Father Of Orquesta Tejana: Volume 1
Reviews
Decca
Reviewed 2007-09-06
Reviewed 2007-09-06
Wickedly cool blend of big band swing and Mexican Tejana music recorded in the late 1940s and early ‘50s. All instrumentals, featuring Villa on a swinging alto sax. If you like retro charm, you will love this. Trust me.
*1. A bright and bouncy polka to start things off. Fun!
2. Midtempo & lazy w/a sweet, playful air.
3. Light and bright polka w/good horns.
4. A slow, romantic dance w/a sweet sort of whining sound.
*5. Upbeat, brassy polka w/a tripping melody. Yee haw!
*6. Slow dance w/a lazy, sort of melodramatic feeling. So nice.
7. A happy, toe-tapping polka.
*8. Slow w/a cool big band brassiness.
*9. Fun percussion enlivens this mid/upbeat Latin dance.
10. Slow, swaying romance.
*11. Big, brassy polka, a Tejana classic. Electric guitar adds much.
12. Midtempo cha-cha w/lots of style.
13. Sweet slow dance w/extra romance.
14. Wiggly, upbeat folk dance w/a bright playfulness.
*15. Fast, fast and brassy. Nothing subtle about this one.
*1. A bright and bouncy polka to start things off. Fun!
2. Midtempo & lazy w/a sweet, playful air.
3. Light and bright polka w/good horns.
4. A slow, romantic dance w/a sweet sort of whining sound.
*5. Upbeat, brassy polka w/a tripping melody. Yee haw!
*6. Slow dance w/a lazy, sort of melodramatic feeling. So nice.
7. A happy, toe-tapping polka.
*8. Slow w/a cool big band brassiness.
*9. Fun percussion enlivens this mid/upbeat Latin dance.
10. Slow, swaying romance.
*11. Big, brassy polka, a Tejana classic. Electric guitar adds much.
12. Midtempo cha-cha w/lots of style.
13. Sweet slow dance w/extra romance.
14. Wiggly, upbeat folk dance w/a bright playfulness.
*15. Fast, fast and brassy. Nothing subtle about this one.
Recent airplay
Rancho Grande
Music Casserole — Jul 18, 2009
Southern Select
At The Café Bohemian — Aug 12, 2008
El Sapo
At the Cafe Bohemian — Nov 06, 2007
Southern Select
At the Cafe Bohemian — Oct 30, 2007
Rio Grande
At the Cafe Bohemian — Oct 23, 2007
Southern Select
At the Cafe Bohemian — Oct 16, 2007
Charting
2007-09-09 — 2007-11-11
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 11 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Southern Select | ||
| 2. | Salvador | ||
| 3. | Tequila Es Mala Yerba | ||
| 4. | Rosita | ||
| 5. | Rio Grande | ||
| 6. | Morir Sonando | ||
| 7. | La Picona | ||
| 8. | Angelina | ||
| 9. | El Sapo | ||
| 10. | Rosalia | ||
| 11. | Rancho Grande | ||
| 12. | Nereidas | ||
| 13. | Maria Elana | ||
| 14. | San Buena Ventura | ||
| 15. | El Suby |