Mambo Swing

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
The second single from the hit latter-day swing group's huge self-titled 1998 album. Contains two versions of 'Mambo Swing' (Radio Edit & Album Version), plus their first smash 'You & Me & The Bottle Makes 3 Tonight' (Album Version). Slimline jewel case. 1

Tracks:

Beija-Flor - The Jim Hall Quartet
Come With Me - Tania Maria
Straighten Up And Fly Right - Rosemary Clooney
Watermelon Man - Poncho Sanchez With Special Guest Mongo Santamaria
Listen Here - The Gene Harris Quartet
My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More - Carmen McRae
Airegin - Tito Puente
Blood Count - The Stan Getz Quartet
Love Walked In - Mel Torme, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass
Serengeti - Cal Tjader
In Walked Bud - Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
O Nosso Amor - The Charlie Byrd Trio With Special Guest Ken Peplowski
Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year - Michael Feinstein With The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Good Music.......2007-06-08

I rate 5 star for the music, 5 star for sound quality and 4 star for surround mix. I'm not disappoint when listen to this album, each track on this album is very well selected.

I enjoy even when I listen with red book player. The CD layer also very good when compare to SACD layer.

One of my favorite album.

very good sound.......2007-01-03

I am very pleasure when I heard this SACD, all the sound is clear and the multichannel works like a different instruments places around my room.

voices in the room .......2006-03-14

Nice jazz sampler should appeal to most tastes in mainstream jazz since it's not too funky or free-style. What's the real kicker here is the SACD quality. Certainly not what I would call a great test cd but still good for amazing friends with the detailed sonics and tight bass lines and realistic voices in the room effects.

Excelent.......2006-01-02

very good compilation.
sound quality on SACD is first rate.

Good jazz SACD sampler.......2005-06-06

I'm not a jazz fan, but purchased this SACD for testing the performance of my new SACD & DVDA player. I own a lot of DVD audio discs, but this one is my first SACD.
Sound is good and well separated on the analogue 6 channel output designed for playing such a disc. But the music taste of the disc producer is strictly a jazz taste which doesn't meet that of a lot of music listeners. Beija-Flor, Come with me and Watermelon man are fantastic.
As a conclusion, it's a reliable SACD sampler but not comparable to DVDA which has almost the same sound fidelity, and include further videos, lyrics, photos and interviews.

Average customer rating:

LOVE ULTRA-LOUNGE!
Great for parties, easy to listen to
I love the Ultra-Lounge series.
One of the better ultra lounge CD's
Mambo your way to fun

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 2: Mambo Fever
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music

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Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 9: Cha-Cha De Amor
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 3: Space Capades
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale
Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 17: Bongo Land

ASIN: B000002TWG
Release Date: 1996-02-06

Tracks:

Hooray For Hollywood (Cha-Cha) - Don Swan & His Orchestra
Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) - Jackie Davis
Peter Gunn Mambo - Jack Costanzo & His Orchestra
Chihuahua - Luis Oliveria & His Bandodalau Boys
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - The John Buzon Trio
Mambo Jambo (Que Rico El Mambo) - Dave Barbour
Cumana - The Twin Pianos Of Henri Rose & Bobby Stevenson
Taki Rari - Yma Sumac
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Mambo - Van Alexander & His Orchestra
El Cumbanchero (Guaracha-Fast Rhumba) - Don Swan & His Orchestra
Oink, Oink Mambo - Chuy Reyes & His Orchestra
Diga Diga Doo - The John Buzon Trio
Hernado's Hideaway - Billy May's Rico Mambo Orchestra
Tico Tico (Samba) - Don Swan & His Orchestra
Glow Worm Cha-Cha-Cha - Jackie Davis
Malambo #1 - Yma Sumac
Can-Can Overture - Jack Costanzo & His Orchestra
Oye Negra - Terry Snyder

Customer Reviews:

LOVE ULTRA-LOUNGE!.......2007-05-13

Love this kind of music - can't get enough - have most all of the CDs. Excellent New Jersey-based company with excellent foresight and retro-understanding for the best party and jazz combos. Excellent choice for any kind of day or evening, party or relaxation time.

Great for parties, easy to listen to.......2007-04-04

The Ultra-Lounge series is overall is GREAT. I bought a couple of these CD's at first to try out, and also because I wanted to have some nice background music for a dinner party. I immediately purchased 3 more after that, and I'm really pleased. The songs are cool and set a really nice atmosphere if you're having guests over.

I love the Ultra-Lounge series........2006-12-10

The sound quality of the Ultra-Lounge series is excellent, even though the songs were recorded mostly in the 50's and 60's. Capitol Records packs each CD with carefully chosen tracks consistent with the theme of the particular volume in the series. Many of the selections that appear here aren't available elsewhere, either because the original album on which the song appeared is out of print, or because the song was issued as a single and never collected in an album. A few 'previously unreleased' tracks also appear here. This series is a wonderful introduction to the music of a by-gone era, and each album includes detailed notes on each track (artist, writers, date recorded, how released, etc.). I heartily recommend it to anyone who has an interest in this type of music.

One of the better ultra lounge CD's .......2006-06-04

this is a fun CD to listen to. Not a lot of "serious" salsa here, quite a few novelty tunes, but they get your feet moving and your toes tapping. You will enjoy listening to this CD.

Mambo your way to fun.......2004-05-01

Imagine yourself on a wrap-around porch of some grand house basking in the warmth of a summer sunset. Maybe you are simply lounging on a beach with a cocktail in one hand and the hand of the one you love in the other. Perhaps you are in a tuxedo or flaming red cocktail dress and having a wonderfully dry martini (shaken, not stirred) before you get ready to head to the dance floor.

If any of those situations are real or just party of your dreams, this CD from Ultra-Lounge is for you. Rare is the day when you will find some neon decorated, pseudo-tropical paradise lounge or restaurant where drinks were served in coconut cups with little umbrellas. But you can hear the music from them. This CD has the Mambo interwoven in each and every song. You can literally see the band in their white jackets and the lavish costumes on the showgirls as they entertain you.

Yma Sumac drops in for a two song trip down memory lane. You can hear the passion and the fun in her voice. Mariah Carey eat your heart out. The organ tracks are quite amusing, and the Glow Worm Cha Cha will change your life. (Well, not really, but it shouldn't be missed.)

If you ever wanted to visit the famed Coconut Grove or be part of the action with Ricky Ricardo's Band, you need to order this CD. Even if you find that the music is just a throw-back to the days when people in limos were movie stars (and not two girls from Encino using daddy's credit card), it is still a hilarious and joyour romp threw yesteryear.

Tracks:

Gone City
Asia Minor
Tanga
Bucabu
Flying Home
Caravan
Okiedoke
Mango Mangue
Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite: I. Cancion/II.Mambo (Parts 1 & 2)/III. 6/8 (Parts 1 & 2)/IV. Jazz...
Cubop City (Parts 1 & 2) - Howard McGhee & His Afro-Cuboppers
U-Bla-Ba-Du
Con Poco Coco - Andre's All Stars
Manteca Suite: I. Manteca Theme/II. Contraste/III.Jungla/IV. Rhumba Finale Parts 1 & 2) - Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Virile fusions.......1999-06-17

Before Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley songwriters picked up on Cuban and Puerto Rican styles in the pursuit of disposable novelty hits, these styles were being honestly fused with the emerging modern jazz of bebop and cool. Of course, this took place in New York City, as Machito and other emigres were welcomed by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, and by dancers who no doubt wanted something hotter than intellectual bebop. The result is in these raw recordings, which are compositionally astute, blending Ellingtonian orchestrations with bop heads and the clave, while retaining and even magnifying the rhythmic intensity. Such a virile fusion of Latin and New York styles would not be heard again until the Nu Yorican movement of the 1970s.

50 Years of Swing: 50 Great Years & Tracks

Average customer rating:

Great Music by The King Of The Mambo
More than I expected
Tito's gonna be dead, and you'll be telling people...
One of the Greatest Percussionists in the World
Viva Tito Puente!!! Un Fan De Gibraltar(Europa)

50 Years of Swing: 50 Great Years & Tracks
Tito Puente
Manufacturer: Rmm Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Big Band | Latin Music | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

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Dance Mania
King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente
The Best of Dance Mania
The Best of Tito Puente, Vol. 1
Oye Como Va: The Dance Collection

ASIN: B000001273
Release Date: 1997-04-08

Tracks:

Que No, Que No
Mambo Macoco
El Yoyo
Malcriada
El Cayuco
Babalu
Camplicacion
Ay Carino
El Manicero
Que Te Pedi
Eras
Congo Mulence
No Me Hables Mas
Guantanamera
Crytal Blue Persuasion
Guaguanco Arsenio

Tracks:

Ran Kan Kan
Vaya Puente
Timbalero
Mambo Herd
Tito On Timbales
Ti Mon Bo
Tanga
Loco Bossa Nova
Shadow Of Your Smile
Machito Forever
On Broadway
Lullaby Of Birdland
Picadillo
Asia Mood
Tito's Idea
Don't You Worry About A Thing
I'm Going To Go Fishing
Llegue

Tracks:

Para Los Rumberos
Hong Kong Mambo
Babarabatiri
Celia & Tito
Tigimo +2
Guataca
Dejame Sonar
Oh Vida!
Nina Y Senora
Moody's Mood For Love
Hay Que Trabajar
Donde Estabas Tu
Take It Or Lose It
El #100
Fiesta A La King
Oye Como Va

Amazon.com essential recording

Just as anybody even halfway serious about learning blues must get The Complete Robert Johnson, this set is completely essential to anyone with even a passing interest in Latin music as it has evolved since World War II. But this is not a package of dry scholarship. Puente has always been a master of the groove, whether it be mambos, boleros, salsa, or boogaloo. From early selections such as "Mambo Inn" to his recent works on Concord, Puente has always been more than just a showman. The original "Oye como va," included here, simmers at least as hard as Santana's amped excursion. This is a truly wonderful package, pointing up to the strongest points in a career always short on weak points. --Skip Heller

Customer Reviews:

Great Music by The King Of The Mambo.......2001-01-09

This was the first and only Box Set that I have of "El Rey" and I must say that this boxed set is the greatest collection of music ever recorded it has some great songs including Que Te Pedi, Celia & Tito, Donde Estabas Tu, and Nina Y Senora to name a few. The reason I like this boxed set is because it gave you 50 of the greatest tracks ever made plus it is a great starter for people just getting into latin music or Tito Puente in general. So if you are in the mood to dance then this 3 cd set is for you.

More than I expected.......2000-07-11

I bought this box set with apprehension, not sure what to expect, but equally aware that this is essential listening for Jazz lovers and Latin music enthusiasts alike. I can honestly say that I got much more than I expected. The diversity and complexity of the tracks included is impressive, especially because I'm a member of a musical generation brought up on one sound, one hit wonders. I definitely would recommend this set to anyone.

Tito's gonna be dead, and you'll be telling people..........2000-01-13

i've been listening to him for years!

I must admit that line from Stripes and the authorship credit on Abraxas induced me to buy this.

I love it! Everyone should have some Tito... You cannot be still while listening to this.

One of the Greatest Percussionists in the World.......1999-10-02

Bill Cosby approved! A great boxed set by a great percussionist! Very few musicians have achieved what Mr. Puente has done. Many of contemporary artists are in the music business just to make money, but Mr. Puente does it for the pure joy and excitement of music... oh yeah, the money's good too!

Viva Tito Puente!!! Un Fan De Gibraltar(Europa).......1999-08-20

Yo no tengo ningun tipo de duda,que esta es la mejor collecion que ha hecho Tito Puente en toda Su Vida.Te Felicito por lo bien que lo has hecho, Felicidades Tito.Si Eres un fan de la musica Latina,pues no lo dudes,compre"50 Anos De Swing Caja De 3 CD'S" Por:Tito Puente.Estoy seguro que te gustara!!.Ahora Queridisimo publico,por aquellos que no sepan quien es Tito Puente,les voy a escribir unos pagrafos sobre su vida:Su nombre completo es:Ernesto Antonio Puente,nacido en el ano 1923 en cuba(sur de america) mas conocido como"el rey del timbal" La decada de este artista es de los:40,50,60,70,80,y los 90.

Average customer rating:

Really a 5-star...however...
It's About Time

Herman's Heat & Puente's Beat
Woody Herman & Tito Puente
Manufacturer: Empire Musicwerks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
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The Everest Years
The Romantic Approach/Sophisticated Approach
Thundering Herds 1945-1947

ASIN: B0007CYETO
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Tracks:

Blue Station
Pillar To Post
Midnight Sun
Woodchopper's Ball
Balu
Lullaby Of Birdland
Latin Flight
New Cha Cha
Mambo Herd
Cha-Cha Chick
Tito Meets Woody
Carioca
Wildfoot
The Good Earth
It's Coolin' Time
Black Orchid
Sinbad The Sailor
Fire Island

Customer Reviews:

Really a 5-star...however..........2006-10-16

Do you dig the Vice Prez Paul Quinichette? Man, to hear him trade choruses with Al Cohn--with the Herd and Tito Puente's latin percussion behind them--let me tell you something: GET THIS CD. And another little bonus--besides the all-star band and the great charts throughout, and the gorgeous acoustic guitar guesting with the Herd--is hearing upstate tenorman Joe Romano here with the Herd.

OK, so why just 3 stars? Well, unfortunately a lot of the tracks were mastered from surviving vinyl (you can hear the records' surface noise, and you can hear the crappy process used to try to hide it, albeit only during quiet passages, of which there aren't many, being that this is a powerfully swingin' and hard blowin' HERD). The notes boast that this session is restored to it original lustre for this CD. Nope. Not when you can hear the needle grinding on the record's surface during the guitar-big band features, sadly.

So, yes, the Everest LP reissues of this stuff through the years were subjected to fake stereo and the shoddy like, which, as I say, remains on many of these CD tracks, as they were recorded from surviving vinyl (presumably the original master tapes no longer exist--and/or Everest had permanently stereo-reverberized the masters...which is probably why the meticulous Japanese companies won't touch these). And that's why this CD, aside from having the original cover art and Hentoff notes, is not all that improved over the Everests, although the overall fidelity and Rick Pantoja's mastering certainly earn 5 stars, especially when you consider there were no master tapes to work with. Mike DiMartino in Rochester, NY, USA.

It's About Time.......2005-02-10

Anybody who owned this original LP and the subsequent shoddy transfers on CD (if you can find them still) can now rest at ease. Finally someone has taken the original LP and released it exactly as it was - complete original Nat Hentoff liner notes - The real cover of the LP, and finally the real title!! But the best news here is the remastering job - An amazing recording to begin with, finally sounds amazing on CD. It's about time! SMOKIN' HOT !!

Average customer rating:

Good Latin Based Trio Outing
Piano-Based Combo-Mambo Anyone?? ;)

Mambo Moves Garner
Erroll Garner
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Mambo Garner
Night & Day
Mambo Blues
Old Black Magic
Cherokee
Sweet & Lovely
Russian Lullaby
Begin The Buguine
Mambo Nights
Sweet Sue
Imagination

Customer Reviews:

Good Latin Based Trio Outing.......2002-05-09

Most of the important stuff was stated in the preceding review.

I just wanted to say that I've never heard a bad tune by this man! He could take the most innocuous tune and grab your interest with his rendition. Most everything that he recorded was done in a single take............not too many artists can make that claim. He also couldn't read music but was blessed with an uncanny ear and a feel for the melody. While he improvised well, you will note that he never strayed too far from the melody so that you never are in doubt as to what is being played......some of his intros were another matter. His unique style probably is what made him the first solo artist that I became aware of in my youth (I started out as a big band fan).

I think you will like the CD whether or not you like mambo, simply because of the piano talent. If he was not one of the top pianists of all times, it wouldn't take long to call the roll.

Piano-Based Combo-Mambo Anyone?? ;).......1998-10-24

As the title suggests, this is a collection of tracks done with a mambo feel, in the classic Erroll Garner style. If you're a real Garner fan (like me), you'll probably enjoy it very much. If you're not into the mambo thing, you might have a take-it-or-leave-it attitude towards it. Nevertheless, still a very good disc. It has 2 bonus tracks, has also been digitally remastered, and sounds quite good. Check it out, especially all you budding pianists... Garner is the real deal!