Ferrante and Teicher: Pianos in Paradise - Tiki Music

K Kaiwaza Tiki Socialite Waikiki Beach, Hawaii Joined: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 563	K Kaiwaza Posted posted on Wed, Aug 9, 2006 12:10 PM You made me pull that LP off the shelf and take another look at it. I had always noted that LP for being one of the few exotica jackets to feature a black woman....rather than an Asian or a Caucasian made up to look like an "islander." Looking at the jacket now, I still think this is a black woman. It even looks as if her hair has been straightened. At any rate, F & T did dozens of easy listening records and I think they made a worthwhile effort to cash-in on the exotica fad. And getting it for only $1.00 makes it all the much more fantastic! I'll never forget when I scored "Percussionata" by Monta Moya & The Surfers on Everest...quite the rarity..for only $2.00 at a used LP sale. If I had paid $25 for it, I think I would have disappointed, as the music is really very much of a Cal Tjadar latin jazz sound, but, HEY, for $2.00...It's a treasure!

You made me pull that LP off the shelf and take another look at it. I had always noted that LP for being one of the few exotica jackets to feature a black woman....rather than an Asian or a Caucasian made up to look like an "islander." Looking at the jacket now, I still think this is a black woman. It even looks as if her hair has been straightened.
At any rate, F & T did dozens of easy listening records and I think they made a worthwhile effort to cash-in on the exotica fad. And getting it for only $1.00 makes it all the much more fantastic! I'll never forget when I scored "Percussionata" by Monta Moya & The Surfers on Everest...quite the rarity..for only $2.00 at a used LP sale. If I had paid $25 for it, I think I would have disappointed, as the music is really very much of a Cal Tjadar latin jazz sound, but, HEY, for $2.00...It's a treasure!

Post #247846 by Kaiwaza on Wed, Aug 9, 2006 12:10 PM