Enoch Light - Provocative Percussion (Exotica-1959) torrent

Enoch Light - Provocative Percussion (1959).



Artist : Enoch Light

Album : Provocative Percussion

Source : CD

Year : 1959

Genre : Exotica



Encoder : unknown

Codec : lame 3.88

Quality : CBR, 192kbps, stereo



ID3-Tag : Yes, Version 1 & 2.3



Posted By : on 17-11-2004

Ripped By : unknown on 27-01-2002





Included : This Info-File (NFO)

Check File (SFV)

Playlist (M3U)

Frontcover



Tracklisting

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01 (2:54) You're The Top

02 (2:47) Somebody Loves Me

03 (4:17) Blues In The Night

04 (2:40) Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

05 (3:12) Love For Sale

06 (2:41) Facinating Rhythm

07 (2:24) 'S Wonderful

08 (2:56) Mood Indigo

09 (3:24) Ain't Misbehavin'

10 (2:40) The Man I Love

11 (3:18) Song Of India

12 (2:53) Mad about The Boy

13 (3:08) Hernando's Hideaway

14 (2:45) Matilda

15 (2:45) Good Night Sweetheart

16 (2:28) The Lady Is A Tramp

17 (2:56) Speak Now

18 (2:47) Temptation



Playing Time : 52:55

Total Size : 72,8 MB





AMG Review:

This is the first in a series of Provocative Percussion (1960) platters under the

supervision of Enoch Light. He led his own Light Brigade big band during the 1930s,

then became a prolific arranger and producer for the better part of the '40s and early

'50s. Later in the decade he formed the Grand Award label and then in 1959 the

Command Records moniker. It was here where Light began to create products

specifically for the burgeoning stereo LP market, which at the time was more or less a

hi-fi audiophile novelty. Under the direction of Terry Snyder, Light and the revolving

cast known as either the Command All-Stars or simply just the All-Stars, began to

experiment with extreme stereophonics, using close microphone techniques and

hard-left or hard-right panning to re-create a comparatively austere sense of what

could be accomplished with two distinct channels of sound. This contrasted the

conventional monophonic playback medium, which delivered a solitary audio source.

As innocuous as that may seem, it was cutting-edge technology for its time. Light's

interest extended into the recording process itself as he was one of the early

proponents of 35 millimeter film rather than magnetic-based audio tape. This would

significantly increase both frequency response, as well as the permanence of

playback. In many ways, Provocative Percussion is the fraternal twin of Persuasive

Percussion (1959). They are both borne of the same motivation and are "modern

interpretations of familiar and popular music standards circa 1960. Stylistically,

however, the Provocative collections utilize a much more aggressive approach to the

presentation, as if it were a novelty rather than actually furthering the dimension to

the listening experience. The bongo intro that harshly pans from left to right during

the introduction to "You're the Top" is essentially replicated with a wooden guiro

during the incipient moments of "Love for Sale." These are notably austere when

compared to the extended instrumental ensemble scores that follow. They evoke the

late-'50s Atomic Age retro chic and space-age bachelor pad sensibility borne of John

Lautner's Googie-inspired abstract architecture, which likewise informed a majority of

the gatefold LP jackets. In 1995, Provocative Percussion (1995) was released on CD

with six additional sides from Provocative Percussion, Vol. 2 (1960) -- including the

definitive reading of "Hernando's Hideaway," which is immediately recognizable from

the opening castanet chatter to the swirling accordion solos. Keen-eyed observers will

also note that the artwork used for the compact disc reissue was taken from the

second volume, rather than the first. This is a highly recommended kitsch-classic.