Martin Denny - Exotica- Limited 180-Gram Vinyl with Bonus Tracks - VINYL LP

Two CD set. Four albums plus bonus tracks from the master of exotica Martin Denny. Mono reproductions of the key albums that launched the space age bachelor pad music trend in the late 1950s. Complete with bird calls, deranged percussion, super cool vibes and Denny's distinctive piano. Including a host of hit records that launched a thousand copyists and ensured that the tiki trend, easy listening and the call of the islands would blossom. Featuring the super expensive (if you seek them out on vinyl) original mono mixes. It was 1957, down in Hawaii; some jazz guys had come in to take up the slack at the bar, playing subtle cool sounds while people drank and talked. It was the Hawaiian Village Hotel in Wakiki. The room was filled with palm trees and bamboo curtains, it was a sanctuary in the madness of the place, a stopping off point for the weary traveller, a refuge from reality. The band did long stints, fuelled by the free bar; the exotic setting slowly infused itself into their music, got under their skin. What started as a few bird calls amid the scraped percussion, shuffling drums, tinkling piano and offset vibes soon became the signature sound of the bar. The Inchsound effectsInch, created by the players, increased and through chance, misfortune, rum and possibly initially boredom, exotica was born. Album Tracks 1. Quiet Village 2. Return to Paradise 03 Hong Kong Blues 04 Busy Port 3. Lotus Land 4. Similau 5. Stone God 6. Jungle Flower 7. China Nights (????) 8. Ah Me Furi (???) 9. Waipo 10. Love Dance 11. Shoshu Night Serenade 12. Island of Dreams 13. Japanese Farewell Song 14. Singing Bamboos 15. The Queen Chant (Li Liu E) 16. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) 17. Escales 18. When First I Love 19. August Bells 20. Bacoa 21. Ebb Tide 22. Rush Hour in Hong Kong 23. Llama Serenade 24. The Enchanted Sea

American piano player and composer Martin Denny developed a new musical genre. In the mid-'50s, he combined lounge jazz, Hawaiian music, Latin rhythms, bird calls, and thenexotic ethnic instruments like, koto, gamelans, and Burmese temple bells into the sound that became known as InchExotica.Inch Best known as the Inchfather of Exotica,Inch he was responsible for Exotica's biggest hit of all time with his version of Les Baxter's InchQuiet Village.Inch He also gave two other key figures in Exotica - Arthur Lyman and Julius Wechter - their starts, and influenced several generations of lounge performers. This presents his classic 1959 album Quiet Village. THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 5 BONUS TRACKS - 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL - LIMITED EDITION Album Tracks 1. Stranger in Paradise 2 22 2. Hawaiian War Chant 2 15 3. Coronation 2 50 4. Sake Rock 2 02 5. Paradise Found 2 32 6. Firecracker 2 26 7. Stardust 2 10 * 8. Misirlou 2 37 * 9. Quiet Village [1956 Version] 3 39 * 10. Martinique 2 58 11. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii Cha Cha Cha 1 58 12. Tune from Rangoon 3 04 13. Happy Talk 2 28 14. Pagan Love Song 2 29 15. Laura 2 56 16. Quiet Village 2 50 17. Manila 2 25* 18. The Enchanted Sea 1 57

180-Gram Vinyl Limited Edition of 500 copies. Described by Matthew Garbutt on AllMusic as Inchone of Mexico's national cultural treasuresInch, the award-winning drummer, composer, arranger, and bandleader Tino Contreras (1924-2021) recorded and performed internationally for more than 60 years. Blending Latin American music with jazz, he created his own original and adventurous sound. In 1957, Contreras formed his first quartet, which reflected an almost bewildering range of influences. Some key albums from this period include Jazz Tropical (presented here) and Jazz a Paris (both from 1962), Jazz Ballet (1963), and Misa en Jazz (1966). All throughout his extended career, Contreras remained a champion of the jazz form in Mexico, winning the National Festival of Jazz award each year between 1959 and 1966. THE COMPLETE LP + 2 BONUS TRACKS -180 GRAM VIRGIN VINYL - LIMITED EDITION Album Tracks 1. Caravana 2. Noche en Tunisia 3. Andalucia 4. Orfeo en los Tambores 5. Donde Esta Mi Chica 6. El Hombre Del Brazo de Oro 7. Taboo 8. Poinciana 9. La Malagueña 10. Conversacion 11. Perico Blues 12. What Is This Thing Called Love?