From: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com (exotica-digest) To: exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: exotica-digest V2 #479 Reply-To: exotica-digest Sender: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes exotica-digest Monday, August 16 1999 Volume 02 : Number 479 In This Digest: Re: (exotica) Stefan Kassel (exotica) get rhythm... when you got the blues (exotica) tropical bar ware (exotica) "Widening the Horizon" (exotica) How (In)Appropriate (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, August 15 (exotica) James Last - "Voodoo Party" opinions? (exotica) Synthesizer pioneers celebrate 30 years in the Moog (exotica) rendezvous with an occasional man (exotica) not-made-for-tv movies (exotica) Percy Faith addendum Re: (exotica) James Last - "Voodoo Party" opinions? (exotica) Here My Dear Re: (exotica) Here My Dear Re: (exotica) not-made-for-tv movies Re: (exotica) rendezvous with an occasional man Re: (exotica) rendezvous with an occasional man (exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour (exotica) Faith 'n Conniff (exotica) Re.: Faith 'n Conniff Re: (exotica) An Occasional Man Re: (exotica) An Occasional Man (exotica) Da Big Kahuna Re: (exotica) Da Big Kahuna Re: (exotica) Da Big Kahuna (exotica) FYI: Barbarella-esque furniture @ Target Re: (exotica) FYI: Barbarella-esque furniture @ Target (exotica) Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes (exotica) Trader Vic's Homepage (exotica) [obit] Altina Schinasi Miranda (exotica) Lenny Dee Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's Homepage ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:47:43 -0400 (EDT) From: delicado@cheerful.com Subject: Re: (exotica) Stefan Kassel chuck wrote: Its great to see so many covers that I love are done by Stefan Kassel. I like his style very much and also have many of the cds his work glosses the cover on. I like the music too! I see he is associated with the Marina label. Marina is a great label! Yeah, this guy has really been involved in an incredible number of brilliant projects. I was surprised that his work for 'mondo morricone', 'moremondo morricone' and Combustible Edison's 'Impossible World' were not included. regards, Jonny PS. That German 'easy loungin' Bacharach compilation rocks! - ----------------------------------------------------- Get free personalized email at http://email.lycos.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:10:07 +0200 From: "Sandberg Magnus" Subject: (exotica) get rhythm... when you got the blues >Because the world is round.... it turns me on.... ah-a-ah-a-aaah....> >Come on, get rhythm... when you got the blues. Ah, this kinda helped me thanks Mo. Why is it so easy to drag oneself = down, just a look around and I'll see the world in all its splendor. And = 90% of all people i meet is gentle and kind. Just now I am listening to the LP "the torch is burning". The poetic = voice of Franklyn MacCormack. With the Russ Garcia orchestra. I'll = remember april, what a wonderful tune, allthough I will always prefferr = Danny Guglielmis version.=20 Also purchased the Ananda Shankar cd reissue. now that really ROCKS! Some other favorites from the month Rex Konas "Bird Train" on the "Wild = Orchids" LP and "Burma Train" on the Sondi Sodsai LP. Why is it train = themed songs seem to be so good for creativity? Flute Train by Cugat is = another heavy railroad exotica piece. Magnus # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:55:08 -0700 From: "B. Yost" Subject: (exotica) tropical bar ware you hardcore tiki mug enthusiasts might want to check out: http://www.duffysloveshack.com/getyour.htm One is a human skull mug, and there are also evil little monkey mugs with a hole for a straw in the top of its head. I stumbled across this place in the pages of Southern Living magazine. Recipies for two of their drinks, Pirate's Painkiller and Funky Monkey, can be found on page 134 of the July 1999 ish. They're too ambitious for me to mix! - -- Brad # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:29:59 -0400 From: Mark Renwick Subject: (exotica) "Widening the Horizon" Last year, on this list I learned about the to-be-released book "Widening the Horizon: Exoticism in Post-War Popular Music," edited by Philip Hayward. Through e-mail with the publisher in Australia, I learned that the U.S. distributor is Indiana University Press. Subsequently, I ordered the book directly from IUP via telephone. I placed my order several months ago and finally received the book this week. Anyway, the book looks pretty interesting and is now available through Amazon.com. It's more academic-oriented than most of the other books on exotica or the lounge movement. - --Mark Renwick Jacksonville, Florida, USA tibia@att.net http://home.att.net/~tibia # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:11:55 -0700 From: Jim Gerwitz Subject: (exotica) How (In)Appropriate Jane said I always enjoy Jim Nabors crooning "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife", but get a bit uneasy when I hear plus-size succubus Kate Smith belting "Strangers In The Night." The recently mentioned pre-teen Lena Zamarona doing "Help Me Make it Through the Night" typifies a WWTH (what were they thinking?) song. Then listen closely to the precocious lyrics of Patience & Prudence's "Tonight You Belong to Me." Methinks the submissive toenail-painting Humbert Humbert enjoyed this tune. Recently while driving to and from Las Vegas I noticed at least 4 "correctional facilities," easily identifiable by the "NO HITCHHIKING" signs on the highway. As I drove by the exit for Buck Owens Boulevard in Bakersfield, Elvis's "Jailhouse Rock" came on the radio. As a fan of HBO's prison show "OZ" (the best show on the tube!) this song took on a new meaning to me. "Prisoner 47 said to Number 3, you're the cutest jailbird i ever did see." Sly old dogs Lieber and Stoller, who also wrote that album for Peggy Lee with the song "Some Men Know" how to take it slow while others are clueless, or sentiments to that effect. JB Le Noir # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:51:03 -0400 From: cheryl Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, August 15 Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal, Canada, and on RealAudio (real time only, for now) at: http://www.ckut.ca As usual, all comments, questions, and feedback welcome. Space Bop #61 Bond...James Bond John William: Goldfinger "Twist Again Au Cine" Leroy Holmes: Search For Vulcan "The Crime Scene" Deadbolt: James Bond Theme/You Only Live Twice "Secret Agent Sounds" Billy Strange: Thunderball "Secret Agent File" The Neptunas: Double-O Seafoam "Secret Agent Sounds" Count Basie: From Russia With Love "The Crime Scene" Sounds Orchestral: Blues For Pussy "Sounds Orchestral Meet James Bond" Quartetto Moderno: Mr. Bond "Ecco!" Pizzicato Five: Twiggy Twiggy/Twiggy vs. James Bond "Made In U.S.A." Leroy Holmes: The James Bond Theme (Gearwhore/Xenophone Remix) "Electro Lounge" Daddy Longlegs: Spy vs. Spy "Pussy Galore" Billy Strange: Casino Royale "Secret Agent File" Sounds Orchestral: Moonshot "Sounds Orchestral Meet James Bond" Billy Strange: 007 "Secret Agent File" Man Or Astroman: Goldfinger "Secret Agent Sounds" Thanks for reading. cheryls@dsuper.net brian@phyres.lan.mcgill.ca # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 17:26:52 +0100 From: Michael Davidson Subject: (exotica) James Last - "Voodoo Party" opinions? Hi all - Just a quick call for opinions on James Lasts "Voodoo Party". I normally steer well clear of James Last but one of the better record stores here has this in and while its more than I'd ever pay for a normal James Last LP it looks like it has "potential". (If your ever in Auckland, New Zealand - check out "Real Groovy Records" - - it has a very good 2nd hand "Easy Listening" section) And is the Marty Gold "Beatles" Moog LP worthwhile? Cheers Mike # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 08:23:04 PDT From: "Amanda Cavataio" Subject: (exotica) Synthesizer pioneers celebrate 30 years in the Moog By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two pioneers of electronic music are marking 30 years of synthesized sound by endorsing the latest marriage of the piano and computer. Robert Moog, maker of the Moog synthesizer, and Keith Emerson, keyboardist of the progressive rock trio Emerson, Lake and Palmer, appeared together Thursday for the unveiling of a computerized interactive piano. The instrument -- the Van Koevering Interactive Piano -- was designed with Moog's help by his longtime collaborator, David Van Koevering. The demonstration of the interactive piano illustrated how far electronic music has come in the three decades since the Moog synthesizer entered the mainstream of pop music. On one side of the room sat an ungainly stack of modular circuitry and patch cables perched above a wooden keyboard -- a vintage Moog like the one Emerson first played in public in 1969 and for the solo he recorded for the band's 1970 hit "Lucky Man," one of the first synthesizers on a rock album. "It was a very temperamental instrument to use on stage," Emerson said, before agreeing to tickle the electronic ivory once more for old-time's sake. Several feet away stood the polished, ebony cabinet of a baby grand piano, with a touch-screen color monitor built into its music stand and a state-of-the-art computer and digital sound system tucked under the hood. Officials from Van Koevering's Iowa-based company put the instrument through its paces, showing off its ability to convincingly replicate the sounds of 128 different instruments. The digitally mastered sounds of everything from a flute to an acoustic guitar can be played from the keyboard or be produced as accompaniment, mixed, recorded or altered at the touch of the computer screen. Powered by a Pentium II microchip, it comes with software titles for composition, performance and interactive music lessons. CDs can be played and recorded from the piano, and music played at the keyboard and can be transposed as electronic sheet music and printed. Aside from its impressive range in reproducing sound, the instrument was touted for a design that makes its operation relatively simple compared with other electronic instruments on the market. "It integrates and puts into a usable and easy-to-understand package a lot of technology that already exists," said Robert Margouleff, a music producer and engineer who attended the demonstration. "You don't have to be a scientist" to play it. Priced at $15,000, the baby grand version retails at less than a conventional baby grand piano, Van Koevering officials said. Still, professional studio musicians shouldn't worry about losing their day jobs just yet. Moog said the interactive piano is designed primarily as an educational tool and for home entertainment, at least for now. ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 16:48:30 -0700 (PDT) From: "B. Yost" Subject: (exotica) rendezvous with an occasional man After starting this whole thread about not knowing that Occ. Man was an old song, today I've been listening to some of my LPs that I haven't heard in many years only to discover that I have another version of it in my own collection! I was giving the dog a bath while listening to that Directional Stereo album "Exotic Percussion and Brilliant Brass" (and I think this is the one that Jane was raving about a few months ago), when lo and behold there is a beautiful version of the song towards the end of side one. It sounds much more like the Don Tiki version (only without vocals) than the Sarah Vaughn did. Nice, light tropical Latin and percussion feeling. The whole album is definitely wonderful. I'd forgotten. As Homer Simpson would say, "D'oh!". The liner notes reveal that the song was written for a movie, "The Girl Rush." - -- brad # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:22:04 -0400 From: "m.ace" Subject: (exotica) not-made-for-tv movies Sunday night, TCM has a trio of soundtrack-relevant Peter Sellers movies (part of their month-long Sellers salute): "After The Fox" (1966) 8:00pm (eastern) "What's New Pussycat?" (1965) 10:00pm "Lolita" (1962) 1:45am AMC has Hollywood exotica classic "The Thief Of Bagdad" (1940) Tuesday night, 9:00pm, 2:00am; preceded by a biography of star, Sabu. Thursday afternoon at 4:00pm, AMC has the very disarming "Little Fugitive" (1953) -- a low, low budget indie about a little boy who runs away to Coney Island. Great atmosphere, evocative footage of Coney Island. Nice solo harmonica score by... well, I forget who, but I know it wasn't Leo Diamond. Later that day at 9:00pm and 2:00am, AMC gets in the swim with "Sunset Boulevard" (1950). NEXT weekend, TCM's noir festival serves up the two-fisted classic, "Kiss Me Deadly", and their Sellers salute runs "The Party" (complete with Claudine Longet)! m.ace ecam@voicenet.com OOK http://www.voicenet.com/~ecam/ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:26:00 -0400 From: Nat Kone Subject: (exotica) Percy Faith addendum I have my records organized by category, not artists so I forgot to mention this Percy Faith LP back when I was singing his praises. Of special interest to exoticats: "Exotic Strings". A worthwhile addition to any exotica collection # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:25:57 -0400 From: Nat Kone Subject: Re: (exotica) James Last - "Voodoo Party" opinions? At 05:26 PM 8/14/99 +0100, Michael Davidson wrote: >Just a quick call for opinions on James Lasts "Voodoo Party". > >I normally steer well clear of James Last but one of the better record >stores here has this in and while its more than I'd ever pay for a >normal James Last LP it looks like it has "potential". That record has been identified by "DJ types" as the one James Last record worth owning. I'm surprised to find out that this is a worldwide phenomenon but not that surprised I guess. The record becomes identified, it becomes more scarce, it becomes more expensive when you find it. And so even when you find piles of various James Last LP's, you seldom see "Voodoo". Is it worth it? Well I know lots of people who would say an unequivocal yes. It's worth it if you want a record that's become rare and scarce and which you won't see that often. It's worth it for a fairly cool and crazy cover. It's worth it if you want to surprise your friends when they ask "What is that crazy Santana-like thing you just played?" It's probably worth it if you DJ. But is it worth it for the music? I think there are a lot of cheaper records out there with a similar sound. To me, Voodoos is like a cross between Sly and the Family Stone and Santana. Their records are a lot cheaper but perhaps not as "exotic" since you expect them to sound like that. Then there are bands like "El Chaino" which have a similar sound to Santana but are usually cheaper... because they haven't been identified. And there are other records with the same percussion sound. Chaino. Kaino. Even some Roberto Delgado. And then there's Mongo. I don't think it's worth the big bucks but there are some good cuts and there is some novelty value to the fact that it's James Last. >And is the Marty Gold "Beatles" Moog LP worthwhile? Yes. It's a better-than-average Moog LP. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:26:02 -0400 From: Nat Kone Subject: (exotica) Here My Dear What year did that whole Claudine "accidental shooting" happen? Or maybe it doesn't matter. I have this Andy Williams record called "The Way We Were". On the front cover, Andy is hugging a woman. You can only see a bit of her neck and her pierced ear but they actually identify her as "Claudine" in the credits. And it's not like you get to see her face on the back because the back picture shows Andy holding one of his children. (Or I presume it's one of his). Actually it's more curious than that because the boy he's holding is about four years old and yet the credits read "Girl on the front cover" and "Boy on the back cover". I guess Claudine was his little girl after all. The record came out in 1974. What was happening in their relationship at that point? The reason I ask is because these are the tunes he sings: Touch me in the morning, Seasons in the Sun. **You're the best thing that ever happened to me, Love's theme, **If I could ever go back again, **Killing me Softly with her song, Sunshine on my shoulders, **The Most beautiful girl, **The Way we were, ***I won't last a day without you. (Asterisks added for emphasis ) So is this Andy's version of the breakup record? Or were they getting back together? Or was he trying to get her to come back but promise not to shoot him? It would be cool to think that Andy had made a record in the same tradition as Marvin Gaye's "Here my Dear" or Richard and Linda Thompson's "Shoot out the Lights". Are there any other records in this same tradition? BTW, his version of "Won't last a day" is simply beautiful. Nat # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:15:12 -0500 From: recliner Subject: Re: (exotica) Here My Dear Nat Kone wrote: > What year did that whole Claudine "accidental shooting" happen? > Or maybe it doesn't matter. > I have this Andy Williams record called "The Way We Were". > On the front cover, Andy is hugging a woman. You can only see a bit of her > neck and her pierced ear but they actually identify her as "Claudine" in > the credits. > I guess Claudine was his little girl after all. > The record came out in 1974. What was happening in their relationship at > that point? Claudine and Andy were on their own by 1970. Claudine met Spider in 1972. Claudine shot Spider the end of March 1976. As far as I know, although they were separated, there was no public animosity between Claudine and Andy. Claudine took care of the kids and Andy would use them for publicity shots. (no pun intended.) Frank, on the gossip line. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 21:49:49 EDT From: BasicHip@aol.com Subject: Re: (exotica) not-made-for-tv movies << Thursday afternoon at 4:00pm, AMC has the very disarming "Little Fugitive" (1953) -- a low, low budget indie about a little boy who runs away to Coney Island. Great atmosphere, evocative footage of Coney Island. Nice solo harmonica score by... well, I forget who, but I know it wasn't Leo Diamond. >> He ran away because he "shot" his older brother. Actually, the older kids tricked him with catsup. Poor little guy. Eddy Manson did the score. I love this movie, it is truly wonderful, warm, funny. A little masterpiece which should be seen by all. One of my all-time favorites. The soundtrack was released on Folkways, but it is scarce and books in triple digits. The Smithsonian / Folkways site does have it on cassette, which can be transfered to CD if you are setup for that. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 22:56:01 -0500 From: "Elisabeth Vincentelli" Subject: Re: (exotica) rendezvous with an occasional man Going through my latest purchase, a 9-CD Anita O'Day box set on Mosaic, I heard "An Occasional Man" on CD #9, and backed by Cal Tjader at that! I think it's replaced Judy Holliday's version as my favorite. And speaking of Mosaic, does anybody know of other small, web-order only labels doing this kind of quality reissues? I thought they did a great job with that Anita O'Day package. Elisabeth - ---------- >From: "B. Yost" >To: exotica@xmission.com >Subject: (exotica) rendezvous with an occasional man >Date: Sat, Aug 14, 1999, 6:48 PM >I was giving the dog a bath while listening to that Directional Stereo >album "Exotic Percussion and Brilliant Brass" (and I think this is the one >that Jane was raving about a few months ago), when lo and behold there is a >beautiful version of the song towards the end of side one. It sounds much >more like the Don Tiki version (only without vocals) than the Sarah Vaughn >did. Nice, light tropical Latin and percussion feeling. The whole album >is definitely wonderful. I'd forgotten. > >As Homer Simpson would say, "D'oh!". > >The liner notes reveal that the song was written for a movie, "The Girl >Rush." # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: 14 Aug 1999 22:33:20 +0000 From: bag@hubris.net Subject: Re: (exotica) rendezvous with an occasional man At 10:56 PM 14-08-99 -0500, Elisabeth wrote: >And speaking of Mosaic, does anybody know of other small, web-order only >labels doing this kind of quality reissues? Bear Family. They have their own website out of Germany, but it is often easier to order through ccmusic.com (Collector's Choice Music). Great reissues. I have Eartha Kitt and the Prima/Butera/Keely sets. Wonderful documentation and very complete. They have lots of other great boxed sets, though. Byron Byron Caloz Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol, Milky Way http://www.hubris.net/zolac The Mr. Smooth site: http://www.hubris.net/zolac/smooth # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 07:16:55 -0500 From: "Darrell Brogdon" Subject: (exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour Aging big bandleaders struggle to be hip on this week's Retro Cocktail Hour webcast. Listen for Les Brown's take on "La Bamba" (with an arrangement by Shorty Rogers) and Percy Faith swings out on "Oye Como Va". Otherwise, it's a mixed bag of groovy bossa nova by Balanco and Armando Trovaioli; crime jazz from "Bullitt", "M-Squad" and "The Untouchables" (the TV series, not the movie, if you please!) plus Enoch Light's "Private Life of a Private Eye" and very rare "Great Jazz from TV Shows", featuring TV tunes by Bob Mersey; exotica by Yma, Les, Tipsy, Mandingo and The Surfmen; outer space exotica; and Dick Schory's "Music to Break Any Mood". To have your mood broken, you'll need a minimum 28.8 Internet connection and RealPlayer. Just go to: http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro.html As always, your comments, suggestions and your requests are welcome. Thanks for the space! Darrell Brogdon dbrogdon@ukans.edu The Retro Cocktail Hour KANU FM 91.5 Broadcasting Hall The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 Visit The Retro Cocktail Hour at: http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro.html Listen to The Retro Cocktail Hour at: http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro/retrolisten.htm # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: 15 Aug 1999 15:03:14 +0000 From: bag@hubris.net Subject: (exotica) Faith 'n Conniff Well, I just keep adding to my albums by Percy Faith and Ray Conniff, folks which don't always get a lot of respect. I think they had some pretty respectable records out there. Of course, they had a lot of less than remarkable albums, but that should not keep us from considering the others. Ray Conniff His Orchestra and Chorus (as opposed to Singers, yuck!) You Make Me Feel So Young Columbia CS 8918 This one has both Caravan and Third Man Theme on it. Need I say more? Certainly not the best versions of either, but glad to have Conniff's versions now. I didn't get a Faith record today, but I realize I tend to lump Conniff and Faith together because they both recorded for Columbia. I like many of Faith's early albums which have exotic themes (such as Delicado). I also have his Bouquet of Love, but only for the cover, not for the "strings." I found another album with an interesting cover: Stage Left, Stage Right arranged and conducted by Jack Pleis Columbia CS 8462. I doubt the music is all that good. The front has the normal colored fonts listing off the broadway hits covered in the album, but in the top center there is a cut into the cardboard for a rectangular motion display of "Rockettes" kick dancing. Also today I found Grant Takes Rhythm, where he sings on all of the tunes (think Nat King Cole singing and playing the organ). I like his rendition of House of Bamboo. With today's purchases comes my second copy of a Time-Life Book (album sized) which think is an excellent reference to recording technology and pop/film composer/arrangers. It is called "As You Remember Them: The Men and the Music." I have yet to find this packaged with records, so I guess it did not come in a boxed set but was an added thank you to series subscribers? In any case, I got it for 25 cents just so someone on this list could also enjoy this book! There is a picture of a fat bald Les Baxter, David Rose on his miniature train (the kind you can barely sit on), Lalo Schifrin playing an unusual instrument, Leroy Anderson with some of his unique percussion devices and plenty of info on these folks and others, such as Martin Denny, Billy Vaughn, Burt Bacharach, Nelson Riddle, Percy Faith, Herb Alpert, Mantovani, Dimitri Tiomkin, Bert Kaempfert, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Michel Legrand, Miklos Rozsa, John Barry and Henry Mancini. About the only guy not pictured is Denny :( . So, if you want this book, be the first to send an email to me and I will post it to you next Saturday gratis. Byron Byron Caloz Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol, Milky Way http://www.hubris.net/zolac The Mr. Smooth site: http://www.hubris.net/zolac/smooth # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: 15 Aug 1999 16:18:23 +0000 From: bag@hubris.net Subject: (exotica) Re.: Faith 'n Conniff Okay, I have a winner on that Time-Life series book. Thanks! Byron Byron Caloz Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol, Milky Way http://www.hubris.net/zolac The Mr. Smooth site: http://www.hubris.net/zolac/smooth # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:39:55 EDT From: DJJimmyBee@aol.com Subject: Re: (exotica) An Occasional Man In a message dated 8/11/99 8:01:52 PM, bruno@yhammer.com wrote: >I don't know from Don Tiki nor whether the song is a standard but I have >two great versions of it. There is also a nice instro version of it on one of those Brilliant Percussion LP's by the Don Catelli Orchestra, loaded with exotic soundin' sounds # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:54:31 EDT From: DJJimmyBee@aol.com Subject: Re: (exotica) An Occasional Man In a message dated 8/12/99 3:08:12 PM, mdhbene@airmail.net wrote: >an absolutely smokin' tenor sax/organ instrumental, "While The City >Sleeps," and no, it ain't the same as the one by Chicago, dearies.... could it have been done by Irma Thomas back in the 6T's? # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:12:38 -0500 From: "Darrell Brogdon" Subject: (exotica) Da Big Kahuna Recently, one of the jazz announcers here at the radio station passed on this CD to me: "Hawaiian Swing" Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack Concord Jazz 4860 Not exotica per se, but a straight ahead big band led by Matt Catingub and apparently made up of members of the Honolulu Pops Orchestra. In addition to plenty of standards, the CD's salted with a few Hawaiian numbers, like "The Hukilau Song", "Pearly Shells" and "Hawaiian War Chant". Matt sings on several of the tunes. Here's a track listing: Come On-a My House A-Tisket, A-Tasket Don't Be That Way/Stompin' at the Savoy The Hukilau Song Pearly Shells In the Copa Room (a swinging tribute to Vegas, the Rat Pack, etc.) Every Day I Have the Blues Night in Tunisia After Hours Blue Hawaii Love You Madly Them There Eyes Smiles/When You're Smilin' Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad I'll Remember You Come On-a My House (instro) Hawaiian War Chant Catingub's a pretty talented guy and Concord Jazz is a tremendous jazz label, so this doesn't sound like some cheap knock-off to cash in on exotica or swing interest. I enjoyed it. A real toe-tapper! Listen for it on next Retro Cocktail Hour webcast. Darrell Brogdon dbrogdon@ukans.edu The Retro Cocktail Hour KANU Radio Broadcasting Hall The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 Visit The Retro Cocktail Hour at: http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro.html Listen to The Retro Cocktail Hour at: http://kanu.ukans.edu/retrolisten.html # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:34:51 EDT From: DJJimmyBee@aol.com Subject: Re: (exotica) Da Big Kahuna In a message dated 8/15/99 9:19:05 PM, dbrogdon@falcon.cc.ukans.edu wrote: >In the Copa Room (a swinging tribute to Vegas, the Rat Pack, etc.) Not to overstate the obvious, but the Copacabana in NYC was a swingin' stop for a whole lotta Rat Pack era performers. There was a series of albums called "____________, Live at the Copa" by the likes of Darin, Cooke, Rydell, and a couple of others I forget. The recently mentioned Barry Manilow created an evergreen out of his song of the same name (which he also cut in Spanish via a 12") # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:07:56 -0500 From: "Darrell Brogdon" Subject: Re: (exotica) Da Big Kahuna > Not to overstate the obvious, but the Copacabana in NYC was a swingin' > stop for a whole lotta Rat Pack era performers. Right you are! This particular tune, though, is definitely about Rat Pack-era Vegas. The lyrics go on about cruising the Strip, checking out the casino at the Sands ("now you're in Sinatra's den..."), about Prima swinging in the lounge, etc. It even mentions JFK trysting with Marilyn Monroe. It's a cute little jump tune. Darrell Brogdon Program Director KANU Radio Broadcasting Hall The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045 dbrogdon@ukans.edu http://kanu.ukans.edu # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 99 22:13:34 -0500 From: Michael Toth Subject: (exotica) FYI: Barbarella-esque furniture @ Target Whoa. In the Target ad circular that came with today's newspaper, there's an entire line of *wild*, stunning, retro-futuristic inflatable furniture on sale -- clearly to cash in on back-to-school students looking to decorate their college pads. It's all fairly affordably priced -- who knows how durable it is though. Maybe they have some inflated at the store to examine. The "Shaggy 'It' Table Lamp," with its shag tourquoise faux-fur lampshade is also really "Barbarella" in its aesthetic. They also have some 50s-style butterfly chairs in the ad ("canvas cover reverses to faux fur or velvet"). The most impressive and conceptually the wildest is the "Speaker chair with Ottoman" ("Inflatable vinyl chair with built-in speakers (i.e. for both sides of your head while sitting) plugs into your music system") -- can people like us afford NOT to have this? *Incredible!* Considering its uninflated, highly storable state, I feel compelled to snatch up a sofa/chair set for whenever I move into a bigger place. I can't imagine these being around for long. Better run before those college kids find 'em. It really *is* 1999 after all, Michael David Toth mtoth@neo.lrun.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:23:31 EDT From: Thinkmatic@aol.com Subject: Re: (exotica) FYI: Barbarella-esque furniture @ Target Target just opened in my town 2 weeks ago and I must say I hate them. Only because they're taking my money away from me at a rapid pace. They're buyers really have an eye for the groovy. I bought a new kitchen whisk there and it's so cool looking that whenever I beat eggs I feel like a cross between George Jetson and Barbarella (especially when I'm wearing my clear plastic bra). - -Roy # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 10:39:34 -0400 From: Risser Family Subject: (exotica) Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes Anyone heard this, or the Max Rebo band? Both "special edition" goofball releases for the Star Wars nut, I = imagine, but I always liked the Cantina Band, and it's vaguely exotic. = But I'm curious how these sound. Please let me know! Thanks, Peter # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:18:04 +0200 From: "n.e.u. / Moritz R" Subject: (exotica) Trader Vic's Homepage Never seen this. Is it new? Tarder Vic's has its own homepage: http://www.tradervics.com Mo # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:51:01 -0700 From: lousmith@pipeline.com Subject: (exotica) [obit] Altina Schinasi Miranda SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Artist-filmmaker Altina Schinasi Miranda, a cigarette-roller heiress and avant-garde eyeglass designer, died Thursday. She was 92. Schinasi studied under George Grosz at the Art Students League of New York and designed window displays for Fifth Avenue department stores during the Depression. Her Harlequin eyeglasses became fashionable after World War II and won the Lord and Taylor Annual American Design Award in 1939. - ----- Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:59:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Risser Subject: (exotica) Lenny Dee Here's two Saint Pete addresses for a Lenny Dee and Leonard Dee. Dee, Lenny 2504 Madrid Way S Saint Petersburg, FL 33712 727-867-5231 Dee, Leonard 1514 Gray Street S Saint Petersburg, FL 33707 727-381-7829 Dunno if any are the famous organ player, but my dad tells me he does indeed live there. If anyone feels ballsy enough to phone these guys and get the scoop, please let us know so we can send him some postcards. Thanks! Peter PS: As I watch my babies watching Sesame Street, I believe I found another of my sources for my exotica love, especially the now-sound thing. Rosemary Clooney is on right now, as a matter of fact. C'mon-a my house, indeed. :) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 08:07:56 -0700 From: "Kevin C." Subject: Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's Homepage "n.e.u. / Moritz R" wrote: > > Never seen this. Is it new? Tarder Vic's has its own homepage: > > http://www.tradervics.com This site, which is for the Trader Vic's Food and Beverage co, (a separate entity from the restaurant business), went up last October. You haven't missed much, though. The site is exactly the same as it was then, except that a couple restaurant locations have been dropped from the restaurant list. Of course, this is basically a catalog site, and the T.V. products don't change very often. So, the lack of change here isn't a sin. BTW- their Mai Tai mix and syrups are excellent. We have a review of the Mai Tai mix here: http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/reviews/tvmix.html Or check out more Trader Vic's stuff at the Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai website: http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/ - -Kevin Crossman # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ End of exotica-digest V2 #479 *****************************