Perez Prado

• DIGIPACK EDITION

Known as Pantaleon Perez Prado, was the younger brother of the famous King of Mambo. Pantaleon, who came to Europe in the 1950s, recorded several albums with Unifunk. A powerful Big Funk Band sound featuring: Tullio De Piscopo, Mario Rusca, Giancarlo Barigozzi, Pino Prestipino and others. Escandalo!, as Perez Prado states in the brief sleeve note, is named after a new rhythm created by himself. A rhythm you can dance to in freedom, without specific steps. In spite of this naive launching, the opening track Chicago Banana is a declaration of intent, with its Sly Stone-esque groove. 9 out of 12 tracks are originals credited to composers of the Unifunk circle, but the track list is careful to preserve Prados well-established Latin appeal, by including three standards such as Brazil, El Manisero and Tequila.

PERSONNEL:

• Vocal:
• Don Alfio
• Trumpets:
• Luciano Biasutti, Angelo Faglia, Astore Pittana, Romolo Verzella, Fermo Lini, Franco Bitossi, Lelio Lorenzetti
• Trombones:
• Enos Patracchini, Giancarlo Romani, Giovanni Caranti, Athos Ceroni
• Sax-Flutes-Clarinets:
• Giancarlo Barigozzi, Athos Poletti, Sergio Valenti, Ferdinando Nebuloni
• Piano-Organ:
• Mario Rusca, G. del Santo
• Electric Guitar:
• Sergio Farina
• Electric Bass:
• Giuseppe Prestipino
• Drums:
• Tullio de Piscopo
• Tumbas-Güiro:
• Perez Prado

TRACKS:

• 01 Chicago Banana
• 02 Brazil
• 03 Tommy
• 04 El Campesino
• 05 Il Venditore Di Noccioline (El Manisero)
• 06 Escandalo # 1
• 07 Escandalo # 2
• 08 Cangrejo
• 09 Que Es Lo Que Pasa?
• 10 Smack!
• 11 Nadie
• 12 Tequil