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Don Santiago Jimenez, Sr.  Main Performer

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1 La Duena de la Llave Jimenez 2:57
2 La Tuna Jimenez 2:20
3 Eres un Encanto Jimenez 2:21
4 Antonia de Mis Amores Jimenez 3:35
5 El Satelite DAR [Composer]/Jime 2:26
6 Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio Jimenez 2:51
7 El Primer Beso Jimenez 2:19
8 Las Godornises Jimenez 2:32
9 Vive Feliz Jimenez 3:44
10 Los Gallineros Jimenez 2:18
11 Zulema Jimenez 2:37
12 Que Bonito Este Querer Jimenez 2:47
13 Dices Pescao Jimenez 2:33
14 La Tuna Jimenez 2:24
15 La Luisita Jimenez 2:34
16 Atotonilco Jimenez 3:06
17 Marfa Jimenez 2:51
18 Gran Polka Moderna Jimenez 2:43
19 Calabazas a Mi Negra Jimenez 2:51
20 Comadre, Tengame el Niño Jimenez 2:56
21 Sal Si Puede   2:28
22 Vengo a Ver Unos Ojos   2:38
23 El Aguacero   2:28
24 La Madera   2:26
25 Tenmela Hay   2:22
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His First and Last Recordings

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Arhoolie

Style: Zydeco

His First and Last Recordings

UPC: 096297041420

Release Date: 05/12/2009

Original Release Date: 05/12/2009

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [La Duena de la Llave, La Tuna, Eres un Encanto, Antonia de Mis Amores, El Satelite, Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio, El Primer Beso, Las Godornises, Vive Feliz, Los Gallineros, Zulema, Que Bonito Este Querer, Dices Pescao, La Tuna, La Luisita, Atotonilco, Marfa, Gran Polka Moderna, Calabazas a Mi Negra, Comadre, Tengame el Niño, Sal Si Puede, Vengo a Ver Unos Ojos, El Aguacero, La Madera, Tenmela Hay]
Contributors:

Eugene Chadbourne

Contrasting early and later recordings by an artist has worked well for Arhoolie with its Norteno series, although the difference in this case is not nearly as drastic as with the Esteban Jordan set. Unlike Jordan, who followed a kind of adventure in modernizing traditional music and bringing in many outside influences, the senior member of the Jimenez clan (not counting grandfather Patricio, a turn of the century accordion star) stuck to the traditions pretty much his entire career. The biggest contrast here turns out to be in recording quality, a factor that can sometimes make great differences in how one perceives music. The recordings from the '30s are typical of the kind of revolutionary North Texas fusion music of that day and age, in this case the combination being Mexican ranchera songs and German accordion techniques. Although the accordion cuts through any and all primitive recordings, other instruments in the ensemble such as the wonderful bajo sexto are only present in some of their frequencies. On the modern recordings, one hears every nuance in the playing and the complex rhythms set up by secondary sounds, such as strings slapping against soundboards and picks tapping against the fretboard, that combine to create a sound that is tantalizing. The soulful singing and good-natured feeling to the music makes it a pleasure to listen to no matter how much or little of the Spanish lyrics are understandable to the listener. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi

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