Gaviota (Discovery Records) is a compilation of Poncho's FIRST two albums on one disc. His first album entitled Poncho, is featured on tracks 1-4, and his second album Straight Ahead, is featured on tracks 5-9. Poncho was recorded on January 10, 1979, Straight Ahead on March 12, 1980, and both were recorded at TTG Studios in Los Angeles, California.
Poncho Sanchez congas, vocal chorus Clare "Clavo" Fischer piano Alex Acuna timbales, vocal chorus Oscar Meza** bass Luis Conte** percussion & vocals Mayo Tiana trombone Gary Foster saxophone, flute Jose Hernandez** percussion, vocals Johnny Nelson* lead vocals, percussion Victor Pantoja* bongos, vocal chorus Humberto Cane* bass Steve Huffsteter*** trumpet & flugelhorn
The * in the above list denotes the artists which appear on Poncho and the ** denotes those whom appear on Straight Ahead. Steve Huffsteter (***) was an addition on the second album, and the unstared artists were on both albums.