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Alex Acuña

Real Name:
Alejandro Nesciosup Acuña
Profile:
Born December 12, 1944 in Pativilca, Peru. Moved to Puerto Rico in 1967 and then on to Las Vegas in 1974.
Drummer and percussionist, joined Weather Report (1975 - 1978). Additionally, has worked with Perez Prado, Elvis Presley, Diana Ross, Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Corea, Whitney Houston, Plácido Domingo, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Beck, Roberta Flack and Al Jarreau.

Often credited as Alejandro "Alex" Acuna and Alex Acuna
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Discography

Releases:
Another Time, Another Place (LP, Album)   Pausa Records 1984
Appears On:
Black Market (Album) (8 versions)   CBS ... 1976
Moonshadows (Album) (2 versions)   Epic ... 1976
Captain Fingers (LP, Album)   Epic 1977
Heavy Weather (Album) (16 versions) Birdland, A Remark You... CBS ... 1977
Progressive Rock Stars (LP, Comp) Birdland CBS 1977
Session II (LP)   Yamaha 1977
Arabesque (Album) (3 versions)   ABC Records ... 1978
Concierto De Aranjuez (LP, Album)   Alfa Records, Inc 1978
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Album) (3 versions) The Tenth World, Dream... Asylum Records 1978
Ecué Ritmos Cubanos (LP, Album)   Pablo Records 1978
Sugarloaf Express / Morning Glory (7") Sugarloaf Express, Sug... Elektra, Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1978
The Captain´s Journey (Album) (3 versions)   Elektra 1978
Time And Chance (Album) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1978
Dreamer (LP, Album)   Capitol Records 1979
Feel The Night (Album) (3 versions) Market Place, French R... Elektra 1979
Friendship (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra 1979
Lee Ritenour In Rio (LP, Fol)   JVC 1979
Music From The Motion Picture "Fast Break" (Album) (2 versions) Welcome To Cadwallader... Motown 1979
Nightingale (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra 1979
Salsa Picante (Album) (2 versions)   MPS Records ... 1979
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing / Market Place (7")   Elektra, Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1979
AutoAmerican (Album) (11 versions) The Tide Is High Chrysalis ... 1980
Machaca (LP, Album)   MPS Records 1980
Masterless Samurai (LP, Album)   Headfirst Records, Inc. 1980
Only Love Can Sustain (LP)   Columbia 1980
Ph'lip Side (LP)   Sparrow Records 1980
Priority (LP)   DaySpring Records 1980
So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt (LP, Album)   Pretty Good Records 1980
The Builder (LP, Album)   Myrrh 1980
Up & Down (LP, Album)   Baby Records (2) 1980
Coconuts High (LP)   Kitty Records (2) 1981
Don't Give Up (Album) (2 versions) I Can't Keep It To Mys... Warner Bros. Records 1981
Ella Abraça Jobim - Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Antonio Carlos Jobim Song Book (2xLP, Album)   Pablo Records 1981
Mecca For Moderns (3 versions)   Atlantic 1981
More Of The Best (LP, Comp) Please Come Back, It's... Elektra, Light Records 1981
Nightwatch (Album) (2 versions)   Star Song ... 1981
Rit (Album) (4 versions)   Elektra ... 1981
Town To Town (LP) Full Circle, Life Love... Sparrow Records 1981
Better Late Than Never (LP, Album) Gospel Train, Better L... Royal Music 1982
Finally (Album) (2 versions)   Elektra ... 1982
Hollywood (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1982
Rio (Album) (4 versions)   Elektra Musician ... 1982
Rit/2 (2 versions)   Elektra 1982
Secret Of The Andes (LP)   Palo Alto Records 1982
Songs For The Shepherd (LP, Album) I Will Give Thanks To ... Pretty Good Records 1982
Touchstone (Album) (2 versions) Touchstone, Estancia, ... Warner Bros. Records 1982
Friends (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1983
More Than A Feelin' (2 versions)   Royal Music ... 1983
Celebration (LP, Album)   Sparrow (2) 1984
Celebration (12", Album)   Breaker Records (2) 1984
Holiday (LP)   Nissi Records 1984
Love Explosion (Album) (3 versions)   Concord Records ... 1984
No Time To Lose (LP, Album)   Light Records 1984
Ancient Dreams (Album) (4 versions)   Private Music ... 1985
Atlantis (LP, Album)   CBS 1985
Harlequin (LP, Album)   GRP 1985
Daring Adventures (Album) (2 versions)   Polydor 1986
Frontline (2 versions)   Sparrow (2) ... 1986
Heartsongs (LP, Album)   Meadowlark Records, Sparrow Records 1986
High Tension (LP) Blow Back, Buddy!, Sev... CrisCrazz Records 1986
Lyle Mays (Album) (6 versions)   Geffen Records ... 1986
Señor / Greatest Love (7", Single) Señor Sparrow (2) 1986
Time No Longer (LP, Album)   Frog Records 1986
All Systems Go (CD, Album) Thinkin' Bout My Baby Casablanca Records, PolyGram 1987
By The Light Of The Moon (LP, Album)   Metronome 1987
Four Corners (Album) (5 versions) Wildlife, Wildlife GRP ... 1987
Go On... (LP, Ins)   RCA 1987
High Plateaux (LP, Album)   Windham Hill Records 1987
Last Nite (LP)   MCA Records 1987
Recently (LP)   Gold Castle Records 1987
Richard Marx (Album) (2 versions) The Flame Of Love Capitol Records ... 1987
The Turning (CD, Album)   Myrrh 1987
The Wind And The Wheat (LP, Album) March Of The Clouds, P... Maranatha! Music 1987
Yauareté (LP) Eldorado, Morro Velho,... CBS 1987
Amnesia (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1988
Back Of My Mind (Album) (4 versions) Someday, Never Stop Be... Reprise Records 1988
Notes From The Lost Civilization (CD, Album)   What? Records 1988
Politics (2 versions)   MCA Records 1988
Rattle And Hum (Album) (9 versions) Hawkmoon 269 Island Records 1988
Recently (CD, Album)   Gold Castle Records 1988
Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films) (Album, Comp) (3 versions) I Wan'na Be Like You (... A&M Records 1988
Temple Of Low Men (Album) (5 versions)   Capitol Records 1988
The Immigrants (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1988
Union (Cass, Album)   A&M Records 1988
What Up, Dog? (Album) (4 versions)   Fontana ... 1988
Barney Bentall And The Legendary Hearts (CD, Album)   Epic 1989
Barney Bentall And The Legendary Hearts (LP)   Epic 1989
Compact Favorites (CD)   Sparrow Records 1989
Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Album) (3 versions)   EMI Records ... 1989
Eldorado (CD, Album)   Private Music 1989
Maria McKee (CD, Album)   Geffen Records 1989
On The Corner (Album) (2 versions)   GRP ... 1989
Roy Orbison And Friends - A Black And White Night Live (Album) (3 versions)   Virgin 1989
The Innocence Mission (CD)   A&M Records 1989
The Spin (Album) (2 versions)   MCA Records 1989
Tim Finn (CD, Album)   Capitol Records 1989
Hi (LP) Dreaming, So Many Time... Virgin, Virgin 1990
Mark Isham (Album) (3 versions) An Eye On The World, T... Virgin Records America ... 1990
The Narada Wilderness Collection (LP, Album) Break Of Day Narada Productions, Inc., Seoul Records 1990
Beatsongs (Album) (4 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1991
Blow Up (Album) (3 versions) Too Much Passion Capitol Records ... 1991
Ceremony (Album) (7 versions)   Beggars Banquet ... 1991
Changes (LP, Album)   EastWest Records America 1991
Ecué Ritmos Cubanos (LP, Album)   Pablo Records 1991
Forbidden Places (CD, Album)   London Records 1991
Night Calls (3 versions) Little Bit Of Love, Pl... Capitol Records ... 1991
Pilgrim's Progression (CD, Comp)   Magnus Erikson Production 1991
Storyville (LP, Album) Night Parade, Hold Bac... Geffen Records 1991
Sweet Deal (CD, Album)   Warner Music (Germany) 1991
The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2 versions)   MCA Records 1991
Woodface (Album) (3 versions)   Capitol Records 1991
GRP All-Star Big Band (CD, Album)   GRP 1992
Kiko (Album) (2 versions) Wake Up Dolores Slash Records ... 1992
Life Is Messy (CD, Album)   Columbia 1992
Live Wires (CD, Album) Wildlife GRP 1992
Matters Of The Heart (Album) (3 versions) If These Are The Thing... Elektra ... 1992
The Mambo Kings (Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Beautiful Maria Of My ... Elektra 1992
Through The Eyes Of Love (CD, Album) Just A Touch Warner Bros. Records 1992
Dear Friends (2 versions)   Bluemoon Recordings ... 1993
Pull (CD, Album) Like A Ritual, Who's T... Atlantic, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1993
Things Left Unsaid (CD, Album) Isla Mujeres, Two Sist... Paisley Park 1993
Traffic From Paradise (CD)   Geffen Records 1993
Upfront (CD, Album) Everything's Ok, Can't... EMI 1993
Falling Forward (CD) River Circa Records Ltd., Virgin 1994
Get Up! (Cass, Album) Your Word, Jesus Is Lord RCA, BMG Ariola AS (Norway) 1994
Love & Other Obsessions (Album) (2 versions) Serengeti GRP 1994
Mercy (CD, Album) Mercy, This Is The Lor... Qwest Records 1994
Music For The Native Americans (CD, Album)   Capitol Records 1994
Mysterious Traveller - Black Market (2xCD)   Columbia 1994
Signs Of Life (CD, Album)   Atlantic Jazz 1994
Way Back Home (CD, Album)   Sparrow Records 1994
For My Friends (CD, Album)   101 South Records 1995
Gran Via (Album) (4 versions) A Day In Your Life, Fr... RTI Music ... 1995
Mistura Fina (CD, Album) Mistura Fina, Bate Bal... GRP 1995
Peacemaker (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Zoo Entertainment 1995
Time 1 (CD, Comp)   Myrrh 1995
Time 2 (CD, Comp)   Myrrh 1995
Universal Language (CD, Album) Secretly Begin, Our La... Victor Entertainment Japan 1995
What's Inside (CD, Album) Merchant Of Love, Shap... BMG, RCA 1995
Antonio Carlos Jobim And Friends (Album) (2 versions) Ela é Carioca, The Bo... Verve Records 1996
Live At The Roxy (CD, Album) Tout Tout Pour Ma Chérie Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1996
My People (CD, Album) Mi Gente CREAM Records (3), CREAM Records (3) 1996
My People (CD, Album) Mi Gente Escapade Music, Escapade Music 1996
Thanx A Million - The Singles Of Naomi Tamura (CD, Comp, LP )   Primitive (4) 1996
The '96 Brit Awards (Comp) (2 versions) Shapes And Sizes Columbia ... 1996
This Is Jazz (10xCD, RM, Comp + Box, Ltd) Birdland, A Remark You... Columbia 1996
Taking Notes (CD, Album)   Denon 1997
The Instrumental History Of Jazz (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh + Box) Birdland N2K Encoded Jazz 1997
Chameleon (Album) (2 versions) Rhythms Of The World, ... PolyGram ... 1998
High Bias (HDCD, Album) Birdland, Montuno Stretch Records, Inc. 1998
Human Being (Album) (4 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1998
The Concord Jazz Heritage Series (CD, Comp) Funky Tamborim, Bela B... Concord Jazz 1998
You Know That Feeling (CD, Album) Hero (For Zachary Brea... Zebra Records 1998
Come By Me (CD, Album)   Columbia 1999
Come By Me (CD, Album + CD)   Columbia 1999
Looking Forward (Album) (2 versions) Faith In Me Reprise Records 1999
Sweet Control The Best Of Jon Lucien (CD) Sweet Control Razor & Tie 1999
The Seduction Of Claude Debussy (Album) (5 versions)   Universal Records ... 1999
This Time (CD, Album)   Hollywood Records 1999
Jazz On The Latin Side Allstars Vol.1 (CD, Album) Arabian Moods, Mamacit... CuBop 2000
The Seduction Of Claude Debussy / Reduction (2xCD)   Repertoire Records 2000
Traffic - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD) You Two Don't Like Me,... TVT Soundtrax 2000
Ultimate Collection (CD, Comp)   Hip-O Records 2000
Old Fool Back On Earth (2xCD, Album) The Island Anthology's 2001
The Very Best Of Winger (CD) Who's The One Atlantic, Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
The Well (CD, Album) The Well (Reprise) The Music Force Media Group, LLC 2001
Timbre (2xCD, Album, RE, Enh)   Rykodisc 2001
Escapology (Album) (2 versions) Me And My Monkey Chrysalis 2002
Faces & Places (CD)   Cream Records (3) 2002
Live & Unreleased (2 versions)   Columbia 2002
The Language Of Love (CD, Album)   Savoy Jazz 2002
Alegría (CD, Album)   Verve Records 2003
Ella Abraça Jobim (CD, Album, RM)   Pablo Records 2003
Ornament Of The Universe (CD, Album, Dig)   CAM Productions 2003
The Italian Job - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD)   Varèse Sarabande 2003
Choices (CD, Album, Dig) Choices, Why?, When I ... A440 Music Group 2004
Dreamland (CD, RM, Album) Dreamland, Nothing Can... Asylum Records, Reprise Records, Nonesuch, Rhino Entertainment Company 2004
Sideways (CD, Album)   New Line Records 2004
Sun Sea And Sand Favourites (CD, Comp) Chega De Suadade - No ... Wrasse Records 2004
Wrote This Song (CD) Nine Eleven PaLance Records 2004
And So Is Love (CD, Album) Estaté, The Masquerad... King Records 2005
Incomplete (Maxi, Single) (3 versions) My Beautiful Woman Jive 2005
Never Gone (Album) (4 versions) My Beautiful Woman Jive ... 2005
Rio / On The Line (CD)   Wounded Bird Records 2005
Brown Street (2xCD, Album)   CREAM Records (3) 2006
Exotic Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) African Flutes Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Forecast: Tomorrow (3xCD)   Legacy 2006
I Found It In You (CD)   Alliant Music Group 2006
Jaco (CD, Album, RE) A Remark You Made, Por... Artistry Music 2006
Jazz For The Road (CD, Comp, RM) Drive Time Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Kinesthetics (Album) (2 versions) This Is That Abstract Logix ... 2006
The Information (Album) (8 versions)   Interscope Records ... 2006
Smooth Jazz Cafe 9 (CD, Comp) Save It For A Rainy Day Universal Music Polska 2007
Sweet Drive (CD, Album)   The Music Force Media Group, LLC 2007
Jim (Album) (3 versions)   Warp Records 2008
La Pasión (CD, Album, Enh)   EMI Music (Spain), Blue Note 2009
Star Trek (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD, Album)   Varèse Sarabande 2009
Your Songs (CD, Album, Bar) Killing Me Softly With... Columbia 2009
Northern Exposure (Music From The Television Series) (Cass) Alaskan Nights, Medley... MCA Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.  
Unofficial Releases:
Live - Montreaux Jazz Festival August 1976 (LP, Ltd, Album)   Grape Records (2)  
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