Exotica: The Best of Martin Denny

1. Quiet Village

2. Stone God

3. Jungle Flower

4. Love Dance

5. Queen Chant (Li Liu E)

6. Escales

7. When First I Love [*]

8. Exotica

9. March of the Siamese Children [*]

10. Bangkok Cockfight

11. Tsetse Fly

12. Baia

13. Simba [*]

14. Aku Aku [*]

15. Martinique

16. Tune from Rangoon

17. Jungle River Boat

18. Caravan [*]

19. Congo Train [*]

20. Enchanted Sea

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Average customer rating: Exotica for the home. Exotica for the car. Best of the Best Jungle Jim adventures Exotica Please

The Best Of Martin Denny's Exotica Martin Denny Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Quiet Village/Enchanted Sea Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Ultra Lounge: Vegas Baby Ultra-Lounge: Tiki Sampler Taboo: The Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman ASIN: B000E6ELHI Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

1. Exotica
2. Coronation
3. Quiet Village
4. Forbidden Island
5. Oro (God Of Vengeance)
6. La Pampa Y La Puna
7. Flamingo
8. Hypnotique
9. Misirlou
10. Caravan
11. Escales
12. My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii
13. Jungle Drums
14. Taboo
15. The Enchanted Isle
16. Similau
17. Ringo Oiwake
18. Stardust
19. Martin Denny on Martin Denny (bonus interview)

Customer Reviews:

Exotica for the home. Exotica for the car........2007-06-20

This cd literally transports you to the jungle rich islands of the Pacific. Good stuff.

Best of the Best.......2007-05-15

I've always enjoyed the sounds of exotica and especially when skillfully done by martinb Denny. This CD compiles the best from his long career. The folksat Ultra Lounge have put together a really enjoyable and easy listening CD. Be sure to mix a Mai Tai before listening.

Jungle Jim adventures.......2007-02-03

You can image yourself immersed in the jungle with unseen creatures making weird and wonderful sounds. Truly a curious and novel album. Nicely packaged with a beaut booklet with pictures and interesting info. A great addition to my lounge music collection. Sonics brilliantly mastered by Bob Norberg.

Exotica Please.......2007-01-17

Martin Denny usually strikes you with his irrestible sound. Here the music is great and the sonics are as well. What more can you ask for - except if you find this kind of music too exotic for your taste. Live a little - if "Misirlou" doesn't perk up your soul, I frankly don't know what can?

Average customer rating: Enough with the awful bird calls! ANOTHER GREAT IMMORTAL EXOTICA Wonderful CD to put you in a tiki mood Memories of Hawaii I Finally Found The Genre!

Exotica: The Best of Martin Denny Martin Denny Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Music for a Bachelor's Den, Volume 5: The Best of the Arthur Lyman Group Music for a Bachelor's Den, Volume 6: More of the Best of the Arthur Lyman Group The Best Of Martin Denny's Exotica Taboo: The Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman ASIN: B0000032NF Release Date: 1990-11-27

Tracks:

1. Quiet Village
2. Stone God
3. Jungle Flower
4. Love Dance
5. The Queen Chant (Li Liu E)
6. Escales
7. When First I Love
8. Exotica
9. March Of The Siamese Children
10. Bangkok Cockfight
11. Tsetse Fly
12. Baia
13. Simba
14. Aku Aku
15. Martinique
16. Tune From Rangoon
17. Jungle River Boat
18. Caravan
19. Congo Train
20. The Enchanted Sea

Customer Reviews:

Enough with the awful bird calls!.......2006-06-05

There's no doubt that the music that Martin Denny and his group produce can be very pleasant to listen to. Unfortunately, this pleasantness is marred by the constant and awful bird calls. I wish that Denny's music could be re-mastered and the bird calls left out of the mix so that we could REALLY enjoy the music. I prefer to listen to Arthur Lyman's nicer charts.

ANOTHER GREAT IMMORTAL EXOTICA.......2005-07-16

I recommend you get all of Martin Denny's albums for an immediate return to glory and bliss every time you hear it in your mix.

Wonderful CD to put you in a tiki mood.......2002-08-04

After discovering Martin Denny on KaZaA, I simply had to have more of his music. This is an awesome compilation....it really gets you into a tiki vibe! High quality sound...good linear notes...just an all-around incredible experience. So pick this CD up, sip a mai tai and party!

Memories of Hawaii.......2002-03-23

When I was stationed in Hawaii, the fifties, Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman, August Colon, played at Don the Beachcombers and this was a very special hangout for me because of the great music. I think I have every title they recorded.

I Finally Found The Genre!.......2001-03-24

When I was a young girl, my dad would play these albums on Saturday night and I can still remember how much I loved them. Unfortunately, I didn't know how to find them since they had a class all their own and it really had no name. (even ... doesn't have an 'exotica' genre.) Now that I have found out all these great exotica performers like Martin Denny you can believe me when I say I will end up buying every one I can find. They were New Age Ambient before there was such a thing! (my "other" favorite sounds today)

Average customer rating: The best best-of compilation of Martin Denny's music

The Very Best of Martin Denny Martin Denny Manufacturer: United Artists ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny Quiet Village/Enchanted Sea ASIN: B000006Y5B Release Date: 1996-08-05

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Quiet Village [Original Version]
3. Jungle Flower [Original Version]
4. Japanese Farewell Song
5. Forbidden Island
6. Mau Mau
7. Bangkok Cockfight
8. American in Bali
9. Hypnotique
10. Jungle Madness
11. Ma'chumba
12. Bamboo Lullaby
13. Manila
14. Happy Talk
15. Sake Rock
16. Fire Cracker
17. Paradise Found
18. Cross Current
19. Stardust
20. Over the Rainbow
21. Strange Music
22. Moonlight & Shadows
23. Blue Paradise
24. Black Orchid
25. On a Clear Day
26. Sukiyaki
27. Indrani
28. Hawaiin Rhapsody
29. Quiet Village

Customer Reviews:

The best best-of compilation of Martin Denny's music.......2000-03-17

This disc predates Rhino's Denny compilation by nearly a year, and outperforms it in just about all dimensions but price and availability. For your money, though, you get an incredible collection of *28* musical tracks and a bonus Martin Denny stage intro, all clocking in at 73'4" of Exotica. Happily the overlap with the Rhino issue is minimal.

Although Rhino's insert booklet features more background info on Denny and his combo, this EMI release includes a folded insert sheet, mostly in Japanese, that includes an excellent Exotica discography. Besides the 39 LP entries for Denny, there are 34 entries for early Denny combo vibemaster Arthur Lyman. Also included is a short list of some of Les Baxter's exotica-oriented recordings, and a list of discs produced by Denny. Though there are a few missing entries (notably Exotica covergirl Sandy Warner's solo) the list of additional records "for you pleasure musical enjoyment" is *excellent*, including discs from Hawaii Calls, Warren Barker, Cal Tjader and YMO, to name just a few. The insert also includes black & white miniature reproductions of 18 of Denny's albums. The cover of the insert is a beautiful color reproduction of the first Exotica album cover (with a little editing on the lettering to retitle the album).

The CD's compiler, Yann Tomita, has done a good job of picking tracks, though many of my favorites are missing. This best-of covers more time than the Rhino issue. The disc begins with Denny's signature version of Les Baxter's "Quiet Village" and moves through most of Denny's 13-LP Exotica catalog, including tracks from later LP's (ignored on the Rhino compilation) such as "Exotic Percussion" (my favorite Denny LP and track, "Moonlight and Shadows") and the extremely rare "Exotic Moog" (featuring the Moog version of "Quiet Village"). Also included is some of Denny's later, uhm, less exotic material such as the cover of "Sukiyaki." Tomita has included a good slice of Denny's career, giving emphasis to the Exotic, percussive material, but also including a sprinkling of the more traditionally piano-based pieces, Denny's later experiments with strings, and so on.

Soundwise... the lead off version of "Quiet Village" is missing a bit of the high-end, some of Denny's heavier piano pounding (big blocky chords ala Brubek) gets a little indistinct, and there's a little harsh edge on some of the louder vibraphone passages, but for the most part these tracks have their cymbals and birdcalls rendered clearly. The delicacy of the various temple bells and chimes is surprisingly well preserved on the mid-to-late 50's master tapes they must have used. The drum work, too, has a nice sound to it, in all its various forms (i.e., African, South American, etc). Harvey Ragsdale's bass also comes through the transfer quite nicely.

For those simply wishing a taste of Exotica, the Rhino issue is probably the better choice, due to it's lower price and wider availability, but for the Denny fanatic, this is a must-have item.

Now, anyone want to translate the Japanese language insert for me?

Average customer rating: EXOTIC ISLANDS WAS THE POST-WAR RELIEF Great songs, fantasy dreamweavers, and island romance A poor selection

The Best of Martin Denny Martin Denny Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Pacific Islands | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pacific Islands | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00000DGL1 Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

1. Quiet Village
2. Off Shore
3. Ebb Tide
4. The Enchanted Sea
5. A Taste Of Honey
6. Martinique
7. Bali Hai
8. The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au)
9. Beyond The Reef
10. My Tane

Customer Reviews:

EXOTIC ISLANDS WAS THE POST-WAR RELIEF.......2005-07-16

After the war people just wanted peace and Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman met their need. I recommend the BEST OF, the VERY BEST OF (both artists) along with all the other exoticas.

Great songs, fantasy dreamweavers, and island romance.......2001-06-17

My funny valentine, and harbor lights are well rendered in only the way Denny can do it. We kiss in the shadows from "the king and I" is a strangely haunting exotic vocal tune, that I love. Highly recommended, as with most Denny.

A poor selection.......1999-11-30

Most people want Martin Denny for his tropical music-complete with screeching birds and jungle drums. This selection is bland and does not give you what you expect. Try another album.

Average customer rating: Martin Denny - "Bachelor In Paradise: The Best Of Martin Denny"

Bachelor in Paradise: The Best of Martin Denny Martin Denny Manufacturer: Pair ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003C99 Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

1. Quiet Village
2. Return to Paradise
3. Bali Ha'i
4. Song of the Islands
5. Cast Your Fate to the Wind
6. Pearly Shells
7. Off Shore
8. Martinique
9. Now Is the Hour
10. Sweet Leilani
11. Hawaiian Wedding Song
12. Ebb Tide
13. Beyond the Reef
14. Hypnotique
15. Taste of Honey
16. Black Orchid
17. Moon of Manakoora
18. Enchanted Sea
19. Little Bird

Customer Reviews:

Martin Denny - "Bachelor In Paradise: The Best Of Martin Denny".......2007-01-01

"Bachelor In Paradise: The Best Of Martin Denny" showcases music from the influential pioneer of Exotica, who helped shape the musical exploration of record buyers from the late-1950's and beyond. His style is a cross-fertilization between world jazz and Pacific Island music. This definitive collection showcases Martin Denny's music portfolio, including "Quiet Village", "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", "Pearly Shells", "A Taste Of Honey", and "Little Bird". An essential introduction to the world of Exotica, and a perfect complement to any music enthusiasts' collection.

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