Perez Prado - Voodoo Suite 1955 & Exotic Suite 1962 torrent

Mambo King Perez Prado (1916–1989) and his fiery brass riffs are well-known to lovers of Latin music all over the world, and the eclectic percussion patterns of this pianist and composer are equally famous.




PEREZ PRADO

Voodoo Suite featuring Shorty Rogers 1955 2002
Exotic Suite of the Americas 1962 2002


- 2 CDs




*VOODOO SUITE, 1955, combines Afro-Cuban rhythms with the frenzied tempos of hard bop, resulting in a virtual history of jazz that's as entertaining as it is informative.
Hard hard swinging brass, Afro Cuban ferocity, wild chanting, and voodoo drums with a pummeling sensuality.
A terrifying and gratifying journey into that popular fiction of jungle darkness and taboo ritual, full of danger, pleasure, violence, and lust.




*THE EXOTIC SUITE OF THE AMERICAS, 1962, made 7 years later, has a similar format, and is sort of a companion piece to Voodoo Suite, recalling Nelson Riddle in its pop arrangements of Dixieland, Latin American elements, and Caribbean melodies.
It's not quite as electrifying, but it's still pretty incredible, resembling much more a traditional Exotica record, with its liberal and deft use of lush string arrangements - and less frantic voodoo-mambo breakouts.





Tracklist, Voodoo Suite 1955
1 Voodoo Suite
2 St. James Infirmary
3 In The Mood
4 I Can't Get Started
5 Jumping At The Woodside
6 Stomping At The Savoy
7 Music Makers





Tracklist, Exotic Suite 1962
1 Exotic Suite Of The Americas
2 Midnight In Jamaica
3 Mama Yo Quiero
4 Son Of A Gun
5 Jacqueline And Caroline
6 El Relicario
7 I Could Have Danced All Night





For fans of Prado's typical mambo-rock, there are several great tracks on both CDs, including the perky "Midnight in Jamaica" and the raunchy "Son of a Gun," as well as excellent mambo versions of jazz standards "In the Mood" and "St. James Infirmary," among others.


Recommended for those who are searching a truly tribal outing, with honey sweet Mambos as an afterthought less addition.





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