A Touch of Tabasco
Released: 1960
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Released: 1960
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Recorded in 1959, A Touch Of Tabasco is a fine pairing. Whereas Eartha Kitt was caught on a bad day (she blames also a clash of egos), Rosemary Clooney makes it work, at least to the extent that...
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La Chunga
Released: 1961
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Released: 1961
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Remember the dance craze, La Chunga, started by this album and the Arthur Murray dance studios? No? It is one of Prado's very best albums, nevertheless. It has everything from Rockambo but with...
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Exotic Suite of the Americas
Released: 1962
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Released: 1962
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In reissues, this "inspired 16-minute tone poem" has been paired with its monaural predecessor, "Voodoo Suite." The format is the same, but the success is greater. In Exotic Suite, Prado...
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Lights! Action! Prado!
Released: 1964
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Released: 1964
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RCA and United Artists are the only U.S. major labels for which Prado officially recorded. The UA material is interesting, and some tracks from Lights! Action! Prado! were anthologized on countless...
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El Unico
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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El Unico would be fantastic but for the inclusion of some earlier work, which is fine but a little too anachronistic. The Latin-funk tracks and bass-heavy "Saltando" make one wish for many more on...
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Os Grandes Successos de Perez Prado
Released: 1971
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Released: 1971
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A Brazilian release, Os Grandes Successos de Perez Prado is one of several anthologies licensed worldwide from RCA Victor Japan. (Its fourteen tracks include most of the ones found on the other...
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This is Perez Prado
Released: 1972
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Released: 1972
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It is hard to imagine a better anthology of Prado's U.S. Victor career. In addition to the predictable choices, "Caravan" and "Three Little Words" are great inclusions. Rockambo and Our Man in...
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Mambo Jambo
Released: 1975
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Released: 1975
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Mambo Jambo sneaks some later, lesser-known material in between the first and last tracks (two super-hits and two from Rockambo) on each side. It would not have seemed dated in 1975, and it holds...
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Go Go Mambo
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This is a wonderful cross-section of Perez Prado's early recordings (1949-1951). It runs from the best of his classic mambos (e.g. "Caballo Negro") to the totally unmamboid but brilliant pop hit,...
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Dance Date With...Perez Prado
Released: 1994
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Released: 1994
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The 1950s are generally considered to be Pérez Prado's peak, but the 1964-68 tracks on this compilation sound just as lively. There are some faint modern touches (mambo covers of "The James Bond...
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