Saturday, July 21, 2012

ULTRA LOUNGE SERIES VOL. 2: MAMBO FEVER

 

MAMBO FEVER

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 should not 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, it is still a hilarious and joy our romp through yesteryear.

Fix a highball, add a slice of pineapple, play this CD, and enjoy life.

Track Listing:

1. Hooray For Hollywood (Cha Cha) Don Swan
2. Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) Jackie Davis
3. The Peter Gunn Theme Jack Costanzo
4. Chihuahua Luis Oliveira And His Bandodalua Boys
5. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me The John Buzon Trio
6. Mambo Jambo (Que Rico El Mambo) Dave Barbour
7. Cumana The Twin Pianos Of Henri Rose & Bobby Stevenson
8. Taki Rari Yma Sumac
9. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Mambo Van Alexander & His Orchestra
10. El Cumbanchero (Guaracha-Fast Rhumba) Don Swan
11. Oink, Oink Mambo Chuy Reyes
12. Diga Diga Doo The John Buzon Trio
13. Hernando's Hideaway Billy May's Rico Mambo Orchestra
14. Tico Tico (Samba) Don Swan
15. Glow Worm Cha Cha Cha Jackie Davis
16. Malambo No. 1 Yma Sumac
17. Can-Can Overture Jack Costanzo
18. Oye Negra Terry Snyder

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