BMG/RCA Records
Orchestral recordings by Juan Garcia Esquivel 1958-1968 originally released on RCA Victor. Blue Vinyl.
There are two types of lounge music - the more laid back and dull orchestra kind (Jackie Gleason's work falls into that category) and the more surrealistic and wild space age stuff that holds up surprisingly well today as an entertaining listen (Esquivel falls into the latter category). Sorry for that run-on sentence, but its the best way I am able to describe the genre of lounge music. Esquivel's work is, along with Raymond Scott, space-age pop's true artistic statement. He had a sense of humor, which is apparent in his compositions. His music is truly out of this world - it sounds like nothing else in the lounge genre, or in any other genre all together. Most of all, despite the surrealism, this is probably the most accessible music in the space-age pop genre. Its great dancing music, and the only flaw is that it doesn't hold up as well on repeated listens. It certainly swings, and this is a must-have for any interested in the lounge genre.
Side 1.
1. Sentimental Journey
2. Latin-esque
3. Mucha Muchacha
4. Surfboard
5. Begin the Beguine
6. Lazy Bones
7. Whatchamacallit
Side 2.
8. Music Makers
9. Harlem Nocturne
10. Jalousie (Jealousy)
11. Bye Bye Blues
12. Baia
13. Who's Sorry Now?
14. Anna (El Negro Zumbon)
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