EL Chicano - 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
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Artist: EL ChicanoEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-09-28
Music Label: Geffen Records
Soundtracks:
- Viva Tirado
- Brown Eyed Girl
- El Cayuco
- Tell Her She's Lovely
- The Latin One
- Sabor a Mi
- Juntos
- (Se Fue Mi) Cha Chita
- Cubano Chant
- Cantaloupe Island
- Ahora Si
- Gringo en Mexico
Music reviews of 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
Music Review: Not Santana, but that's cool
Rating: 5 Stars
These guys are obviously going to be compared to the much better-known band Santana, and they're similar in their Latin-Caribbean jazz-and blues-influenced percussion-infused music. Some of the tunes, like "Juntos" sound very much like Santana. They are not a Santana rip-off since both bands formed about the same time; in El Chicano's case, East LA (War's old neighborhood) in the late '60s. The band does not have a guitarist that can compare to the incomparable Carlos Santana (although Mickey Lespron has been compared to jazz guitar great Wes Montgomery), nor an organist as powerful as Gregg Rolie in Santana's glory days, but they harmonized better than Santana, seemed to take a few more chances at least early on, and their music can stand on its own. The jazz influence here is strong.
The CD kicks off with their version of jazz pianist Gerald Wilson's instrumental "Viva Tirado", a Top 40 tune and an enormous hit in the LA area in 1970 with its haunting organ and guitar, followed by the completely different take on the Van Morrison classic "Brown Eyed Girl", which can be compared to a Latino version of Jimmy Buffett's rendition of the number. "El Cayuco", written by Tito Puente, and "The Latin One" can both be compared to Santana's "Dance Sister Dance" (which came out later); with the ending to "The Latin One" clearly inspired by Santana's "Savor".
Their best-known hit nationwide, "Tell Her She's Lovely", which made the Top 40 in 1972, is one of the few cuts on the CD with words. "Sabor A Mi" is a dreamy Spanish-language love song that sticks out a bit on this CD. "(Se Fue Mi) Cha Chita" starts out and has the same kind of beat as "Viva Tirado" but has strings and is an easy-on-the-ears piece. "Cubano Chant" starts off with a slow organ solo and builds to a moderately-paced instrumental, and when Lespon's guitar kicks in midway through, brings the tune all together.
"Canteloupe Island", written by Herbie Hancock, is a percussion-enriched number with B3 organ work that reminded me of jazz-soul organist Brother Jack McDuff. "Ahora Si" is a bi-lingual anti-war message; this band was not afraid to express itself politically or, in the words of the liner notes, "reflect the realities of the Mexican American experience"; not unlike War. "Gringo En Mexico", written by Wendy Waldman, has horns and strings with a mariachi beat; that's certainly different.
Call them a jazzy version of Santana, but don't call them "poor man's Santana". These guys could play. Obviously one to get if you like jazz or Latin music.
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