Interpreta a los Otros

Track Listings

1. Noche Criolla

2. Tu Partida

3. Canción del Corazón

4. Aunque Tengas Razón

5. Interesada

6. Adiós de Carrasco

7. Qué Te Pasa Corazón

8. Gabino Barrera

9. Bohemio de Mi Barrio

10. Adiós a Pedro Infante

11. No Niegues Que Me Quisiste

12. Gardenia (Huapango)

13. Son Amores

14. No Me Digas Nada

Interpreta a los Otros,José Alfredo Jiménez,Sony International,Latin,Mexican,Ranchera,Regional Mexican

Tracks:

Noche Criolla
Tu Partida
Canciel Coraz
Aunque Tengas Raz
Interesada
Adie Carrasco
Que Pasa Coraz
Gabino Barrera
Bohemio de Mi Barrio
Adi Pedro Infante
No Niegues Que Me Quisiste
Gardenia (Huapango)
Son Amores
No Me Digas Nada

Customer Reviews:

Pride and passion.......2003-12-11

Someone, namely Consuelo Nunez, came up with a good idea for a posthumous CD featuring Jose Alfredo Jimenez or as he is widely known by the the apodo(nickname) of El Rey, to interpret others songs. It seems there are literally dozens of artists who have released discs with the title of "Interprets Jose Alfredo Jimenez" or some thing to that effect. It is a novel idea since El Rey was known for his prolific writting skills and is generally considered to be one of Mexico's greatest composers of popular music or as it known properly by as, ranchera music. This is a beautiful compilation of songs written by others including another prolific Mexican composer, Agustin Lara, who wrote "Noche Criolla" that is featured on this disc. The disc features 14 songs and curiously enough one is written by El Rey entitled "No Me Digas Nada" from 1951 which closes out the disc. I was pleased to find this particular song since it is not in my somewhat extensive Jose Alfredo collection. The song begins with a melancholy tone that features a romantic hybrid sound that is a cross between a cha cha cha and a tango that picks up the pace with some nice violin work and an old time trio chorus that compliments the voice of El Rey for a different and most interesting result. Another "different" song is "La Interesada" which has a comical beat that goes thump-thump-thump in one-two-step fashion punctuated by a constant scratching of a rasp with the inolvidable(unforgetable) voice of El Rey. I think that the voice of El Rey is the highlight of this CD although the musicianship(probably Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan) is superb throughout. El Rey demostrates his passion and his range that fluctuates between a deep baritone and a fine tenor occasionally hitting the upper registers for even more impact. His voice is one of those that pleads and cajoles the listener bringing the lyrics and stories of the songs to life. His music is cinematic. At times he is all but crying with such conviction and emotion in his voice that even if you do not speak Spanish the music will impact you. To a non Spanish speaker it is the type of music that will make you ask what is he saying? On this disc Jose Alfredo aptly demonstates that he can reach deep within even if the song is not his. These are mostly songs from early on in his career(1951-60) and his voice never sounded better.On "Bohemio De Mi Barrio" the music is a haunting bolero that is once again backed by a trio for a wonderful effect. There is a song entitled "Adios a Pedro Infante" that is a wonderful homage to the late great star of Mexican cinema and singing fame Pedro infante. It begins with a sort of taps before El Rey belts one out. The lyrics are a beautiful tribute honoring the man in song. There are no credits given but there is woman singing in duo and solo in a style that sounds like Lucha Villa or Amalia Mendoza.It is a thing of sheer beauty. The huapango "La Gardenia" is a rousing song that has El Rey reaching for the high notes in a style reminiscent of Miguel Aceves Mejia with a nice trio again doing the back up work. An extremely curious addition to this compilation is "Son Amorres" or as English speaking audiences might recognize it as "That's Amore." The song made famous to American audiences in the fifties by Dean Martin sounds about as corny in Spanish as it does in English but somehow El Rey manages to make it palpable. If you are a collector of Jose Alfredo music than I would definitely recommend this disc for the unique qualities it has to offer over the other gazillion compilations out there of Jose Alfredo. Great stuff even if you are not a collector because the voice of El Rey was one that oozed emotion and passion. Included are a couple of nice black and white photographs including an exceptional portrait of El Rey . The songs are in typical 1950's Lp under three minute song format style for a running time of 40:12.

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