Label:Victor LS 523

Country:Japan

Used 10" 1955?

Disc:VG+ (good shape overall, slight surface noise)

Jacket:VG+/VG (front side looks very clean because it is covered with vinyl, there is some staining on the back)

1955 release piece is by Cuban composer/bandleader Perez Prado, also known as “The King of Mambo” and American jazz trumpeter Shorty Rogers. This work combines rhythms that originated in Africa with the foundations of mambo and jazz, and is an attempt to make listeners aware of their close relationship. It begins with tom-tom beat reminiscent of the African dawn, followed by worship-like singing by the people, and then an ensemble introduces jazz, with occasional glimpses of mysticism as the mambo mixes in and the whole picture emerges. It's astonishing, with an atmosphere that makes it hard to believe it was recorded 70 years ago. Judging from the Victor catalog, it is a 10 inch released in Japan in 1955, just like the original. A rare early pressing, released a few years after the first LP was released in Japan in 1953. Great VG+ condition.

「マンボの王」の異名も持つキューバの作曲家/バンドリーダーPerez Pradoとアメリカ人ジャズトランペット奏者Shorty Rogersによる55年の作品。アフリカに発生したリズムとマンボとジャズの基盤を結び付けた作品で聴く人々にその近親関係を知ってもらいたい試みを形にしたもの。アフリカの夜明けを思わせるタムタムのビートから始まり、礼拝するように歌う人々の歌、そこからジャズが導入されるように合奏が行われ、時折神秘的な表情を見せながらマンボを交え全貌が見えていきます。今から70年前とは思えない雰囲気に驚かされます。凄い。ビクターのカタログから推測するにオリジナルと同様の55年の日本リリース10インチ。53年に初めてLP盤が発売されてから数年後の貴重な初期プレス。盤面も良好です。