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Fandango

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The best Herb Alpert solo album which reached the peak in Latin America because evokes a truly spanish, brazilian & latin sound. Track listing:

1.Fandango (Juan Carlos Calderon) Truly spanish-flamenco like. Herb's thrompet sounds dominant.
2.Margarita (Juan Carlos Calderon) Great Song. Very fine orchestral arragements.
3.Push And Pull (Juan Carlos Calderon) A latin jazzy-like song, including fine arragements for the "latino" tropical music instrument called "güiro"
4.California Blues (Juan Carlos Calderon) A Baja-style, latin blues song. Beautiful like looking at the sunset at the sea of Baja.
5.Quiereme Tal Como Soy (Rafael Perez-Botija) A classic latin romantic ballad. Herb Alpert sings and he does quite well!!!
6.Route 101 (Juan Carlos Calderon) The duet Herb's thrompet with the accompanying guitar is superb!!. Very rhythmic tempo.
7.Coco Loco (La Guajira) (Diego Verdaguer) Ideal for the sundays afternoon dancing below the summer sun at the beach.
8.Aria (Eduardo Magallanes) Powerful tunes, fullfilled of mexican mariachis guitars, evoking a sense of "fiesta en La Alameda con mis amigos", with ligths and pirotecnia at the evening.!!!
9.Angel (Juan Carlos Calderon) Herb's thrompet dominates this theme, showing us how great a musician can be. A latin joy song.
10.Sugarloaf (Erasmas Carlos, Roberto Carlos) Brazilian fashionable. Full of tropical beats.
11.Latin Medley: Frenesi, Bahia, Moliendo Cafe, Porompompero
(Dominguez, Barroso, Manzo, Ochiata/Valerio/Solano) A rhythmic medley closing for a very fine, very enjoyable album. Thank you Herb!!

The album was recorded in Mexico City and all arranges were made by many recognized latinamerican musicians and composers so it has a full latin taste, not even touch by any other album performed with The Tijuana Brass.

This album is a must have !!!

This one's a classic - a terrific album from start to finish. Luckily I sought out this CD when it was first released (even then it was hard to find) - now it's probably the most valuable disc in my collection of over 1000 CDs.

I loved this album when it first came out and I hope they'll re-release it on CD. My parents had several of Herb Alpert's early LPs so I grew up with the Tijuana Brass. Fandango was my favorite of all. It was sophisticated, romantic, and was more Latin, less pop. This is Herb Alpert's best work.

...yet it has been inexplicably out of print for over a decade! About the time this was released on CD A&M was only producing what appeared to be single runs (pressings). So if you didn't pick it up when you first saw it on the store shelf you were SOL, LOL. Dionne Warwick's "No Night So Long" was another excellent A&M title that comes to mind that fell under the same demise. I hope one day these will at least be made available via download if not on CD.

This has to be one of Herb Alpert's greatest albums. It's a shame that
Mr. Alpert has not reissued this album on compact disk, and the vinyl
record I received was in excellent condition, no hiss or scraches. You
have my Thanks!

The Fandango album by Herb Alpert is one of the most beautiful albums of his career. This album comes from his soul. This album needs to be re-released again!

I had been looking for this album for the past 5 years. My parents used to listen to this when I was young, and even as young as I was, I still appreciated Herb Herpert's Fandango album. The only reason it took me so long to find it was that I forgot the name of the artist; the only thing on the album that I remembered was "cocoloco", one of the tracks on the album. It wasn't until recently that I remembered that the album had "fandango" written on it. I tried it and voila, there it was staring back at me. I am just so glad I found it. It is a beautiful album. I listen to it alongside Lee Oscar's "in the rain" album. Give that a shot too, awesome album as well.

FANDANGO is a fantastic album and deserves a proper re-release. Over at AMCorner dot com, we've heard that FANDANGO is slated for a release from Shout! Factory sometime in the future - it's been delayed while Herb and Lani make new records and do their touring. We recommend that you be patient and wait for what's sure to be an exceptional CD, or seek out a genuine original copy if you can find one.

Note: A bootleg outfit known as "Omega Records" in Brazil had a run at pumping out Herb Alpert discs. They were all over online auction sites, and actually invaded Amazon.com for a time. You should know that anything with the "Omega Records" label from Brazil is a bootleg. A genuine FANDANGO CD at this point in time is only available either as a Japanese import or a US issue, both genuine A&M Records products. Avoid "Omega" bootlegs!

Best bet right now for those who cannot wait is to find a vinyl copy and hook up the old turntable. You'll be glad you did.

Herb Alpert has been in the music business since the late 50s, and this 1982 release is unquestionably one of the high points of his career. As a fan since childhood, I was blown away-no pun intended-when I first heard this album. It was the summer I graduated high school, and from the moment I first heard the song "Route 101" on the radio, I knew right away which album would be the next to join my collection!

The album is divided roughly into two sections: side one is the ballad collection and side two steps it up a few notches with six of the most upbeat, rhythmic songs Herb has ever committed to wax. His trumpet seems to take on a life of it's own, and has the ability to transport the listener to a special time in his life. Anyone who thinks instrumental music can't convey a message or feeling must listen to this album! Alpert is a master of his instrument, which he so obviously loves. It's no wonder "Route 101" was a top forty hit.

Herb Alpert is now seventy-five years old and still recording. He's been there for me all my life, taking me to places I've never been, and in turn, allowing me show my true feelings without fear. There's no better gift an artist can give us.

Really, this album is like the weather in California - intoxicating. Fandango is a fun rythmic lark, while Margarita is sweet and Route 101 makes you want to hop in the convertible in late afternoon and just soak it in. Most of the tunes on this album are just great driving tunes with driving beats. Since Californians are so into their cars it almost makes you think this was recorded in a car. Great, great album!

Kevin Brett
CEO, Kevin Brett Studios, Inc.
Author: "The Way of the Martial Artist: Achieving Success in Martial Arts and in Life"
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