The Best of the Mambo, Vol. 1 [RCA International]

Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Miguel de Gonzalo, Beny Mor� (vocals); Joe Carioca (guitar); Lenny Hambro (alto saxophone); Dave Kurtzer (baritone saxophone); Maynard Ferguson, El Negro Vivar (trumpet); Generoso "El Tojo" Jim�nez (trombone); Arturo Azenzer, Noro Morales (piano); Tito Puente (xylophone). Liner Note Author: Domingo G. Echevarria. Recording information: Havana, Cuba (??/??/1949-12/07/1957); Hollywood, CA (??/??/1949-12/07/1957); Mexico City, Mexico (??/??/1949-12/07/1957); New York, NY (??/??/1949-12/07/1957). Arrangers: Generoso "El Tojo" Jim�nez; Noro Morales; P�rez Prado; Ren� Hern�ndez; Tito Puente. It's a tough task to live up to the title, but this RCA collection spans the handful of artists who meant most to the mambo during the '50s: P�rez Prado, Beny Mor�, Tito Puente, Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Noro Morales. The track listing is stellar as well, gathering Prado's "Mambo No. 5" and "The Peanut Vendor," Mor�'s "Babarabatiri" and "Que Bueno Baila Usted," Morales' "Maracaibo," Machito's "Zambia," and Puente's "Hong Kong Mambo." Collecting 14 tracks is a greater accomplishment than most other Latin compilations, and The Best of the Mambo, Vol. 1 is quite a cheap purchase as well. If you're looking for a short, sharp collection of high-energy mambo, this is it, bar none. ~ John Bush It's a tough task to live up to the title, but this RCA collection spans the handful of artists who meant most to the mambo during the '50s: P�rez Prado, Beny Mor�, Tito Puente, Machito, Tito Rodriguez, and Noro Morales. The track listing is stellar as well, gathering Prado's "Mambo No. 5" and "The Peanut Vendor," Mor�'s "Babarabatiri" and "Que Bueno Baila Usted," Morales' "Maracaibo," Machito's "Zambia," and Puente's "Hong Kong Mambo." Collecting 14 tracks is a greater accomplishment than most other Latin compilations, and The Best of the Mambo, Vol. 1 is quite a cheap purchase as well. If you're looking for a short, sharp collection of high-energy mambo, this is it, bar none. ~ John Bush

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