http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44128&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe man who foreshadowed the Space Age Bachelor Pad fad, Esquivel was resurrected from thrift store obscurity by retro-trolling bands of the '90s who declared his over-the-top style hip. A pianist and composer, Esquivel started his professional career in the 1940s in Mexico City, where he performed on radio and learned to improvise. He led a typical large orchestra in the '50s (heavy on the brass) that included as many as five singers and Latin percussion. He employed unusual techniques such as changing tempos, experimenting with stereo, and integrating strange instruments including the theremin, bass accordion, donkey jaw, Jew's harp, and a 24-bongo set called boom-bams. His compositions were like no other. Esquivel scored for countless television and film programs during his long career, but remains revered for his cocktail-friendly work of the '50s, which was heavy on the cha cha and Mambo. Ultimately, his allure is based on musical wackiness and the subconscious notion that it might all just be a joke. - Robert LeaverVintage Loungeen720Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:21:01 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44128&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss The man who foreshadowed the Space Age Bachelor Pad fad, Esquivel was resurrected from thrift store obscurity by retro-trolling bands of the '90s who declared his over-the-top style hip. A pianist and composer, Esquivel started his professional career in the 1940s in Mexico City, where he performed on radio and learned to improvise. He led a typical large orchestra in the '50s (heavy on the brass) that included as many as five singers and Latin percussion. He employed unusual techniques such as changing tempos, experimenting with stereo, and integrating strange instruments including the theremin, bass accordion, donkey jaw, Jew's harp, and a 24-bongo set called boom-bams. His compositions were like no other. Esquivel scored for countless television and film programs during his long career, but remains revered for his cocktail-friendly work of the '50s, which was heavy on the cha cha and Mambo. Ultimately, his allure is based on musical wackiness and the subconscious notion that it might all just be a joke. - Robert Leaver http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2003473&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 2003473 tra.2003473 Esquivel art.44128 0.0 Merry Xmas From The Space-Age Bachelor Pad alb.244414 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/2/5/395261_170x170.jpg 2002-09-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Auld Lang Syne (Adios From Esquivel!) tra.2003473 50000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2003473&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2003473&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2003470&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 2003470 tra.2003470 Esquivel art.44128 0.0 Merry Xmas From The Space-Age Bachelor Pad alb.244414 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00:00:00.0 true Johnson Rag tra.740392 132000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.740392&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.740392&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065328&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 2065328 tra.2065328 Esquivel art.44128 0.0 Other Worlds, Other Sounds - Four Corners of the World alb.212218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/8/0/310842_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Night and Day tra.2065328 157000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065328&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065328&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27837262&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 27837262 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27837260&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27837266&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 27837266 tra.27837266 Esquivel art.44128 0.99 Esquivel Remixed alb.27824476 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/2/5/1635264_170x170.jpg 2008-04-11 00:00:00.0 2008-04-11 00:00:00.0 true Besame Mucho tra.27837266 176000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27837266&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27837266&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30748578&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 30748578 tra.30748578 Esquivel art.44128 0.99 Esquivel Orquestas de Oro alb.30739537 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/1/2/1/1841215_170x170.jpg 2009-10-19 00:00:00.0 2009-10-19 00:00:00.0 true I Get a Kick Out Of You tra.30748578 158000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30748578&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30748578&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.740408&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Tue, 24 Oct 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 740408 tra.740408 Esquivel art.44128 0.99 Cabaret Manana alb.306651 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/4/1274442_170x170.jpg 1995-10-24 00:00:00.0 1995-10-24 00:00:00.0 true Todavia tra.740408 117000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.740408&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.740408&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21499566&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:56:06 -0700 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 21499566 tra.21499566 Esquivel art.44128 0.99 The Sights and Sounds of Esquivel! alb.21493956 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/8/2/1292826_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 null true Cielito Lindo tra.21499566 76000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21499566&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21499566&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.740389&variant=play&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Tue, 24 Oct 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 740389 tra.740389 Esquivel art.44128 0.99 Cabaret Manana alb.306651 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/4/4/1274442_170x170.jpg 1995-10-24 00:00:00.0 1995-10-24 00:00:00.0 true Mucha Muchacha tra.740389 138000 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Wed, 1 Jan 1958 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 2065325 tra.2065325 Esquivel art.44128 0.0 Other Worlds, Other Sounds - Four Corners of the World alb.212218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/8/0/310842_170x170.jpg 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 1958-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Granada tra.2065325 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065325&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065325&variant=data&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065975&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss Vintage Lounge Thu, 1 Jan 1959 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Esquivel on Rhapsody Online 2065975 tra.2065975 Esquivel art.44128 0.0 Exploring New Sounds In Stereo alb.141094 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/1/1/3/253111_170x170.jpg 2001-08-24 00:00:00.0 1959-01-01 00:00:00.0 false All Of Me tra.2065975 137000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2065975&rws=%2Fesquivel%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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