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Genre:
Easy Listening
Release Date: 03/07/2006
Since the mid-'90s resurgence of
easy listening or
space age bachelor pad music, the majority of both original LPs and compilations by the pioneers of the genre --
Esquivel,
Les Baxter,
Arthur Lyman, and
Martin Denny -- saw a glut of reissues, both good and bad. Unfortunately, the best of those discs aren't as easy to find some ten years later as they once were, making this 2006 compilation a welcome arrival. The 19 tracks on
The Best of Martin Denny's Exotica are original recordings from his late-'50s/early-'60s
Liberty albums and include the hits
"Exotica," the
Les Baxter-penned
"Quiet Village," "Hypnotique," "Jungle Drums," and
"The Enchanted Isle." Also of special interest is a previously unreleased five-minute interview with
Denny and heartfelt liner notes penned by his daughter
Christina. This is an enjoyable sampler courtesy of
Capitol's recurring Ultra Lounge series.
~Al Campbell, All Music Guide
;)
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