The Great Manolete/Spanish Harlem/Swinger From Seville/Winds Of Barcelona/Green Leaves Of Summer/More/America/Surfin’ Senorita/Marching Through Madrid/Crea Mi Amor/Mexican Corn/Milord
The follow up album from the Tijuana Brass, Volume 2 failed to chart on release but as the group’s popularity increased it entered the album chart when reissued in 1966. (US:17)
"The better parts of the album are similar to the best parts of The Lonely Bull, namely, the ones that contain a majestic sound. Winds Of Barcelona, Marching Thru Madrid and Crea Mi Amor all fit that description. To these introspective pieces, all featuring piano, mandolin and trumpet, Alpert adds just a hint of strings in the background. It is probably no coincidence that all of these songs were penned by Sol Lake, the same writer who contributed the best original songs on Alpert’s début album."
"The opening track, Alpert’s The Great Manolete does not disappoint - with its overdubbed cheering crowd and melancholy melody, it sounds like a cousin to his previous hit, The Lonely Bull."
"Vol. 2 finds Alpert stretching a bit as a producer with thicker arrangements, yet regressing as a composer with a fondness for novelty songs (Swinger From Seville and Surfin’ Senorita)."
"The follow-up LP to The Lonely Bull, in the great tradition of follow-ups, tries to duplicate its appeal right off the bat with another leadoff track featuring bullfight sounds and an authentic bullring tune, The Great Manolete. Yet Alpert is beginning to expand his reach beyond Baja California without losing the ambience of Lonely Bull, sharpening his skills as a producer and exploring other moods and rhythms."
"V2 has always been one of my favourite Tijuana Brass albums. It makes me imagine a romantic Madrid. There's more of an international sparkle to this album, a Spanish feeling. It's unquestionably a party album and not as commercial sounding as some of the later releases."
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