The Best of P¿¿rez Prado: The Original Mambo No. 5

by Perez Prado

Overview

Far and away the first place to look for any perspective on the mambo king, The Best of Perez Prado: The Original Mambo No. 5 works equally well for hit seekers, Latin archivists, and lounge fans who enjoy a tight band with a dynamic spectrum that ably competed with Duke Ellington, Esquivel, and Tito Puente. This, the first Prado compilation of any merit since a 1995 Rhino collection, outdistances any single-disc set with a lengthy runtime and a peerless survey that only begins with the mambo hits and extends to the orchestral experiments he and his band indulged in during the era of the Living Stereo LP. "Mambo No. 8," "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White," and "Mambo No. 5" all appear early in the program, leaving time for four interesting inclusions from Latin Satin, two vocals for longtime Prado vocalist Beny More (another giant in Latin music), and such fascinating pieces as Prado's tribute to Walt Disney (a mambo version of "Heigh-Ho [The Dwarfs' Marching Song]"). ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	02/07/2006
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0828767493220
Rank:	46827

Tracks

1. Mambo No. 8
2. Skokiaan
3. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
4. Mambo a la Kenton
5. Babarabatiri
6. Quiz¿¿s, Quiz¿¿s, Quiz¿¿s
7. Qui¿¿n Ser¿¿
8. Mambo No. 5
9. Anna (El Negro Zumb¿¿n)
10. Marilyn Monroe Mambo
11. Frenes¿¿
12. Que Rico el Mambo (Mambo Jambo)
13. El Manisero
14. Perfidia
15. Silbando Mambo
16. Patricia
17. Pachito E' Ch¿¿
18. Mambo en Sax
19. Guaglione
20. Pianolo
21. Caballo Negro
22. Heigh-Ho (The Dwarfs' Marching Song)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Perez Prado   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jeremy Holiday   A&R
Joseph M. Palmaccio   Mastering
Jerry Rappaport   Producer
A. Dominguez   Composer
Eddie Gorodetsky   Liner Notes
Howard Fritzson   Art Direction
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Perez Prado   Composer