Hawaii Goes A-Go Go!
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Some interesting ideas are tried on this record, but nothing is outstanding; there is little to merit such a promising title. The gimmick is including [young] crowd sounds to provide a live,...
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Exotic Night
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This is a compilation of previously released recordings. ~ Tony Wilds, All Music Guide
Paradise Moods
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This is a compilation of previously released recordings. ~ Tony Wilds, All Music Guide
Forbidden Island
Released: 1958
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Released: 1958
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Denny recorded his third album shortly after suffering a key loss in his ranks with the defection of vibraphonist Arthur Lyman, who left to start his own successful solo career. Lyman also...
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Primitiva
Released: 1958
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Released: 1958
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With an assortment of titles like "Burma Train," "M'Gambo Mambo," "Bangkok Cockfight," "Dites Moi," "Jamaica Farwell," "Flamingo," and "M'Bira," it's apparent that Denny was trying to be all things...
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Forbidden Island/Primitiva
Released: 1996
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Released: 1996
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Denny's third and fourth LPs, combined into one single-disc CD reissue, with new liner notes by Martin himself augmenting the original artwork. If you're interested enough in this exotica...
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The Exciting Sounds of Martin Denny: Exotica/Exotica, Vol. 2
Released: 1996
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Released: 1996
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The two Martin Denny albums that gave the exotica style its name and popularized its sound, originally released circa 1957, are here combined onto one compact disc. If you want more Denny after...
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Bachelor in Paradise: The Best of Martin Denny:
Released: 1996
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Released: 1996
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Misleading, this is subtitled "The Best of Martin Denny"; Rhino's Best of Martin Denny is a much more accurate representation of his most notable work. If you do want more Denny after you've...
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Exotica, Vol. 2
Released: 1957
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Released: 1957
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Martin Denny's more subdued follow-up to the initial Exotica LP. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
