Known as Juan Garcia Esquivel, Esquivel and Esquivel!
Juan Garcia Esquivel was a Mexican bandleader/producer who lived in the US and specialized in experimental stereophonic versions of jazz and pop standards. Today he is considered a leader in the exotica movement, as often referenced by Stereolab.
Born 20 January 1918, Tampico, Mexico
Died 3 January 2002, Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico
THE king of space-age pop. Esquivel's family moved to Mexico City in 1928, and by the early 1930s, he was appearing on radio station XEW. Self-taught as a player, composer, and arranger, he proved a prodigy,...