Esquivel and his Orchestra
"Other Worlds Other Sounds"

Side One: 1/ Granada
2/ Beguin the Beguine
3/ Night and Day
4/ Poinciana
5/ Playfully
6/ Adios

Side Two: 1/ That Old Black Magic
2/ Nature Boy
3/ Magic is the Moonlight
4/ Speak Low
5/ Ballerina
6/ It had to be You

"Esquivel" is one arranger who really writes for Stereophonic Sound!
Fronting a 26-piece orchestra of outstanding musicians, 
Esquivel, who is also heard on piano, did all the arrangements
  for the Randy Van Horne vocal group as well as for the sidemen. 
The numbers are all standards,
  and are performed in a what subdued beguine tempo maintained
 by a rhythm section that includes, in part, two guitars,
timpani, bongos, conga drums and an organ! 
One of his trademarks has been his imaginative use of vocal groups.
 Esquivel also gives the listener the impression that there are two
 pianists playing. There where no dual tracking or gimmicks
 during his performance: it's all just sheer pianistic magic.

Released in 1958 on the Rca label  Lsp-1753
 
 
 
 
 

Esquivel and his Orchestra
"Infinity in Sound "
For Hi-Fanatics

Side One: 1/ Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
2/ Music Makers
3/ My Reverie
4/ Johnson Rag
5/ Harlem Nocturne
6/ Take the "A " Train

Side Two: 1/ Macarena (La Virgen de le Macarena)
2/ Autumn Leaves
3/ Frenesi
4/ Marie
5/ Let's Dance
6/ So Rare

This album, proves beyond all question that there is an arranger
who, given well-known standard songs, can take them to their 
plus-perfect place in musical immortality. Esquivel, with his 
all incomparable arranging creativity, has taken such a set of 
standards and projected the songs into the rare atmospheres of
"Infinity in Sound". By definition, Infinity is that which is
immeasurable, unbounded or even unlimited. Here, then, is an
album, which doesn't require copious quantities of liner notes.
Your turntable & speaker system will allow your ears to judge
 that Esquivel has created not only great things musically, but
 "Infinity in Sound"

Recorded at Rca Victor's Music Center of the World,
Hollywood, California.
Released in 1960 on the Rca label  Lsp-2225
 
 
 
 
 

Esquivel and his Orchestra
"Infinity in Sound " 
Volume Two

Side One: 1/ Jalousie
2/ Time on my Hands
3/ Bye Bye Blues
4/ Baia
5/ Who's sorry Now?
6/ Anna (El Negro Zumbon)

Side Two: 1/ Espana Cani
2/ Sentimental Journey
3/ Cherokee
4/ Lullaby of Birdland
5/ La Bamba
6/ Limehouse Blues

Once again, Esquivel pushes and extends the outer limits of
"Recorded Sound".With imagination and daring, he fashions
musical arrangements of vast depth and scope.His impeccable
 taste combines exciting rhythms, seldom-heard instruments and 
inventive harmonies in a kaleidoscopic variety of colors. This
album is the continuation of the musical experience which was 
begun with the first volume of "Infinity in Sound". As in that
collection, Esquivel here acts as guide through futher adventure
into the limitless universe of fine music. No trip could be more
satisfying than "Infinity in Sound". 

Recorded at Rca Victor's Music Center of the World,
Hollywood, California.
Released in 1961 on the Rca label  Lsp-2296