Brasilia

[fek2000]

These guys won't be performing in Arizona any time soon.

[eotto2001]

So that is The Baja Marimba Band. Thanks for posting.

[fek2000]

Nearly all of these guys are Jews masquerading as Mexicans, whatever that was about we may never know. I bought all their albums and still listen on the old victrola. They did excellent covers and a few great originals like this one.

[mauricio099]

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[epgrove1961]

Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass version is much better. More uptempo. This tune drags.

[drjohnmagrann]

I disagree.  I like this version the best.

[DanWec23]

This video is great! Thank you for posting it.

[glen922]

One of my favorites. Very fun.

[paqisa777]

muy bueno!

[BBoopBBoop]

One of my faves. I have all their albums on vinyl.

Great memories!

[rdcuff]

We had two of the BMB's albums growing up...IIRC didn't some of the TJB also play with them?

I believe Julius Wechter plays marimba on the TJB version of this...

[drjohnmagrann]

Julius Wechter played on all the TJB recordings and wrote some of their songs. The only thing he didn't do is tour with them since he had his own tours to do.

[QBCNetwork]

Herb Alpert's version was a little better. It was also the theme song to the 1966 game show, "The Face Is Familiar".

[3896F]

Hey look there's my husband Frank De Caro on rythm guitar(far right). I met my future husband while watching the Ed Sullivan show from Providence, RI. Frank was 26 , I was 13. The group was introduced as "The Baja Boys" and I thought they were very entertaining. Their music, especially with Nick De Caro as arranger, would have been enjoyed for several more years with more support from A&M. In any case , they were gifted musicians and had an amazing career. Congratulations Babe!Wife Denise

[fek2000]

@3896F Agreed. I have all of their albums--cool covers, in more ways than one!

[fek2000]

@3896F Are Nick and Frank De Caro related???

[3896F]

Hey , that's my husband, Frank De Caro on rythm guitar. I was watching the Ed Sullivan Show when I was 13 years old in Providence RI and met my future husband. Frank was 26. They were introduced as "The Baja Boys" and had an amazing career. Congratulations!Great tribute to Julius at The Alex Theatre too.Denise

[jimromerulez]

@3896F Ironically enough my grandfather played on all of their lps, (lew mccreary) he played in studio only and appeared on all of their covers. never toured with them.

Got to meet Dave Wells also, could not have been a nicer guy

[Jame54321s]

Nice to see this -- though it's a shame to see their immense talent wasted on such a trivial "ditty" -- much of their music on their many '60s LPs is far superior in arrangement and execution.

[sailorlunatic]

Trivial ditty! It so happens that I think it's happens to be one of the BMB's best songs!

[gnatkowa]

i love them ! ^_^

[WayneLondon]

They had a minor hit - "Coming In The Back Door", around 1966.

[Wisegeorge]

Hey, they all look like Kinky Friedman. My dad had all of these guys albums forty years ago. Still sounds good.

[Wogspel]

At last ! I have wait for this a long time, to see BMB in action. This is my favourit band. But Dave Wells playing a kind of trumpet, that was something new. I have eight LP´s with this guy´s. (Excause my bad english)

[simon90248]

That was Dave Wells playing a bass trumpet.

[therealcoolbert]

Incredible. Thank you for posting this. Great, great stuff.

[LPJim]

Great to see one of many great Baja Marimba Band tunes & let's hope Collector's Choice or another enterprising label reissues their entire catalog for our enjoyment. Thanks,

LPJim

[disneyfan81]

@LPJim Actually Collector's Choice has released (so far) the only domestic "Greatest Hits" CD release (Another was released only in Japan). However, this song, for some reason is not on it (too bad, it's their best!).

[BocaFriend]

This is a fantastic blast from the past! I was born in '63 and had trouble finding their music in stores

by the mid-to-late 70s. Awesome to find it here. Thanks!