《Mambo No.5》(English)

Japanese: 《Mambo No.5》(英語表記)MamboNo5
《Mambo No.5》(English)

…Born in Matanzas, a city in the north of Cuba, he worked as a pianist in clubs and other venues before moving to Mexico in 1947 and forming his own band. After 1949, he recorded records such as Que Rico el Mambo and Mambo No. 5, sparking a mambo boom in the United States and Japan. His music is characterized by a fast-paced, up-tempo rhythm and thick, yet crisp, brass and woodwind instruments, and the wind instrument sound is strongly influenced by the modern jazz band Stan Kenton. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Mambo No.5" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…キューバ北部のマタンサス市に生まれ,クラブなどでピアニストとして働いた後,47年にメキシコに渡って楽団を結成した。49年以降《エル・マンボQue Rico el Mambo》《マンボ第5番Mambo No.5》などのレコードを録音して,アメリカや日本にマンボ・ブームを巻き起こした。その音楽は,細かく刻むアップ・テンポのリズムに,厚いサウンドながら歯切れのいい金管・木管群をのせたところに特徴があり,管楽器のサウンドにはモダン・ジャズのスタン・ケントン楽団の影響が色濃く見られる。…

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