Manolo Badrena


Manolo Badrena is a percussionist most noted for his work with Weather Report from 1976 to 1977. He has made contributions to over 100 recordings that span jazz, world music, pop, and Latin music. Badrena has played with The Zawinul Syndicate, the Rolling Stones, Mezzoforte, Joni Mitchell, Spyro Gyra, Art Blakey, Bill Evans, Steve Khan, Carla Bley, Talking Heads, Blondie, Michael Franks, Ahmad Jamal, Hugo Fattoruso, and others.
Badrena lives in Fairview, New Jersey. He is the leader of the Latin jazz band Trio Mundo.

Discography

As leader

  • Manolo
  • Carnaval with Trio Mundo
  • Trio Mundo Rides Again with Trio Mundo

    As sideman

With Herb Alpert
With Bill Evans
  • Living in the Crest of a Wave
  • The Alternative Man
  • Live in Europe
  • Escape
  • Touch
  • Big Fun
With Terumasa Hino
  • Double Rainbow
  • Pyramid
  • Detour
With Masaru Imada
  • Seaside
  • Blue Marine
  • Tropical Sunset
With Ahmad Jamal
  • Rossiter Road
  • The Essence Part One
  • Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2
  • Live in Paris 1996
  • It's Magic
  • A Quiet Time
  • Blue Moon
  • Saturday Morning
  • Ahmad Jamal Featuring Yusef Lateef Live
  • Live in Marciac August 5th 2014
  • Marseille
With Steve Khan
  • Eyewitness
  • Modern Times
  • Casa Loco
  • Helping Hand
  • Public Access
  • Headline
  • Crossings
  • The Green Field
  • Borrowed Time
  • Parting Shot
With Spyro Gyra
With Weather Report
  • Heavy Weather
  • Mr. Gone
  • Live and Unreleased
  • Forecast: Tomorrow
With Joe Zawinul
  • World Tour
  • Two Years with the Zawinul Syndicate
  • Faces & Places
  • Vienna Nights Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland
With others