El Malo (The Bad ne is the debut album of

Willie Colón William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist and also sings, writes, produces and acts. He is also involved in the politics of New York City. Colón ...

, which he recorded when he was sixteen years old. The cover design featured a double photo of Colón.Sue Steward Musica!: The Rhythm of Latin America - Salsa, Rumba, Merengue, and More- 1999 - 0811825663 "Their first record together, El malo (The Bad Guy), in 1967, was a raw, minimalist collection of songs about teenage barrio life with an inner-city edge. " 21-year-old

Héctor Lavoe Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (30 September 1946 – 29 June 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa ...

was brought on board by the producers. The title track featured in the soundtrack on the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso".

Track listing

# "Jazzy" Colón - 4:00 # "Willie Baby" Colón - 2:46 # "Borinquen" Public Domain - 3:15 # "Willie Whopper" Colón - 2:40 # "El Malo" Colón - 3:57 # "Skinny Papa" Colón - 4:00 # "Chonqui" Brewster, Colón - 4:07 # "Quimbombo" Brewster, Colón - 5:00

Personnel

*Dwight Brewster: piano *

: trombone, director, lead *Yayo el Indio: vocals *Irv Elkin: photography *Irving Greenbaum: audio engineer *Eddie Guagua: bass *Lubi Jovanovic: liner notes *

Bob Katz Bob Katz is an American audio mastering engineer and author of a popular book on audio mastering. Katz has mastered three Grammy Award–winning albums and one nominated album. Projects he has worked on have received Grammys and acclaim from audi ...

: mastering *

: vocals *

Nicky Marrero Nicky Marrero (born June 17, 1950 in the Bronx, New York City) is an American Latin jazz percussionist, best known as the timbale player in The Fania Allstars and as a recording artist during the 1970s salsa boom in New York. Early career Ma ...

: timbales *

Jerry Masucci Gerald "Jerry" Masucci (October 7, 1934 – December 21, 1997) was an American attorney, businessman and was co-founder of Fania Records. Biography Masucci was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrant parents Urbano and Elvira Masucci. He w ...

: producer *

Johnny Pacheco Juan Pablo Knipping Pacheco (25 March 1935 – 15 February 2021), known as Johnny Pacheco, was a Dominican musician, arranger, composer, bandleader, and record producer who in the 1970s became one of the leading exponents of salsa as well in t ...

: director, recording director *Elliot Romero: vocals *Pablo Rosario: bongos *Joe Santiago: trombone *James Taylor: bass

References

1967 debut albums Albums produced by Willie Colón Spanish-language albums Willie Colón albums Fania Records albums {{1960s-jazz-album-stub