Acapulco Holiday

• Artist: Roberto Delgado
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1972
• Total Time: 35:55
• Genre: Easy Listening

Review

Acapulco Holiday gives Roberto Delgado and his Orchestra the opportunity to work their exotica magic on Mexican repertoire, mostly traditional material in a feel-good mariachi style. As usual, his soloists are in capable form, playfully riffing on the familiar themes while drummer Rolf Ahrens, in typically understated fashion, keeps things moving forward. There are nice reworkings of Pérez Prado's "Suby Universitario" and José De Jesús Morales' maudlin "Ahora y Siempre"; some of the other chestnuts -- "Amopola," "Cielito Lindo," "Estrellita," "La Malaguena," "La Bamba" -- are performed competently, but not con gusto by any means (die-hard fans should know that these are different arrangements than the versions on Along Mexican Highways). Delgado steps up with a couple of excellent new arrangements. "El Rascapetate" ends side one in a flurry of marimbas and vibraphone, and the album finishes with a sprightly version "El Jarabe Tapatiom," showing guitar wizard Ladi Geisler swapping choruses with Herb Geller on flute and Delgado's typically perky xylophone and piano. A reasonable entry in the Delgado catalog. ~ Laurie Mercer, Rovi

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