Mariachi Brass, Chet Baker - A Taste of Tequila

Styles: West Coast Jazz, Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 25:50
Size: 59,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:21)  1. Flowers on the Wall
(2:09)  2. Tequila
(2:15)  3. Mexico
(2:45)  4. Cuando Calienta El Sol
(2:09)  5. Hot Toddy
(3:12)  6. 24 Hours to Tulsa
(2:36)  7. Speedy Gonzales
(2:53)  8. Come a Little Bit Closer
(3:13)  9. El Paso
(2:12) 10. La Bamba

After returning to the United States in 1964, Chet Baker recorded a fine album for Colpix, two for Limelight, and five (during a busy week) for Prestige. However, after that string, it would be until 1974 before the trumpeter recorded anything else worthwhile. During 1965-1966, he cut six remarkably commercial throwaways for the once viable World Pacific label. A Taste of Tequila was the first, featuring Baker's unenthusiastic solos on ten poppish tunes while joined by the Mariachi Brass, a rather weak derivative of the Tijuana Brass. Jack Nitzsche's arrangements must have sounded a bit corny even at the time. This LP is only recommended to listeners who are curious to hear how Baker (who exclusively played flügelhorn during this period even though he is pictured on the back cover of the album on trumpet) would sound playing "Tequila," "Hot Toddy," and "La Bamba." ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-taste-of-tequila-mw0000865288

A Taste of Tequila

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