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7. Tres Tristes Tigres

8. Negra Interesada

9. Atarantado

10. Bobo de la Yuca

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Average customer rating:

Good background music, but a little tame for latin
Don't Bother!
A mood-lifter!
A great CD from the Pops
I agree with the music fan from Mexico

Latin Album

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Encore! / Lockhart, Boston Pops

ASIN: B00004WFO2
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

Malambo From Estancia
Oblivion
Granada
El Salon Mexico
Perfidia
Mi Cambio
Jalousie (Tango Tzigane)
Dansa Brasileira
Mambo Jambo (Mambo Jambo/El Cumbanchero)
Huapango
Ay, Ay, Ay
Cumbias
Batuque
Son De La Negra

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Even their harshest critics can't accuse Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops of not trying to have fun. On The Latin Album, they tackle a repertoire that includes big-band favorites and compositions from Piazzolla, Perez Prado, and Aaron Copland (in the form of El Salon México). These are mostly dance tunes, filled with crashing percussion, Latin rhythms, and familiar melodies. To their credit, the Boston Pops get this fiesta right about half the time--opening with Alberto Ginastera's "Malambo," they set a furious, rollicking mood that's heavy on the percussion. They shine on Jacob Gade's "Jalousie" (an early hit for Lockhart predecessor Arthur Fiedler) and on the more atmospheric "Mi Cambio" by César Villalobos. Unfortunately, their arrangement of Piazzolla's "Oblivion" is about as subtle as the music found in soap operas (and about as exciting) and "Perfidia" is a disappointment, "smooth" but hardly sultry. Still, the Pops know how to play their brassy, rhythmic showpieces, and the recorded sound here is excellent. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Good background music, but a little tame for latin.......2002-08-19

I expected a little more action. I tend to think of mariachi and I got village pan pipes.

Don't Bother!.......2002-04-15

I bought this CD at a stoop sale for one dollar, and then sold it at a stoop sale for a dollar or two. I am very glad that I did not pay full price (or even half price) for it. I did not think it was a bad CD, but a bland CD. Every track on it I have heard performed better elsewhere. They are like Muzak versions of great Latin works.

A mood-lifter!.......2001-03-29

Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, and the guest artists have a hit in this one! I can almost forget the snow outside when I listen to it. I loved "Jalousie!" And Mariachi Cobre stands out on "Granada" and "Son de la Negra." Five star tracks, both of them, with Steve Carrillo's great vocal work on "Granada" and the spirited interchange between the Pops and Mariachi Cobre's brass sections in "Son de la Negra." Purists may object to the combination of Latin music and an orchestra, but I think it's a treat!

A great CD from the Pops.......2001-02-07