Perez Prado

• GATEFOLD EDITION

• BONUS CD INCLUDED

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:

• SIDE A:
• A1 Chicago Banana
• A2 Brazil
• A3 Tommy
• A4 El Campesino
• A5 Il Venditore Di Noccioline (El Manisero)
• A6 Escandalo # 1

• SIDE B:
• B1 Escandalo # 2
• B2 Cangrejo
• B3 Que Es Lo Que Pasa?
• B4 Smack!
• B5 Nadie
• B6 Tequil