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Tejano Roots
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Flaco with Los Caminantes:
Flaco Jiménez: accordion and vocals, Henry Zimmerle: bajo sexto and vocals, Roberto Cadena: vocals, Roger Herrera: drums, Mike Garza: bass.
The selections on this CD represent the best of Flaco Jiménez's very first recordings, made when he was playing with Los Caminantes, at the young age of sixteen. All selections were originally recorded and produced by Hymie Wolf for his RIO label in San Antonio, Texas, between 1956 and 1958.
This is a gem for any lover of Tejano music, especially for those who enjoy the old time rancheras, polkas, and boleros of this vintage. These recordings showcase the teenage Flaco as a remarkably fluid and accomplished accordionist. "Flaco's First," is an excellent tribute to this GRAMMY award winning artist as it captures Flaco in his raw , rootsy, beginnings. Historical value aside, this could be the soundtrack to any South Texas romance, an engaging reminiscence that evokes a time when sharp dressed young Tejano slicksters courted their sweethearts to these tunes.
Warning: Considerable distortion can be heard due to the technology used at the time these recordings were made.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) 1. Recuerdos De Saginaw 2. Contigo No Mas 3. Nochecita 4. Mis Penas 5. Alma Enamorada 6. Me Siento Abandonado 7. Tratando Con Otro 8. La Complicada 9. Corazon Humano 10. Esta Noche Me La Paso Vacilando 11. Ya No Le Hagas Corazon 12. Falsa Promesa 13. Estando Yo Contigo 14. El Circo 15. Paloma Sin Nido 16. Negra Traicion 17. Nunca Pense 18. Se Acabo Mi Amor 19. Solito Lloro 20. Cartas Marcadas 21. Tienes Que Ser Mia 22. Corazon De Hierro 23. Ya Nunca Vuelvas 24. Siempre Hace Frio 25. Nada Perdi 26. Nuestros Amigos 27. Raquel Polka 28. Te Pido Que Me Quieras 29. Zancudo Electrico 30. Quisiera Verte |
REVIEW “The ability to make archival music available for popular consumption, in clean-sounding renditions, is one of the great side benefits of the CD revolution. It's especially fun to enter the vaults of long-forgotten regional labels to sample the original recordings of now-celebrated artists and audibly witness the long-buried roots of their music. Arhoolie is a company noted for discovering and re-releasing such valuable material, as well as repackaging obscure ethnic and regional fare. Early Cajun and border music is well represented in the Arhoolie catalog. In these two albums, originally made in the '50s for the RIO and Khoury labels, we get to hear the first recordings of young bayou fiddler Dewey Balfa and conjunto accordion legend Flaco Jimenez, as members of Elise Deshotel's ensemble and Los Caminantes, respectively. Both would go on to influence their musical genres in ways that would make these recordings little more than footnotes in long, successful careers. But fans will get a kick out of hearing the raw enthusiasm and unpolished musicality in evidence here. History is rarely this much of a hoot.”(Gary Dretzka — Chicago Tribune) |
