Willie Colón
Jazz band from The Bronx, NY · formed 1950
- bolero
- boogaloo
- global jazz
- jazz
- latin
- latin jazz
- latin soul
- merengue
- Shows on record
- None on record
- Rooms played
- None on record
- Cities
- None on record
- Releases
- 34
- Last show
- None on record
About
Willie Colón is a band from The Bronx, NY, formed in 1950, tagged bolero, boogaloo, global jazz by its sources. No dated shows are on record.
- Willie Colon has 49803 listeners on Last.fm — Willie Colon on Last.fm
- Genres per Wikidata: salsa, boogaloo, bolero — Wikidata
- Labels per Wikidata: Fania Records — Wikidata
- Willie Colón formed in 1950 — MusicBrainz
- Willie Colón is based in The Bronx — MusicBrainz
- Willie Colón disbanded in 2026 — MusicBrainz
- Fania All-Stars: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Willie & Gil: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Willie Colón has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1968–1986 — MusicBrainz
- The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (Remastered 2026) is based in New York, New York — The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (Remastered 2026) on Bandcamp
- Willie Colón has 658752 listeners on Last.fm — Willie Colón on Last.fm
- Willie Colón has released 10 recordings between 2010 and 2024 — Willie Colón on Discogs
- Willie Colón has 9 followers on Genius — Willie Colón on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @williecolon — Willie Colón on Genius
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
No past shows on record.
Where they play
No rooms on record.
Releases
34 releases, 1968–2024Aguanile
2024
10 De Colleccion
2014
Willie Colón
2013
Solo Exitos
2013
Anthology
2012
Siembra
2011
Selecciones Fania
2011
Mis Favoritas - Grandes Éxitos
2011
Siembra Live
2010
Mis Favoritas
2010
Contrabando
1986 · Album
Criollo
1984 · Album
Tiempo pa' matar
1984 · Album
Vigilante
1983 · Album
Corazón guerrero
1982 · Album
Canciones del solar de los aburridos
1981 · Album
Celia y Willie
1981 · Album
Fantasmas
1981 · Album
Doble energía
1980 · Album
Solo
1979 · Album
El baquiné de angelitos negros
1977 · Album
Metiendo mano
1977 · Album
Only They Could Have Made This Album
1977 · Album
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
1975 · Album
There Goes the Neighborhood: Se chavó el vecindario
1975 · Album
Asalto navideño, vol. II
1973 · Album
Lo mato (Si no compra este LP)
1973 · Album
Asalto navideño
1972 · Album
El juicio
1972 · Album
The Big Break - La gran fuga
1970 · Album
Cosa nuestra
1969 · Album
Guisando (Doing a Job)
1969 · Album
El malo
1968 · Album
The Hustler
1968 · Album
Lineup
No current lineup on record.
Former
- Fania All-Stars
- Willie & Gil
Airplay
- KEXP airplay: 22+ plays, 2024-02-14–2026-09-10 — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Reverend Dollars) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (Noel Brass Jr.) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'El Sonido' (Albina Cabrera) — KEXP
- Played on KEXP show 'Drive Time' (DJ Riz) — KEXP
Photos, art and posters
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Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| Willie Colon on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Wikidata | Artist facts, Photos |
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (Remastered 2026) on Bandcamp | Artist facts |
| Willie Colón on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Willie Colón on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Willie Colón on Genius | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Bandcamp | Photos |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.