Post #766069 by mrzahta on Mon, Jul 11, 2016 10:41 AM

Maybe you can look for Lyman's complete discography. His late 60's works don't feature so much pianos, sometimes only an ukulele and harmonica. Or you can try Lyman's classic "Hawaiian Sunset". Other good artist for the vibraphone lover is Cal Tjader. He has two exotica albums - "Several Shades of Jade" & "Breeze from the East"."Breeze" has a more late 60's slightly funky sound, but it's a great late classic exotica work.

For the lush sound, Les Baxter is perfect. Try his mellower albums, such as "Jewels of the Sea","Caribbean Moonlight" and "Tamboo". For an even mellower experience, I recommend "The Versatile Henry Mancine" by Henry Mancine, which has no percussion at all. And finally, other mellow albums that I love are "Eden's Island" by Eden Ahbez and "Tropicale" by Tommy Morgan.