Post #205041 by Thomas on Fri, Dec 30, 2005 7:06 PM

Re: the many versions of Quiet Village out there, this:
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Odell Brown and the Organ-izers, Cadet LPS-788
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was mentioned previously in this thread. I picked up a nice copy of it at the local Salvation Army recently. It's called Mellow Yellow -- Odell Brown and the Organ-izers. Song 1 is the title track; Song 2 is Quiet Village. It is done nicely in my opinion. To quote from the album notes:
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Les Baxter's exotic classic, Quiet Village, is introduced by Brown and Gibson in a mellow manner. They build to a wailing peak for the horns who come in swinging with the famous theme. Artee Payne and then Tommy Purvis solo; they get ultra-hot in a modern way and build to an exciting climax before the entire group returns to the opening pattern.
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Anyone else have this record too? Finding it in such nice condition made me feel "ultra-hot in a modern way."