Post #197883 by professahhummingflowah on Sun, Nov 13, 2005 7:52 PM

Nope, no complaints here! Just pure speculation. I agree. In fact, the "Baked Alaska" album is a recorded live set, and contains the same formula for success. And Abe & I really dug hearing the Black Orchid take you played - the only other version we've had access to is the one off the Capitol double disc set, which splices two versions into one long track (which is the one abe based the waitiki arrangement off of).

On 2005-11-13 19:22, I, Zombie wrote:

It's that sort of approach to Denny that no doubt led to the "ghosted" LPs later in Denny's career at Liberty, when other artists played the music but the albums got released as Martin Denny records.

Not to mention other musicians who probably would have never thought of making that sort of record, yet suddenly found themselves working (for a short time) in very differently creative situations. For example, Robert Drasnin. Or Morton Gould, and his album "Jungle Drums." Or, if you count the tune "Hawaiian War Chant," Ella Fitzgerald (!) ... Or even myself, for that matter.