julius wechter

If you have a Twitter account, let's contact Universal Music Japan (@UNIVERSAL_J) asking for more BAJA back catalog to be released on CD. You can RE-TWEET my message to them or send your own. My Twitter address follows:

A day late, but not a peso short, this is the 50th Anniversary of Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band! I have been in contact with the Wechter Family and not only are we going to try to get more of their back catalog released, but we're going to get more photos and videos made available to...

Up above Rubens Bassini. A random swimmer/surfer? Or a wayward Baja on the wrong album? :) Harry

Does anyone here happen to subscribe to the "Jack Benny Times?" I don't, but I am on the Jack Benny Fan Club email list (the Times is the club's newsletter). Anyway, the newest issue of the Times is just out and apparently has "memories from Cissy and David Wechter" in it, according to the...

For what it's worth...I was watching an old Lawrence Welk show on PBS over the week-end...it was titled The Irish Show, a tribute to St Paddy's day from 1979. To my surprise, during the first band number, there's Bernie Fleischer sitting in the sax section. Mostly during the show he played flute...

From 1969 Baja Marimba Band TV Special on KCOP in Los Angeles. Jack Benny in a guest cameo with Cissy Wechter as the Cocktail Waitress. Video courtesy of David Wechter.

Jerry Moss, Julius Wechter, Herb Alpert & Gil Friesen.

Well, it's the 1st of December and here in Connecticut, we're getting some light snow - so it's not too early to start with Christmas greetings:

Julius Wechter fans might enjoy my latest bit of jazz research on the background of Jazz:West records and the album featuring the Julius Wechter Quartet. I also discuss his unissued quintet session that was slated for release on Intro Records. There are other details that set the discography...

I am happy to have worked on a new two hour radio special saluting Julius Wechter. It was great to re-visit so many fun tunes and arrangements. The special will air twice this weekend (10/6 & 10/7) on AM 1510 KSPA in the Inland Empire, and AM 1450 KFSD in San Diego. The show airs Saturday at...

Newsflash: David Wechter has found more lost BAJA tapes! The tracks are being reviewed for possible future release. Order your copy of "Lazy Days" at www.Kritzerland.com - show your support for the release of more Julius Wechter music.

The Baja Marimbas LAZY DAYS Produced by Bruce Kimmel Songs: 1. We're Off To See The Wizard (Areln/Harburg) - 2:56 2. Baja Noce (Julius Wechter) - 6:29 3. But Not For Me (George and Ira Gershwin) - 5:23 4. Say "Si Si" (Lecuona/Stillman/Lubin) - 5:19 5. Shorty (Julie Greenberg) - 5:42 6. Lazy...

Great news! The long awaited re-issue of The Baja Marimbas CD is due out soon. The title has been changed to LAZY DAYS. Here is the link: www.kritzerland.com

Bruce Kimmel announced on Haines His Way yesterday that New Deal is finally about to see the light of day on Kritzerland, with some new bonus tracks. Cover will be different than the original release.

JULIUS WECHTER & THE BAJA MARIMBA BAND FOURSIDER A&M SP-3523 Track listing: Side One 1. COMIN IN THE BACK DOOR (Scott Turner) 2:16 2. SPANISH FLEA (Julius Wechter) 2:20 3. FOR ANIMALS ONLY (Julius Wechter) 2:06 4. RHODE ISLAND RED (David Wells) 2:41 5. BIG RED (Frank De Vito) 2:16 6...

I just received the following notification from CD Japan: ********************************************* UICY-75145 Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band/Those Were The Days [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)][SHM-CD] [Limited Release] CDA 2667 yen US$34/77.85 Release Date:2012/03/07...

I'm very pleased to announce the creation of the official Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band Facebook page. Julius' son, David, has given the Family's approval of the project. At this point, we are still "under construction," but there is a lot to see. I'm adding material daily and hope to...

Here is something fun for Julius Wechter fans:

I found a label on the internet for a Canadian release of the song, Man That's Coffee it was issued in Canada on A&M 300X. The song apparently was created for this commercial. Can't figure how to attach a JPEG to this message or I would. I call your attention this this song as it does not appear...

Julius Wechter and the Baja Marimba Band Those Were The Days A&M SP-4167 Tracks: Side One 1. FLYIN' HIGH (Jimmy Borden) 2:09 2. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME (Kahn-Schwandt-Andree) 2:24 3. BIG RED (Frank DeVito) 2:11 4. HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE (Lennon-McCartney) 3:25 5. THOSE WERE THE...

Years ago, I transferred all of the A&M Baja Marimba Band material to CD using a standalone CD recorder and some fairly clean albums. At the time I made these, only the DIGITALLY MASTERED BEST and the Collectors Choice CDs existed commonly, so whenever a track from one of those came up I used...

For a long time now I have been trying to figure out what Baja Marimba Band track was used as Ben Hunter's Movie Matinee theme. Ben was on Noon to 2:30 M-F on KTTV Ch. 11 here in so Cal up until his death in 1980. Anyone from the LA area have any suggestions as to what tune it might have been...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O0gomlvjjc Short but sweet...

Here is something that I'd like to share with you. The audio is something that I edited together a few years back and then later, I decided to create the video to go along with it. So to honor our late friend, the incomparable Julius Wechter, here is the BAJA MEGAMIX.