Crown Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Prado Mania
| Recorded | c. 1959 |
|---|---|
| Label | Crown Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 17 credited players |
| Discogs | master 229347 |
The record
Crown Records stacks Prado's own sidemen -- Bill Carson, Ralph Cacho, Carlos Vidal among them -- under his name for a cash-in date that skips the man himself. Even without the King of Mambo present, the horn-and-percussion machine he built still swings with real dancehall heat.
Session personnel
- Bill Carson — alto saxophone
- Ralph Cacho — alto saxophone
- Modesto Briseno — baritone saxophone
- Tony Reyes — bass
- Carlos Amejio — bongos
- Bobby Gil — conductor, organ
- Carlos Vidal — congas [congos]
- Sam Sloneker — congas [congos]
- Richard Wilson — drums
- Frank Leal — tenor saxophone
- Gerald Rivera — timbales [timbals]
- Carlos Falco — trombone
- Don Cinquemani — trumpet
- John Anderson — trumpet
- Marvin Brown — trumpet
- Mike Akopoff — trumpet
- Tony Facciuto — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1959 | Crown Records (2) · CLP 5106 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Crown Records — MONO |
| 1959 | Crown Records (2) · CST 137 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Red |
| 1959 | Crown Records (2) · CST 137 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Red |
| 1959 | Crown Records (2) · CST 5106 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | CoRo Kompatible · CIL-3809 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
| — | Bright Orange · X-BO-712 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | BASF · BV-20.078 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
Follow the players
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