Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the January 2000 Issue of Stereophile!
Tropicana Nights lures you back to the renowned nightclub's open-air terrace, "Bajo Las Estrellas," where the jet-set flocked to hear Cuba's great jazz orchestras and experience the spectacular floor shows. In keeping with the club's festive spirit, the album opens with the exuberant "Mambo a la Kenton" (penned by the club's musical director, Armando Romeu, Jr.). If that doesn't get you dancing, the irresistible rhythms of tracks like "Chucho" (a joyous mambo) and "Old Miami Sax" will. And when your feet need a brief rest, timeless ballads like "Como Fue" caress your heart.
Selections: Mambo A La Kenton, Chucho, Cicuta Tibia, Siboney, Old Miami Sax, Tropicana Nights, Sustancia, Como Fue, El Coronel Y Marina, Mambo Inn, A Mi Que/El Manisero.
Tropicana Nights lures you back to the renowned nightclub's open-air terrace, "Bajo Las Estrellas," where the jet-set flocked to hear Cuba's great jazz orchestras and experience the spectacular floor shows. In keeping with the club's festive spirit, the album opens with the exuberant "Mambo a la Kenton" (penned by the club's musical director, Armando Romeu, Jr.). If that doesn't get you dancing, the irresistible rhythms of tracks like "Chucho" (a joyous mambo) and "Old Miami Sax" will. And when your feet need a brief rest, timeless ballads like "Como Fue" caress your heart.
Selections: Mambo A La Kenton, Chucho, Cicuta Tibia, Siboney, Old Miami Sax, Tropicana Nights, Sustancia, Como Fue, El Coronel Y Marina, Mambo Inn, A Mi Que/El Manisero.