Forbidden Island - The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny Vinyl LP Record
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jazz classic mono album
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Forbidden Island was the third album by Martin Denny. The album was produced in March 1958 at the Liberty Studios in Hollywood, following the group's nine-month gig performing at Don the Beachcomber's Bora Bora Lounge in Hawaii. Forbidden Island was Denny's first album to be recorded and released after vibraphonist Arthur Lyman left the group to pursue his own solo career.
The album includes four original compositions by Denny: "Cobra", "Exotica", "Primitiva", and "Forbidden Island".
Upon its release in May 1958, Billboard awarded the album four stars and wrote: "Interesting treatment of exotic original and standards . . . produced provocative sound. Good off-beat jockey wax."
Richie Unterberger, in a review for AllMusic.com gave the album four stars and noted that it mixed "island sounds, easy listening, and Asian/world music accents."
Australian critic John Masters wrote in December 1959 that high fidelity addicts may enjoy Denny's "conglomeration of weird and wonderful imitations of tropical rhythms" and opined that, "the recorded sound is outstanding and for this reason the disc is commended, as a technical showpiece, to stereophiles."
Martin Denny ?– Forbidden Island Label: Liberty ?– LRP 3081 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono Country: US Released: 1958 Genre: Jazz Style: Easy Listening, Pacific
Tracklist
A1 Cobra Written-By – Martin Denny 3:01 A2 Port Au Prince Written-By – Les Baxter 2:07 A3 Exotica Written-By – Martin Denny 3:00 A4 Tiny China Doll Written-By – Dave Snell* 2:38 A5 Bali Hai Written-By – Rodgers-Hammerstein* 2:55 A6 Narcissus Queen Written-By – R. A. Anderson* 2:25
B1 Sim Sim Written-By – Les Baxter 3:03 B2 Goony Birds Written-By – J. Wechter* 2:13 B3 Primitiva Written-By – Martin Denny 2:30 B4 March Of The Siamese Children Written-By – R. Rodgers* 2:43 B5 Sukara Written-By – Dai Keong Lee 2:41 B6 Forbidden Island Written-By – Martin Denny 2:56
Copyright (c) – Liberty Records, Inc. Manufactured By – Liberty Records, Inc. Recorded At – Liberty Studios Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Credits Congas [Conga Drum] – Mike Garcia Design [Cover] – Garrett-Howard Double Bass [String Bass] – Harvey Ragsdale Engineer – Bob Lang, Ted Keep Flute, Musette – Will Brady Guitar, Shamisen [Japanese Samisen] – Bud Lee Instruments [Latin], Effects [Special], Voice [Bird Calls] – August Colon Liner Notes – Buck Buchwach Percussion – Lew Paino Piano, Celesta [Celeste] – Martin Denny Producer – Si Waronker Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba, Xylophone, Percussion [Doubles On] – Julius Wechter
Notes Tracks A1, A3, A6, B3, B6: Criterion Music • ASCAP. Tracks A2, B1: Baxter-Wright Music • BMI. Track A4: Sound Music • BMI. Tracks A5, B4, B5: Chappell & Co. • ASCAP. Track B2: Atlantic Music • BMI.
Recorded during March 1958, through the WORLD'S ONLY TRANSISTORIZED RECORDING CHANNEL at the Liberty Studios in Hollywood, California.
Printed in U.S.A.
Manufactured by Liberty Records, Inc. Hollywood, California, U.S.A.
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