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exotica-digest      Wednesday, September 16 1998      Volume 02 : Number 211



In This Digest:

Re: (exotica) Touch of Evil (Retouched)
(exotica) Raymond Scott's 'Amor'
(exotica) Once last Disney question
Re: (exotica) Bob Dixon obit and, no, this guy ain't dead
(exotica) Nostalgia = Culture
(exotica) Budget Brass
(exotica) re: Herman Munster's poem
Re: (exotica) SITCOM ROCK at Acme Underground, NYC this Wednesda
(exotica) possibly French guys
Re: (exotica) ! WIN A FREE ARTHUR LYMAN CD !
Re: (exotica) Tiki room context
Re: (exotica) Jean Jacques Perrey
(exotica) Re: Buzzimba
(exotica) Get to me to the site on time!
(exotica) Not French, but sure sounds like it?
Re: (exotica) Not French, but sure sounds like it?
(exotica) Latin and mysterioso
(exotica) More death of swing
Re: (exotica) Touch of Evil (Retouched)
Re:  (exotica) Mexicali Brass
Re: (exotica) Why Nostalgia? aka Threads thread
(exotica) The Fast Track To Web Programming
(exotica) Barrett Deems obit
(exotica) Sorry (was: The Fast Track To Web Programming )
(exotica) Indian music
(exotica) Big Mess Orchestra
(exotica) New Classic Singers
Re: (exotica) Budget Brass
(exotica) JJ Perrey Interview on KFJC-FM
(exotica) Pierro Piccioni
Re: (exotica) Bob Dixon obit and, no, this guy ain't dead
Re: (exotica) More death of swing
(exotica) Mimi's Threads thread
Re: (exotica) Re: Buzzimba
(exotica) Nostalgia
(exotica) Strange stuff
(exotica) Begins with a B

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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 19:18:31 -0800
From: Action Plus <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Touch of Evil (Retouched)

>>BTW, does anyone know who the guitarist on the *Touch of Evil* soundtrack
>>is? Since I've played tons of Mancini with the Oranj Symphonette and worked
>>as an editor at a guitar magazine for a decade, you'd think I'd know, but
>>I'm stumped. I'm guessin' Barney Kessell, but...
>
>Joe, you are correct...Barney Kessel
>
>Barney Kessel, Plas Johnson-Tenor, Dave Pell-Bari Sax, Ray Sherman-Piano,
>Red Norvo-Vibes, Jack Costazo-Conga Drum, Mike Pacheco-Bongos, Pete
>Candoli-Trumpet

Wow--those guys became *the* Mancini crew in later years. (Johnson, of
course, is the "Pink Panther" guy.) I didn't know the core players were
assmebled so early on.
>and I think Shelly Manne-Drums
>
>Barney IS MY MAIN MAN, guitar wize
>Jack





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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 22:07:39 -0400
From: Irwin Chusid <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Raymond Scott's 'Amor'

Nat wrote:
> I picked up a record the other day: "Amor" by Raymond Scott and
> his Swinging Strings I searched the liner notes and came to the
> conclusion that it was indeed THE Raymond Scott

Indeed it is. Or was.


>I'm not complaining, it was 2 bucks

You overpaid.


> and there's a half-naked blonde on the cover

Then you *underpaid.* Half-naked blondes go for upwards of ten bucks.
Fully naked ones can fetch twenty.


> but it's pretty mediocre.

This is a generous assessment. Is the word "dreadful" in your
vocabulary?


> It's not the worst record I own but then
>the worst record I own isn't by THE Raymond Scott.

But AMOR is the *worst* record you now own by THIS Raymond Scott.



>So when I read about these other releases do they sound more like this or
>more like that other stuff?

Anything--almost *everything*--else by Raymond Scott is of far greater
interest. AMOR was a 1960 reissue of the inaptly named ROCK AND ROLL
SYMPHONY (which was neither rock nor symphony; RS surely did not name
the record when it was originally released in 1959). It was reissued a
second time around 1966 as WARM RAIN, by "Raymond Scott and his Romantic
Strings." Imagine that -- within seven years, an album called "Rock and
Roll Symphony" could be repackaged as being performed by a group of
"Romantic Strings." But whatever you call it, it's still musical
blancmange.


>All my heroes did all kinds of other records so I'm not surprised by this
>in principle but I liked it better when I thought that Raymond Scott was
>somehow forever working away on that same crazy shit of his.

He was. Crap like AMOR was a rent gig. He took those checks and spent
them on developing his electronic instruments. SOOTHING SOUNDS FOR BABY
is a good example of where his mind was at while his right arm was
conducting the RnR Symphony. And when MANHATTAN RESEARCH, INC., a 2-CD
set of RS electronica, is released on Basta later this year, the world
will be dumbfounded by what Scott sounds like at his 'avant-gardest.' It
will more than compensate for any disappointment you endured in your
discovery of AMOR.

But you can't have your two bucks back.

However, you can keep the blonde.


>I'm not sure I've ever seen this label "Everest".

Raymond was an A&R Director there for a few years. Lord knows what he
A&R'ed.


>Oh and the liner notes say : ... a friend had asked Raymond Scott "What can
>you do with this rock and roll so that adults don't hate it?"

I doubt he was consulted on the title, and I doubt they even bothered
interviewing him for the liner notes.


>If this is rock and roll, then I'm Raymond Scott.

I understand there's a website devoted to your legacy, Mr. Scott:

               http://www.RaymondScott.com


Eminently yours,
Irwin Chusid
Director, Raymond Scott Archives

- ---

Today's quote from Marcel Marceau:
[This is a multi-part message in MIME format]





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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 19:17:57 -0400
From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Once last Disney question

Um,=20

This is sort of late, but all these rides closing:

Are these in DisneyLAND in California or DisneyWORLD in Orlando?
And when?
And how does one find out this info anyway?

It's sort of an important distinction for me, because my kids and I will =
be in driving distance to DisneyWorld and if they are closing, I might =
want to sneak over there for a day.


If someone could let me know, either on or off the list, or even how to =
find the info, i'd appreciate it.

Thanks!
Peter


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 00:32:05 -0500 (CDT)
From: Indulis R Rutks <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Bob Dixon obit and, no, this guy ain't dead

On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 [e-mail] wrote:

>
> Ok -- Let's get this thing straight.
>
> I totally messed that up.  In the first 30 minutes of the show, one of the
> host/actors came out and he had a sheriff's badge on.  He then showed a clip
> of this cowboy type kiddies show where the sheriff was singing about the
> merits of smiling and being polite.  Next the host/actor said this guy
> influenced him alot then introduced the sheriff who was in the audience in the
> same sheriff outfit and he stood and took a bow.  The sheriff-guy was in his
> eighties now.
>
> Does anybody remember what the sheriff's (or shows) name was?
> What the actor who played the sheriff name was?
> What the name of the host/actor who recoginzed the sheriff name was?

Shoot! I don't remember the answers to the first two questions, but I
believe the actor who introduced Sheriff Whats-his-name was Michael
Richards, who played Cosmo Kramer on "Seinfeld".

I did have the Emmy Awards on tape, but I taped Monday nights
pro-wrestling shows over it... Sorry.

- -Indy Rutks ([e-mail])




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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:55:58 -0400
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG  NNAD" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Nostalgia = Culture

I think that Nostalgia is more important in the USA than in other countries
because we just don't have any real folk culture that is native to the
place.  Other than the midwest/Native American/Country-Western stuff; if you
don't identify with that (which I don't, with no apologies), you kind of
fall back into the mix of nostalgia.

Lets face it, most of our nostalgia is mired in the economics of the past
generations.  Capitalism is our culture.  Most things cultural in the US are
either imported from past generations of immigrants, stolen from the Native
Nations, or have a brand name on them.

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:49:13 -0400
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG  NNAD" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Budget Brass

> >Byron sez
> >  The Mexicali Brass....  There is a little bit of Tijuana Brass
> >sound here, but it is not complete knock off: the music stands on its
> own.
>
> I love  the sound of the Mexicali Brass!
>
> Actually I'm a big fan of the genere that I've dubbed "budget brass".
>
>
Would the Mariachi Brass (with Chet Baker?) fit into this category?  I have
my father's "Double Shot" album with the Mariachi Brass.  I like the cover,
but NEVER played it, for some reason.   Maybe I need to.

surfing the chaos,
Chalrieman


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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 23:52:54 -0700
From: Eb <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) re: Herman Munster's poem

>From: "telstar" <[e-mail]>
>
>that chicken's not too young to fry.

I always found that line oddly disturbing, and far more resonant than the
rest of the poem. ;)

Eb




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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 03:27:18
From: Jay Schwartz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) SITCOM ROCK at Acme Underground, NYC this Wednesda

On Tue, 15 Sep 1998 07:11:50 -0400, "telstar" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>>THE MUNSTERS: The Munsters agree to rent out their house to touring rock
group The Standells. When they return, they find a way-out beatnik party in
progress, but Herman soon gets in the spirit and tries out some impromptu
beat poetry
****************
>A selection of this can be found as the opening track on the compilation
"Beat, Beat, Beatsville!" (Bongo 001cd).


Hermans' poetry was also sampled (or merely copied) for the climax of Death
of Samantha's heavy rave-up cover of the Pink Fairie's song "Do It" on the
Homestead Records compilation HUMAN MUSIC (possibly only on the CD edition).



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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 03:54:56 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) possibly French guys

Okay before I ask my real question, I just have to say that after all those
times I ignored them on Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas when I was a kid, I
have to now admit that Sandler and Young absolutely rule.

But my question is about Mort Shuman.  What's the story with him? I've read
his name here I think but I don't remember anything.

My first exposure to him was on a soundtrack I bought for an unknown film
named "Sex O'Clock U.S.A".  Come on, who wouldn't buy that?  Anyway, the
cuts are almost all mediocre disco or maybe that's redundant.  But there is
one cut called "Peepshow" which is one of the coolest ambient instrumental
pieces I've ever heard.  It's pretty surprising for 1976 I think.  That cut
alone made me interested in Mr.Shuman.  (I think I had a Hebrew School
teacher named Mr. Shuman.)

But recently I picked up this record which is called "Amerika" but the
songs are all in French.  The liner notes which are also in French,
identify him as a boy from Brighton Beach which certainly makes sense with
that name.  And I see credits for Janis Joplin and Manfred Mann.  I don't
know how to describe the songs   French Pop, I guess.  And that's not him
singing is it?  The name Etienne Roda Gil is also on the record. Is that
who's singing?

Anyway, what's the story with this guy.

And then while I'm on a French roll here, so to speak, last night I bought
a record of Michel Legrande singing - in French - called "Serenades de XX
siecle" and it is surprisingly good too.  He scat sings on one of the best
cuts and I didn't wince once.

Vive Le France Libre

Nat



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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:01:32 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) ! WIN A FREE ARTHUR LYMAN CD !

Lou Smith wrote:

> Forwarded for Dana Countryman:
>
> Hey!
> You could easily win a new copy of Five different ARTHUR LYMAN CDs from
> Rykodisc, or a cassette single of the tough surf/instrumental from the film
> SIX-STRING SAMURAI.
>
> How can you win? Just go to the Web Page for Cool And Strange Music! Magazine
> at:
> <<http:members.aol.com/coolstrge/coolpage.html>>
>

I only got a URL error message... (sob!)

MO



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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:04:39 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Tiki room context

Lou Smith wrote:

> I can see how DisneyLand might need the space for new attractions and have
> to sacrifice an old attraction, but there's plenty of room in DisneyWorld.
> They should create a space for all the old attractions to go when they
> retire. That's what Florida is for, after all! Nothing wrong with them
> creating a retirement community for elderly attractions, is there?

For elderly people like us...

If nothing else helps we can still fly to Tokyo and visit the Tiki Room there. It
is in fact even better than the Anaheim one.

MO



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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:39:31 +0200
From: Ton Rueckert <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Jean Jacques Perrey

>I can't remember if I told you all BUT.............
>
>Jean Jacques Perrey will be having a live in store appearance at the Groove
>Merchant on (lower) Haight St this Saturday at 3PM
>
>68 and still rockin'!
>
>BE THERE !



Yes, but who's gonna pay my plane ticket???

Ton





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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 98 12:55:00 +0100
From: Bissia <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Buzzimba

Sorry but ... What is a Buzzimba ?

>I think i have a half Buzzimba on a picture, but thats not enough, i
>need to see it in its full beauty.


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 07:10:51 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Get to me to the site on time!

> <<http://members.aol.com/coolstrge/coolpage.html>>
>

I only got a URL error message... (sob!)

Slashes!  Gotta have 'em.  Try it now!



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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 07:32:26 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Not French, but sure sounds like it?

>But my question is about Mort Shuman.  What's the story with him? I've read
>his name here I think but I don't remember anything.

Along with his partner Doc Pomus, they wrote many classic songs
(http://www.bmi.com/repertoire shows 25 pages of them), such as "Can't Get
Used to Losing You".  Born in New York in 1936 and died in 1991 (Thanks,
All Music Guide!  http://www.allmusic.com)  he had a connection to the late
Johnny Adams, who recorded a whole album of their songs.  Shuman also seems
to have written with a few French collaborators (including Jacques Brel)
and there is a 2 CD set called SES PLUS BELLES CHANSONS.  I suppose he had
an affinity for French culture, much like Gene Pitney had an affinity for
Italy as evinced by some of his albums (I don't know if Pitney is Italian
by descent or not).

Shuman did record several albums on which he sang; All-Music says he
sounded akin to John Hiatt.

Brian Phillips



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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:18:57 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Not French, but sure sounds like it?

Mort Shulman "wrote" the musical "Jaques Brel is Alive And Well And Living In
Paris."  The musical is basically just a lot of Jaques Brel songs translated
into English.  Shulman did the translations.  This was a stage musical and
later a film, so there are two different versions which were released on LP.
Basically this guy is famous for translating Brel into English.  Scott Walker
used the Shulman translations when he did all of his FANTASTIC Brel recordings
in the early 70's.

Larry


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 07:58:31 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: (exotica) Latin and mysterioso

Goodwill yielded up Latin Dance Party, a Crown 12-inch by Lalo Morales and
His Latin Orchestra. Muy, muy caliente in the vein of Machito. I wanna hear
more! A quick search through the Tico and Dusty Groove websites revealed
nothing, nada, zip, zilch. Anyone out there know who Lalo is/was? Another
website hinted he might be Argentine, but that could be a blind alley.
Maybe Lalo is an alias used to avoid contract violation. No liner notes, so
no clues.

Instead there's the usual photo parade of other Crown releases, including
Latin A-Go-Go, artists illegible. Is this record worth looking for?

Gracias for any info.
MimiM





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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:06:39 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) More death of swing

Thank you Regis and Kathie Lee for driving another stake into the credibility
of the neo swing movement! This Friday it is "Swing Day" on Regis and Kathie
Lee with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.


Oh-voo-dee-ohh-doh,
Ashley


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:18:00 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Touch of Evil (Retouched)

The October Esquire serves up a choice essay on the restored Touch of Evil
by opinionated (Brit?) cineaste/novelist David Thomson. Read it for a
capsule history of the long take and Welles' visual genius.

MimiM




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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:35:11 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Mexicali Brass

for an informative guide to "budget brass" read Cool & Strange Music from last
spring where Brad Bigelow presents his "Herb Alpert & The Tijuanabes"
hypothesis..Hilarious and informative..It caused me to seek out the subgenre
and my favorite to date is "Brass Impact and "Explosive Brass Impact" by
Warren Kime & His Orchestra.....Jimmy/"Jimmy's Easy" airs on WMBR-FM Cambridge
Tuesdays 6-8am


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:46:23 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Why Nostalgia? aka Threads thread

Jill Mingo-go said:
>The dressing up part of the "lounge" scene has always bothered me a bit. No=
t
>that I don't own old, groovy clothes, but I always worry that if you dress
>in them at such events, you are kinda turning the whole thing into a
>nostalgia event. Making it a silly cliche. It's a difficult thing for me
>because I like the fashion that I like, but I don't want to cliche a sound
>that I feel so passionately about.
>
>Any thoughts?

I've dressed in vintage clothing for several years and proudly wear
cocktail dresses, hats, gloves, spike heels, and carry evening bags while
clubbing. I love their cut, design, fabrics, trims, artisanship. I love the
attention I get from fashion-conscious men and women. I also love how they
make me feel -- quite the glamourpuss. It's a way to exaggerate my gender
role, a counterpoint to the neckties and suits I wear occasionally. Sure,
such dress panders to stereotypes and clich=E9s but I think it undermines
them through exaggeration. This play is a break from daily life and one way
I indulge in a bit of fantasy -- and what could be wrong with that? Sure, I
cabaret to make a scene, but I go primarily to listen to music. Just
because I wear a 60s minidress with a sequined bodice doesn't mean I listen
to the music with less intensity or passion or appreciation.

Is such dress nostalgic? For me, yes. When I glam up I remember watching my
mother, aunties and grandmothers primping for a night out, and I grin.
These nostalgic elements aside, it was music that lured me into clubs and
keeps me there.

I understand why you would dress down when gigging, Jill. You're working. I
dress unobtrusively for work because I want people to focus on the stuff I
produce, not my outfit or personal style. Women still need to excel to gain
the professional credibility that comes more readily to men, and flash
threads can get in the way.

My attraction to the music not as much a reach for the nostalgic past as a
love for its oddity and complexity, as several people have argued. It's
still new to my ears after five years of seeking out exotica. It's often
vaguely disturbing and dissonant (Denny covering "The Sound of Music" with
Chinese blocks and mynah bird cries, orchestration that defies cultural
sense), and I dig that.

What do other female and male exoticats think about dressing up when
stepping out? We touched on the topic while debating the swing frenzy. Any
new comments?

Enjoying being a grrl,
MimiM




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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:15:35 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Fast Track To Web Programming

Found this reference - maybe it'll be the virtual intern you need to help
get up on the web.
- -Lou

Still battling with hypertext markup language for your Web page, or
have you mastered that but want to take the next step? Useractive
offers a number of online courses that can get you writing basic HTML,
CGI programs, DHTML and Javascript and have your first example
completed within 10 minutes!
World Wide Web: http://www.useractive.com




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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:15:33 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Barrett Deems obit

                           *Barrett Deems
    CHICAGO (AP) -- Barrett Deems, a drummer for Louis Armstrong and Benny
Goodman among other jazz greats, died Tuesday. He was 83.
    Deems, known in jazz circles as the great Deemus, was 15 years old when he
started drumming professionally.
    Highlights of his nearly 70-year career included keeping time for the likes
of musicians Joe Venuti, Jimmy Dorsey, Buck Clayton, Roy Eldridge, Muggsy
Spanier, Jack Teagarden, Art Hodes and Benny Carter.




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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:30:17 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sorry (was: The Fast Track To Web Programming )

At 10:15 AM 9/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Found this reference - maybe it'll be the virtual intern you need to help
>get up on the web.
>-Lou
>
Ooops, sorry. This message was obviously meant for someone else.
- --Lou




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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:15:31 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Indian music

Not long ago we had a thread on Indian music. I picked up this description
of an Indian music site from the Net Announce Newsletter. FYI.
- -Lou

From: [e-mail]
Title: Indian music, News

World Wide Web Address: http://members.xoom.com/chuckde/index.htm
Hello guys n gals,
I am proud to announce my site - Chuckde.
It is an humble begining and I hope you like it.
It is an Indian site. with latest bollywood, bhangra and pop music from INDIA.
It has pics from India too and I hope you will apprciate it too.
Links to MP3 on the Net and International news from India's point of view.

Take a look what Clinton wants to say in the Makin' News section.
Do mail your comments - good or bad.
Love
Vikram





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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:09:46 -0400
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Big Mess Orchestra

The Big Mess Orchestra website is finally back online with a new address:

http://www.bigmess.com/

m.ace  [e-mail]
OOK   http://www.voicenet.com/~ecam/


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:26:50 -0500 (CDT)
From: Gregg Wolfe <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New Classic Singers

Hello All,

I was wondering if anyone here has ever actually seen a New Classic Singers
LP or CD.  I like the few songs by them on the Ultra-Lounge CDs but after
watching for vinyl, CDs, and searching the Internet, it's like they either
never existed or their stuff is just too rare to find.  Maybe they went by
more than one name?

Any info appreciated.

- --
Gregg Wolfe
[e-mail]
http://www.swanktown.com


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 98 12:55:35 -0500
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Budget Brass

>> Actually I'm a big fan of the genere that I've dubbed "budget brass".
>>
>>
>Would the Mariachi Brass (with Chet Baker?) fit into this category?  I have
>my father's "Double Shot" album with the Mariachi Brass.  I like the cover,
>but NEVER played it, for some reason.   Maybe I need to.

They certianly do fit into this category. Many dealers will pick up this
stuff and ask way too much for it just 'cause it's got Chet's name.
I'm a bit suspicious of the phrase "featuring Chet Baker", meaning what?
Probably that he only plays one solo one one track. I'm no expert on
picking out that Baker trumpet sound from a recording so I can only
speculate on the typical tendencies of budget label marketing.
 I like the Mariachi Brass, they tend ot be a bit more 'jazzy' than the
other budget brass outfits. Their tunes usually feature a very jazzy
trumpet solo in the middle of an arrangement, (Baker?). This arrangement
style is not what I would call smooth, but of course sometimes I find
that awkwardness attractive.

Frank

My Vinyl Recliner - Music from the in-seam of the 50's and 60's
Every Tuesday night from 10 - 11:30 on WMPG 90.9fm, Portland Maine!



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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 11:19:22 -0700
From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) JJ Perrey Interview on KFJC-FM

Hello all,

I went to a casual gathering last night at the offices/home of V. Vale of
RE/Search...VE/Search celebrating and welcoming Jean Jacques Perrey to the US

WHOTTA SWEET GUY with THE GROOVIEST SIGNATURE IMAGINABLE!

He told me last night that E.V.A has been sampled 20 times by
Rappers/Sample guys

There really wasn't anyone there last night that had any real conversations
with him about his music other than Mickey McGowan (my musical mentor) and me.

We drilled him pretty good about what was what and I really learned A LOT
and I do mean A LOT A LOT!!!

IT WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!

I had no idea that there were other musicians on the "In Sound" or
"Kaleidoscope Vibrations" LP's

I thought it was only Kingsley arranging and JJ on ondioline and moog

Vinnie Bell-Electric Guitar and Electronic Effects and a guy name of Al
Rogers on Drums
Those 2 guys played on ALL OF HIS RECORDS...ALL OF THEM, except not Al
Rogers on Moog Indigo

I NEVER KNEW ANY OF THAT SHIT!  Buddy Rich is the drummer on MOOG INDIGO, I
found that out just about 6 months ago

AND the bees on Flight of The Bumblebee are SWISS bees, as opposed to
French bees:)

SO!  I have a few questions that are more specific than general ones and
that is what I am asking you all.
WHAT do you want to know, WHAT would you ask and please remember, be
specific, no generality

What 1 record influenced you JJ to do the voodoo that you did/do ?
I actually know that answer to that BUT i wanna get it on tape:)

What inspired you as a musician in the 50's ?

How did you feel as a young French man in the US being in the Vanguard studios
recording your music with these already established professional musicians ?

Were you any less scared/nervous the 2nd or 3rd times recording in the
Vanguard
studios ?

I'll have more about the present, like his initial communications with
David Chazam and how that happened and about the latest recording of the
Eclektronics
LP, which is a fuckin' masterpiece IF you don't already know that.

Try and tune in this Sunday, if you can, maybe around the 11:30AM or so
hour, maybe 11AM, maybe Noon, don't have the specifics yet...more later

It's going to be a VERY ELECTRONIC SHOW, though not all Electronic, LOTS of
JJ for sure!

Later and thanks!






Jack
Jack Diamond Music
Http://www.jackdiamond.com

Tune in The House of Games with Jack Diamond
Sundays 10AM-1PM
Http://www.KFJC.org (Internet Broadcast)
KFJC-FM, 89.7
12345 El Monte Rd.
Los Altos Hills, CA
Since January 1993


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 15:27:23 -0400
From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Pierro Piccioni

I've heard some of his stuff and it sounds great.  How is this Tenth Victim
CD?
Also, what label is it on?  Where can I find it?


Thanks,
Peter


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:42:30 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Bob Dixon obit and, no, this guy ain't dead

In a message dated 98-09-16 01:54:24 EDT, you write:

<< Shoot! I don't remember the answers to the first two questions, but I
 believe the actor who introduced Sheriff Whats-his-name was Michael
 Richards, who played Cosmo Kramer on "Seinfeld". >>

Your right -- it was.


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 16:46:48 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) More death of swing

In a message dated 98-09-16 09:09:07 EDT, Ashley wrote:

 << Thank you Regis and Kathie Lee for driving another stake into the
credibility
  of the neo swing movement! This Friday it is "Swing Day" on Regis and Kathie
  Lee with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
   >>

 Someone needs to drive a stake into Kathie Lee ! ! !  (Especially since Mr.
Garrison's shot missed her.)

 Robert


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:04:24 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Mimi's Threads thread

In a message dated 98-09-16 09:48:01 EDT, you write:

<< What do other female and male exoticats think about dressing up when
 stepping out? We touched on the topic while debating the swing frenzy. Any
 new comments?

 Enjoying being a grrl,
 MimiM
  >>

I think this is great for those who enjoy.  It is when the dressing gets too
campy that I get uncomfortable.  For instance, Mimi's costuming would be
considered period and fashionable in it's time.  It the dressing up as belly
dancers, gangsters, you know -- all the things more typical for Halloween,
that bothers me.

Take a look at the Gleason album cover "Music, Martinis, and Memories",
Capitol W-509,  now it Mimi looks like that gal at the piano -- watch out ! !
!

You do what you like Mimi -- I personally think your aproach is lady like and
I appreciate your effort.

Robert


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:06:39 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Buzzimba

In a message dated 98-09-16 06:56:05 EDT, you write:

<< Sorry but ... What is a Buzzimba ? >>

I dunno.  I always thought it was a slang term for a girl's thingies.  You
know -- "she has a nice set of buzzimbas."

I guess I was wrong.

Robert


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 22:21:15 +0100
From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Nostalgia

Someone recently suggested that nostalgia might be different
in the USA as it didn't have the depth of history as, say, parts
of Europe.  It is an interesting concept, but as one from such
an historic country, I can say that nostalgia for, say, the medieval
times is limited to those who re-enact old battles.

I'm sure it would be possible to graph a nostalgia curve, by
collating dozens of people's favourite period in history, and
then plotting number of votes for each year.  Younger/older
members will probably go for later/earlier years, respectively,
and I'd guess the curve would probably look like a flattish
bell curve, with the most popular time in the mid 1950's.
Would someone Stateside (e.g. Brian) like to estimate the
shape of a US graph?

Hugh.


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 22:21:13 +0100
From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Strange stuff

Hooked a trio of odd CD's this week.
Tower Records in London yielded
"Surf Age" - Jerry Cole and his Spacemen
- -German CD from "Surf, a devision (sic) of Thunder Wave"
31 tracks all Ventures style instrumentals (though not
quite as well recorded).  Probably just three US budget
albums on one CD.
"Nights in White Satin" - Moods Orchestral.
Surprisingly good for equivalent of $3.95  20 tracks.

But a thrift shop near work provided a wonderful CD:
"Corporate World" by de wolfe Ltd
Music especially written to accompany opening
and closing titles on corporate videos.  Has titles like
"Project launch 1 - dramatic intro, bold optimistic theme"  and
"Empire builders - stirring fanfares, restrained, important theme"
which are quite good: would make excellent web page
intros.  There are 23 different themes, most of which have
also a link, a sting (a 5 second chord) and a 30 second
version.  In all there are 82 tracks on the CD, and it
makes one's CD player display look slightly surreal.

Hugh.


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Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 23:20:58 -0700
From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Begins with a B

Just saw a new CD/book release featuring very exotic/strange instruments
from around the world.  Naturally I forgot the title as soon as I left the
record store, but it's on the Ellipsis Arts label, with an intro by Robert
Moog.  It appears to be a sequel to the very cool "Gravikords, Whirlies and
Pyrophones" package.

Anyone have this new one yet?

C. "Ratso" Russo





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