Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado: A Touch Of Tabasco, Plus (The Velvet Lounge)
A Touch Of Tabasco, Plus (The Velvet Lounge)
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
* Digipack
1-CD DigiPac (4-seitig) mit 28-seitigem Booklet, 17 Einzeltitel. Spieldauer ca. 51 Minuten. - Es ist ein geflügeltes Wort, abgegriffen obendrein, aber immer wieder zutreffend: Gegensätze ziehen sich an. Und dies gilt auch - und im vorliegenden Fall ganz besonders - für bestimmte Kooperationen im Bereich der Unterhaltungsmusik; für künstlerisch-berufliche Partnerschaften, die auf den ersten Blick nahezu unmöglich erscheinen und gerade deshalb zu den verblüffendsten Resultaten führen (können). Wie die von Rosemary Clooney und Perez Prado. In drei Hollywood Sessions im Juli und August 1959 prallten mit den beiden genannten Interpreten Protagonisten aus zwei musikalischen Welten aufeinander: Hier der erfolgverwöhnte 50s-Star Rosemary Clooney aus Kentucky, die das Jahrzehnt mit Hits wie u. a. 'Come On-a My House', 'Hey There' und 'This Ole House' geprägt hatte - dort der 12 Jahre ältere Mambo-König aus Kuba, dessen Super-Hits 'Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White' und 'Patricia' zu Evergreens der Musikgeschichte wurden. -- 'A Touch Of Tabasco' stand am Ende der Zusammenarbeit - ein Album, das Latin-Standards und uramerikanische Songs verschmelzen ließ. Dabei hatten anfangs u. a. Sprachprobleme der beiden Megastars und der beteiligten Musiker das Projekt nicht unbedingt positiv befeuert - doch Clooneys Ehemann Jose 'Joe' Ferrer aus Puerto Rico half, die Barriere zu überwinden: Er brachte seiner Frau die nötige spanische Aussprache bei, die ihr den Gesang von Latin-Klassikern wie 'Corazon De Melon', 'Adios' und 'Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma' überhaupt erst ermöglichte. -- Mit im Studio standen erstklassige Musiker, die zuvor und danach auf Schallplatten (und in Bands) unterschiedlichster Couleur von sich reden machten - darunter Asse wie die Bläser Ollie Mitchell und Paul J. Horn, am Schlagzeug Leo Acosta und Earl Cyril Palmer. Sie sorgten dafür, dass das 'Duo' Clooney / Prado auch legendären Songs wie 'Mack The Knife' (aus Brechts 'Dreigroschenoper'), 'In A Little Spanish Town', Cole Porters 'You Do Something To Me' und 'Bali Ha'i' (aus dem Top-Musical 'South Pacific') einen neuen, ureigenen Touch verlieh. Es entstanden über 50 Minuten engagierte, aber dennoch locker-lebensfrohe Gute-Laune-Musik mit ansteckender Spielfreude, die beide Hauptpersonen in diesem einmaligen Projekt auslebten. Drei Extratitel runden das originale 'A Touch Of Tabasco' hier ab bzw. werten es noch auf: 'Summertime Love', 'Amor' und 'Sania' (Letzteres nur mit Perez Prado), eingespielt am selben Ort im Februar 1960. -- Schade, aber mangels Masse leider nicht zu ändern: Einen kleinen Makel hat die Wiederveröffentlichung dieser begeisternd-ungewöhnlichen musikalischen Partnerschaft dennoch - sie ist viel zu schnell vorbei.
1-CD DigiPac (4-plated) with 28-page booklet, 17 tracks. Playing time ca. 51 Minuten. - 'Opposites attract' may be a familiar, worn-out saying but it's often true, even in artistic and professional circumstances. It applies to certain unlikely collaborations in popular music precisely because the participants' differences lead to striking combined results. It's especially true in the case of Rosemary Clooney and Perez Prado. -- During three Hollywood sessions in July and August 1959, two different musical worlds collided. Over here was the current star Rosemary Clooney, from Kentucky, a woman who shaped the popular music of the 1950s with hits like 'Come On-a My House', 'Hey There', 'This Ole House' and others. Over there was the mambo king from Cuba, Perez Prado, older by twelve years, whose super hits 'Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White' and 'Patricia' had become evergreens in music history. -- Their collaboration resulted in 'A Touch Of Tabasco,' an album merging Latin standards and all-American songs. At the start, the language issues between the two stars and their musicians did not help the project move ahead smoothly but Clooney's husband, Jose 'Joe' Ferrer, from Puerto Rico, helped break down the barriers. He taught his wife the required Spanish articulation enabling her to sing Latin classics like 'Corazon De Melon', 'Adios' and 'Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma'. -- The two singers were accompanied in the studio by first-rate musicians, some who had already made their name on records or in various bands and others who were just emerging. The list includes ace cats like horn players Ollie Mitchell and Paul J. Horn, and drummers Leo Acosta and Earl Cyril Palmer. They made sure that the Clooney / Prado versions of legendary tunes like 'Mack The Knife' (from Berthold Brecht's 'The Threepenny Opera'), 'In A Little Spanish Town', Cole Porter's 'You Do Something To Me', and 'Bali Ha'i' (from the top musical 'South Pacific') received a personal, original treatment. -- Here we have fifty minutes of enthusiastic yet mellow, positively good-spirited music. There is an infectious playfulness between the two leading characters that comes across strongly in this one-of-a-kind project. We have included three extra tracks to enhance the original 'A Touch Of Tabasco': 'Summertime Love', 'Amor', and 'Sania' (without Rosemary Clooney), recorded at the same studio in February 1960. Even so, this album is over far too quickly. That just underlines how inspiring and exceptional this musical partnership was!
,,Auf A Touch Of Tabasco trifft der erfolgsverwöhnte 50er-Jahre-Star Rosemary Clooney aus Kentucky auf Perez Prado, den wesentlich älteren Mambo-König aus Kuba. Dennoch gelang es den beiden, Latin-Standards und US-Pop so genial miteinander zu verbinden, dass es im Endeffekt gar nicht darauf ankommt, ob der Song nun “Mack The Knife” oder “Corazon De Melon” heißt – die ungewöhnliche musikalische Partnerschaft überzeugt mit zeitloser Qualität." (Good Times, August / September 2011)
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1-CD DigiPac (4-plated) with 28-page booklet, 17 tracks. Playing time ca. 51 Minuten. - 'Opposites attract' may be a familiar, worn-out saying but it's often true, even in artistic and professional circumstances. It applies to certain unlikely collaborations in popular music precisely because the participants' differences lead to striking combined results. It's especially true in the case of Rosemary Clooney and Perez Prado. -- During three Hollywood sessions in July and August 1959, two different musical worlds collided. Over here was the current star Rosemary Clooney, from Kentucky, a woman who shaped the popular music of the 1950s with hits like 'Come On-a My House', 'Hey There', 'This Ole House' and others. Over there was the mambo king from Cuba, Perez Prado, older by twelve years, whose super hits 'Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White' and 'Patricia' had become evergreens in music history. -- Their collaboration resulted in 'A Touch Of Tabasco,' an album merging Latin standards and all-American songs. At the start, the language issues between the two stars and their musicians did not help the project move ahead smoothly but Clooney's husband, Jose 'Joe' Ferrer, from Puerto Rico, helped break down the barriers. He taught his wife the required Spanish articulation enabling her to sing Latin classics like 'Corazon De Melon', 'Adios' and 'Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Paloma'. -- The two singers were accompanied in the studio by first-rate musicians, some who had already made their name on records or in various bands and others who were just emerging. The list includes ace cats like horn players Ollie Mitchell and Paul J. Horn, and drummers Leo Acosta and Earl Cyril Palmer. They made sure that the Clooney / Prado versions of legendary tunes like 'Mack The Knife' (from Berthold Brecht's 'The Threepenny Opera'), 'In A Little Spanish Town', Cole Porter's 'You Do Something To Me', and 'Bali Ha'i' (from the top musical 'South Pacific') received a personal, original treatment. -- Here we have fifty minutes of enthusiastic yet mellow, positively good-spirited music. There is an infectious playfulness between the two leading characters that comes across strongly in this one-of-a-kind project. We have included three extra tracks to enhance the original 'A Touch Of Tabasco': 'Summertime Love', 'Amor', and 'Sania' (without Rosemary Clooney), recorded at the same studio in February 1960. Even so, this album is over far too quickly. That just underlines how inspiring and exceptional this musical partnership was!
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,,Auf A Touch Of Tabasco trifft der erfolgsverwöhnte 50er-Jahre-Star Rosemary Clooney aus Kentucky auf Perez Prado, den wesentlich älteren Mambo-König aus Kuba. Dennoch gelang es den beiden, Latin-Standards und US-Pop so genial miteinander zu verbinden, dass es im Endeffekt gar nicht darauf ankommt, ob der Song nun “Mack The Knife” oder “Corazon De Melon” heißt – die ungewöhnliche musikalische Partnerschaft überzeugt mit zeitloser Qualität." (Good Times, August / September 2011)
- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 Mack The Knife
- 2 Corazon De Melon (Watermelon Heart)
- 3 Like A Woman
- 4 Sway
- 5 Magic Is The Moonlight
- 6 You Do Something To Me
- 7 Adios
- 8 In A Little Spanish Town
- 9 I Only Have Eyes For You
- 10 I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
- 11 Bali Ha'i
- 12 Cu-Cu-Rru Cu-Cu Paloma
- 13 Summertime Love
- 14 Amor
- 15 Sania
- 16 Amor (A rare glimpse into a recording session)
- 17 Summertime Love (A rare glimpse into a recording session)
