Mike
Active Member
Sometimes I find myself so impressed and excited about an album that I can’t contain my emotions. “Fandango” is such an album. Last weekend I purchased a portable CD player and this morning while walking to work I listened to “Fandango” (CD-R copy of my LP). What a masterpiece -- strings, percussion, keyboards, background vocals, Julius Wechter on marimba and of course Herb Alpert playing trumpet -- the orchestration is brilliant. Heck, I even got goose bumps a few times. I must have looked like a geek because more than once I found myself waving my arms as if I was conducting the orchestra, especially when the string section would come in. I can’t point to any one song in particular as being a stand out; instead I consider the whole album as a single performance, similar to attending a classical music concert. When the last number was finished, which is the “Latin Medley”, I felt privileged to have listened and applauded. What a way to walk to work!
If any of Herb’s albums were ever going to be re-mastered and reissued, I would certainly hope “Fandango” is at the head of the list.
If any of Herb’s albums were ever going to be re-mastered and reissued, I would certainly hope “Fandango” is at the head of the list.