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For Crosby, his love affair with Latin songs began with a few recordings he made with Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra in the late 1920s. By the 1930s, he was performing with The Rhythm Boys at The Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles and by 1936 he had a Merrie Melodies cartoon character, Bingo Crosbyana, to exemplify his love for all things Latin.
El Señor Bing makes great use of the deep tones of Crosby’s voice, but it’s the accompanying Billy May Orchestra that really makes things soar.
Includes: Malaguena - Andalucia - Amapola - Ramona- Cuban Love Song - Marta - My Shawl - Down Argentine way - and many more!!!
El Señor Bing was recorded on June 22 and June 23 1960 in Hollywood, but it wasn’t officially released until October of 1961.
As a complete album, El Señor Bing isn’t one of Crosby’s strongest efforts but it does well to convey his affection for Latin music all the same.
“In the Still of the Night,” the Cole Porter number, is giving light splashes of horn and delicate percussion. It melts into the senior’s home favourite “I Could Have Danced All Night” with tenderness and the same flourishes of horn keep the track moving.
“Heavenly Night” is another number of note. Done with galloping percussion, “Heavenly Night” is derived from “Cielito Lindo” and flows nicely into the Xavier Cugat-inspired “My Shawl.”
Overall, this LP of El Señor Bing hits the mark. El Señor Bing is a must-have for true collectors.
