Post #292169 by I, Zombie on Thu, Mar 15, 2007 4:09 PM

On 2007-03-15 14:10, DJ Terence Gunn wrote:

Stanley Black's 'Exotic Percussion' is for the most part very good. It isn't jungle jazz or exotic jazz, though. It almost verges on being a square easy listening orchestra experience, like Morton Gould's 'Jungle Drums', Alfred Newman's 'Ports Of Paradise' (and there ARE 3 songs off this album I think are fantastic, so don't think I'm slamming it entirely), Ray Conniff's Hawaiian album, or some syrupy selection served up by Frank Chacksfield.

Whoa now... "a square easy listening orchestra experience?" Those would be fightin' words if it weren't for the fact that I tend to like a lot of square easy listening orchestra experiences. Seriously though, I'd have to rank Exotic Percussion pretty far up there, if for only one reason: the screaming delivery of the lyric "DEVIL MOON" at the end of Old Devil Moon. Gould, Newman, and Chacksfield could never have conceived of something like that! Like comparing oatmeal to the Snap, Crackle, POP of Rice Crispies (to use a cereal analogy for some strange reason).

On 2007-03-15 14:10, DJ Terence Gunn wrote:

I am very curious about Johhny Richards' 'Rites Of Diablo', but have never heard it. However, knowing he did arrangements for Stan Kenton, I'm imagining this album to be totally bombastic. Still, I'm interested. Know where I can hear samples of it? I've looked online but to no avail. I'll probably have to resort to file sharing.

DJ, PM me and I'd be happy to send it to you on disc. But be prepared: the term "bombastic" is like a password at a speakeasy run by Richards: it'll get you in the door, but after that -- look out!

[ Edited by: I, Zombie 2007-03-15 16:11 ]