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JUST PLAIN COOOOOOOOOOL.

09/01/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I FOUND SONGS THAT I HAD NOT HEARD IN YEARS THAT BROUGHT BACK GREAT MEMORIES. YOU MUST CHECK OUT THE CAL TJADER CUT "SOUL SAUCE". GOOD THING IT'S ON CD INSTEAD OF TAPE, I WOULD HAVE WORN IT OUT ON THAT PARTICULAR SONG."

Latin Lounge Lizards

09/25/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"There is more to latin lounge than Herb Alpert and the south of the border sound. The latin influence from various parts of South America -- especially Brazil -- was huge in the 50's and 60's because of its creative styling, exotic beat(s)and the many dance crazes it spawned (Mambo, Rumba, Cha-Cha, etc). This CD features two of the biggest hits of the era; The Girl from Ipanema and Guantanamera. Both are fondly and easily recollected, but this retrospective also introduces Xavier Cugat and Esquivel to the listener, along with Sergio Mendes and the Baja Marimba Band. The last two bands vied with senior Alpert for popularity in the mid-60's."