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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

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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 16:47:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: [e-mail]
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!

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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:10:07 +0200
From: "Sandberg Magnus" <[e-mail]>
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.


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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 18:55:08 -0700
From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
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


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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 19:29:59 -0400
From: Mark Renwick <[e-mail]>
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
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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 17:11:55 -0700
From: Jim Gerwitz <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) How (In)Appropriate

Jane said
<I am reminded of something funny, and I would like to hear of other
examples..when Julie sings "Give Me the Simple Life"(same with Annie
Ross!)
and Frank Sinatra sings "I Got Plenty of Nothin'", it sounds just so,
uh,
WRONG, when you know of their personalities and proclivities.>


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


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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:51:03 -0400
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
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.

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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 17:26:52 +0100
From: Michael Davidson <[e-mail]>
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



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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 08:23:04 PDT
From: "Amanda Cavataio" <[e-mail]>
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.








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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 16:48:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
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


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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:22:04 -0400
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
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)!

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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:26:00 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
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




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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:25:57 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
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.



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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:26:02 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
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



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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 20:15:12 -0500
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
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.




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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 21:49:49 EDT
From: [e-mail]
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.





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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 22:56:01 -0500
From: "Elisabeth Vincentelli" <[e-mail]>
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
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>From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
>To: [e-mail]
>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."


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Date: 14 Aug 1999 22:33:20 +0000
From: [e-mail]
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
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 07:16:55 -0500
From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
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
[e-mail]
The Retro Cocktail Hour
KANU FM 91.5
Broadcasting Hall
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
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Date: 15 Aug 1999 15:03:14 +0000
From: [e-mail]
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
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Date: 15 Aug 1999 16:18:23 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re.: Faith 'n Conniff

Okay, I have a winner on that Time-Life series book.  Thanks!

Byron

Byron Caloz
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:39:55 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) An Occasional Man

In a message dated 8/11/99 8:01:52 PM, [e-mail] 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'
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:54:31 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) An Occasional Man

In a message dated 8/12/99 3:08:12 PM, [e-mail] 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?


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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 20:12:38 -0500
From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
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
[e-mail]
The Retro Cocktail Hour
KANU Radio
Broadcasting Hall
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
Visit The Retro Cocktail Hour at:
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:34:51 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Da Big Kahuna

In a message dated 8/15/99 9:19:05 PM, [e-mail] 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")


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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:07:56 -0500
From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
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
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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 99 22:13:34 -0500
From: Michael Toth <[e-mail]>
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
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 00:23:31 EDT
From: [e-mail]
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


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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 10:39:34 -0400
From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
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


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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:18:04 +0200
From: "n.e.u. / Moritz R" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Trader Vic's Homepage

Never seen this. Is it new? Tarder Vic's has its own homepage:

http://www.tradervics.com


Mo




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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:51:01 -0700
From: [e-mail]
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.

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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:59:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
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.  :)


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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 08:07:56 -0700
From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
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


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