Esquivel and His Orchestra

LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPs

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

Mexican band leader, pianist, and composer for television and films, Juan García Esquivel (1918-2002) is recognized today as one of the foremost exponents of a sophisticated style of largely instrumental music that combines elements of lounge music and jazz with Latin flavors. Sometimes labeled “The King of Space Age Pop” and “The Busby Berkeley of Cocktail Music”, Esquivel is regarded as a primary figure in the development of the late 1950s-early 1960s quirky instrumental pop that became known (in retrospect) as “Space Age Bachelor Pad Music”. His distinctive and idiosyncratic orchestrations have been featured in several films, including the Coen brothers’ The Big Lebowski (1998).

JUAN GARCÍA ESQUIVEL, piano, arranger, conductor & His Orchestra.
Vocals by the Randy Van Horne Group.
Original sessions produced by Johnnie Camacho.
Hollywood, January 27-29, 1958.

(*) BONUS TRACK:
JUAN GARCÍA ESQUIVEL, piano, arranger, conductor
& His Orchestra. Hollywood, July 8, 1959.

SIDE A:

01 GRANADA
02 BEGIN THE BEGUINE
03 NIGHT AND DAY
04 POINCIANA
05 PLAYFULLY
06 ADIÓS

SIDE B:

01 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
02 NATURE BOY
03 MAGIC IS THE MOONLIGHT
04 SPEAK LOW
05 BALLERINA
06 IT HAD TO BE YOU
07 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU (*)

(*) BONUS TRACK