Enoch Light - Persuasive Percussion (Exotica-1959) torrent

Enoch Light - Persuasive Percussion (1959).



Artist : Enoch Light

Album : Persuasive 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 (3:18) I'm In The Mood For Love

02 (2:32) Whatever Lola wants

03 (2:41) Misirlou

04 (3:17) I Surrender, Dear

05 (2:48) Orchids In The Moonlight

06 (2:43) I Love Paris

07 (2:39) My Heart Belongs To Daddy

08 (3:52) Tabu

09 (2:25) The Breeze And I

10 (2:30) Aloha Oe

11 (2:22) Japanese Sandman

12 (2:56) Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

13 (3:04) Blue Is The Night

14 (3:00) Blue Tango

15 (2:51) In A Persian Market

16 (2:17) Mambo Jambo

17 (3:05) Dearly Beloved

18 (2:53) Brazil



Playing Time : 51:13

Total Size : 70,5 MB





AMG Review:

Enoch Light has become synonymous with the space-age bachelor pad scene of the

mid- to late-'50s, owing heavily to long players such as this. However, the reality is

that the former Light Brigade leader produced and directed Terry Snyder's loose

aggregate of instrumentalists known as the Command All-Stars. What sets the

numerous volumes of Provocative Percussion (1958) and Persuasive Percussion

(1959) -- as well as countless spin-offs -- apart from the plethora of other easy

listening combos was Light's innovative use of technology. Most notably, experiments

in extreme stereo mixing that took advantage of what was then considered an

audiophile-only novelty. He also became one of the pioneers to document audio on 35

millimeter film rather than magnetic-based audio tape. Not only did this allow for a

broader range of frequencies to be captured, it greatly increased the stability of the

playback. Undoubtedly, that is one reason the fidelity of his analog masters sound

better and more animated than those made nearly a half-century later. This title,

Persuasive Percussion (1959), was the first in the series and is often cited with

helping usher in the ultra-cool space-age pop genre, which became visually

recognizable thanks to John Lautner's unique Googie-inspired abstract artwork that

graced a majority of the gatefold LP jackets. The vibe within the grooves is equally as

postmodern (at least in 1950) with highly stylized interpretations of a dozen

standards. Such thematic variations sonically depict the era with swelling Hammond

organ solos and arrangements replete with bongos, maracas, as well as all other

dimensions of hand percussion. These are balanced against the understated jazzy

melody lines from Dick Hyman (keyboards) and Tony Motolla (guitar). Sure,

incisive [read: cynical] modern ear may dismiss these renderings of "Miserlou," "I

Surrender, Dear," and the Tiki-informed version of "TabÀ" as retro kitsch. Sadly, that

would be missing the point entirely. In 1995, Persuasive Percussion [Compilation]

was issued on CD with six additional sides from Persuasive Percussion, Vol. 2 (1960).