| Mr Ho's Orchestrotica / Unforgettable Sounds Of Esquivel, The |
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| Album: | Unforgettable Sounds Of Esquivel, The | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mr Ho's Orchestrotica | Added: | 11/2010 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-11-21 | Pull Date: | 2011-01-23 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | 23 Jan | 16 Jan | 9 Jan | 2 Jan | 26 Dec | 19 Dec | 12 Dec | 5 Dec |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 13, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum (rebroadcast from Mar 2, 2012) Andalucia | 4. | Jul 16, 2013: | Good Day Sunshine Mini Skirt | |
| 2. | Sep 27, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum Mini Skirt | 5. | Feb 28, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Andalucia | |
| 3. | Dec 20, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum Mini Skirt | 6. | Jan 09, 2013: | Sunshine . . . in the Afternoon Street Scene |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2010-11-20 | ||
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MR HO’S ORCHESTROTICA: The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel LOUNGE – Back in the 1950s and 60s, the absolute king of big-band hi-fi lounge music was Mexican arranger Juan Garcia Esquivel, who created a unique “space-age” blend of cutesy pop, punchy jazz, scat vocal harmony and Latin rhythm, marked by steel guitar swoops, winking xylophone accents and sledgehammer brass interjections. This 23-piece band has carefully recreated Esquivel’s original scores and revives the magic with modern recording techniques and some top-notch playing. Beautiful kitsch. Pour a martini and PLAY IT NOW! All magnificent. Fo’s Picks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 1. 2:39 – fanfare intro, gliding Spanish tune with wordless vox & fun piano 2. 2:40 – wonderfully cheesy exotica, slick & punchy, with lots for the vocalists 3. 2:15 – swing standard with flute, xylophone, steel guitar, trainlike sounds 4. 3:28 – zu-zu-zu vocals, cha-cha rhythm; soaring trumpet solo, great piano 5. 2:25 – ticker-tape xylophone and low brass, then swings into martini-land 6. 2:25 – vocalists out front at first, with cool rhythms and matador posing 7. 2:35 – whistled melody over marimba; sort of a slap-happy western lope 8. 2:28 – awesome cheese/spy mix; wolf-whistles and interjection of “groovy!” 9. 2:41 – Benny Goodman’s old theme song goes on safari: cool percussion 10. 1:58 – speedy glide: ballroom dancing meets the original Star Trek theme 11. 3:33 – slinky crime jazz, alley-cat piano riff & stripper horns [ Fo ] 11/20/10 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Andalucia | 6. | Frenesi | |||
| 2. | Night And Day | 7. | Sentimental Journey | |||
| 3. | Take The A Train | 8. | Mini Skirt | |||
| 4. | The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams | 9. | Let's Dance | |||
| 5. | Music Makers | 10. | Dancing In The Dark | |||
| 11. | Street Scene | |||||