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Mambo, Cha-cha-cha & Calypso 1 (+cd)
'GIRLS SESSION!' - Aptly named 'Mambo, Cha-Cha-Cha & Calypso', this swinging program comprises several sessions, for the musical productions of the '50s and '60s was phenomenally rich. This is a 100% female tracklist to emancipate your hips and feminize your soul! Groove to established artist (Lavern baker, Big Maybelle, Georgia Gibbs, Kay Starr), Hollywood actresses (Miss X, Francis Faye, Joséphine Premice, Dolores Gray) and shooting stars (Patty Brandon, Anna Valentino, Ruby Dandridge). Exploring a variety of registers (jazzy, sensual, roots, fast and furious), these dames and damsels will delight you with their tropical rhythms. Anything but square or out-of-date, these fairer-sex tunes are sure to surprise you with their fabulous finesse and amazing modernity. SIDE 1: 1. Miss X - Christine 2. Francis Faye - Night And Day 3. Ella Mae Morse - Daddy, Daddy 4. Kay Starr - He Cha Cha'd In 5. LaVern Baker - It's So Fine 6. Joséphine Premice - Hollywood Calypso 7. Georgia Gibbs - Mambo Baby 8. Ruby Dandridge - Hot Tamale Blues SIDE 2: 1. Diane Maxwell - Love Charms 2. Dolores Hawkins - Anything Can Happen - Mambo 3. Dolores Gray - My Mama Likes You 4. Patti Brandon - Calypso Parakeet 5. Big Maybelle - New Kind Of Mambo 6. Betty Reilly - Let's Mambo 7. Anna Valentino - Calypso Joe 8. Elena Madera - Otra Vez (Pepito)