Wordless Vocals A Taste of Vinyl Compilation LP19308 Wow! - Russ Garcia
As the regulars well know we are not big into vocals here. But the human voice can be quite attractive or not when combined with musical instruments. Sometimes I think the lyrics just get in the way of what might have been a great tune. Sometimes the lyrics are the only thing that makes the song.
It would only seem appropriate that we create a compilation that contains "Wordless Vocals" here at the kitchen. For the last 5 months or so I have been throwing these songs with no words into a folder and have more than enough for 2 volumes. Here is the first one. If it goes well enough we'll whip up the second batch and serve it up to you hungry patrons.
For those of you who remember the MiXes we used to serve up, we have included a seperate file that has been specially MiXed...this is the one ol' LP listens to. But do not fear if you just want the mp3 files as stand alone. I have uploaded that as well. No corners cut on the comp. Files are trimmed, tagged and volume normalized to 90db. Take the compilation if you want seperate mp3 files and MiX if you like that concept. Cue files are included with the MiX.
So, ba ba bop be oohh ba be bo doh doh doh. Enjoy!
Bongo Heat A Taste of Vinyl Compilation LP-1188 2008 Adieu Tristesse - Stanley Black Hey where have I been? That's what I would like to know. And you know what I mean. But seriously, what you don't mean can't hurt you. So with that being said...Welcome back.
With my 28 year old turntable taking a hike on me and my 18 month old scanner joining in shortly thereafter, the lack of decent tools in the kitchen have kept me from offering anything vinyl recently. Being relegated to the archives and CD's, the licorice pizzas have been pretty much non-existent. New utensils are being installed as we speak and we should be back to the original concept of serving fresh vinyl, weekly, very soon.
Speaking of original, our very own Mrs. Pizza works with a very nice fellow who is affectionately known as Bongo Barry. Now, Bongo Barry is a very interesting character and you can read more about him and his work here. Basically, Bongo Barry uses music/drum therapy to assist mentally and physically disadvantaged children work toward wellness.
A while back I had given Bongo Barry the Incredible Bongo Band CD's and he informed me that he had never heard of them. He mentioned he really liked the music and wondered if I had any more music like this. Do I have any more? His birthday is just around the corner and Mrs. Pizza and I wanted to give him a musical birthday card. So we decided to give Bongo Barry a crash course in bongo oriented popular music of the 1950's and 1960's. Licorice Pizza style! As usual, the original cover art is the work of the lovely and talented Mrs. Pizza.
Go ahead and get this one. It really is Bongoliscious...
The Cool Scene - Twelve New Ways To Fly Warner Brothers WB1328 Mono Vinyl 1959 Dues Blues - Trombones Inc. Have you ever wondered what in the world happened to the Beatniks? In this picture we have hard evidence that Beatniks were self extincted. They all died of smoke inhalation. Even the non - smoking beatniks (beatnik girl in upper left) succumbed to second hand smoke.
There is absolutely zero info available on this one. Looks like all we can go by is the write up on the back of the album. Appears to be a Various Artist rendering from the Warner Brothers stable of talent. Just a little offering of several genres here. Crime, Exotica, Jazz, Easy Vocal, Latin etc.
As the album states and I believe it true...Together, these twelve examples of only the coolest add up to some of the most refreshing, dynamic listening available. They're vital, swinging and rewarding.
What are you waiting for?
As was pointed out in the comments this rip is not STEREO. And it is not my rip. My turntable has been on the fritz for several weeks now and I have been posting some old classics from my archives. If your not satisfied with any of the rips here...please return them for a full refund. I will give you back exactly what you paid.
I did find a Stereo copy of this here @ 192kbps and the inner sleeves scanned for the "dedicated" WB collector with zero sense of humor. This rip is @ 320kbps in Mono.
This one has been available to "Friends" only. But, it has become out of print, so...can move it over to the general site.
While my TT is down for the count let's look into the CD collection for some out of print items. This was part of the Ultra Lounge collection. All vocals, all ladies, all right.
Track List 01 - Ann-Margaret - Let Me Entertain You 02 - Josephine Baker - Don't Touch My Tomatoes 03 - Marlene Dietrich - Near You 04 - April Stevens - Teach Me Tiger 05 - Brigitte Bardot - Je Me Donne Á Qui Me Plait 06 - Billie Holiday - Do Your Duty 07 - Maya Angelou - Since Me Man Has Done Gone And Went 08 - Mamie Van Doren - Go, Go, Calypso 09 - Eartha Kitt - Let's Misbehave 10 - Jayne Mansfield - That Makes It 11 - Edith Piaf - Jezebel 12 - Astrud Gilberto - So Nice (Summer Samba) 13 - Nina Simone Brown - Forbidden Fruit 14 - Marilyn Monroe - Heatwave 15 - Shirly Bassey - Goldfinger 16 - Carmen Miranda - Mam Eu Quero (I Want My Mama) 17 - Yma Sumac - La Molina 18 - Sophia Loren - Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo 19 - Nina Simone - Feeling Good
A Taste of Vinyl Compilation Instrumental Selections For Your Christmas Collections LP33507
Well, here is the first Christmas comp done at Licorice Pizza. My lovely wife helped to co-produce this one. We spent some late evening hours pouring carefully over the selections. This one has a little of everything in it. Even our Son is featured on one track.
Thanks goes to Plan 59 for the picture, Lounge Tracks, Ernie (Not Bert), FaLaLaLaLa, Bongobells and a host of others for all the great Christmas albums they have posted over the years.
Merry Christmas from the gang at Licorice Pizza.
Enjoy!
Track List 01 - Winter Wonderland - George Garabedian 02 - Joy to the World - The Mexicali Brass 03 - Hark, the Herald Angels Sing - Chet Baker 04 - Sleigh Ride - Command's Guitars and Strings Featuring Al Casamenti 05 - Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella - The Longines Symphonette Society 06 - Carol of the Bells - David Benoit 07 - Holiday for Bells - Bert Kaempfert 08 - Exotic Night (What Child Is This) - Martin Denny 09 - O Tannenbaum - Vince Guaraldi 10 - Good King Wenceslas - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra 11 - Partridge in a Pear Tree - The Baja Marimba Band 12 - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies - Lester Lanin And His Orchestra 13 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - George Shearing Quintet 14 - Blue Christmas - White Christmas - The Living Guitars 15 - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Andre Kostelanetz 16 - Silent Night – Adam Calliham 17 - Away in a Manger – The Hollywood Bowl Symphony 18 - The First Noel - George Melachrino and His Orchestra 19 - The Inexcelsis Polka – The Continentals 20 - El Pocito Pueblo De Bethlehem - Felize Navidad 21 - Schlepp the Halls with Loaves of Hallah - The Three Weissmen 22 - Silver Bells - Booker T. and the Mg's 23 - Quand Il Neige Sur Mon Pays (Let It Snow) - Herman Apple 24 - The Christmas Song – The Three Suns 25 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Ramsey Lewis
Far Away Places Volume 2 A Taste of Vinyl Compilation LP2997 2007
When we have a contest like the last one everyone WINS!
Herr Vorragend was co-winner in the MiX contest presented a couple of weeks ago and requested an Exotica Compilation.
Stay tuned, Co-winner Lounge Tracks will have his compilation posted shortly. All of you will be Living...er ah loving it!
Track List 01 - Strange Cargo - Gene Rains 02 - Baia - Tommy Morgan 03 - Jungle Bells - John Mcfarland 04 - Call Of The Jungle Birds - Tito Puente 05 - Foggy Mist - Bobby Hammack 06 - Exotica - Elmer Bernstein 07 - Jungle Drums - Augie Colón 08 - La Pampa Y La Puna - Martin Denny 09 - Voodoo - Robert Drasnin 10 - Fuji-San - The Frank Barber Percussion Ensemble 11 - Haiti - Richard Hayman 12 - Abduction Of The Bride (Bali) - Stanley Wilson 13 - Amazon Falls - Les Baxter 14 - Kon Tiki - Arthur Lyman 15 - Off Shore - Tommy Garrett And The 50 Guitars 16 - Coco-Nut - Frank Chacksfield And His Orchestra 17 - Exotic Bird-Bird - Dickie Harrell 18 - Japanese Sandman - Leo Arnaud 19 - Temptation - Cristobal Chavez 20 - Trade Winds - Leo Addeo 21 - Bali Hai - Hawaiian Guitar 22 - Alika - Webley Edwards 23 - Moon Goddess - Don Ralke 24 - The Moon And I - Ron Goodwin 25 - Reminiscence - Robert Drasnin
The beautiful music of Polynesia, including Hawaii, has many surprises. At its best, as in this superbly recorded and arranged package, it represents a fusion of the melodic approach of American popular music with the rhythm of the Latin American countries. Similarly, this unusual and brilliant album contains many surprises.
Who would think that The Hawaiian War Chant, for example would make a perfect cha-cha? Would you believe, without hearing it, that "Now Is The Hour" could be played in three-quarter time, and yet not sound like a "waltz" in the traditional Viennese sense? Through the imagination of George Cates, these and many other musical miracles have been achieved. "Now Is The Hour," for example, keeps that same distinctly latin percussive pulse which, although in three-quarter time, completely removes the feeling of a waltz.
The foundation for all these exciting performances is provided by nearly a score of percussion instruments, some familiar, such as the tympani marimbas and xylophones; some exotic, including the Uli Uli, the Pu Hi, and the Boo-Bams. (A detailed list of all of the percussion can be found below).
Two noteworthy contributions to the melody elements should be mentioned: that of Buddy Cole, who used his Novachord so effectively, sometimes as a "string section" other times as part of the percussion effect, and often as the melody instrument; the other, the deft use of three soprano voices in combination with an alto flute, in such numbers as The Wedding Song, Beyond The Reef and, of course, Aloha Oe, without which one could hardly depart from this musical visit to those romantic islands. The soloist, Norma Zimmer, incidentally, was also the lovely voice which sang the obligate on George Gates' famous recording of Moonglow, with the added theme from Picnic.
These elements, carefully planned and beautifully executed, add up to a stereo-hi-fi delight.
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS USED:
Guiro, Boo-bams, Rhythm Logs, Celeste, Marimba, Xylophone, Bells, Pu Ili (or Pui Sticks), Kalaau, Uli Uli, Tympani, Timbales, Conga Drum, Bongos, Maracas, Finger Cymbals (or "Ching-Chings"), Electric Bass, String Bass, and Triangle. Source: 317X
I let the folks at 317X share the above as they get it right. I was digging some Buddy Cole this morning and ran a google on his name and this album popped up as one he had participated in. After giving it a spin I thought I might share it with you.
As a bit of trivia. Alvino Rey and Buddy Cole were brother-in-laws. Both married to a King Sister. Both having daughters. They were in a pop vocal singing group of the 60's. "The Four King Cousins" with two other King girls.
Anyway, I thought it time to get some Exotica on the board. Please enjoy this rather enjoyable blend of great music.
Side A 01 - Pagan Love Song 02 - The Hawaiian Wedding Song 03 - Hawaiian War Chant 04 - The Moon of Manakoora 05 - Drifting and Dreaming 06 - Chant of the Jungle
Side B 07 - Bali Ha'i 08 - Now is the Hour 09 - Beyond the Reef 10 - Ka-Lu-A 11 - My Isle of Golden Dreams 12 - Song of the Islands
Morton Gould - Jungle Drums RCA Victor LM-1994 Red Seal Mono 1957
Morton Gould was a child prodigy, playing the piano at the age of 4 and published his first piece of music, a waltz titled, "Just Six," two years later. He performed frequently throughout his childhood, on radio and in concert and vaudeville halls. He graduated from Julliard before the age of 16 and was hired as staff arranger and pianist at Radio City Music Hall.
In his early 20s, he moved to NBC radio and arranged and conducted the studio orchestra on a number of its regular shows. His composition "Pavanne" was written at this time and was widely performed and recorded. He got his own show showcasing "symphonic jazz" in 1939, and another series featuring general orchestral works in 1943. Throughout this time, he was also composing serious pieces on commissioned by such heavyweight conductors as Stokowski, Fritz Reiner, and Dmitri Mitropoulos.
He was the recipient of numerous awards, including Kennedy Center Honors in 1994 and the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for his "Stringmusic," commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra and composed as a tribute to its music director, Mstislav Rostropovich.
Guest conducting took Mr. Gould to the major orchestras of this country and to Australia, Japan, Mexico and Israel; he also appeared frequently as a guest piano soloist, and he recorded extensively. RCA reissued Gould's five Living Stereo albums on CD in 1996. Like Arthur Fiedler, he was a great lover of fire trucks and firemen, and one of his last pieces was written about a fire truck as an entertainment for his grandson.
Gould was an innovative and adventurous composer and arranger, but many of his recordings may sound too much like classical "pops" music to exotica listeners. Newcomers to Gould are recommended to check out "Jungle Drums" and then see whether more samples are called for. Source:Space Age Pop
One of the first albums I ever downloaded was this one. It was 128 kpbs and sounded like the owner used the album to sand concrete. I finally secured a much better copy and present it here for all of you.
Side A 01. Jungle Drums 02. La Comparsa 03. Gitanerias 04. Andalucia 05. Malaguena 06. Danza Lumumi 07. Cordoba 08. Rapsodia Negra
Side B 09. Hawaiian War Chant 10. Caravan 11. Ritual Fire Dance 12. Tropical 13. The Little Train of the Caipira 14. Swamp Fire 15. Batuque
Here is a real unusual group of recordings. I was searching around for a cover for an upcoming Bobby Hammack post and ran accross the site above. It looks like it is abandoned but maybe not. Most of the links are dead there, but the music is alive and well. Maybe some of you already have this but it was new to me!
The site states that they don't mind if the music is shared and the artists welcome it. This set is hard to describe but it's like Exotica meets Techno meets Space Age Pop! Sort of is and sort of isn't...It appears that the music was contributed by the folks that were part of a forum called the Exotica Mailing List. You will recognize some of the names, WeirdoMusic and Sem Sinatra are two I know of.
This set comes with all the gear: Case Cover, back and insert art as well as the CD art
Anyway here for your listening pleasure is Volume 1 of Two Zombies Later. Volume 2 is just below this post. Make sure you go to the link under the cover above. There are some very interesting liner notes for each of these songs
Track List
01 - Shaken Not Stirred - Br. Cleve & His Lush Orchestra 02 - Bongo Avenger - Eric & Ryan Kilkenny 03 - Wah Factor 3 - Marble 04 - Nature Boy - Philip Jackson 05 - Exotica Revisited - Jeff Chenault And Andrew Izold 06 - Kitty's Daydream (Longhair Mix) - Tipsy 07 - The Lonely Bull - Scotch & Soda (Max Mcmillan) 08 - The Natives Are Restless - Don Tiki 09 - Fi Music Direction - Acapulco 2000 - Jack Fetterman And The In Hi 10 - Quiet Spillage - The Weird Lovemakers 11 - Spy Perfume - Skip Heller's Hot Seven 12 - Brilliant Pillows (Many Moons) - Otis Fodder 13 - Love Theme From Astroslut - Astroslut 14 - Jungle Village - Der Plan 15 - Up In Flames - Misty Roses 16 - If Jesus Came - Künstler Treu (Bad words in this one-Parental Guidance suggested) 17 - Toryansay - Sem Sinatra
Reviewer: aaron m - - January 22, 2006 Subject: who "Exotica" is possibly the lamest genre name used, world over, and I dont know who the majority of these people are but the simple fact that such an exhaustive collection of space age lounge music can be put together with taste and smart+fun sounding contributions is pleasing in its own right.
As for the sound, it's the style of future/space cocktail lounge music originally laid by the likes of Esquivel! and carried on by bands like Combustible Edison, The Coctails, Stereolab, etc.
Good stuff. Is this possibly the same person using a aliases? It would almost be more surprisingly if it wasnt...
Reviewer: kareneliot - - January 20, 2006 Subject: A. K. A.: Martinibomb For those of you that may not know... Eric and Ryan Kilkenny from volume 1, track 2 (Bongo Avenger), are also known as "The Martinibomb". These 5 stars are just for them alone.
Check out their other Comfort Stand releases, you will probably like "The Coconut MonkeyRocket" If this style of music is up your alley.
Reviewer: JustinM - - January 8, 2006 Subject: Fun stuff! Pour yourself a mai-tai & kick back! Well-produced, loads of fun-- this album updates the 'exotica' sound, tossing in some sampling, electronics & synths for a modern audience. Diverse songs from diverse bands.
Reviewer: hermetiko - - April 14, 2005 Subject: Gran disco!!! me encanta este disco, no paro de escucharlo!!!!!
Reviewer: rjnagle - - March 23, 2005 Subject: a lovely understated Nature Boy IBID to everybody; I just wanted to point out how lovely (and yes, melancholy) Philip Jackson's Nature Boy piece is. The sound collages are a good counterpoint to it.
Reviewer: AppleGirl - - June 23, 2004 Subject: This needs to be on your iPod Exotica deluxe! An impressive collection of songs by an even more impressive collection of talented artists who truly "get it." First-quality tiki, exotica, groove-spy, cocktail, with a chill edge. These songs will make your summer more excellent.
I dowloaded nearly every track from my Southern California trailer park while wearing my fez and drinking a tasty concoction of whatever booze was left in the cupboard. Now I have to bid on more tikis for sale on e-bay. Chin Chin.
Reviewer: purusha - - February 4, 2004 Subject: hmm smootchy smootchy simply amazing. reminds me of good old martin denny's exotica masterpieces and david shea and scanner's electronica for young lovers. plus more!
Reviewer: OddioOverplay - - December 19, 2003 Subject: Fantastica! A refreshing release with top-notch music and top-notch packaging. You may find that a few tracks are not to your liking, but you are bound to find many more that you LOVE in this 2-CD set. The collection has wide appeal, so wide that folks in their 80s love it just as well as the little kids! Eat up!
Reviewer: simon c - - December 12, 2003 Subject: superlative exotica compilation Just spectacularly good - even for those who are only mild fans of exotica, like myself. Highlights such as Don Tiki, Tipsy, amazing moog action from Dana Countryman, and much much more. This compilation will make you want to repair to the Tonga Room in San Francisco and partake of their fifteen-dollar boat-sized cocktails. Must.. download.. now..
01 - A Walk Through The Powerhouse - Mr. Melvis 02 - Fiber, Ruler Of Pinakel - Weirdomusic 03 - Whammo - Djfreshmoney 04 - Cocktails In Space - Dana Countryman 05 - Drift - Jan Fornell 06 - Moonlight Zombie Dance - Bruce Lenkei 07 - Fuad Motel - Bumpenstein 08 - Pingpong Voodoo - Narcotic Syntax 09 - Venom - Hybe 10 - Farid - Astronauts From Maghreb - Impro 11 - You People - Black Sash 12 - Nomuzic - Blissful In Enchantro - Mental Anguish 13 - Walk On By - Songs To Drink And Drive By 14 - Island Knockin' - Magnus Sandberg
His birthday is just around the corner and Mrs. Pizza and I wanted to give him a musical birthday card. So we decided to give Bongo Barry a crash course in bongo oriented popular music of the 1950's and 1960's. Licorice Pizza style! As usual, the original cover art is the work of the lovely and talented Mrs. Pizza.
