Four Shades of Rhythm - Bartender Knock Me A Zombie Part 1 & 2
Four Shades of Rhythm - Bartender Knock Me A Zombie Part 1 & 2
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So the bartender probably took 1 ounce each of white, golden and dark rum, apricot brandy, pineapple and papaya juice, an optional jiggle of gin, added a dash of grenadine and put it all in a shaker. Poured the mix into a Tiki-style glass and then added ½ an ounce of 151-proof rum for good measure. No ice. Garnished with even more fruit and prepared his customer to "feel so far away".Recorded in around 1949 by Bernie Besman for his Detroit-based Sensation label, this ode to the high-powered cocktail by the Four Shades of Rhythm lay undisturbed in the vault until recently unearthed and given an airing on Cerys Matthews' BBC Radio 6 show. There was an immediate demand to make it available to the public at large and so the Ace team sprang into action and here it is in a part one and a part two, the first Sensation release since 1950.