Jerry Sun info found!

Thanks for all the nice compliments!

Below you will find a link for a free download of Les Baxter's "Tiki" played by Jerry Sun. It is available on the album The Exotica Sounds of Jerry Sun. Enjoy!

http://soundcloud.com/jeff-central/jerry-sun-tiki

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

Just got mine today! Can't wait to pop it on the turntable and give it a listen....... Might even mix up a "Little Surfer Girl" to help enhance the mood, too! :)

I played the recordings for my Dad. He knows Jerry is a better musician than what the recordings represented.

He heard him play live in the 60's. Should have been done better.

On 2011-09-22 12:59, Jeff Central wrote:
Thanks for all the nice compliments!

Below you will find a link for a free download of Les Baxter's "Tiki" played by Jerry Sun. It is available on the album The Exotica Sounds of Jerry Sun. Enjoy!

http://soundcloud.com/jeff-central/jerry-sun-tiki

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

Thanks for the Jerry Sun track. The vinyl is on its way, so this will continue to whet my appetite until it arrives.

On 2011-09-29 14:39, Blender wrote:
I played the recordings for my Dad. He knows Jerry is a better musician than what the recordings represented.

He heard him play live in the 60's. Should have been done better.

I agree Blender and so does Jerry. The recording quality is good but the musicianship wasn't the greatest. Jerry really complained about "Desafinado" and the wrong notes the bass player was playing.

The thing to keep in mind is that this was a "practice tape" and not meant for public consumption.

I'm just happy to release vintage Exotica music that nobody has ever heard before even with the minor inconsistencies. I'm hoping that most people appreciate it too!

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

Jeff, thanks for the download. After hearing the song, I immediately purchased the album.

WOW! Thanks!! :)

On 2011-09-30 06:51, Jeff Central wrote:

On 2011-09-29 14:39, Blender wrote:
I played the recordings for my Dad. He knows Jerry is a better musician than what the recordings represented.

He heard him play live in the 60's. Should have been done better.

I agree Blender and so does Jerry. The recording quality is good but the musicianship wasn't the greatest. Jerry really complained about "Desafinado" and the wrong notes the bass player was playing.

The thing to keep in mind is that this was a "practice tape" and not meant for public consumption.

I'm just happy to release vintage Exotica music that nobody has ever heard before even with the minor inconsistencies. I'm hoping that most people appreciate it too!

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

I totally agree Jeff. I'd rather hear something in "slightly less than perfect" condition than never hear it at all. And heck, I'm such a philistine that I didn't even notice. :)

Thanks again for putting the record out!

Kevin

[ Edited by: Hacienda Kid 2012-04-09 08:59 ]

Jeff, sorry about taking so long to thank you for the album and signed photo by Jerry! It was great to be involved in this. But like others have noticed Desafinado seems strange, a cool intro and outro with what seems like a sketch of the tune in-between. But on the whole...sweet! :)

aloha, tikicoma

Here's the photo that Jeff sent me...

thanks Jeff!

aloha, tikicoma

No Bob, thank YOU for the incredible detective work and for securing the reels used in the making of this record! It was definitely a collaborative effort.

It really made my day when Jerry said "You've made an old musician very happy."

I was saddened though when I heard the passing of Kearney Barton, the man responsible for recording Jerry's first album.

The Seattle obit can be found here.....

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=kearney-whitsell-barton&pid=155567826

At least we have his legacy of wonderful music to remember him by.

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

Finally picked this up sun.
Lee from Dionysus was vending at The Winter Surf Fest I put together.
and I was like oh yeah, I need to get that.
will report back soon with a review.

Jeff(btd)

Amazing! I came to this forum a couple of hours ago looking for into on The Flying Jib in Redondo Beach and while looking through the site found this info on Jerry Sun.

I knew Jerry in Tacoma, Washington. I was in the Army and use to bring my musician buddies to sit in with him. Jerry dubbed me the Ted Mack of South Tacoma (I did bring in a clunker once in a while). He played at a club called "The End". Two of the guys he was with were still with him when I saw him at the Hacienda in Vegas in 1971. During the time in Tacoma, the Seattle Worlds Fair was going on and Seattle had Sunday blue laws which curtailed a lot of clubbing. So a lot of the performers from the fair heard about "The End" and came down to sit in with Jerry on Sunday nights. Errol Garner, Bob Newhart and a lot of other performers would show up in Tacoma just for the heck of it.

Warren Sauer and Pete Henderson played with Jerry at times. Pete Henderson made Big Noise from Winnetka famous again with Warren playing Pete's bass with drumsticks. Pete got out of the Army and rejoined his old partner William Skiles later and went on from there to be Skiles and Henderson.

It was mentioned that he did Love for Sale. He had a beautiful singer named Mia that sang that song. I think she moved to Alaska. She also sang Lover Man and some others. I developed a serious bond (a crush) with her but she was dating another, alas, and I never had a chance. Jerry was superb on the vibes and also played a lot of other exotic instruments. He became known for his exotic music and the club would fill every night. No booze in that club so you had to smuggle it in yourself or drink down the street at a pretty rough G.I. bar called The Retreat. I got out of the Army and didn't run into Jerry again until Las Vegas. By that time he had dropped the exotic music and was doing pop music. It was okay but it wasn't the same. I understand he is releasing a new album. If anyone knows where to get it please post it. He was great.

Welcome to TC rpsprott,

Thanks for reminising about your times with Jerry Sun!! One of the coolest aspects of Tiki Central is the friends and family of people we admire who stumble upon our shores. Truly invaluable stuff!!

Here is a link to the New Jerry Sun album. It actually came out in 2011.

http://www.dionysusrecords.com/shop/index.php?_a=product&product_id=2861

It was originally recorded in 1962 and is highly recommended!!!

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff

Just ran across video of the Jerry Sun Show playing for a private show at the Anaheim Marriott in 1983.

"Rhapsody in Blue"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtMRzT8I2h8

and
"I'll Remember You-Johnny B. Goode"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tlUsjCD8ik

The music is more from the Vagas years but if you listen they still used bird whistles!

aloha, tikicoma

:o :o :o :o

WHOLLY COW!!!!!

Thanks Tikicoma!!!!!!!!!! :)

Jerry Sun and the group playing Beyond the Reef recorded live at The End coffeehouse in Tacoma Wa about 1963.

https://clyp.it/55ivgzcn
From some unreleased tapes I came across a few years ago.

aloha, tikicoma

On 2015-05-16 19:02, tikicoma wrote:
Jerry Sun and the group playing Beyond the Reef recorded live at The End coffeehouse in Tacoma Wa about 1963.

https://clyp.it/55ivgzcn
From some unreleased tapes I came across a few years ago.

aloha, tikicoma

Link doesn't work :(

Got it to work on my home computer!! Thanks!!

Man, this stuff is good!! Thanks Bob!! :)

Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff