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Rosemary Clooney/Perez Prado - CD

A Touch of Tabasco (Import) Rosemary Clooney/Perez Prado CD
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  • Artist: Rosemary Clooney/Perez Prado
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 790051714420
  • Item Number: PIDS14420
  • Release date: 07/05/2011
  • 1. Mack the Knife [From 'the Threepenny Opera']
  • 2. Corazon De Melon [Watermelon Heart]
  • 3. Like a Woman
  • 4. Sway
  • 5. Magic is the Moonlight
  • 6. You Do Something To Me
  • 7. Adios
  • 8. In a Little Spanish Town
  • 9. I Only Have Eyes For You
  • 10. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' [From the Broadway Production 'Porgy and Bess']
  • 11. Bali Ha'i [From the Broadway Musical 'South Pacific']
  • 12. Cu-Cu-Ru-Cu-Cu Paloma
  • 13. Summertime Love [From the Broadway Production 'Greenwillow'] [Bonus Track]
  • 14. Amor [Bonus Track]
  • 15. Sania [Bonus Track]
  • 16. Amor [Bonus Track]
  • 17. Summertime Love [From the Broadway Production 'Greenwillow'] [Bonus Track]
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A Touch of Tabasco (Import) by Rosemary Clooney/Perez Prado on CD


On paper, this unlikely pairing of American popular music vocalist Rosemary Clooney (who defined American popular song in the 1950s) and Cuban percussionist and bandleader Perez Prado seemed to be a disaster in the making. The end result is quite the opposite. Recorded during two sessions in July and August of 1959, this is simply one of the loveliest albums in either artist's catalog. The music is lively and colorful but retains Clooney's smooth and mellow character, and Prado's trademark arrangements and experiments with percussion, texture, and harmony. Apparently, Clooney had some trouble with pronunciation initially, but was coached by her husband, Puerto Rican actor Jose Ferrer (who wrote the original album's liner notes) and became a quick study. This merging of Latin and American standards is a tour de force that features some of the hottest session players in the biz including drummers Leo Acosta and Earl Palmer, as well as horn players Paul Horn and Ollie Mitchell. Highlights of the set include "Mack the Knife," "Sway," a pair of Cole Porter tunes -- "Bali Ha'i" and "You Do Something to Me" -- as well as highly original readings of "Corazon de Melon," "Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma," and "Adios." [The Bear Family reissue of the album in its celebrated Velvet Lounge series includes rare bonus material including "Summertime Love," from the Broadway production of Greenwillow, "Amor" and "Sania" (the latter without Clooney), recorded in the same studio in 1960. In typical fashion, the Bear Family edition has been painstakingly remastered, and includes numerous rare session photos, full discographical information, and an authoritative set of historical liner notes by Deborah Grace Winer.] ~ THom Jurek, Rovi
  • Artist: Rosemary Clooney/Perez Prado
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2011
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 790051714420
  • Item Number: PIDS14420
  • Release date: 07/05/2011
  • Label: Bear Family Records
  • Genre: Vocal, Latin
  • Style: Mambo, Traditional Pop, Latin Big Band, Cuban Traditions
  • Album Time: 53:31

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A Touch of Tabasco (Import) Rosemary Clooney/Perez Prado CD