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Luis Arcaraz | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: RCA Intl
• ASIN: B00005KJ0T
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #640,846 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Viajera

2. Prisionero del Mar

3. Muñequita de Squire

4. Homenaje a Glenn Miller: Serenata en Azul/Adios/Kalamazoo/In the Mood

5. Historia de un Amor

6. Caravan (La Caravana)

7. Cancion de Septiembre (September Song)

8. Que Vuelva a Mi

9. Celos (Jealousy)

10. Laura

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Bonita

2. Son Dos Amantes

3. Di Que No

4. Tiempo Tempestuoso (Stormy Weather)

5. As de Corazones

6. Buena y Mala

7. Todo Lo Que Tu Eres (All the Things You Are)

8. Alma de Mi Alma

9. Dulce

10. Sombra Verde

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Big Band Music!, October 29, 2002

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Latin Music Lover "larosaboricua" (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mejor De Rca Victor (Audio CD)

Downbeat magazine named Luis Arcaraz's Band one of the five best in the world. This CD includes 20 great instrumental numbers with fabulous renditions of standards like Stormy Weather, Stranger in Paradise, Because of You, and Johnson Rag. I've never cared much for "Love Letters in the Sand," but when this band plays it, Wow! The remaining 20 numbers are Latin boleros, sung by Luis himself, and most composed by him. The band is so good that you really don't need to understand Spanish to appreciate these songs. My husband doesn't know Spanish and he loves this CD. In fact, we love to dance to it! This CD displays the immense talent of Luis Arcaraz -- composer, singer, big band leader. The liner notes list composers and the date of each recording. I wish it had more information on the wonderful musicians in the band.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great Latin American big band, November 28, 2001

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Etalu Oilito "compas36" (San Jose, Costa Rica) - See all my reviews

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Somewhere along the tracks of Ray Anthony, Glenn Miller and even Billy May, the sound of Luis Arcaraz emerges as good as theirs but also as personal and unique. This splendid band whose original recordings are so well captured in the present collection, representative of the late 50's and early 60's music, is a must for those of us who enjoyed that epoch and for those who love and admire their magic melodies and rhythms. Arcaraz is able to produce a perfect homage to Glenn Miller in sound and brilliance, but not a single American band could do the same for Luis: They would lack his Latin touch, his crooner voice and the inspiration that gave us songs as Viajera (Traveler) or Munequita de Squire (Squire Little Doll). If you like big band sound, Latin American music or both, this album is perfect. You will not be disappointed.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of Luis Alcaraz, August 8, 2008

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P. J. Catinchi Martinez (Puerto Rico, USA) - See all my reviews
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I only told you this is the best orchestra and singer of the 40/50 years.