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I used to when I was growing up but I can't say I'll go out of my way to hear it today.I never really liked the song,
Actually, I initially prepared a four-way shoot out with Nick De Caro's version. However, I could not find a source for Nick's version and given that B66's version was part of a medley, I decided to can the idea.You could've also included Brasil 66's version from Herb Alpert Presents (though it is a medley with "One Note Samba")
Yes, I suppose so.It's not even a medley--it's randomly throwing a few bars from "Spanish Flea" into the bridge of "One Note Samba".
I grew up hearing it, so it doesn't bother me quite as much. But after hearing the proper version (which includes Sergio's original version on the Quiet Nights LP, which has the same opening vamp), it doesn't sound right.Yes, I suppose so.
(I never liked that bit, actually -- the only thing about their debut LP that always rubbed me the wrong way. Finally, after years of annoyance I pulled out my trusty GarageBand and snipped that useless buh doh buh doh dweet dweet dah doo stuff outta there and cut right to the end. Whammo! 1:01 of pure One Note Samba bliss -- and a cool night-cap way to end an extraordinary LP.)
I agree with Bob 100%. I grew tired of the TJB version of "Spanish Flea" about 45 years ago and do not want to listen to it again. So to my ears the Baja version is new, interesting, refreshing, welcome and preferable. But if Cecil Taylor or Ornette Coleman had a version of Spanish Flea, I'd probably prefer that as well.Herb's version was cool for about the first 100 times I played it but now I don't ever want to hear it again. I can't say I love Julius' version that much but there's so much going on you always hear something new there.
The preferred Sergio version:Yes, I suppose so.
(I never liked that bit, actually -- the only thing about their debut LP that always rubbed me the wrong way. Finally, after years of annoyance I pulled out my trusty GarageBand and snipped that useless buh doh buh doh dweet dweet dah doo stuff outta there and cut right to the end. Whammo! 1:01 of pure One Note Samba bliss -- and a cool night-cap way to end an extraordinary LP.)
Same when I saw them in San Diego years ago at Anthology.But I guess it makes sense....it gives Lani one more Sergio tune to do, and it gets one of the TJB "greatest hits" out of the way.