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 "sound effects", created by the players, increased and through chance, misfortune, rum and possibly initially boredom, exotica was born.

Tracklist:

Quiet Village
Return to Paradise 03 Hong Kong Blues 04 Busy Port
Lotus Land
Similau
Stone God
Jungle Flower
China Nights (????)
Ah Me Furi (???)
Waipo
Love Dance
Shoshu Night Serenade
Island of Dreams
Japanese Farewell Song
Singing Bamboos
The Queen Chant (Li Liu E)
The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)
Escales
When First I Love
August Bells
Bacoa
Ebb Tide
Rush Hour in Hong Kong
Llama Serenade
The Enchanted Sea
Jungle River Boat
Harbor Lights
Manila
Mama Iti E Papa E
Bamboo Lullaby
Ringo Oiwake
Moon of Manakoora
Limehouse Blues
Beautiful Kahana
Caravan
Congo Train
Hello, Young Lovers
Stranger in Paradise
Hawaiian War Chant
Coronation
Sake Rock
Paradise Found
Firecracker
Martinique
My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii Cha Cha Cha
Tune from Rangoon
Happy Talk
Pagan Love Song
Laura
Quiet Village

UPC: 5013929991620
Label: Righteous
Release Date: 8.11.23
Format: CD

Martin Denny - Deep Exotica: Music From Martin Denny's Lush (Uk) (CD)