Party" (again superfunky, with more bongos than a Mongo Santamaria boxset).
> Basic Hip: Adventurers
Wow this was a great time to join the list. An LP I've been searching out
for awhile, and now I've got it burned to CD w/ the cover, too! Thank you! I
didn't realize that Bjork sampled one of the tracks for her "Human
Behavior." Now I do. African Lament is downloading now...
> Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
THANK YOU whoever posted the alert about the lbx version of one of my top 5
films of all time on AMC last week. I read the posting just as the first
showing was wrapping up so I set my VCR for the 4am showing and now I've got
a lbx copy. Awesome. I actually met stars Cynthia Myers & Edy Williams at a
convention a couple of years back and had them sign my BVOD poster. Both
were VERY nice, though Edy was kinda spacy...!
> Tony Scott: Music for Yoga (or something like that)
I just saw this when I picked up a Gabor Szabo LP but I passed on it. After
someone's post about it, I'm now hoping it's still at the store! Yeah, I dig
that "psychedelic California lounge" sound, too. Gerald Wilson Orchestra has
some great songs in that vein. Check out his "California Soul" LP. Best
Szabo LPs: "Light My Fire" w/ Bob Thiele and "Sky and Diamonds" (or
something like that, again) w/ the California Dreamers. The latter is a
little hokey, but there are some nice moments. Both feature sitar in the
background.
Hey, anybody familiar w/ the Les & Larry Elgart LP, "..au Go Go"? I just got
it on a whim and it's some pretty cool '66 era Austin Powers-style mod big
band stuff. Did they put out any other LPs in a similar vein?
Also, how about The Big Game Hunters? They have an AMAZING song "See the
Cheetah" that I found on a UNI 45 recently: jazzy feel w/ a midtempo gogo
beat, bongos, sexy flute, and great female vocals ("See the Cheetah,
bayyybay. He looks so groooovy!"). Anybody have their background or info on
other releases?
I don't post to lists very often, mostly lurk, but this is a great list with
great folks. Maybe I'll change my ways!
- -Mark
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Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 02:10:20 +0800
From: "Jonny Perl" <delicado@cheerful.com>
Subject: (exotica) Jungle Drums
> anyone knows great VOCAL versions of Lecuonas exotica classic JUNGLE DRUMS ?
As far as vocal versions of this song, the only one I've ever heard have used its spanish title - 'Carabali'. It's actually a little disappointing though. But it's on a great Caterina Valente LP, 'Com Edmundo Ros', aka 'Fire and Frenzy'. The album is also notable for an astoundingly brilliant vocal 'miserlou' with a pulsating cha cha rhythm tacked on. There's a soundsample for this on my site at:
I think my favorite ever version of Jungle drums is the wonderfully atmospheric Xavier Cugat version on 'Viva Cugat'.
hope everyone is doing well,
jonny
Currently really enjoying: Milt Jackson and Big Brass - 'For someone I love' from 1963 - really super cool wailing jazz instrumentals with vibes - sounds like a cross between Mancini and those Angelo Badalamenti soundtracks to David Lynch movies.
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Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:37:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Sean Pearman <Pearmania@Chatini.com>
Subject: (exotica) Moondog
Last weekend, I posted about an LP by Kenny Graham and His Satellites called "Moondog and Suncat Suites".
To celebrate my recent upgrade to high-speed connectivity and to show my appreciation for similar gestures by Basic Hip and others, I have uploaded the LP in its entirety at:
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Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 15:03:00 -0500
From: azed@pathcom.com
Subject: Re: (exotica) Aliens put this record here, and other X-Files mysteries
At 05:17 PM 11/21/01, Daniel Shiman wrote:
>
>>Themes for African Drums - Guy Warren (Kofi Ghanaba). WHAAA!? Here I was
>>in an area of the country that was not the most ethnically diverse and THIS
>>popped up.
>
>I often wonder at this phenomenon. Just when I think I can almost
>psychically intuite the selection of records before stepping foot inside a
>given thrift store, I come across some anomalous ethnic head-scratcher.
>Like that stash o' 60's Brazilian Bossa-Nova LP's (on Brazilian labels,
>moreover) in a Lubbock antiques store,
I can sort of understand your surprise. I experience it myself. But my
surprise is usually not about ethnicity but about "hipness".
That Guy Warren Africa record wasn't made for African Americans, I don't
think.
It wasn't African Americans who wanted a record that promoted the image of
the noble savage.
I don't think.
As far as your Bossa Nova surprises, I think there are always rational
explanations for all such things.
It wasn't Aliens. Somebody bought those records. It's as simple as that.
Maybe they were presents someone bought for their friend because they
thought their friend was especially hip.
Usually when I find these surprising records, they're in good shape,
suggesting to me that whoever ended up with them didn't play them much.
AZ
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Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 15:07:51 -0500
From: <lousmith@pipeline.com>
Subject: (exotica) [obit] Jerry Jerome
November 21, 2001
Jerry Jerome, Tenor Saxophonist of Big Band Era and Beyond, Dies at 89
SARASOTA, Fla., Nov. 20 ù Jerry Jerome, a tenor saxophone player who was a featured soloist with the Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Red Norvo and Artie Shaw orchestras in the Big Band era, died at his home here on Saturday. He was 89.
Mr. Jerome later became a successful musical director and conductor on radio and television and established a music business, scoring and arranging commercial jingles, including "Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should."
Mr. Jerome, who lived in Sarasota since the mid-1970's, was the resident host of the city's annual jazz festival. He was playing until recently at festivals and at local clubs and was scheduled to perform on Dec. 10 for the Charlotte County Jazz Society.
He also continued to record. Three years ago Arbors Records released a CD, "Something Old, Something New," with tunes recorded at recent sessions as well as songs from years ago with stars like Teddy Wilson, Bob Haggart and Bobby Hackett.
The CD's sequel, "Something Borrowed, Something Blue," is scheduled for release in December.
Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Jerome started playing the saxophone while in high school in Plainfield, N.J. He attended college and medical school at the University of Alabama.
In 1936 he toured the country with the bandleader Harry Reser and his Clicquot Club Eskimos. He moved on to Miller's original orchestra and then to the Norvo band. He joined the Benny Goodman orchestra at the height of its popularity, in 1938.
When Goodman broke up his band in 1940, Mr. Jerome joined the Artie Shaw group. While with Shaw he appeared in the film "Second Chorus" with Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith.
Mr. Jerome is survived by his wife, Elaine; four sons, Al, Bill, Jim and Jerry; a stepson, David Frankel; two daughters, Joanne Kelvin and Barbara Mazzei; two sisters, Dorothy Kahn and Elsie Abeles; a brother, Irv; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
