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- Date Released: July 23, 2002
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Pop
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: Originally Released 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957 (P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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They Say...
Xavier Cugat had a recording career that stretched over many more years than are covered on this collection. But this single-disc, 26-song anthology of sides from the 1940s and 1950s has to be considered the best collection of his work. This was Cugat's prime, and the tracks boast better fidelity than those he made prior to 1940, if one considers his prime to have started earlier. Hearing these lively and exceptionally well-performed, pioneering blends of Latin, jazz, and pop music, one is surprised that Cugat has not gotten more serious critical respect along the lines of Machito and Tito Puente. The 1940-1957 span ensures a good deal of variety in the orchestral players and the numerous featured vocalists, with Miguelito Valdés handling those more often than anyone on various early-'40s songs, but several others (including one female singer, Abbe Lane) taking turns as well. "Babalu," presented here in a 1941 recording with Valdés on lead vocals, might be the most famous tune, but in truth this is virtually nonstop energy and fun mambo, cha cha, rumbo, and such, played with consummate timing and humor. This only occasional crosses over into novelty territory, with highlights including "Yo Ta Namoa," where Valdés unleashes some amazing stuttering phrasing; the cover of Pérez Prado's "Mambo Jambo"; and a gorgeous, cinematic version of "Besame Mucho."
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| 01. |  |
Babalu |
2:47 |
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| 02. | |
Jamay
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2:39 |
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| 03. | |
Anana Boroco Tinde
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2:47 |
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| 04. | |
The Brand New Cha Cha
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2:43 |
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| 05. | |
Cuca
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3:11 |
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| 06. | |
Bim Bam Bum
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2:59 |
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| 07. | |
A Bailar Merengue
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3:01 |
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| 08. | |
Coco Seco
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2:23 |
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| 09. | |
Suavecito
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3:17 |
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| 10. | |
Miami Beach Rhumba
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3:19 |
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| 11. | |
Yo Quiero Un Mambo
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2:42 |
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| 12. | |
Son Los Dandis |
2:32 |
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| 13. | |
Mambo Jambo
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3:16 |
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| 14. | |
Ritmo Tropical
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2:47 |
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| 15. | |
(The Chi Chi) Cha Cha Cha
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2:53 |
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| 16. | |
Yo Ta Namora |
2:52 |
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| 17. | |
The Anything Can Happen Mambo
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2:20 |
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| 18. | |
Mambo Gordo
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3:15 |
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| 19. | |
Besame Mucho
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3:22 |
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| 20. | |
Tumbao
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3:06 |
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| 21. | |
Bread, Love And Cha Cha Cha
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2:13 |
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| 22. | |
La Mucura
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2:28 |
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| 23. | |
Cuban Mambo
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2:51 |
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| 24. | |
Mondonguero |
2:42 |
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| 25. | |
Mondongo
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2:27 |
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| 26. | |
Who Me?
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2:11 |
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26 Total Tracks, 73:03 Total Length
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Credits
- Tito Rodriguez - Vocals // Tito Rodriguez - Vocals // Xavier Cugat - Producer // Xavier Cugat - Producer // Xavier Cugat - Producer // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Joseph M. Palmaccio - Mastering // Miguelito Valdés - Vocals // Miguelito Valdés - Vocals // Miguelito Valdés - Vocals // Del Campo - Vocals // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Margery Greenspan - Design // Juan Manuel - Vocals // Vitín Avíles - Vocals // Jerry Rappaport - Compilation Producer // Otto Bolivar - Vocals // Three Beaus and a Peep - Vocals // Joe Conzo - Liner Notes // Joe Conzo - Consultant // Abbe Lane - Vocals // Patti Matheny - A&R // Jeffrey Peisch - Project Director // Darren Salmieri - A&R // Triana DOrazio - Packaging Manager
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Performers
Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra // Xavier Cugat and his Waldorf Astoria orchestra -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Vocals //
- Brass //
- Latin Percussion
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