Oye Como Va
As Recorded by Tito Puente
Cha-cha-chá Free Download: Oye Como VaThis is probably the most popular Latin Jazz tune, or even the best-known cha-cha-chá tune ever. You can hear a recording of this version on iTunes.
I had to modify this arrangement slightly to accommodate a smaller horn section – I also omitted the flute part (which just solos over pretty much the whole tune from start to finish).
The free download (transcription) contains a full version of this modified instrumentation with five horns, piano, bass and percussion, for a total of eight parts. There is also a master score included in the download.
- Running Time:
- 5:25+
- Composed by:
- Tito Puente
- Completed:
- Instrumentation:
- vocals, 2 trumpets, alto sax, tenor sax, trombone, piano, bass, percussion