Besame Mucho is regarded as one of the most famous Latin songs. Written by Mexican songwriter and concert pianist Consuelo Velasquez, the melody was inspired by the start of a Granados piano piece. The song style is a Bolero which, unlike the Spanish Bolero, is a popular Latin song form that originated in Cuba. It is usually a slow and romantic song in 4/4 and is often played by Mariachi bands.
Today we’ll look at this piece in a Latin Jazz context. We’ll first look at my chord voicings and then I’ll share with you some ideas on how to improvise over them.
I am using a basic Bossa Nova pattern you can see the track below for how to do that.
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