Manolo Badrena

Badrena lives in Fairview, New Jersey. He is the leader (drums, percussion, guitar, vocals) of the Latin jazz band Trio Mundo.

• Manolo (A&M, 1979) • Carnaval with Trio Mundo (Khaeon, 2002) • Trio Mundo Rides Again with Trio Mundo (ZOHO, 2004)

With Herb Alpert • Main Event Live (A&M, 1978) • Rise (A&M, 1979) • Beyond (A&M, 1980) With Bill Evans • Living in the Crest of a Wave (Elektra Musician, 1984) • The Alternative Man (Blue Note, 1985) • Live in Europe (Lipstick, 1995) • Escape (Escapade, 1996) • Touch (ESC, 1999) • Big Fun (ESC, 2002) With Terumasa Hino • Double Rainbow (CBS, 1981) • Pyramid (CBS, 1982) • Detour (EMI, 1988) With Masaru Imada • Seaside (1982) • Blue Marine (Full House, 1982) • Tropical Sunset (Full House, 1984) With Ahmad Jamal • Rossiter Road (Atlantic, 1986) • The Essence Part One (Birdology, 1995) • Big Byrd: The Essence Part 2 (Verve, 1996) • Live in Paris 1996 (Birdology, 1999) • It's Magic (Birdology, 2008) • A Quiet Time (Dreyfus, 2009) • Blue Moon (Jazz Village, 2012) • Saturday Morning (Jazz Village, 2013) • Ahmad Jamal Featuring Yusef Lateef Live (Jazz Village, 2014) • Live in Marciac August 5th 2014 (Jazz Village, 2015) • Marseille (Jazz Village, 2017) With Steve Khan • Eyewitness (Antilles, 1981) • Modern Times (Trio, 1982) • Casa Loco (Antilles, 1984) • Helping Hand (Polydor, 1987) • Public Access (GRP, 1990) • Headline (Polydor, 1992) • Crossings (Polygram, 1994) • The Green Field (Tone Center, 2005) • Borrowed Time (ESC, 2007) • Parting Shot (ESC, 2011) With Spyro Gyra • Incognito (MCA, 1982) • City Kids (MCA, 1983) • Breakout (MCA, 1986) • Stories Without Words (MCA, 1987) • 20/20 (GRP, 1997) With Weather Report • Heavy Weather (Columbia, 1977) • Mr. Gone (CBS, 1978) • Live and Unreleased (Columbia, 2002) • Forecast: Tomorrow (Columbia, 2006) With Joe Zawinul • World Tour (ESC, 1998) • Two Years with the Zawinul Syndicate (ESC, 2000) • Faces & Places (Cream, 2002) • Vienna Nights Live at Joe Zawinul's Birdland (BHM, 2005) With others • Mina Agossi, Simple Things? (Candid, 2008) • Laurie Anderson, Strange Angels (Warner Bros., 1989) • Philip Bailey, Love Will Find a Way (Verve, 2019) • Victor Bailey, Slippin' 'n' Trippin (Studio V, 2009) • Louie Bellson, Ecue (Pablo, 1978) • Bob Berg, Back Roads (Denon, 1991) • Charles Blenzig, Say What You Mean (Big World, 1993) • Carla Bley, Heavy Heart (WATT, 1984) • Carla Bley, Night-Glo (WATT, 1985) • Blondie, The Hunter (Chrysalis, 1982) • Brecker Brothers, Straphangin (Arista, 1981) • Randy Brecker & Eliane Elias, Amanda (Passport, 1985) • Till Brönner, Midnight (Button, 1996) • Chic, Take It Off (Atlantic, 1981) • Ronnie Cuber, The Scene Is Clean (Milestone, 1994) • Ronnie Cuber, Passion Fruit (Electric Bird, 1985) • Paquito D'Rivera, Why Not! (Columbia, 1984) • George Duke, Reach for It (Epic, 1977) • Mark Egan, Mosaic (Hip Pocket, 1985) • Mark Egan, Beyond Words (Bluemoon, 1991) • Eliane Elias, The Three Americas (Blue Note, 1997) • Eliane Elias, Music from Man of La Mancha (Concord Jazz, 2018) • Dalia Faitelson, Diamond of the Day (Stunt, 2001) • Sonny Fortune, With Sound Reason (Atlantic, 1979) • Michael Franks, Skin Dive (Warner Bros., 1985) • Michael Franks, Abandoned Garden (Warner Bros., 1995) • Fuse One, Silk (CTI, 1981) • Lani Hall, Double or Nothing (A&M, 1979) • Debbie Harry, KooKoo (Chrysalis, 1981) • Billy Hart, Oshumare (Gramavision, 1984) • Toninho Horta, From Ton to Tom (Videoarts, 1999) • Charlie Hunter/Chinna Smith/Ernest Ranglin, Earth Tones (Green Streets, 2005) • Fumio Karashima, I Used to Be Alone (Polydor, 1984) • Fridrik Karlsson, Point Blank (Steinar, 1990) • Earl Klugh, Crazy for You (Liberty, 1981) • Pete Levin, A Solitary Man (Gramavision, 1991) • Pete Levin, Jump! (Pete Levin, 2010) • Jakob Magnusson, Special Treatment (Warner Bros., 1979) • Mike Mainieri, Wanderlust (Warner Bros., 1981) • Herbie Mann, See Through Spirits (Atlantic, 1985) • Tania Maria, Bela Vista (World Pacific, 1990) • Lou Marini, Starmaker (Blujazz, 2012) • Hector Martignon, Portrait in White and Black (Candid, 1996) • Hugh Masekela, Main Event Live (A&M, 1978) • Sleepy Matsumoto, Papillon (Compose, 1992) • John Mayer, Continuum (Columbia, 2006) • Vince Mendoza, Instructions Inside (Manhattan, 1991) • Bob Mintzer, Source (Agharta, 1982) • Joni Mitchell, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Asylum, 1977) • Airto Moreira, I'm Fine, How Are You? (Warner Bros., 1977) • Airto Moreira, Touching You...Touching Me (Warner Bros., 1979) • Teruo Nakamura, Super Friends (Eastworld, 1985) • Ivo Perelman, Children of Ibeji (Enja, 1992) • Noel Pointer, Never Lose Your Heart (Shanachie, 1993) • Rare Silk, American Eyes (Palo Alto, 1985) • Dianne Reeves, Bridges (Blue Note, 1999) • John Scofield, That's What I Say (Verve, 2005) • James Senese, Passpartu (Itwhy, 2003) • Lew Soloff, Hanalei Bay (Bellaphon, 1985) • Lew Soloff, Little Wing (Sweet Basil, 1991) • Raul de Souza, Don't Ask My Neighbors (Capitol, 1978) • Mike Stern, Jigsaw (Atlantic, 1989) • Dave Stryker, Shades of Miles (SteepleChase, 2000) • Dave Stryker, Changing Times (SteepleChase, 2001) • Andy Summers, World Gone Strange (Private Music, 1991) • Torbjorn Sunde, Meridians (ACT, 1998) • Harvie Swartz, Urban Earth (Gramavision, 1985) • Talking Heads, Naked (Sire, 1988) • Jeff Tyzik, Jammin' in Manhattan (Polydor, 1984) • Dave Valentin, Flute Juice (GRP, 1983) • Gino Vannelli, Brother to Brother (A&M, 1978) • Steven Van Zandt, Men Without Women (EMI, 1982)