1. La Comparsa - Pérez Prado, Lecuona, Ernesto
2. Desconfianza (Distrust) - Pérez Prado, Gutierrez, Julio
3. La Faraona - Pérez Prado, Prado, Perez
4. Besame Mucho - Pérez Prado, Skylar, Sunny
5. The Freeway Mambo - Pérez Prado, Prado, Perez
6. Granada - Pérez Prado, Lara, Agustin
7. Almendra - Pérez Prado, Valdez, Abelardo
8. Bacoa - Pérez Prado, Cano, Eddie
9. Peanut Vendor - Pérez Prado, Simón, Moisés
10. Baia - Pérez Prado, Barroso, Ary
11. Historia de un Amor - Pérez Prado, Almarán, C.
12. Mosaico Cubano (Cuban Sketch) - Pérez Prado, Prado, Perez
Amazon.com
Cuban bandleader Damaso Perez "Prez" Prado was still riding high on the massive success of "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"--the top pop hit of 1955--when he entered a Hollywood studio to cut this swingin' tribute to the capital of Cuba. While the album didn't produce any hits, it may well be the finest full-length recording of his career. Prado leads his orchestra (which includes such renowned players as trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, saxophonist Rene Bloch, and drummer Leo Acosta) on a cavalry charge through a number of Cuban and Latin American classics, including "Besame Mucho," "Baia," "Peanut Vendor," and "La Comparsa," finishing up with eight impressionistic minutes of "Mosaico Cubano." Listen once, and you'll fully understand why they called him King of the Mambo. --Dan Epstein
Album Description
Reissue of 1956 album from RCA Victor Gold Series, 24-bit remastered in a digipak with original sleeve and booklet. 2003.
Album Details
Recorded in Hollywood, Ca in 1956. Digitally Remastered.
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Havana 3 A.M.
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2006-09-12)
- Publisher: Bmg Special Product
- Label: Bmg Special Product
- Studio: Bmg Special Product
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 4 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #128059
Avg. Customer Review:
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: I Also Love This CD 2004-03-23
Comment: This CD, I believe, is every bit as creative as, say,
the Beatle's Sergeant Pepper album. Every track is fantastic,
and to my personal delight: there are no vocals to distract
from the highly creative music, save of course Prado's trademark
grunts, which you gotta love. Nobody grunts to the music better
than Perez Prado. Also, the CD is very well produced, the sound
is crystal clear. Even the great Tito Puente, I think, never produced a CD so creative and consistently amazing as this.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: I love this CD 2003-11-05
Comment: this music is truly infectuous, the more you hear it, the more you like it. This is without a doubt Perez Prado's best album, and Maynard Ferguson's trumpet literally screams out of the speakers.
4 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Yes, a great album, but not "guilt-free" 2000-07-01
Comment: I agree with the above reviewer that this album is wonderful, but what was so "guilt-free" about pre-Castro Cuba? Please remember, Cuba was run by a vicious dictator propped up by our government, and by the Mafia. Some guilt-free. Granted, Castro is no enlightened leader, but he's a cut above Battista. Fortunately, Perez Prado had no stake in his country's politics. He was a great artist, plain and simple, and it is actually unfortunate that Cuba's politics hurt his career in the U.S. after 1960.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Absolute fun! 1998-07-16
Comment: This CD transports you to the guilt-free excitement of pre-Castro Cuba. Perez Prado has an extremely distinctive style, unlike any other. I think his music is more likeable than that of Tito Puente, simply because Prado seems to take himself less seriously. You may find yourself laughing out loud while listening (and dancing uncontrollably) to this CD, for the music's joy is infectious. The only downside is that the recording quality is sometimes tinny, certainly not an improvement over the original masters from the 1950's. WARNING: persons with prosthetic hips should consult their physician prior to purchasing this recording!
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