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Max Baca, 30 years younger than Jiménez, is a virtuoso of the bajo sexto, a deep and resonant 12-string guitar. He’s also a member of Los Texmaniacs. The quartet is rounded out by Jiménez’s son David on drums and Oscar Garcia on bass. This meeting of conjunto masters lives up to its billing. The legend in this case is Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez, the reigning patriarch of the genre, which was created in Texas in the mid-1800s. Over his 70-year recording career, Jiménez has left an indelible stamp on both conjunto and the three-row button accordion, having inherited his style from his father and grandfather. Max Baca, 30 years younger than Jiménez, is a virtuoso of the bajo sexto, a deep and resonant 12-string guitar.

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Legends and Legacies spotlights these larger-than-life artists, each an inheritor of a musical legacy from his father and grandfather, and each a dynamic force of musical genius. This recording captures the essential sounds of conjunto tradition with Flaco's 3-row button accordion and Max's deep-pitched bajo sexto. Electric bass and drum kit round out the ensemble.

Flaco & Max: Legends & Legacies. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 740569.

By Flaco Jimenez, Max Baca. PLAY ALL. Flaco & Max: Legends & Legacies. Released by SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS Feb 2014 17 Tracks. By Flaco Jimenez, Max Baca.

Jiménez's 2014 CD, Flaco & Max: Legends & Legacies, was issued by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. In 2015, "Legends & Legacies" won Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca an award in the Latin Album category at the 14th Annual Independent Music Awards. Flaco Jiménez and Max Baca, 2013. Flaco Jimenez Y Su Conjunto, 1977, Arhoolie Records. Flaco's Amigos, 1988, Arhoolie Records. San Antonio Soul, 1991, Rounder Records.

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