Mambo Kings (1991) (Reissued)

Product Summary Label: Wea/elektra Entertainment UPC: 00075596250528 Release Date: 2/1/2000 Buy.com Sku: 60384083 Item#: MQ34YP Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Ran Kan Kan - Tito Puente/Olga Tanon (remix) ~ Original Soundtrack 2. Beautiful Maria Of My Soul - Mambo All Stars/Antonio Banderas/Compay Segundo ~ Original Soundtrack 3. La Dicha Mia - Celia Cruz ~ Original Soundtrack 4. Ran Kan Kan - Tito Puente ~ Original Soundtrack 5. Cuban Pete - Tito Puente ~ Original Soundtrack 6. Mambo Caliente - Arturo Sandoval ~ Original Soundtrack 7. Quiereme Mucho - Linda Ronstadt ~ Original Soundtrack 8. Sunny Ray - Mambo All-Stars ~ Original Soundtrack 9. Melao De Cana (Moo La Lah) - Celia Cruz ~ Original Soundtrack 10. Beautiful Maria Of My Soul - Mambo All-Stars/Antonio Banderas ~ Original Soundtrack 11. Para Los Rumberos - Tito Puente ~ Original Soundtrack 12. Perfidia - Linda Ronstadt ~ Original Soundtrack 13. Guantanamera - Celia Cruz ~ Original Soundtrack 14. Tea For Two - Mambo All-Stars ~ Original Soundtrack 15. Accidental Mambo - Mambo All-Stars ~ Original Soundtrack 16. Como Fue - Beny More ~ Original Soundtrack 17. Tanga, Rumba-Afro-Cubana - Mambo All-Stars ~ Original Soundtrack 18. Beautiful Maria Of My Soul - Los Lobos ~ Original Soundtrack   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Producers include: Pablo Flores, Robert Kraft, Johnny Pacheco, Peter Asher, Los Lobos. Compilation producer: Robert Kraft. Includes liner notes by Oscar Hijuelos. Personnel: Linda Ronstadt, Cesar Rosas (vocals); Luis Rodriquez, Dr. Luis Rodriguez (tres); Marianne Wagner (violin); Nancy Stenzen (cello); Tom Rose (clarinet); Mike Turre, Rick Rossi (saxophone); David Tofani (tenor saxophone); Steve Sacks (baritone saxophone); Hector "Bomberito" Zarzuela, David "Piro" Rodr¡guez, Arturo Sandoval, Charlie Sepulveda (trumpet); David Taylor (trombone, bass trombone); Angel Papo Vasquez, Arturo Velasco (trombone); Joan Rotondi (piano); Joel Someillan (keyboards, programming); John Rodriguez (congas); Pancho Roman, Bobby Sanabria (timbales). Audio Mixer: Bob Schaper. Recording information: BMG Recording Studio (1992); Capitol Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA (1992); Clinton Studio, NY (1992); Skyline Studios (1992); Soundtrack Studios (1992). Arrangers: Pete Seeger; Ray Santos; Arturo Sandoval. Providing an excellent introduction to Latin music, the soundtrack to the film The Mambo Kings mixes stellar artists of the genre including Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, and Celia Cruz with well-known performers with roots in the form like Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos. This 2000 rerelease adds a remix of "Ran Kan Kan" by Olga Ta¤on and "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" featuring Antonio Banderas with Compay Segundo. ~ Al Campbell Providing an excellent introduction to Latin music, the soundtrack to the film The Mambo Kings mixes stellar artists of the genre including Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, and Celia Cruz with well-known performers with roots in the form like Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos. This 2000 rerelease adds a remix of "Ran Kan Kan" by Olga Ta¤on and "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" featuring Antonio Banderas with Compay Segundo. ~ Al Campbell Assembled here are just the kinds of mambos, rumbas, and cha cha cha's that set '50s bandrooms on fire and ushered in a true golden age of Cuban dance music. With only a couple of exceptions, the tracks were cut specially for the film and as such, add a novel, sweet sense of self-awareness to this classic soundtrack. Even when set apart from the thrilling cinematography of THE MAMBO KINGS, the music easily conjures joyful images of dancers tearing up the dance floors of New York City at a time when these bands were truly the royalty of the day. From slow cookers like Linda Ronstadt's take on "Quiereme Mucho" and "Perfidia" and Beny More's classic "Como Fue," to up-tempo scorchers like trumpeter Arturo Sandoval's "Mambo Caliente" and timbal-king Tito Puente's "Para Los Rumberos," this is music delivered with passion and expertise. Also included is salsera Celia Cruz's lovely recording of "Guantanamera" with a full children's chorus. Elektra's updated edition adds a fresh sheen with an up-tempo club mix of "Ran Kan Kan" sung by the vivacious Olga Tanon, as well as a sultry rendition of "Beautiful Maria" by the hunky Antonio Banderas and deep-crooning Compay Segundo of Buena Vista Social Club fame. Providing an excellent introduction to Latin music, the soundtrack to the film The Mambo Kings mixes stellar artists of the genre including Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, and Celia Cruz with well-known performers with roots in the form like Linda Ronstadt and Los Lobos. This 2000 rerelease adds a remix of "Ran Kan Kan" by Olga Ta¤on and "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" featuring Antonio Banderas with Compay Segundo. ~ Al Campbell Engineer: Frank Wolf   Technical Info Release Date : 02/01/2000 Original Release Date : 1991 Catalog ID : 62505 Label : Elektra Entertainment Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00075596250528    Product Image