Big Band Latino

1. Changó Táveni

2. Son de la Loma - Pupy Santiago

3. Como Fué - Vicentico Valdes

4. Quiereme Mucho - César Concepción

5. Avisale a Mi Contrario - Tito Rodriguez

6. Mamey Colorado - Mariano Mercerón

7. Pimienta en Salve - Dioris Valladares

8. Mi Amor Fugaz - Beny Moré

9. Claudia - Pérez Prado

10. Broadway Chacha - César Concepción

11. María Belén Chacón

Big Band Latino,Various Artists,Polygram Records,Big Band Latino,Bolero,Jazz,Latin,Latin Music,Mambo,Tropical

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Average customer rating: Good Music very good sound voices in the room Excelent Good jazz SACD sampler

Concord Records SACD Sampler 1 (Multichannel Hybrid SACD) Various Artists Manufacturer: Concord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Concord Jazz Sampler Vol.2 Telarc SACD Sampler: Sound and Vision Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition Telarc SACD Sampler: The Absolute Sound Telarc & Heads Up SACD Sampler 5 (Multichannel Hybrid SACD) ASIN: B0000BWVCO Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

1. Beija-Flor - The Jim Hall Quartet
2. Come With Me - Tania Maria
3. Straighten Up And Fly Right - Rosemary Clooney
4. Watermelon Man - Poncho Sanchez With Special Guest Mongo Santamaria
5. Listen Here - The Gene Harris Quartet
6. My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More - Carmen McRae
7. Airegin - Tito Puente
8. Blood Count - The Stan Getz Quartet
9. Love Walked In - Mel Torme, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
10. Serengeti - Cal Tjader
11. In Walked Bud - Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
12. O Nosso Amor - The Charlie Byrd Trio With Special Guest Ken Peplowski
13. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year - Michael Feinstein With The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Good Music.......2007-06-08

I rate 5 star for the music, 5 star for sound quality and 4 star for surround mix. I'm not disappoint when listen to this album, each track on this album is very well selected.

I enjoy even when I listen with red book player. The CD layer also very good when compare to SACD layer.

One of my favorite album.

very good sound.......2007-01-03

I am very pleasure when I heard this SACD, all the sound is clear and the multichannel works like a different instruments places around my room.

voices in the room .......2006-03-14

Nice jazz sampler should appeal to most tastes in mainstream jazz since it's not too funky or free-style. What's the real kicker here is the SACD quality. Certainly not what I would call a great test cd but still good for amazing friends with the detailed sonics and tight bass lines and realistic voices in the room effects.

Excelent.......2006-01-02

very good compilation.
sound quality on SACD is first rate.

Good jazz SACD sampler.......2005-06-06

I'm not a jazz fan, but purchased this SACD for testing the performance of my new SACD & DVDA player. I own a lot of DVD audio discs, but this one is my first SACD.
Sound is good and well separated on the analogue 6 channel output designed for playing such a disc. But the music taste of the disc producer is strictly a jazz taste which doesn't meet that of a lot of music listeners. Beija-Flor, Come with me and Watermelon man are fantastic.
As a conclusion, it's a reliable SACD sampler but not comparable to DVDA which has almost the same sound fidelity, and include further videos, lyrics, photos and interviews.

Average customer rating: The Esssential Tito Puente Good one

The Essential Tito Puente Tito Puente Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Box Sets at 30% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente Celebrating Sonny at 75/The Very Best of the RCA Years Dance Mania Gold Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B000A6T2F8 Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

1. Ran Kan Kan
2. Swinging the Mambo
3. Four Beat Cha Cha, Pt. 1
4. Cuando Te Vea
5. Tito Guajira
6. Mambo Goz
7. Night Hawk
8. Witch Doctor's Nightmare
9. Abaniquito
10. Picadillo
11. Mambo Beat
12. Cao Cao Mani Picao
13. Birdland After Dark
14. Obataleza
15. Chanchullo
16. Pa' los Rumberos
17. Hong Kong Mambo [Alternate Take]
18. What Is This Thing Called Love?
19. Complicaci
20. Tito Timbero

Tracks:

1. Oye Como Va
2. CuEs la Idea
3. Cayuco
4. Son de la Loma
5. 3-D Mambo
6. Cuban Nightmare
7. Oye Mi Guaguancisten to the Guaguanc
8. Take the "A" Train
9. Elegua Chango
10. Si Te Contara
11. Cha-Con-Cha
12. Dance Mania
13. Sla
14. Ti Mon Bo
15. Yambeque
16. Lotus Land
17. Malibu Beat
18. Al Gozar Timbero
19. Havana After Dark
20. Mambo Buda

Customer Reviews:

The Esssential Tito Puente.......2007-07-15

This is by far the best Tito Puente Complation I have ever heard. It captures the Master Timbalero at his prime. The remastered CD is awsome and never sounded better. It is a must for Tito Puente Fans

Good one.......2005-08-31

I don't have this album but hearded it on winamp the musics are very good in fact it has the best musics of winamps latin arquives.My favorite is the first track even knowing winamp does not put the number of the tracks it's easy to know because the melodies can not variate so much in one track and one track does not durates more than one hour.However it's worth buying it.

Average customer rating: when is it classic and when is it stale? great compilation Should be better known A great first Tito Puente album

King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente Tito Puente Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Oye Como Va: The Dance Collection 100% Azucar!: The Best of Celia Cruz con la Sonora Matancera Dance Mania The Essential Tito Puente Salsa, Merengue, Mambo! ASIN: B00006EXC9 Release Date: 2002-08-20

Tracks:

1. Dance Mania (Mambo)
2. Oye Me Guaguanco (Listen To The Guaguanco)
3. El Cayuco (Son Montuno)
4. Caonao
5. Ti Mon Bo
6. Dance Of The Headhunters
7. Hong Kong Mambo
8. Cuando Te Vea (Guaguanco)
9. Baile Como Es (Mambo)
10. Saca Tu Mujer (Guaguanco)
11. Cuancona (Guaguanco)
12. Mambo Gozon
13. Mi Chiquita Quiere Bembe (Cha Cha Bembe)
14. Elequana
15. A Gozar Timbero
16. Cual Es La Idea (What's The Idea)
17. 3D Mambo (Mambo)
18. Son De La Loma
19. Llego Mijan (San Montuno)
20. Yambeque (Mambo Yambu)
21. Night Ritual

Customer Reviews:

when is it classic and when is it stale?.......2007-04-05

I didn't enjoy this cd as much as I expected. Guess it's all in the ears of the reviewer. I had heard too much like it before and it wasn't strong enough as a classic to hold my interest.

great compilation.......2006-11-08

this CD is a compilation of Tito Puente's music, mostly recorded in the 50's and early 60's. Every selection is a winner, and if you are just getting started listening to Tito Puente's music, this is a good jumping off point. However, please note: this is not a CD of strictly "mambo" or "salsa" music, there are other selections here that do not fit that category, although all of the tunes are Latin in flavor.

Should be better known.......2006-06-16

I had the pleasure of attending a Tito Puente concert a few years before his death. The man loved what he was doing and his concert was full of joyous, dancable music. Salsa is more popular now than when Puente started his career so you would think that more people would be interested in his music. This is the type of cd to listen in the background or to just dance non stop. Too bad more people will not have the joy of listening to his live concerts.

A great first Tito Puente album.......2004-04-10

Get a great introduction to the early work of Tito Puente, El Rey, the King. Tito Puente, salsa extraordinaire and father of afro-jazz, was an incredible talent who will be long remembered. This CD is the perfect collection to get started with Puente's vast library.

Smooth latin grooves are guaranteed on every track. Scary tribal rhythms shine through on Dance of the Headhunters. As one of my friends said, if you don't bob your head to Ti Mon Bo, you probably don't have a pulse. Night Ritual, Hong Kong Mambo, and El Cayuco would rank as some of my favorites if I had to choose, but thankfully I don't.

Informative liner notes give a good history lesson about Tito's roots, how he begun, and how he lasted and played amazing music even into his older years. Puente will certainly be remembered for one of the longest lasting, highest quality musicians the world has ever seen.

A great stepping stone for other Puente albums, this will give a brief introduction to many of the styles Puente cultivated over the years. I suggest Mambo Birdland: Dancemania, a live album from the late 1990s, as a wonderful chance to hear Puente and his full orchestra in rare form, playing a live show in the Palladium, decades after his playing originally sparkled there.

A high quality album all around, a great beginning to more Puente albums. Highly recommended to any newcomers to salsa who have interest. As the liner notes proclaim, El Rey esta meurte: long live the King!

Average customer rating: Slow down.. Fun dance collection El Rey Del Timbales "The Palladium: Where Mambo Was King" * (N.Y.C. Palladium, 1950's+&/or -) . . . One of the best Tito Puente CDs available

Oye Como Va: The Dance Collection Tito Puente Manufacturer: Concord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente Salsa, Merengue, Mambo! 20 Anniversary of the NY Salsa Festival: 1975-1995 Salsa Fresca! Dance Hits of the '90s Heavy Salsa ASIN: B000003OZA Release Date: 1997-09-02

Tracks:

1. Mambo King
2. Mambo Gallego
3. Chang
4. Mambo Diablo
5. Ode To Cachao
6. Maria Cervantes
7. Machito Forever
8. Picadillo A Lo Puente
9. Tito's Colada
10. Delirio
11. Oye Como Va
12. Ran Kan Kan
13. El Rey Del Timbal

Customer Reviews:

Slow down.........2006-05-03

Looking at the others reviews I sincerely think you were too much generous or you don't know the music of Tito. I bought this CD and I was desapointed for the lack of energy authenticity by the quality of the arrangements.
This is not a bad CD but the oldies are FAR BETTER.

Fun dance collection.......2006-02-25

This collection is a lot of fun percussion with typical Latin mambo beats. It's got enough variety to keep you interested but it's still pretty easy listening. A fun addition to anyone's dance collection.

El Rey Del Timbales.......2005-08-24

The name fitted him perfectly. No one has ever and will ever record music the way he did. His style was one of a kind. Many may copy him, but they will never match him. This album is truly wonderful. Latin jazz is wrapped up with him. He makes you want to just get up and dance!

"The Palladium: Where Mambo Was King" * (N.Y.C. Palladium, 1950's+&/or -) . . ........2005-08-04

In my view there is no more joy-filled, sensual,
life-affirming pop-music t h a n the best of
Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz . . when playing M a m b o !
The multi-layered rhythms never tire ear or mind . .
a n d demand attention to the musical genuis that
creates and improvises at such high levels of excellence.
Underscored . . when performed 'at the speed of light.'
It can be a 'religious experience!'
A sun-filled 'goose-pimply' one.
Welcome to one c.d. that captures this spirit.
With a sound quality as up to date as last evening's
concert.
Tito "takes no prisoners" in this one.
One 'cannot-go-wrong' in placing t h i s c.d.
within your collection!
My best to the best within . . .
- Richard Tuft.
(...)
* Title of a Bravo cable t.v. documentary,
home-recorded in Fall of 2002.

***** *****

One of the best Tito Puente CDs available.......2001-05-17

This is easily one of the best Tito Puente CDs availabe. A compilation of some of Tito's best songs, these versions inspire awe and intense dancing. In addition, the notes by Joe Conzo succinctly detail Puente's life from the beginning of his musical career (or at least by the time Tito was 13 ... ), Tito's influences, playing with Machito, to the Navy in WWII, to the Palladium era and beyond.

Even just the mention of the infamous and influential Palladium establishes the authenticity of the biography, the music and the album. Within the New York Mambo scene, abundant reference is still made to the Palladium, both to the music and the dancing (which cannot exist without each other). Conzo notes that "Ran Kan Kan" was first recorded in 1949 -- a fact that many of the people 'in the know' today are not familiar with.

This CD is so good that for a while, it was the first thing I wanted to hear in the morning and the last music I wanted to hear at night. Don't miss this one!

Thanks go first and foremost to the creators and second to those who chronicle the music, the musicians and the culture. The growth in this art achieved by the next generation will only be possible because they learned from you.

Average customer rating: BENY MORE- "LO MEJOR DE LO MEJOR"

Lo Mejor de lo Mejor Beny Moré Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music Son | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cuban Originals Serie Platino: 20 Exitos Lo Mejor de lo Mejor The Very Best of Beny Moré, Vol. 1 That Cuban Cha-Cha-Cha ASIN: B00005KJ02 Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

1. La Culebra
2. Como Fue
3. Bonito Y Sabroso
4. Tocineta
5. Santa Isabel De Las Lajas
6. Que Te Parece Cholito
7. Yiri-Yiri-Bon
8. Hoy Como Ayer
9. Pachito E Che
10. Donde Estabas Tu
11. Locas Por El Mambo
12. Amor Sin Fe
13. La Cocaleca
14. Rabo Y Oreja
15. Tu Solo Tu
16. Barbaro Del Ritmo
17. San Fernando
18. Ah Barbara
19. Yo No Fui
20. Puntillita

Tracks:

1. Sopa De Pichon
2. Desdichado
3. En El Tiempo De La Colonia
4. Rumberos De Ayer
5. Encantado De La Vida
6. Loca Pasion
7. A Media Noche
8. Me Voy Pal' Pueblo
9. Parece Que Va A Llover
10. Ahora Soy Tan Feliz
11. El Bobo De La Yuca
12. Mucho Corazon
13. Mata Siguaraya
14. Esta Noche Corazon
15. Manzanillo
16. Que Pasara
17. La Maricutana
18. Todo Lo Perdi
19. La Mucura
20. Las Posadas

Customer Reviews:

BENY MORE- "LO MEJOR DE LO MEJOR".......2001-07-02

BMG/RCA ARIOLA DE MEXICO has put together a great compilation of Beny More's Mexican tour (1945-1952) and also included some of his RCA Havana recorded sessions with his own band and that of Ernesto Duarte. It is great that "occasionally shelved" hit songs like "Las Posadas", "La Maricutana" and "Loca Pasion, by Beny with Mariano Merceron Orch. were included in this compilation. Although more of these rare sessions with Merceron should've been included, this is a "handy to have" compilation, 40 songs especially for those who are just getting to know "El Barbaro del Ritmo", Beny More and above all, the price is right!

Average customer rating: Classic tracks Poorly mastered, amateur mix

The Best of Pérez Prado: The Original Mambo No. 5 Pérez Prado Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Merengue | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa & Merengue | Compilations | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: King of Mambo Lo Mejor de lo Mejor The Greatest Hits The Mambo King, Vol. 1 100% Azucar!: The Best of Celia Cruz con la Sonora Matancera ASIN: B000E0OCHI Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

1. Mambo No. 8
2. Skokiaan
3. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
4. Mambo A La Kenton
5. Babarabatiri
6. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
7. Quien Sera
8. Mambo No.5
9. Anna (El Negro Zumbon)
10. Marilyn Monroe Mambo
11. Frenesi
12. Que Rico El Mambo (Mambo Jambo)
13. El Manisero
14. Perfidia
15. Silbando Mambo
16. Patricia
17. Pachito E' Che
18. Mambo En Sax
19. Guaglione
20. Pianolo
21. Caballo Negro (Black Horse)
22. Heigh-Ho (The Dwarf's Marching Song)

Customer Reviews:

Classic tracks.......2006-04-18

This is the best Perez Prado album available. It has all the originals which were the best. Great sound considering the original hits (Mambo No.5, Mambo No.8, Que rico el mambo) were recorded in 1950. Ignore the first review that was written by someone who knows little about Perez Prado.

Poorly mastered, amateur mix.......2006-04-09

Only die hard fans of Prado or folks with no appreciation for a good sounding CD will dig this album. Each track has a different volume and quality level ranging from transistor radio to hifi. BUT, if you want to hear him at his best but can do without Cherry Blossom Pink, check out the CD 'PREZ' The Mambo King, Vol. 1 [Original recording remastered]. It's fantastico and sounds so good it's hard to believe it was recorded in '57. You will feel as if you are driving the strip in Miami in an old convertible.

Average customer rating: Masterpiece indeed Not exactly a masterpiece Tito & Eddie combined ... It doesn't get better than this .. Obra Maestra Often Brilliant, occasionally mundane

Obra Maestra (Masterpiece) Tito Puente , and Eddie Palmieri Manufacturer: Rmm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ritmo Caliente Perfecta II Listen Here! Mambo Birdland The Sun of Latin Music ASIN: B00004TRUP Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

1. La Ultima Copa
2. Muddy's Club Blues In Weinheim
3. Cielito Lindo, La Negra Mariachi Medley
4. Marchando Bien
5. Picadillo Jam
6. El Puente Mundial
7. El Beso
8. El Bochinche
9. Ensename Tu, Piensalo Bien Bolero Medley
10. Paris Mambo
11. Yambu Pa' Inglaterra
12. Itutu Ache

Amazon.com

The original title of Tito Puente's final album was Por Fin --"Finally"--a reference to the fact that Puente and fellow Latin-jazz titan Eddie Palmieri never had recorded together, despite Puente's work with pianist Palmieri's brother Charlie early in their careers. Obra Maestra--"Masterpiece"--however, is an equally apt description for this set of a dozen mostly uptempo performances recorded shortly before Puente's death in May of this year. While engaging in the infectious dance rhythms and perfectly calibrated, often blaring, ensemble horn statements you'd expect, the group also revels in the many shades of subtlety inherent in the arrangements. Two medleys of mariachis and boleros are especially fine-tuned, and it's gratifying also to hear the rest of the players make room for Palmieri's immaculately off-kilter solo on "Marchando Bien." Puente himself is as sizzling as ever, although he seems content to throw in his lot with the rhythm section, basking once more in the glorious sound. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece indeed.......2002-12-06

It is dangerous to use a word such as "masterpiece", for it easealy could be abused. The use in this case is more than justified. This is a historical recording musicaly, in its lyrics and arraingments. A must have CD!

Not exactly a masterpiece.......2002-10-24

The sound sounded like it was too polished. I did not like the arangements. It contains an interesting mariachi-salsa popular song(La negra). I don't think this was his best most refulgent recording. A good cd but I would not give it 5 stars. In my opinion his last live recording under his name was 5 stars. Eddie Palmieri was not even on the cd. Ok, he was but it seemed like it. Michael Stuart surprised me with that bolero. excellent voice!. All in all a good cd to have in a collection.

Tito & Eddie combined ... It doesn't get better than this .........2002-06-10

In an album that makes justice to it's title, the two "maestros" waited much too long to give us such a vibrant, masterpice recording. The collaboration of latin legends Oscar de Leon (vocals in Mariachi Meddley and Paris Mambo), Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez (singing Marchando Bien) and Paquito D' Rivera as well as the frantic melodic arranges by Puente, Palmieri and Ray Santos make this CD a "must have" for all latin jazz & salsa lovers. Unfortunately, Mr Puente did not live to see this album hit the stands ...

Obra Maestra.......2002-01-16

This is really a wonderful album. If you're a true aficionado, you'll get right up and start to dance. If you're not, you may soon become one. There are some truly spectacular tunes here. Enjoy!

Often Brilliant, occasionally mundane.......2001-11-18

I have to admit that i've just recently come to the world of Salsa and Latin Jazz in particular. So I must admit that I may not be the best critic of these two legendary artists or this compilation in particular.

But I have to say that the revelation has been utterly joyous. Salsa music is just absolutely phenomenal. Check out spinner.com : The Salsa station and be reborn.

This collaboration is quite satisfying but does at times disappoint. The majority of the cuts are up tempo (flavorful) and infectious. You'd be hard pressed not to tap either your hands or your feet during most of it. But there are a few tracks that are uninspiring but certainly tolerable.

I would offer though that I have heard other material from both artists that is absolutely phenomenal. So you can't really go wrong here. Buy it!

Average customer rating: Dámaso Pérez Prado, un genio de la música tropical Excellent They don't make`m like they used to !

Lo Mejor de lo Mejor Pérez Prado Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Merengue | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa & Merengue | Compilations | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Greatest Hits Lo Mejor de lo Mejor Cuban Originals King of Mambo Serie Platino: 20 Exitos ASIN: B00005KJ0K Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

1. Que Rico El Mambo
2. Caballo Negro
3. Mambo A La Kenton
4. Silbando Mambo
5. Mambo No.5
6. El Manicero
7. Mambo En Sax
8. Tacuba
9. Mambo Del Ruletero
10. Jose
11. Cerzo Rosa
12. Macome
13. La Chula Linda
14. El Suby
15. Batiri RCA
16. Skokiaan
17. Mambo De Paris
18. Mambo Del Papelero
19. Mambo Universtitario
20. Mambo Del Politecnico

Tracks:

1. Patricia
2. Anna (El Negro Zumbon)
3. Catalina
4. Lupita
5. Norma La De Guadalajara
6. Maria Cristina
7. Maria Bonita
8. Mambo No.8
9. Leyenda Mexicana
10. La Nina Popoff
11. Koldoba
12. Guaglione
13. Gateando
14. Quien Sera
15. Historia De Un Amor
16. La Chunga
17. Sabor A Mi
18. Moliendo Cafe
19. Elsie Mambo
20. Mood Indigo

Customer Reviews:

Dámaso Pérez Prado, un genio de la música tropical.......2006-11-17

Muchas personas que gustan de esta música son latinos, para ellos quiero dar mi opinión en español sobre esta recopilación de 40 canciones del incomparable maestro Dámaso Pérez Prado, en dos CDs de gran calidad sonora con versiones originales de todos los temas. Yo no soy más que un aficionado a la buena música y como tal simplemente puedo decirles que esta colección de temas es formidable. Obviamente, faltan algunas piezas importantes en la discografía de este músico, pero, para quienes gustan de coleccionar buenas muestras de la producción de artistas tan históricos como Pérez Prado, este doble CD es producto ideal. Demás está comentar los temas que figuran en esta colección porque la mayoría de ellos son muy conocidos y muy queridos, pero hay algunas interpretaciones que da ganas de escuchar una y otra vez como «Cerezo Rosa», «Skokiaan», «Norma, la de Guadalajara», «María Bonita» e «Historia de un amor», entre otras. Recomiendo este producto y concuerdo con uno de los amigos que ha opinado antes que este disco es muy digno del precio que cuesta y es una recopilación obligada en una buena colección de música tropical. Excelente!

Excellent.......2004-07-13

This CD is well worth your dollar...40 impeccable recordings, the Cuban musical genius of Perez Prado, the precise instrumentations of his highly talented Mexican band members, and a great blend of orginal compositions and latin standards.\ makes this a must have album!

They don't make`m like they used to !.......2003-07-25

Nostalgic with an unmatched rhythm that can not be found in our
contemporary latin music. Perez Prado created with his mambo not just another fad but an epoch that that has extended its vibrancy until today. Anybody with good knowledge and taste for good music, particularly latin, will agree of the tremendous genious behind Perez Prado`s Mambo.

Average customer rating: Can't Get Enough

The Greatest Hits Pérez Prado and His Orchestra Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa & Merengue | Compilations | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lo Mejor de lo Mejor King of Mambo Cuban Originals Lo Mejor de lo Mejor The Best of Pérez Prado: The Original Mambo No. 5 ASIN: B00009L1OJ Release Date: 2003-05-26

Tracks:

1. Mambo No.5
2. Gualione
3. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
4. Mambo Jambo
5. Patricia
6. Peanut Vendor
7. Flight Of The Bumblebee
8. Fireworks
9. Desconfianza (Distrust)
10. Bacoa
11. Historia De Un Amor
12. One Night
13. My Roberta
14. Leyenda Mexicana
15. Borrachita
16. Adios Mi Chaparrita
17. In A Little Spanish Town
18. Mambo No. 8

Album Details

Includes 18 of all the Best Known Prado Tracks Like "Mambo No.5" (The Original) and "Guagline" (From the Old Guiness Ad).

Customer Reviews:

Can't Get Enough.......2006-12-26

Excellent selection of the greatest hits of Perez Prado and his orchestra. If you love the Latin big band sounds, you will love this.

The music comes out well on the CD. The cover work is great. I loved everything about it.

If I had to compare the sound of his band to someone else, the closest I could say would be if Ricky Ricardo were met up with Brian Setzer.

Average customer rating: Friday Night Cocktail Hour Really great for dancing and for listening! Shaken, not stirred Love It Love It Love It We play this every Thursday during our Martini Thursdays

Cocktail Mix, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cocktail Mix, Vol. 3 Cocktail Mix, Vol.1: Bachelor's Guide To The Galaxy Music for a Bachelor's Den Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin Easy Rhythms for Your Cocktail Hour: Music for a Bachelor's Den; Volume 4 ASIN: B0000033PE Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. Thirteen Men - Miss Ann-Margret
2. Soul Sauce (Guacha Guaro) - Cal Tjader
3. The Girld From Ipanema - Walter Wanderley
4. Call Me - Nancy Wilson
5. Sorry 'Bout That (Part 1) - Harold Johnson Sextet
6. Comin' Home Baby - Mel Torme
7. Baby Elephant Walk - Rene Touzet
8. Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones
9. Bossa Nova Hand Dance (Deixa Isso Pra La) - Connie Francis
10. Frenesi-Twist - Les Elgart & His Orchestra
11. Why Wait - Perez Prado & His Orchestra
12. House Of Bamboo - Earl Grant
13. Cantaloupe Island - Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers
14. Hot Barbecue - Brother Jack McDuff
15. Mais Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
16. Washington Square - Dick Hyman & His Orchestra
17. Take Five - Trudy Pitts
18. I'm Not Talking - Mose Allison

Customer Reviews:

Friday Night Cocktail Hour.......2006-06-01

Put this baby on after work on a Friday night. Mix up your favorite beverages and start the weekend right. Great CD for a party or just "chillin". If only we had a road map to get back to these days when life was a little easier. No P.C. garbage, no cell phones or fax machines. Just come home to your wife, mix up the cocktails and do it! Put this CD on, pretend its 1962 and drink it up!!

Really great for dancing and for listening!.......2005-04-17

I just happened to run across this CD by chance and after listening to a few track samples, decided to buy it right away. I wasn't disappointed - now I play it all the time! The tracks here are a unique blend of musical styles, including jazz, Latin, Brazilian, and early 60's dance music - they all fit under the umbrella of "lounge music" and every single one is great. There are some fun surprises, like a jazzy Connie Francis singing "Bossa Nova Hand Dance" in Portuguese, Dick Hyman's Lowrey organ and bongo arrangement of "Washington Square", and Les Elgart's big band twist version of "Frenesi", which I think is my favorite track. I also love Rene Touzet's Latin-ized "Baby Elephant Walk", Cal Tjader's supremely cool "Soul Sauce" and Perez Prado's rock-mambo "Why Wait". Throw in some great vocal tracks from Mel Torme, Ann-Margret, Nancy Wilson and Mose Allison, plus Quincy Jones, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 and other fine artists in the genre, and you've got a classic party CD guaranteed to make you feel good every time you hear it. I definitely recommend buying this one!

Shaken, not stirred.......2005-02-12

This CD features 18 tracks that might have been played at a "cocktail party" back in the 1960s. It is a fun combination of vocals and instrumentals dating from 1958 to 1967. This is the kind of music that was played at parties for adults back then. None of that "rock and roll" stuff here! There is a lot of bossa nova here, plus jazz-pop and various other swinging styles. This is the perfect music to listen to while drinking martinis (not that I ever had a martini). If you are a fan of the lounge music revival, you will enjoy this CD.

Love It Love It Love It.......2001-12-09

I am new to Lounge but knew I loved Austin Powers-type music so I took a chance on this one and this is my favorite CD. I need two copies, one for my car and one for the house! Many of the artists weren't familiar to me but it was love at first listen with Ann-Margret's 13 Men (first track), then an elevator-muzak style Girl from Ipanema and the classics Soul Bossa Nova and Mais Que Nada (you'll know it when you hear it). House of Bamboo is so much fun as is Hot Barbeque and a different version of Dave Brubeck's Take Five. It's all great - run, don't walk, to get out your martini glasses. Oh, and last but not least, the inside jacket is jam-packed with career bios of each artist. This is a must-have.

We play this every Thursday during our Martini Thursdays.......2000-12-13

This CD has it all. It is great. All you have to do is make some martinis, put this CD on. As soon as Ann Margaret starts with "13 Men" it sets the scene.

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