1-CD with 32-page booklet, 24 tracks. Playing time approx. 76 mns

Cuban-born bandleader Perez Prado became the ”Mambo King” of the 1950s, best remembered for his trademark ”Unh!” But there was more to Prado than vocal grunts. A charismatic bandleader, he was among the pioneers of Latin jazz (”Mambo A La Kenton” is a prime example) who managed to make ”hot” music that was both adventuresome and popular (hence his hit version of ”Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White”).

These 1953-56 RCA recordings, made in Mexico City, Hollywood and New York City, combine two popular Prado albums of the Fifties, ””Mambo Mania”” and ””Havana 3”” a. m. , and include such Prado classics as Ballin” The Jack, Tomcat Mambo, Marilyn Monroe Mambo, Mambo A La Billy May, Besame Mucho, Freeway Mambo, The Peanut Vendor, and Baia.

Track Listing

• Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
• Ballin” The Jack
• Tomcat Mambo
• April In Portugal
• Mambo A La Kenton
• The High And The Mighty
• Marilyn Monroe Mambo
• St. Louis Blues Mambo
• Skokiaan
• Mambo A La Billy May
• Mambo De Chattanooga
• Mambo En Sax
• La Comparsa
• Desconfianza
• La Faraona
• Besame Mucho
• The Freeway Mambo
• Granada
• Almendra
• Bacoa
• Peanut Vendor
• Baia
• Historia De Un Amor
• Mosaico Cubano

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Latin

Run Time: 76 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127154620