Articles about Charlie Palmieri

About Charlie Palmieri

Album Review

Eddie Palmieri: Vamonos Pa'l Monte

Read "Vamonos Pa'l Monte" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
May 17, 2026

A reader may come upon a poster entitled “Highlights of the Jazz Story in the USA." One is labelled the Peter von Bartkowski Edition and it dates from 1987. It is, so to speak, a family tree of jazz, with all the strengths and weaknesses of the genre. Still, to poke about is to get someone's version of the lay of the land. On first examination, it is not clear that Latin Jazz even shows up, but ...

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Album Review

Charlie Palmieri: El Gigante Del Teclado

Read "El Gigante Del Teclado" reviewed by Norman Weinstein

by Norman Weinstein
October 16, 2006

The ongoing achievements of the great Latin jazz pianist/composer Eddie Palmieri may hopefully lead listeners new to Latin music to explore the recordings of his equally talented brother Charlie. Charlie Palmieri, a dynamic keyboardist and bandleader, passed away in 1988, and his albums have been difficult to obtain compared to those of his younger brother. “El Gigante Del Teclado," which translates into English as the immodest but accurate “The Giant of the Keyboard," is one of an outstanding batch of ...

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