As I add new albums to my collection I find that I'd like to share my thoughts on them. I was going to comment on existing posts but some are a few years old and so new posts seem to make more sense. 

"El Senor Bing", this is another album where my opinion differs greatly with that of Steven Lewis and that of Ken Barnes. Hey, we're ALL entitled to our opinions but I mention it because this is an album that I almost passed on because after reading Steven Lewis' evaluation and Barnes negative opinion of it. I'm glad I didn't!

To me, this is an interesting album. Bing sounds in good form here. His voice is strong (robust?) and smooth. Each track is a combination of two songs, which at a glance would make this sounds like one of the "sing-a-long" albums that Bing had started to do at around this same time but clearly by the manner of singing this was not meant to be a "sing-a-long" Instead this really is a concept album combining 'like' songs, this amuses me because I frequently make CD's of favorite artists matching them up in a one vs. the other format picking songs that I think match up well. 

The accompaniment is provided by Billy May and his Orchestra and to me this really sets this effort apart from some of Crosby's earlier albums that featured a really stripped down sound. I find it odd that some of those earlier efforts are thought of more highly then "El Senor Bing" because to my ears they really lack the full sound found on this album. Also I this might be one of Bing's best album covers, right up there with "New Tricks". 

I think "El Senor Bing" brings Crosby into the 1960's in great style and is just a notch below some of his best late 50's albums. I'd give this one a B+