Tropical Lounge [Import]

Product Description
12 Tracks. Guests: Rita Ribeiro, Chico Cesar, Elba Ramalho, Fernanda Vianna and Selma Reis.

Tropical Lounge,Francisco Magaldi,Jose Lourenco,Universal Int'l,Int'l & World Music,Pop,World Music

Average customer rating: INTOXICATING Wow!!! Swanky Latino Groovy Electronica Can't stop playing it!

Loteria de la Cumbia Lounge Charanga Cakewalk Manufacturer: Triloka Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chicano Zen Méjico Máxico Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 3 Putumayo Presents: Latin Lounge Tijuana Sessions, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0002WZSQC Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Belleza
2. Mexicanos
3. El Indio
4. Chispas
5. Carmela
6. Charanga Cakewalk
7. La Negra Celina
8. Romanticos Desesperados
9. Acebo
10. Prohibido
11. Tu Y Yo
12. Volcanico
13. La Cumbia Lounge
14. La Negra Celina (Re-mix By Hex Hector)

Customer Reviews:

INTOXICATING.......2007-05-21

As soon as the sun goes down, pop this in and wait for that intoxicating, pulsating seduction to take effect... I love it .

Wow!!!.......2006-11-30

My husband heard a clip on the radio and he asked me to do a search. I could only find little snippets but I was curious. I went ahead and bought both albums and they sound awesome. Its just different from whats being played on the radio. This is the kind of music I would play at a dinner party (not a formal one). If you like music thats just different, this would be the way to go!

Swanky Latino.......2006-08-22

Love this CD! Perfect for a roof top party or just dancing in your kitchen.
Nice lounge beats. It's my new favorite. I like it so much that I will be ordering Charanga's other CD, Chicano Zen.

Groovy Electronica.......2005-11-01

Michael Ramos - the man behind Charanga Cakewalk - is a talented musician and producer who incorporates elements of cumbia, Latin percussions, and traditional Mexican grooves into dynamic cutting-edge electronica. Lotería de la Cumbia Lounge features 13 cuts that shift from the acoustic sounds of Spanish guitars, cellos, and accordions, to the spicy electronic pulses of the keyboards, creating the feel of a funky Latin lounge. This music is, I dare say, what a mix of Juana Molina, Kinky, and Aterciopelados would probably sound like. Sort of. To decide for yourself, check out "La Negra Celina," a groovy electronica-infused Colombian cumbia.

Can't stop playing it!.......2005-09-29

Man, is this a winner! A nice updated contemporary loungy Cumbia, at times with echos of 50s & 60s Cha Cha and at other times sounding slightly of Manu Chau, but truly unique all the same. Great soundtrack for art openings, funky retail joints and eateries, galleries, your living room, your car, anywhere. Just buy it, you'll never want to take it out of your CD player... .

Average customer rating: So much more than mindless muzak!! Xavier, I yi yi yi yi I like you very much !!! Classic Latin Magic Excellente! HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID Great music from an era gone by....

South America, Take It Away: 24 Latin Hits Xavier Cugat Manufacturer: Asv Living Era 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 Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Instrumental Pop & Lounge | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Golden Classics Bread, Love and Cha-Cha-Cha/Cugat Calvalcade Brazilian Bombshell: 25 Hits (1939-1947) Cugat's Favorite Rumbas / Mambo at the Waldorf Perfidia ASIN: B000001HK4 Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

1. The Lady In Red - Rumba
2. Jealousy-Tango
3. Little Star-Rumba
4. Here Comes The Conga-Conga
5. The Swallow
6. Lovely Sky-Conga
7. The Dove-Conga
8. Night Must Fall-Bolero Rumba
9. 'Tonight'-Bolero
10. Yours (Quiereme Mucho)-Bolero
11. La Cumparsita-Tango
12. Jungle Drums-Bolero
13. The Breeze And I
14. Frenzy-Rumba
15. Green Eyes-Rumba
16. I Yi Yi Yi Yi I Like You Very Much-Samba
17. Brazil-Samba
18. Tico Tico
19. Siboney
20. Baia-Slow Samba
21. Until Tomorrow
22. You Belong To My Heart
23. No Can Do-American Rumba
24. South America, Take It Away!-Rumba

Customer Reviews:

So much more than mindless muzak!! Xavier, I yi yi yi yi I like you very much !!!.......2007-05-07

Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra performed so wonderfully you could swear you were in heaven. This CD boasts a marvelous collection of their recordings made between 1935 and 1946; we get a fantastic assortment of rumbas, tangos, congas and more! Dinah Shore and Bing Crosby also lend their fantastic vocal abilities to several of the tracks on this disc.

The CD opens with the classic number "The Lady In Red;" the band makes great use of the percussion, horns and piano as it often did in Cugat's Orchestra. Don Reid & Chorus do a great job with the vocals, too. "The Lady In Red" is chock full of energy and whets your appetite for more. "Jalousie (Jealousy)" follows; this tango opens with a dramatic flourish by the horns and harp and "Jalousie (Jealousy)" generates a whopping amount of energy, too. You'll want to dance to this number for sure!

Other great numbers by Cugat and his Orchestra include the classic "Cielito Lindo" with a particularly upbeat, faster than usual beat and vocals by Chacha Aguilar and Carmen Castillo. Awesome! "La Paloma (The Dove)" also shines as the orchestra plays this so well. "Perfidia (Tonight)" scores another coup for Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra, too.

But there's more. This CD features Dinah Shore with some of her earliest recordings; she sings along with the orchestra as they play the bolero tune "Yours (Quiéreme Mucho);" "La Cumparsita;" "Jungle Drums" and "The Breeze And I." Great! Dinah's voice is in excellent form on these numbers.

Bing Crosby also lends his talent on several tracks including "Siboney" and the wonderful "Baía" which is a slow, romantic samba.

The CD ends with "South America, Take It Away;" I believe that Bing Crosby is featured on this track even though he is not credited as doing the vocals. The chorus does a great job, too. The song has a big band flavor that was so popular in the 1940s.

The liner notes give you an essay about Cugat and his Orchestra by Peter Dempsey; and the songs credits are there, too. The art work is very good.

The quality of the sound is very good considering the age of these recordings. These are the original mono recordings, so please keep in mind that there will be some surface noise but it won't detract from the quality of the sound too much.

Overall, I highly recommend this for fans of Latin music from the 1930s and 1940s; and Cugat fans will consider this CD to be a "must-have" for their collections. The music is romantic and it also provides us with hours upon hours of easy listening music enjoyment.

¡Olé!

Classic Latin Magic.......2005-09-21

Great selections, great sound; hard to believe these weren't original stereo recordings.

Buy!

Excellente!.......2002-07-02

Just got this today and it's exactly what I hoped for! The other reviewers were on the mark! The earlier Cugat orchestration and arrangements are so lovely and evocative. I'm a sucker for the sound of old recordings--these are from the 30's--they just had a warmth that is lost as recording equipment improved. But I still must get something with Besame Mucho . . .

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU, KID.......2000-12-23

This compilation of Cugat recordings from 1935-1946 is one of the "sexiest" CD'S my collection. If you're a fan of many Hollywood films of that period these arrangements will send chills up your spine. Close your eyes and you're sitting at the Waldorf Bar in white tie with Bogie or George Raft; or you're an OSS agent sitting in a South American cabaret with Andrea King keeping one eye on Conrad Veidt and the other on Akim Tamiroff. The tunes are familiar and haunting. You may not remember the titles but you'll recognize the music of that genre.Several vocals by Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore add to your listening delight. The slow samba "BAIA" is an elixir with greater power than Viagra. The other rumbas, congas and tangos are superb; Cugat's distinctive rhythmic arrangements cast a hypnotic spell on the listener. Buy this album!

Great music from an era gone by...........2000-08-20

While on a Desi Arnez binge, I bought this CD not really knowing what to expect. I had read the book on Cugat by his ex-wife, and was curious as to his music. And what music it is. I've had this CD in my car's changer for two weeks now, and I'm listening to it more than the other five CD's combined. The music is superb, the perfect antidote to a long day at work. There's quite a variety of tunes, and the rhythm section has to be heard to be believed. And this is music that's a half century old! However, a warning to the guys: Listening to this CD may make you want to don tux-n-tails, order a Martini or Manhattan, and then let your feet fly across the dance floor with your Lady Love!

Average customer rating: Nostalgia Done Well!! Xavier Cugat--a classic film favorite!

Golden Classics Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Instrumental Pop & Lounge | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: South America, Take It Away: 24 Latin Hits Best of Xavier Cugat Cugat's Favorite Rumbas / Mambo at the Waldorf The Very Best of Xavier Cugat Cocktail Hour: Xavier Cugat ASIN: B0000008Z9 Release Date: 1995-10-20

Tracks:

1. Tico Tico
2. Chiquita Banana (The Banana Song)
3. Babalu
4. Copacabana
5. Mambo At The Waldorf
6. Mambo #5
7. The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero)
8. A Weekend In Havana
9. Cachita
10. Duerme (Time Was)
11. Yo Ta Namora
12. Anna Boroco Tinde
13. Acercate Mas (It Must Be A Dream)
14. Lamp Of Memory (Incertidumbra)
15. Negra Leono
16. La Cumparsa (Carnival Procession)
17. Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil)
18. La Cucaracha
19. Toca-Tu Samba
20. Linda Mujer (You Never Say Yes! You Never Say No!)
21. Miami Beach Rhumba
22. Orchids In The Moonlight
23. Walter Winchell Rhumba
24. Jack, Jack, Jack (Cu-Tu-Gu-Ru)
25. Adios Muchachos (Farewell Boys)

Customer Reviews:

Nostalgia Done Well!!.......2006-08-30

The music on this CD is extremely well produced. Nostalgia from early music, the vocals performed in orginal spanish by early spanish stars of their day.
Some music on this disc might be remembered being used in the film, "Bye Bye Brasil." No punchy studio posturings, just simple elegant music performed at first part of his career.

Thomas Lee

Xavier Cugat--a classic film favorite!.......2000-08-18

If you have watched a lot of classic films from the 40s you have probably seen Xavier Cugat and his band appearing in some of them (like "A Date With Judy," "Mexican Holiday," and some of the Esther Williams movies). You will also have heard some of the music from this CD. If you like the latin nightclub scenes from 40s classic films, you will probably like this CD as well. Sure, the music seems kind of campy now, but listening to this CD is kinda relaxing -- a remnant from a simpler time (at least on celluloid). Tune into that Hollywood Golden Era vibe.

I recommend this CD, it's one of my favorites. It is also good for ballroom dancing (vintage rhumba, tango, mambo, samba) since Xavier Cugat played mainly for dancers and uses even tempos.

Average customer rating:

Pais Tropical Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 Manufacturer: Universal Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Primal Roots Stillness Crystal Illusions Ye-Me-Le Fool on the Hill ASIN: B000GUK66W Release Date: 2006-09-25

Tracks:

1. PaTropical
2. So Many People
3. Morro Velho
4. Zanzibar
5. Tonga
6. Gone Forever
7. Asa Branca
8. I Know You
9. After Midnight
10. PaTropical [Japanese Version][*]

Album Description

Exclusive Japanese CD pressing of this 1971 album comes house in a miniature LP sleeve. A&M. 2006.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

Average customer rating:

Perfidia Xavier Cugat Manufacturer: Pazzazz 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 Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Mambo | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Mambo | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: South America, Take It Away: 24 Latin Hits Original Latin Dance King Golden Classics Cugat's Favorite Rumbas / Mambo at the Waldorf Xavier Cugat: The Gold Collection ASIN: B00027FT4S Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

1. Brazil
2. Perfidia (Tonight)
3. South America, Take It Away!
4. Babalu
5. Quierme Mucho (Yours)
6. Breeze and I
7. Para Vigo Me Voy (Say Si Si)
8. Stars in Your Eyes
9. Green Eyes
10. Bahia
11. You Belong to My Heart
12. I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Musch)
13. No Can Do
14. Tico-Tico
15. Lady in Red
16. Rumba - Cardi
17. Paloma
18. Frenesi

Average customer rating:

Dinner in Havana Rene Touzet Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000A4G5O Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

1. Siboney [Bolero]
2. Perlas de Tu Boca [Bolero]
3. Amor de Mi Bohio [Guajira]
4. Quime Mucho [Bolero]
5. Engara [Cha Cha Ch
6. Comparsa [Danza Cubana]
7. Siempre en Mi CorazYou Are Always in My Heart) [Bolero]
8. Tres Palabras (Three Words) [Bolero]
9. Son de la Loma (Dance of the Hills)
10. Tu Felicidad (Made for Each Other) [Bolero]
11. Zapateo
12. Bella Cubana (Beautiful Cuba) [Canciubana]

Average customer rating:

Cugat's Nugats Xavier Cugat Manufacturer: Harlequin 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 Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009NXU Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

1. Echale Cinco Al Piano
2. Bambarito
3. Chupa-Chupa
4. Brazil
5. Coconito
6. El Carbonaro
7. Jesusita
8. Chiu-Chiu
9. Bim Bam Bum
10. Linda Mujer
11. Tico Tico
12. Toca-Tu Samba
13. Good Good Good
14. Stars in Your Eyes
15. My Shawl
16. Tierra Va Tembla
17. La Ola Marina
18. Drume Negrita
19. I'll Never Love Again
20. Rhumba At The Waldorf
21. Miami Beach Rhumba
22. Come To The Mardi Gras
23. Papa Knows
24. Cugat's Nugats

Average customer rating: A SUPERB IMPORT

Best of Xavier Cugat Xavier Cugat Manufacturer: Universal Japan 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 Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cugi's Cocktails ASIN: B00005FH9E Release Date: 2003-07-11

Tracks:

1. My Shawl
2. Tequila
3. Breeze And I
4. Perfidia
5. Siboney
6. Jungle Drums
7. Amapola
8. Brazil
9. Sway
10. Maria Elena
11. Miami Beach Rhumba
12. Cumbanchero
13. Isle Of Capri
14. Frenesi
15. Malague
16. Yours (Quiereme Mucho)
17. Peanut Vendor
18. Taboo
19. Green Eyes
20. Besame Mucho
21. Patricia
22. Watermelon Man
23. In The Mood
24. What A Difference A Day Made

Customer Reviews:

A SUPERB IMPORT.......2005-04-15

Expensive, but well worth it. The picture on this CD could have been different. A Japanese import with great selections. Japan offers several Cugat CDs and everyone of them is excellent with good songs and arrangements. Some repeats from CD to CD but thats OK. All the CDs that I have from Japan [4] are good. Thank you. ROB LEE

Average customer rating: Mr. Rene Touzet you and your music are missed East LA Rocks on the Westside Viva Rene ! Your music is as great as ever ! JUST TERRIFIC

The Best of Rene Touzet Rene Touzet Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo 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 Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dinner in Havana ASIN: B000001OUE Release Date: 1994-06-24

Tracks:

1. Mi Son Maracaibo
2. Mambo Inn
3. Andalucia
4. Pa' Bailar
5. La Noche De Anoche
6. Siboney
7. Cosquillita (Ticklish Mambo)
8. Incertidumbre
9. Mambo Guajiro
10. Tenderly
11. Pa' Chismoso Tu
12. Que Emocion
13. El Loco
14. Midnight Sun
15. Pachaga Diferente
16. Te Beso Y Te Regano
17. La Pachanga
18. Delirio
19. Buscando Chamba
20. Mucho Mucho Mas
21. Tanga La Pachanga
22. El Cid (Movie Theme)

Customer Reviews:

Mr. Rene Touzet you and your music are missed.......2005-08-02

With all the music Mr. Touzet recorded, why is their only one CD?
Mr. Gene Norman and the Crescendo label, whats up here? Surely you must have stored his music in a vault. Please bring back his music on CD.
We enjoyed his music at The Zenda Ball Room in Los Angeles, the Hollywood Pallidum and various locations around Los Angeles/Hollywood. At the Hollywood Pallidum I remember being there when he introduced the Pachanga. At that time it wasn't to well received but two years later it was hot.
I have some Touzet LP's, but with all the playing, they are scratchy.
I hope something is done about re-distributing Mr. Rene Touzet's recordings.
Thank You,
M H Beltran

East LA Rocks on the Westside.......2002-03-14

For those of us who came of age in the early 1960s in or near East Los Angeles will remember the posters announcing recent and upcoming appearances of Rene Touzet on telephone poles throughout the barrio. I never made it to one of his appearances, but when I saw his CD at Sounds of Music on Whittier Blvd. a few years ago I picked it up and have enjoyed it ever since. If you're in the mood for the Latin sounds that inspired the introductory chords to "Louie, Louie", remember "La Pachanga", and appreciate sweet combinations of piano, voices and a full Latin orchestra, this CD of the best from the Cuban-born Touzet are for you. It will bring back his appearances on the Westside of LA, whether your ever made it there or not.

Viva Rene ! Your music is as great as ever !.......2000-11-23

This magnificent cd brought back memories of the times I was able to sneak in at the Hollywood Palladium and listen to not only Rene Touzet, but such great stars as Tito Puente and La Lupe. These great artists were always introduced by that great m.c., Chico Sesma, who gave to us Chicanos and other Latinos the great sounds of Rene Touzet. To those of you lucky enough to have seen his band play at the old Crescendo on Sunset Blvd., this cd will make you recall the nights when you listened to good Cuban music, with rich, romantic arrangements.

JUST TERRIFIC.......2000-04-08

The orchestration of every song are masterfully executed. Mr. Touzet selected typical rithyms of the old Cuba. He mixed "sones" such as "guajiro", "cubano" and "montuno" and utilized a full orchestra whose trombones play a major role in the interpretation and developemnet of the main themes. "La Noche de Anoche" is a "bolero" that made history in the late 50's and was heard in Cuba, Mexico and The United States before president Batista was ousted. I had the original LP album and treasured it for many years.If you enjoy authentic cuban music and musicians such as Buena Vista Social Club memebers: Ruben Gonzalez, Ibrahim Ferrer, Compay Segundo and Roy Coorey, you WILL love this original recording.

Average customer rating:

Cocktail Hour: Xavier Cugat Xavier Cugat Manufacturer: Columbia River Ent. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Instrumental Pop & Lounge | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: South America, Take It Away: 24 Latin Hits Golden Classics Cugi's Cocktails Bread, Love and Cha-Cha-Cha/Cugat Calvalcade Xavier Cugat: The Gold Collection ASIN: B00001QGT6 Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Ali Baba
2. Amor
3. Besame Mucho
4. Brazil
5. Bruca Manigua
6. Chiu Chiu
7. Chopsticks
8. Dark Eyes
9. Duerme
10. Earth Must Tremble
11. Etude for Latins
12. Negra Leono
13. Linda Mujer

Tracks:

1. Mexican Hat Dance
2. Mi Sombrero
3. Misirlou
4. Night Must Fall
5. Oye Negra
6. Promise to Remember
7. Rain in Spain
8. Rumba Rumba
9. Rumba Rhapsody
10. Temptation
11. Continental
12. Walter Winchell Rumba

Amazon.com

As jazz, this disc is a bit of an anomaly, as Xavier Cugat wasn't considered a jazz musician in the strict sense. His lively rumba- and xylophone-led ensembles do not, however, lack for pep or exoticism. They enhance the martini-tipping vibe of the Cocktail Hour series of budget-priced two-CD sets. When the band gets the full string and chorale thing going, underpinned by lively exotica rhythms on "Misirlou," "Night Must Fall," and particularly "Temptation," one can't help but imagine the movie Brazil. It's an escape into the music of nostalgia, when days were perhaps more innocent and evenings more romantic. Some of the music presented here falls dangerously close to camp by today's standards ("Walter Winchell Rumba"), and the material doesn't't quite have enough of a Latin feel to ride the current wave. But if you're out to create the mood of a carefree evening aboard a luxury liner, Xavier Cugat just might be the perfect band leader. --Wally Shoup

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