We Like Both Kinds of Music - Tiki Music

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Mon, Sep 16, 2013 8:39 AM I remember a well known musician in the Tiki community once commented to me that he really didn't consider the music of Les Baxter as "Exotica". Baxter's orchestral styled arrangements (some of it literal movie soundtracks, i.e. "Sacred Idol") was in a different vein that of the smaller combo (quartet?) music of Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Gene Rains. So maybe we can say that "Exotica" is small combo music meant to be played live in a nightclub setting and "Jungle" is orchestral studio music.

I remember a well known musician in the Tiki community once commented to me that he really didn't consider the music of Les Baxter as "Exotica". Baxter's orchestral styled arrangements (some of it literal movie soundtracks, i.e. "Sacred Idol") was in a different vein that of the smaller combo (quartet?) music of Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Gene Rains.

So maybe we can say that "Exotica" is small combo music meant to be played live in a nightclub setting and "Jungle" is orchestral studio music.

Post #693679 by JOHN-O on Mon, Sep 16, 2013 8:39 AM