Fandango at the Wall isn't
quite the bargain I thought it was (the original double-CD album had
33 tracks, while this new "Immersive Edition" is whittled down to just 10), but it still has a stellar mix that befits such a brilliant project, which combines cutting-edge works for jazz orchestra ("Latin" influenced, though not necessarily your father's--or O'Farrill's--Afro-Latin jazz) with multi-generational
son jarocho from Veracruz. Plus guest stars like jazz violinist Regina Carter. And
@sjcorne is right: if you're only familiar with Jim Anderson/Ulrike Schwartz's immersive mixing from albums by Patricia Barber or Jane Ira Bloom or even that Sammy Nestico big band album that came out a couple of years ago, then this will strike you as an adventurous departure from their previous work. "Big" Atmos, with full use of the overheads.