“Puerto Rico” combines an accessible chorus about la isla del encanto with Eddie’s off-the-charts piano crescendo and a swampy baritone sax riff. “Una Rosa Española” Advertisement ...

And in this section, there are trombone soloists. In other parts of the song, there are trumpets, even a baritone sax - which is another Eddie Palmieri signature move - with killer, killer jazz chops.

It's hard to imagine David Bowie having any influences besides himself, such was the nuance of his career. But this unsung hero played a large part.