Post #507308 by Tiki Joe's Pop on Wed, Jan 27, 2010 8:32 AM

On 2010-01-27 07:56, Kawentzmann wrote:
It’s most obvious with the Command Percussion LPs of Enoch Light. You hear the sound of pros in a state of the art studio, not a make-believe jungle. People bought them because they had stereos but no stereo records and the clerk recommended them because they were good. Pros will have as much fun as anybody putting something interesting together. The difference is that they don’t struggle and it appears as easy.

[ Edited by: Kawentzmann 2010-01-27 07:57 ]

Agreed, wholeheartedly. Enoch's timing, and his capitalizing on the burgeoning hi-fi world was such a smart use of the technology and possibilities. I had always wished that Enoch Light would have ventured into Exotica, seeing that he had obviously amassed, with the help of Command (and Project 3), some tremendous musicians, and he created such thoughtful arrangements within that stereo spectrum. His Bossa Nova/Brazilian influenced LPs are truly something else.

BTW- thanks for the terrific article, thejab- what a cool find.
-Andy