Interesting Martin Denny Discovery about the Exotica Album - Tiki Music

JC Jeff Central Tiki Socialite Columbus, Ohio Joined: Jul 23, 2002 Posts: 1737	JC Jeff Central Posted posted on Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:11 PM According to Martin Denny The first Exotica album was recorded at Webley Edwards' Studio, Honolulu, Hawaii in December 1956. It was recorded on two track monaural. Bob Lang was the engineer. Session line-up was Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, John Kramer, Augie Colon and Harold Chang. They recorded the entire album in three hours and 25 minutes. The album was released in May 1957. They re-recorded the entire album in stereo in 1958 at Liberty Records' Studio in Hollywood, with a reorganized group featuring Julius Wechter on vibes and Roy Harte on drums. According to Denny, "stereo was quickly becoming very popular and Liberty felt that a lot of people would really want the album in stereo. I'm partial to the mono recording. It has the original spark, the excitement, the feeling that we were breaking new ground". I'm going to agree with Martin Denny here. Cheers and Mahalo, Jeff

According to Martin Denny The first Exotica album was recorded at Webley Edwards' Studio, Honolulu, Hawaii in December 1956. It was recorded on two track monaural. Bob Lang was the engineer. Session line-up was Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, John Kramer, Augie Colon and Harold Chang. They recorded the entire album in three hours and 25 minutes. The album was released in May 1957.

They re-recorded the entire album in stereo in 1958 at Liberty Records' Studio in Hollywood, with a reorganized group featuring Julius Wechter on vibes and Roy Harte on drums.

According to Denny, "stereo was quickly becoming very popular and Liberty felt that a lot of people would really want the album in stereo. I'm partial to the mono recording. It has the original spark, the excitement, the feeling that we were breaking new ground".

I'm going to agree with Martin Denny here.

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

Post #437425 by Jeff Central on Mon, Mar 2, 2009 6:11 PM