Cuban Originals [Original recording remastered]

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The violin is an instrument few people would associate with Cuban music. Yet, beginning in the 1940s, Orquesta Aragon made massed fiddles synonymous with a dance-music style called charanga, which added a dose of urban sophistication to the more pastoral, flute-led danzon genre. Orquesta Aragon rode a gliding, polished sound based on the interplay between the string section and the effervescent flute of Richard Egües, more recently heard backing Senegalese singer Cheik Lô on his breakaway disc, Bambay Gueej. Though charanga would seem to be at odds with tougher, more rhythmically charged Cuban dance music, the Orquesta put the mambo-derived cha-cha on the map with Egües's composition "El Boduguero," which Nat "King" Cole later took to the top of the American charts. Famous members of this world-class ensemble include Rafael Lay, who arranged the songs with Egües, and Buena Vista Social Club alumnus Pio Leyva. The band remains together, but this disc traces the glory days of the late 1940s to the early 1950s. --Bob Tarte.

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Average customer rating: The Real Thing!

Cuban Originals Orquesta Aragón Manufacturer: Sony International 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 Similar Items: Lo Mejor de lo Mejor Heart of Havana, Vol. 2 That Cuban Cha-Cha-Cha The Heart of Havana, Vol. 1 Serie Platino: 20 Exitos ASIN: B00000K577 Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. El Bodeguero
2. Suavecito
3. Sabrosona
4. Al Vaiven De Mi Carreta
5. Noche De Farra
6. Espiritu Burlon
7. Ritmo De Azucar
8. Calculadora
9. Culpable Soy
10. Los Fantasmas
11. Yo Tengo Una Muneca
12. El Enfermo
13. Senor Juez
14. La Gloria Eres Tu
15. No Te Vuelv As Loco
16. Los Tinosos

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The violin is an instrument few people would associate with Cuban music. Yet, beginning in the 1940s, Orquesta Aragon made massed fiddles synonymous with a dance-music style called charanga, which added a dose of urban sophistication to the more pastoral, flute-led danzon genre. Orquesta Aragon rode a gliding, polished sound based on the interplay between the string section and the effervescent flute of Richard Egües, more recently heard backing Senegalese singer Cheik Lô on his breakaway disc, Bambay Gueej. Though charanga would seem to be at odds with tougher, more rhythmically charged Cuban dance music, the Orquesta put the mambo-derived cha-cha on the map with Egües's composition "El Boduguero," which Nat "King" Cole later took to the top of the American charts. Famous members of this world-class ensemble include Rafael Lay, who arranged the songs with Egües, and Buena Vista Social Club alumnus Pio Leyva. The band remains together, but this disc traces the glory days of the late 1940s to the early 1950s. --Bob Tarte.

Customer Reviews:

The Real Thing!.......2001-08-16

The Orquesta Aragon, the original Orquesta Aragon, was the ultimate dancing orchestra during the cha-cha-cha period. None other, not even Fajardo y sus Estrellas, could compete with the Aragon's style. But, unfortunately, there are too many CD's around that pretend to the Aragon's fame, without its ability. Making matters worse, the new Orquesta Aragon (which doesn't sound at all like the original) is recording many albums too. But THIS IS THE REAL THING! Buy it and enjoy every old song in the original style.

Average customer rating: Perez Prado is always great

Cuban Originals Perez Prado Manufacturer: Bmg Latin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Merengue | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa & Merengue | Compilations | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Greatest Hits Lo Mejor de lo Mejor The Original Mambo King Cuban Originals South America, Take It Away: 24 Latin Hits ASIN: B00000K578 Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Beasame Mucho
2. Peanut Vendor
3. Maria Bonita
4. Histora De Un Amor
5. Sabor A Mi
6. Frenesi
7. Granada
8. Cu Cu Ru Cu Cu Paloma
9. Mambo Number 5
10. Lupita
11. Esperame En El Cielo
12. Mambo Del Politecnico
13. Flight Of The Bumble Bee
14. Cerezo Rosa
15. Rico El Mambo
16. Mambo Number 8

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Pérez Prado may not have invented the mambo, but he invented the style of mambo most people remember. The Cuban-born Prado had his first success developing his high-octane variation on the son montuno in Mexico in 1949. His angular arrangements with chugging rhythms were too radical for the Cuban recording establishment, but not for the Mexican film industry. Prado became the musical director sought by leading producers, and his soundtracks attracted deserved attention back home--leading to a fruitful collaboration with vocalist Beny Moré. Many of the songs here bear the stamp of Prado's cinematic sweep, like "Sabor a Mi," where a picaresque muted trumpet scales peaks of throbbing brass, or the bombastic annunciation of "Besame Mucho." Because he was so ambitiously modernist, his oeuvre still sounds fresh today. A lightning-bug version of "Flight of the Bumblebee" casts off impressive solos with the nonchalance of a clown juggling while turning cartwheels. Gaudy and irresistible, these instrumentals--including two of Prado's earliest mambos--cross-pollinate swing era big band music and Afro-Cuban rhythms with the delicacy of a cymbal crash. Extra bonus: two songs prefiguring Prado's No. 1 American hit "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White." --Bob Tarte.

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Perez Prado is always great.......2002-08-17

I have not found a Perez Prado album that I don't like. This one includes some great songs. The 11th song alone was worth they buy for me. If you have a chance to get any Prez Prado album, do it.

Average customer rating: SONGS ARE ORIGINAL

Cuban Originals Beny Moré Manufacturer: Sony International 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 Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music Son | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Cuban Originals The Lost City The Lost City ASIN: B00000K572 Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. La Culebra
2. Pachito E Che 1950
3. Rumberos De Ayer
4. Mucho Corazon
5. Bonito Y Sabroso
6. Como Fue
7. Tu Me Sabes Comprender
8. Santa Isabel De Las Lajas
9. Y Hoy Como Ayer
10. Oh Vida
11. Compay Jose
12. Manigua
13. Que Bueno Baila Usted
14. Corazon Rebelde
15. Francisco Guayabal
16. Maracaibo Oriental

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Aside from being Buena Vista Social Club alumni, what else do Omara Portuondo and Eliades Ochoa have in common? They've both issued releases that include songs originally made famous by the great Beny Moré. After a successful Mexican tour with Conjunto Matamoros, the Cuban vocalist made his first big splash at the microphone of Pérez Prado's supercharged mambo machine (check out the overheated "Pachito E' Che 1950") before taking the reins of an orchestra of his own in 1954. Most Cuban singers are known for their deftness with the romantic bolero or the more aggressive mambo styles, but Moré excelled in both areas. On "Y Hot Como Ayer," recorded in 1955, he glides from a midregister croon to effortless trumpetlike glissandos, his big band pulsating behind him, while he plays a sonero to a T on 1957's "Que Bueno Baila Usted," one of many memorable songs he penned himself. This excellent introduction to Moré's career includes newly remastered songs originally released from 1949 to 1958. --Bob Tarte

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SONGS ARE ORIGINAL.......2007-01-10

GAVE THIS AS A GIFT. THE SONGS ARE VERY OLD AND ORIGINAL. MY BOYFFRIEND LIKE ONLY ONE SONG THAT IS VERY WELL KNOWN.

Average customer rating: Could't agree more with the previous reviewer!! THE ORIGINAL CUBAN CAMP

Cuban Originals Xiomara Alfaro Manufacturer: RCA Intl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004TQWD Release Date: 2000-06-20

Tracks:

1. Siboney
2. Te Quiero Dijiste
3. Lagrimas De Estrellas
4. Luna Rossa
5. Angelitos Negros
6. Noche De Ronda, Amor, Amor
7. Malaguena
8. Anema E Core
9. Amor De Verano
10. Ochun
11. Mirame Asi
12. No Me Importa Lo Que Pienses
13. Baia
14. Duerme Negrita
15. Facundo
16. Serenata Mulata

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Could't agree more with the previous reviewer!!.......2003-06-17

I also think that Xiomara gets as tackie as possible on these records, but the orchestrations are beyond believe. The Cuarteto D'Aida is a real jewel. I saw Xiomara Alfaro last year in Miami and what a dessaster she was. You can imagine this recording is from the fifties and we are talking 2002. She was premanently out of key, horrible body expression and all they were waiting for was for the circussie stuff. But it was great to see her. Nothing, just one of those masochists things we do once in a while in life!

THE ORIGINAL CUBAN CAMP.......2000-08-03

I love Xiomara Alfaro. I love her in spite of and because of her campiness. She is the epitome of Cuban camp. She is the queen of Cuban kitsch. She never made up her mind whether she wanted to sing legitimately or be a pop singer, so she opted for both, combining a classically trained voice with a pop repertoire to produce an Yma Sumac kind of je ne sais quoi hybrid. Indeed, she was Cuba's answer to Yma Sumac, although she was never as far-out as the Incan Diva.

Her mix of coloratura high jinks and popular music is what ultimately endeared Xiomara Alfaro to several generations. Who can forget her rendition of the italian standard Luna Rossa complete with coloratura runs? Her version of Siboney is equally tacky, with a display of staccati at the end that must have ruffled Maestro Lecuona's feathers. The woman was never a linguist. Just what language is that she uses for Luna Rossa? It is definitely not Italian or any of its dialects. Her portuguese in Baia is equally laughable. Apparently nobody advised her at the time of the recording sessions that in the word abraco the c is pronunced as an s, as it is marked with a cedilla.

But no problem. None whatsoever. The essence of Xiomara Alfaro is not musical perfection or linguistic prowess. She is to be enjoyed and treasured precisely for what she is, a lovely reminder that whatever the Cuban artists of her time lacked, they certainly were not lacking in originality. So to that end, I proclaim her the Queen of The Cuban Originals Series.

I play Xiomara Alfaro and she immediately puts me in a groovy, mellow mood (how sixties!). She brings me joy. She makes me laugh out loud at her awfulness. She's better than Prozac. I strongly recommend this CD to anyone who is depressed.

I also strongly urge BMG Us Latin to continue its Cuban Originals series and show the world that there is more to Cuban music than The Buena Vista Social Club. They can start by giving us the RCA recordings of another artist who reigned supreme in the field of camp, Bola de Nieve, whom I also adore. And let's not forget the RCA sides of Gonzalo Roig (In A Cuban Garden comes to mind) and El Cuarteto De Aida.

A great big kiss to Xiomara Alfaro and a big thanks to BMG US Latin for preserving her recorded legacy. After all is said and done, I, being a Cuban myself, would prefer that we be remembered for artists like Xiomara Alfaro, rather than for second class non-entities like Omara Portuondo and company.

Average customer rating: it's just fun

Cuban Originals Desi Arnaz Manufacturer: RCA 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 Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000K573 Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Tico-Tico (Tico-Tico No Fuba) (Sparrows in the Cornmeal) [Instrumental]
2. Cuban Pete
3. Guadalajara
4. Cumbanchero
5. Tia Juana [Instrumental]
6. Carnival in Rio
7. Mi Vida
8. Babalu
9. Rainy Night in Rio
10. Brazil (Aquarelo Do Brasil) [Instrumental]
11. Peanut Vendor [Instrumental]
12. Straw Hat Song
13. I Come from New York
14. You Can in Yucatan
15. Rumba Matumba
16. Holiday in Havana

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Though Desi Arnaz earned enduring fame as Lucille Ball's television and real-life husband, he was already a star a full decade before I Love Lucy hit the tube. Born in the roots-music mecca of Santiago de Cuba, Arnaz came to America early in life and apprenticed with Xavier Cugat's orchestra before setting out on his own. He hit his peak in the post-World War II years. Between 1946 and 1949, Arnaz broadcast radio shows twice a week, starred in three films with his band, and recorded 43 sides for RCA Victor. All of the songs on this disc are from that fertile period. Every cut is loaded with personality, from his signature song "Cuban Pete," which paints him as an archetypal romantic rogue, to the Latin calypso "You Can in Yucatan." But Desi knew mere personality had its limits and that his voice, however appealing, was thin compared to the Cuban greats. Thus, he allowed his band ample opportunity to shine on showcase pieces like the quick-stepping "El Cumbanchero." His arrangements, though fun, mostly play it safe. Compare his pastoral version of "Peanut Vendor" to Pérez Prado's volcanic trumpet-breathing mambo or even his "Babalu" with Casino de la Playa's (both featured on the CD Baile Tropical, also in BMG's Cuban Originals series). Still, Desi's showmanship constantly shines through, and his huge success bringing Cuban sounds to the masses guarantees his place in pop music history. --Bob Tarte.

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it's just fun.......2006-05-05

Anyone who knows Desi Arnez and enjoys his style of music will love this cd. It's like a greatest hits collection. Great memories, great music.

Average customer rating: Evocative and gorgeous ORIGINAL GOLD FROM AN ORIGINAL MASTER VINTAGE LECUONA

Cuban Originals Ernesto Lecuona Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000K574 Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

1. Malaguena
2. Andalugia
3. Siempre En Mi Corazon
4. Maria La O
5. Siboney
6. Noche Azul
7. En Tres Por Cuatro
8. Canto Del Guajiro
9. La Habanera
10. Damisela Encantadora
11. Crisantemo
12. Como Arrullo De Palma
13. Palomitas Blancas
14. Estudiantina
15. Polichinela
16. Aragon

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Evocative and gorgeous.......2001-07-27

I had heard another artist interpret Lecuona before listening to the composer play his own work. I was reminded of how much I enjoyed the music when I was reintroduced to Lecuona through the BEFORE NIGHT FALLS soundtrack. Not all the artists on the soundtrack have albums that are so thoroughly listenable. Beautiful music, not only Cuban in background but with traces of Chopin, jazz, and dance. Highly recommended simply for Lecuona's virtuoso solo style.

ORIGINAL GOLD FROM AN ORIGINAL MASTER.......2000-08-03

This release is part of the on-going Cuban Originals series, which so far has included about a dozen plus re-issues from the likes of Desi Arnaz, Perez Prado, Beny More, Xiomara Alfaro, etc. You will not find any CD debuts here. All the material in this series has been available on CD before.

That said, let's move on to ERNESTO LECUONA, and simply state that he was the best composer that Cuba ever produced. His musical legacy is well documented, as is his prolificacy in all genres. His music ran the gamut from the classical, including zarzuelas and lieder, to the popular, including rumbas and afro-cuban pieces.

This release spotlights his music for solo piano, and it gives us the composer himself playing his own compositions. Anyone familiar with Lecuona's piano playing will comment on two specific points: his virtuosity and his left hand. Both are on excellent display here. One marvels at the astonishing beauty of his playing and the uncanny use of the left hand, which seems to have a life of its own.

I strongly recommend this CD as an introduction to the music of Ernesto Lecuona. It has nothing new to offer the hard-core Lecuona aficionado, but it makes a great gift for the casual listener of Cuban music or good music in general.

BMG needs to continue its Cuban Originals series and add Lecuona's three complete zarzuela recordings to it. They are MARIA LA O, ROSA LA CHINA, and EL CAFETAL. They are the property of BMG Spain and feature the fantastic Dolores Perez as soloist. BMG also needs to give us their recordings of Bola de Nieve and Gonzalo Roig, remastered, as these two were also Cuban Originals.

VINTAGE LECUONA.......2000-07-27

This release is part of the CUBAN ORIGINALS series, BMG's celebration of classic Cuban performers in tried-and-true repertoire. All of the tracks on this release have been available on CD before, and while there is nothing new here for Lecuona followers, there is still his incomparable piano playing with its one-of-a-kind left hand prodigiousness to contend with. If you already have the Lecuona oeuvre on CD, then this makes a great gift for the occasional fan of Lecuona or of Cuban music in general. Now, if only BMG would re-release on CD their complete recordings of his zarzuelas MARIA LA O, ROSA LA CHINA, and EL CAFETAL from the late fifties! These historical recordings featuring the great soprano Dolores Perez and originally on the Zafiro label are now the property of BMG through their acquisition of the Zafiro catalog. Giving us those three zarzuelas in a state-of-the-art remastering would be the most wonderful thing that BMG could do if they are really serious about the preservation of their CUBAN ORIGINALS.

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Latin Lounge: 25 Hot Hispanic Originals Various Artists Manufacturer: Prism Platinum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | 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 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 CDs Under $7 | Salsa | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Salsa | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005TSNI Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

1. Mambo No. 5 - Pz Prado
2. Para Vigo Me Voy (Say 'Si Si') - Xavier Cugat,
3. Ma - Dave Barbour, , Peggy Lee
4. Peanut Vendor - Stan Kenton
5. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Pz Prado
6. Tico Tico - Ethel Smith
7. Mama Yo Quiero - Carmen Miranda
8. Brazil - Desi Arnaz,
9. Cuban Love Song - Edmundo Ros
10. Bambarito - Xavier Cugat,
11. Chango Ta Beni - Machito
12. Algo Bueno (Woody 'N' You) - Dizzy Gillespie,
13. Mango Mangue - Machito, Charlie Parker
14. Esy - Tito Puente
15. Viva Prado - Stan Kenton
16. Tinguaro - Tito Puente
17. Que Rico el Mambo - Machito
18. Cao Cao Mani Picao - Celia Cruz, La Sonora Matancera
19. Freezeland - Machito
20. Frensi - Xavier Cugat,
21. Stars in Your Eyes - Xavier Cugat, , Frank Sinatra
22. Guadalajara - Desi Arnaz,
23. Rumba Rhapsody - Noro Morales
24. Amapola - Lecuona Cuban Boys
25. Bamboleo - Carmen Miranda

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Almost There Conga Jazz the Quartet Manufacturer: conga drum productions, inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAF7X8 Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

1. She Never Has a Window
2. Charlie Brown's All Stars
3. Solace, Dedicated to 911
4. Flor` D Luna
5. Secret Garden
6. Almost There
7. Tales of Kilimanjaro
8. Love Is You
9. Mistico

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Latin Lounge: 25 Hot Hispanic Originals Various Artists Manufacturer: Prism Platinum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | 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 CDs $7 - $10 | Mambo | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Mambo | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Salsa | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Salsa | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00005N9KX Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

1. Mambo No. 5 - Pz Prado
2. Para Vigo Me Voy (Say 'Si Si') - Xavier Cugat,
3. Ma - Dave Barbour, , Peggy Lee
4. Peanut Vendor - Stan Kenton
5. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Pz Prado
6. Tico Tico - Ethel Smith
7. Mama Yo Quiero - Carmen Miranda
8. Brazil - Desi Arnaz,
9. Cuban Love Song - Edmundo Ros
10. Bambarito - Xavier Cugat,
11. Chango Ta Beni - Machito
12. Algo Bueno (Woody 'N' You) - Dizzy Gillespie,
13. Mango Mangue - Machito, Charlie Parker
14. Esy - Tito Puente
15. Viva Prado - Stan Kenton
16. Tinguaro - Tito Puente
17. Que Rico el Mambo - Machito
18. Cao Cao Mani Picao - Celia Cruz, La Sonora Matancera
19. Freezeland - Machito
20. Frensi - Xavier Cugat,
21. Stars in Your Eyes - Xavier Cugat, , Frank Sinatra
22. Guadalajara - Desi Arnaz,
23. Rumba Rhapsody - Noro Morales
24. Amapola - Lecuona Cuban Boys
25. Bamboleo - Carmen Miranda

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Cuban Originals Trío Matamoros Manufacturer: RCA Intl 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 ASIN: B00004L8AU Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

1. El Que Siembra Su Maiz
2. Olvido
3. Es Bueno Canuto
4. Pelota
5. Alma De Roca
6. El Lecherito Oriental
7. La Mujer De Antonio
8. Soy Maraquero
9. La Cumbancha
10. Bailare Tu Son
11. Buche Y Pluma No Mas
12. Puro Amor
13. El Paralitico
14. Gaditana
15. La Pena En Mi Tierra
16. Lo Que Es Amar

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Few Cuban recording artists since the 1930s have left behind music as enduringly beautiful as Trio Matamoros. Beginning in the 1920s, Miguel Matamoros, Siro Rodriguez, and Rafael Cueto first envisioned the popular form of the Cuban son by updating the older European bolero style--bearing down on the rhythm and adding melodic texture to the vocals. "El Que Siembre Su Maiz," one of the trio's early recordings, marries gentle harmonies to the shimmering pulse of a tres guitar. But the lulling mood is short-lived as call-and-response vocals take wing and soar above the intensified beat. "Alma de Roca" has glowing acoustic guitar textures that most modern musicians could only match with a bevy of electronic boxes, though this remarkable performance was pulled straight from an old 78 rpm record. In later years, the trio expanded to a larger ensemble and added legendary vocalist Beny Moré, who eventually became Pérez Prado's lead singer before starting his own orchestra. Songs from the mambo period remain incredibly inventive, from the cascading piano punctuating "Pelota" to the laughing trumpet of "Buche y Plume No Mas." Trio Matamoros recorded for almost 50 years, so here's hoping that the Cuban Originals series has more superb performances on tap. --Bob Tarte.

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