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A Taste of Tequila is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker and the Mariachi Brass recorded in 1965 and released on the World Pacific label.^[1]

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Allmusic	[2]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, “During 1965-1966, he cut six remarkably commercial throwaways for the once viable World Pacific label. A Taste of Tequila was the first, featuring Baker’s unenthusiastic solos on ten poppish tunes while joined by the Mariachi Brass, a rather weak derivative of the Tijuana Brass“.^[2]

1. “Flowers on the Wall” (Lew DeWitt) – 2:19
2. “Tequila” (Chuck Rio) – 2:06
3. “Mexico” (Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:14
4. “Cuando Calienta el Sol” (Rafael Gaston Perez) – 2:44
5. “Hot Toddy” (Ralph Flanagan, Herb Hendler) – 2:12
6. “Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa” (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:10
7. “Speedy Gonzales” (Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee, David Hess) – 2:36
8. “Come a Little Bit Closer” (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart, Wes Farrell) – 2:52
9. “El Paso” (Marty Robbins) – 3:10
10. “La Bamba” (Traditional) – 2:15

• Chet Baker – flugelhorn
• Tony Terran – trumpet
• The Mariachi Brass (at least):

• Marcus Cabuto
• Jerry Williams

• Jack Nitzsche – arranger, conductor