• Martin Denny Exotica Volume Ii
• Martin Denny Exotica
• Martin Denny Exotica Iii
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Martin Denny Exotica Volume Ii

Martin Denny Exotica

Exotica is the first album by Martin Denny, released in 1957. It contained Les Baxter's most famous piece, 'Quiet Village', and spawned an entire genre bearing its name. It was recorded December 1956 in Webley Edwards' studio in Waikiki (not, as often reported, the Aluminum Dome at Henry J. Kaiser's Hawaiian Village Complex). The album topped Billboard's charts in 1959.^[2]

The album was recorded in mono. It was re-recorded in stereo in 1958; by then, however, Denny's sideman Arthur Lyman had left the group, and was replaced by Julius Wechter. Denny preferred the original mono version: 'It has the original spark, the excitement, the feeling we were breaking new ground.'^[3]

Track listing[edit]

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• The Best of Martin Denny’s Exotica. On March 6, Capitol is releasing a new compilation of Martin Denny’s Exotica classics, aptly named “The Best of Martin Denny’s Exotica.” Here’s a track listing: 1. Quiet Village 4. Forbidden Island 5. Oro (God Of Vengeance) 6. La Pampa Y La Puna 7.
• Side a 0:00 - say a little prayer 2:22 - what the world needs now 5:00 - a beautiful morning 7:33 - love exotic style 10:33 - the eyes of love 13:26 - you do.
• Best of Martin Denny's Exotica Martin Denny World 2006; Listen on. Start your free trial. Learn more. New subscribers only. Plan automatically renews after trial.

1. 'Quiet Village' (Les Baxter) – 3:39
2. 'Return to Paradise' (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:19
3. 'Hong Kong Blues' (Hoagy Carmichael) – 2:15
4. 'Busy Port' (Baxter) – 2:50
5. 'Lotus Land' (Cyril Scott) – 2:22
6. 'Similau' (Arden Clar, Harry Coleman) – 1:57
7. 'Stone God' (Baxter) – 3:07
8. 'Jungle Flower' (Baxter) – 1:46
9. 'China Nights' (Shina No Yoru^[4]) (Nobuyuki Takeoka^[5]) – 2:01
10. 'Ah Me Furi' (Gil Baumgart) – 2:08
11. 'Waipio' (Francis Brown) – 3:11
12. 'Love Dance' (Baxter) – 2:29

Personnel[edit]

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• Martin Denny – piano, arrangements
• Arthur Lyman – vibes, xylophone, percussion
• John Kramer – string bass
• Augie Colon – bongos, congas, Latin effects, bird calls
• Harold Chang – drums, percussion
• Bob Lang – engineer
• Sandy Warner – cover model

References[edit]

1. ^Allmusic review
2. ^Sisario, Ben (2005-03-05). 'Martin Denny, Maestro of Tiki Sound, Dies at 93'. The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
3. ^Exotica/Exotica II (CD). Martin Denny. New York: Scamp Records. 1996. p. 11. R2 70774.CS1 maint: others (link)
4. ^支那の夜(in Japanese)
5. ^竹岡信幸(in Japanese)