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A1	–Irakere	El Guayo de Catalina Composed By – Arsenio Rodriguez
A2	–Irakere	Tres Días Composed By – Chucho ValdésGuest, Solo Vocal – Carlos Daniel Palacios, Carlos SpósitoGuest, Timbales, Soloist – Alberto NaranjoLead Vocals – Oscar Valdés
A3	–Irakere	Los Caramelos Composed By – Chucho Valdés
B1	–El Trabuco Venezolano	Formas Libres Composed By – Alberto NaranjoPiano, Soloist – Samuel Del RealTrombone, Soloist – Rafael SilvaTrumpet, Soloist – Gustavo Aranguren
B2	–El Trabuco Venezolano	Imágenes Latinas Bongos, Soloist – William MoraComposed By – Andy Gonzalez, Bernardo Alfredo PalomboCongas, Soloist – Felipe "Mandingo" RengifoElectric Bass – Lorenzo BarriendosTimbales, Soloist – Jose Navarro
B3	–El Trabuco Venezolano	Tema Composed By – Alberto Naranjo

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Interamericana De Grabaciones, S.A.

Credits

• Arranged By, Directed By, Drums, Percussion, Chorus – Alberto Naranjo (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Arranged By, Directed By, Keyboards – Chucho Valdés (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Artwork – Miguel Angel Briceño
• Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Chorus – José Luis Cortés (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Bongos, Cowbell – William Mora (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Chorus – Carlos Spósito (tracks: B3), Joe Ruiz (tracks: B2,B3)
• Congas – Felipe "Mandingo" Rengifo (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Congas, Percussion – Jorge Alfonzo (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Drums, Percussion – Enrique Plá (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Electric Bass – Lorenzo Barriendos (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Electric Bass, Chorus – Carlos del Puerto (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Electric Guitar, Percussion – Carlos Emilio Morales (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Hosted By – Phidias Danilo Escalona (tracks: A1 - A3), Rafael Rivas (tracks: B1 - B3)
• Lead Vocals, Chorus – Carlos Daniel Palacios (tracks: B2, B3)
• Lead Vocals, Percussion – Oscar Valdés (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Mixed By – Gustavo Quintero
• Piano – Samuel Del Real (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Producer, Mixed By – Alberto Naranjo
• Producer, Mixed By, Artwork – Orlando Montiel
• Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Chorus – Germán Velasco* (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Percussion, Chorus – Carlos Averhoff (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Timbales – Jose Navarro (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Trombone – Alejandro Pérez Palma (tracks: B1, B2, B3), Leopoldo "Pucho" Escalante (tracks: B1, B2, B3), Rafael Silva (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Trumpet – Gustavo Aranguren (tracks: B1, B2, B3), Luis Arias (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – José Díaz (tracks: B1, B2, B3), Manolo Pérez (tracks: B1, B2, B3)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion – Jorge Varona (tracks: A1, A2, A3)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Valve Trombone, Percussion – Juan Munguia (tracks: A1, A2, A3)

Notes

An historic encounter between two of the best Latin Jazz and Mambo of ever, Irakere, the prestigious cuban Latin Jazz band directed by the extraordinary master Chucho Valdés, and in the other hand, El Trabuco Venezolano, led by the prestigious arranger and music director Alberto Naranjo, on the front of the most representative and excelse of the venezuelan Latin Jazz Big Band.
First Vinyl Long play of two historical recording, two nights of concerts recorded in direct from Poliedro de Caracas, Venezuela on May, 1981.