Martin Denny

Afro-Desia + Quiet Village (48779)

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1959

Afro-Desia + Quiet Village

Martin Denny

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48779

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Afro-Desia + Quiet Village

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CD 9,95 €

LIMITED EDITION IN SPECIAL 3-PANEL DIGIPACK

2 LPs ON 1 CD - INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS

This release presents two classic MARTIN DENNY albums from the early days of his career: "Afro-Desia" (Liberty LST 7111), and "Quiet Village" (Liberty LST 7122), both from 1959. As a bonus, we have included a selection of tracks belonging to his celebrated Exotica albums series which consisted of three volumes released between 1957 and 1959.

PERSONNEL:

TRACKS [1-12]: AFRO-DESIA
The Martin Denny Combo:
MARTIN DENNY, piano, celeste & arrangements;
Julius Wechter (vibes, marimbas, percussion);
Augie Colon (bongos, congas, bird calls, percussion);
Harvey Ragsdale (string bass, marimbula),
plus The Randy Van Horne Singers (chorus).
Recorded by Don Gallese at Liberty Studios, Hollywood, California, 1959.

TRACKS [13]-[25]: QUIET VILLAGE
The Martin Denny Combo (same as above),
plus Raymond Alexander & Jose Bethancourt (percussion);
John Frigo (string bass).
Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago, Illinois, 1959.

(*) BONUS TRACKS: The Martin Denny Combo:
Martin Denny (piano, celeste & arrangements),
Julius Wechter (vibes, marimbas, percussion);
Augie Colon (bongos, congas, bird calls, percussion);
Harvey Ragsdale (string bass, marimbula);
John Kramer, Bernard Miller (double bass); Harold Chang (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Capitol Records Studio, June 1957 (track 28),
and Liberty Studios, Hollywood, California, 1958 (tracks 26 & 27), and 1959 (track 29).

TRACKS:

01. TSETSE FLY
02. MA’CHUMBA
03. JUNGLE DRUMS
04. CUBANO CHANT
05. BAIA
06. SWAMP FIRE
07. TEMPTATION
08. SIMBA
09. MUMBA
10. AKU AKU
11. RAFTERO
12. SIBONEY
13. STRANGER IN PARADISE
14. HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT
15. CORONATION
16. SAKE ROCK
17. PARADISE FOUND
18. FIRECRACKER
19. MARTINIQUE
20. MY LITTLE GRASS SHACK IN KEALAKEKUA, HAWAII CHA CHA CHA
21. TUNE FROM RANGOON
22. HAPPY TALK
23. PAGAN LOVE SONG
24. LAURA
25. QUIET VILLAGE
26. BUSY PORT (*)
27. CHINA NIGHTS (*)
28. ESCALES (*)
29. MANILA (*)

TOTAL TIME: 77:27 Min.