Roberto Delgado - Along Mexican Highways 2

Mexican music was one of Delgado's best. More than 50% of his big band was "brassy". Rich Mexican "mariachi" sound. Enjoy an LP that remains fresh and delightful though recorded almost half a century ago.

It is always amazing how well these LPs preserve the crisp sound after all these years. Mr. Delgado teaches here a "lesson of mexican style" for big orchestra.

While volume one of Along Mexican Highways was a tribute to the popular mariachi brought to pop prominence by Herb Alpert and Julius Wechter, Along Mexican Highways, Vol. 2 finds Roberto Delgado and his top-notch crew successfully exploring a wider range of Mexican folk banda, incorporating grupero, bolero, and marimba, while continuing to explore mariachi and other ranchera styles. The results are terrific – this is a bold, expressive record, with top-notch arrangements played with spirited proficiency and warm understanding. The horns are confident and sassy, harmonizing voices and strings in perfect balance alongside impeccable guitar and bass, while ringing trumpets, cheerful marimbas and impeccable guitar leads swirl around the melodies. Delgado never visited the new world, so his understanding of all this was second-hand at best; that this record feels so happily authentic is direct testament to just how talented and flexible the Hamburg hit machine was, and is highly recommended to easy listening fans looking for a little soulful Mexican schlager.

TRACKLIST
01. Mexicana
02. El Rancho Grande
03. Contigo en la Distianca
04. Las Alazanas
05. El Colas
06. El Solado de Levita
07. Adios Mariquita Linda
08. Las Mananitas
09. El Palomo
10. La Sangudunga
11. Cancion Mixteca
12. Guadalajara
13. Negra Consentida
14. Adios, Mi Chaparita