Durium Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 PEREZ PRADO Perez Prado, the King of Mambo, was a popular band leader of the 1950s in the US, who had several number one hits. His Cuban dance band was influenzed by Stan Kenton. I found this great 45 rpm recording, of one of his 1956 hits, Patricia, with a pleasent cover. I also found a film fragment in which Perez Prado is the guest in a Spike Jones show. Perez Prado: The King of Mambo Keep swinging Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Ya gotta hear "Voodoo Suite" (if you haven't already) and the harder to find "Concierto para Bongo," both of which take up an LP side. "Exotic Suite of the Americas," another extended work, is less satisfying IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Ya gotta hear "Voodoo Suite" (if you haven't already) that's kinda like the black saint and the sinner lady meet ellington and have waaaay too much rum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 This is the one for me: That and his early sides w/Benny More, of which I've only heard a couple. As far as "hardcore" Latin music goes, Prado descended into self-parody/cliche once he became "known", but there's some good stuff to be found early on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Huh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 I realized yesterday that I have all these Perez Prado albums, and that I've hardly listened to him in years. I need to correct that. Now listening to an excellent Rhino collection on CD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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