A Taste of Tequila

A Taste of Tequila
Studio album by Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass
Released	1966
Recorded	December 1965 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	24:38
Label	World Pacific WP 1839
Producer	Richard Bock
Chet Baker chronology
Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) A Taste of Tequila (1966) Hats Off (1966)

A Taste of Tequila is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass recorded in 1965 and released on the World Pacific label.^[1]

Reception

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "During 1965-1966, he cut six remarkably commercial throwaways for the once viable World Pacific label. A Taste of Tequila was the first, featuring Baker's unenthusiastic solos on ten poppish tunes while joined by the Mariachi Brass, a rather weak derivative of the Tijuana Brass".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Flowers on the Wall" (Lew DeWitt) - 2:19
2. "Tequila" (Chuck Rio) - 2:06
3. "Mexico" (Boudleaux Bryant) - 2:14
4. "Cuando Calienta el Sol" (Rafael Gaston Perez) - 2:44
5. "Hot Toddy" (Ralph Flanagan, Herb Hendler) - 2:12
6. "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:10
7. "Speedy Gonzales" (Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee, David Hess) - 2:36
8. "Come a Little Bit Closer" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell) - 2:52
9. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins) - 3:10
10. "La Bamba" (Traditional) - 2:15

Personnel

• Chet Baker - flugelhorn
• Tony Terran - trumpet
• The Mariachi Brass
• Jack Nitzsche - arranger, conductor

References