The Many Sounds of Steve Jordan

Esteban "Steve" Jordan is often referred to as "the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion" for his use of multiple electronic effects, but his imagination comes out even more clearly in his choice of notes and his wild, weird arrangements and vocals. This set mixes his raw early recordings of the 1960s with a wonderful LP from the 1980s. The early tracks already show a unique mind at work, with spikily funky runs punctuating the largely traditional vocals of Jordan and his then-wife Virginia Martinez. The second half is odder, mixing traditional polkas with jazz-blues, cumbia, a Buck Owens cover, and the "Corrido de Jhonny el Pachuco," a hip, Chicano slang rewrite of a classic badman ballad. Both show a man who, without ever achieving stardom, remains probably the most innovative musician on the contemporary conjunto scene. --Elijah Wald more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-21-2009; great gift item; This is a fantastic album. It's joyous, makes you want to get up and dance, fabulous musicianship--a mixture of whooping Tex-Mex, country and jazz snaking in and out. Run and get it! It took me years to find it and I first found it in...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-11-2000; Or How About "The Ornette Coleman of the Accordian?"; Finding anything by this wacked Tejano/Arizonedout/Californi-an is a wonderment, so thanks to Arhoolie for assembling this collection and to Amazon for making it available somewhere other than that wild-and-wooley Mexican, er, apparel...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-13-2000; Classic Esteban; This CD has some of the best early tracks I have come across. Some of the best accordian licks of all time can be found on #12 "Estrellita del norte".; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-21-2009; great gift item; This is a fantastic album. It's joyous, makes you want to get up and dance, fabulous musicianship--a mixture of whooping Tex-Mex, country and jazz snaking in and out. Run and get it! It took me years to find it and I first found it in...; read full review | report as inappropriate