Search - Damaso Perez Prado :: Mambo Rock

CD by the king of Mambo, Damaso Perez Prado. Includes 10 tracks: 1. Mambo Rock 2. Guantanamera 3. Fanny Rock 4. Latino Rock 5. Salsa Rock 6. Mariachi Rock 7. Pata Pata 8. Chicago Rock 9. Cuban Rock 10. Baby Rock Larry Paxton Bass, Tuba David Briggs Keyboards Pérez Prado Main Performer, Piano Gary Primich Harmonica Don Cobb Mastering Harry Friedman II Executive Producer David Ferguson Engineer Alan Messer Photography Dick Reeves Art Direction John Willis Guitar Denny Purcell Mastering Pat McLaughlin Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin, Harmonica Larry Knechtel Keyboards Ben Keith Dobro, Guitar (Steel), Producer Michael Wilson Photography Ray Ganucheau Guitar Lenny Jorns Bass Steve Turner Drums, Percussion Jelly Roll Johnson Harmonica Carlo Nuccio Drums Gene Eichelberger Mixing -BIOGRAPHY- Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Pérez Prado was the single most important musician involved in the hugely popular Latin dance craze. Whether he actually created the rhythm is somewhat disputed, but it's abundantly clear that Prado developed it into a bright, swinging style with massive appeal for dancers of all backgrounds and classes. Prado's mambo was filled with piercing high-register trumpets, undulating saxophone counterpoint, atmospheric organ (later on), and harmonic ideas borrowed from jazz.