Havana 3 a.m.

Perez Prado | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 20, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA Intl
• ASIN: B000005LD4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #419,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. La Comparsa

2. Desconfianza

3. La Faraona

4. Besame Mucho

5. The Freeway Mambo

6. Granada

7. Almendra

8. Bacoa

9. Peanut Vendor

10. Baia

11. Historia De Un Amor (The Story Of Love)

12. Mosaico Cubano (Cuban Sketch)

Editorial Reviews

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

Product Description

Reissue of 1956 album from RCA Victor Gold Series, 24-bit remastered in a digipak with original sleeve and booklet. 2003. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Absolute fun!, July 15, 1998

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D. E. Collins (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Havana 3 a.m. (Audio CD)

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!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Also Love This CD, March 23, 2004

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Kenneth M. Goodman (Cleveland, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Havana 3 a.m. (Audio CD)

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:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this CD, November 5, 2003

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COMPUTERJAZZMAN "computerjazzman" (Cliffside Park, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Havana 3 a.m. (Audio CD)

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.