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Perez Prado was Cuban pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader who was one of the most prominent personalities who popularised the mambo Latin dance during the early 1950s, his profile and success brining him the accolade of InchThe King Of The MamboInch. Born in 1916, he was a popular bandleader in Havana during the late 1940s before moving to Mexico in 1949 to start his recording career, and moving to the USA in the early '50s. He caused a sensation by topping the charts with InchCherry Pink And Apple Blossom WhiteInch in 1955 on both sides of the Atlantic, and following with another No. 1 InchPatriciaInch in 1958. This 83-track 3-CD collection comprises early sides from his Mexican releases and most of the A and B sides of his singles in the USA for RCA during this era. It includes his two No. 1 singles with InchCherry Pink And Apple Blossom WhiteInch and InchPatriciaInch, plus other US hits with InchGuaglioneInch, InchParisInch and InchPatricia TwistInch. The album is a feast of infectious and evocative Latin music, featuring many of Prado's compositions as well as mambo treatments of popular standards. It's a substantial and entertaining showcase for an innovative and influential artist. Album Tracks 1. MacOme 2. Comparsa 3. Mangolele 4. Manicero 5. Timba Timba 6. Kuba Mambo 7. Oh Caballo 8. Mambo en Sax 9. Mambo 10. Mambo No. 5 11. More Mambo Jambo 12. Mambo No. 8 13. Babarabatiri 14. Pachito E Che 15. Pianolo 16. Mambo Del Papelero 17. Cuban Mambo 18. Syncopated Clock Mambo 19. Broadway Mambo 20. C'est Si Bon 21. In a Little Spanish Town 22. Go, Go Mambo 23. A la Billy May 24. Beautiful 1. Anna 2. Sylvana Mangano 3. Suby 4. Jazz Me Blues 5. Such a Night 6. Ballin' the Jack 7. Tomcat Mambo 8. High and the Mighty 9. Skokiaan 10. Marilyn Monroe Mambo 11. Steam Heat - Mambo 12. Rhythm Sti
