Quiet Village/The Enchanted Sea

by Denny

Overview

Martin Denny is rightfully known as the king of exotica/lounge music. The music is defined by breezy, middle of the road, early-60's pop arrangements buttressed by sound effects of ocean, wildlife, birds, and other natural phenomenon. Scamp Records out of New York has done an excellent job of reissuing his original albums, and this CD, which contains two albums on one disc, is one of the best of the lot. The first album, Quiet Village, has a distinct Hawaiian air, with songs like "Hawaiian War Chant," "Pagan Love Song," "Paradise Found," and others. It's a gorgeous mood album, wonderfully recorded and produced (by Simon Waronker). The second set, The Enchanted Sea, is equally exotic, using the ocean as a motif. The packaging is excellent, with extensive liner notes by Denny himself. With lounge music enjoying a resurgence in the past years, this disc is quite obviously the place to start. ~ Matthew Greenwald

Product Details

Release Date:	07/29/1997
Label:	Scamp
UPC:	0017046971522

Tracks

1. Stranger in Paradise
2. Hawaiian War Chant
3. Coronation
4. Sake Rock
5. Paradise Found
6. Firecracker
7. Martinique
8. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii
9. Tune from Rangoon
10. Happy Talk
11. Pagan Love Song
12. Laura
13. Quiet Village
14. Trade Winds
15. My Isle of Golden Dreams
16. Stardust
17. Song of the Islands
18. Flotsam and Jetsam
19. Beyond the Sea (La Mer)
20. Off Shore
21. Sentimental Journey
22. Beyond the Reef
23. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
24. Cross Current
25. The Enchanted Sea

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Martin Denny   Primary Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

Ted Keep   Engineer
Si Waronker   Producer
Jack Pitman   Composer
Charles Trenet   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Johnny Noble   Composer
Les Baxter   Composer
Martin Denny   Composer
Randy Starr   Composer
Les Brown   Composer
Frank Metis   Composer
George Forrest   Composer
Hal Johnson   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Bud Green   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Harold Adamson   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Ben Homer   Composer
Alexander Borodin   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
David Raksin   Composer
Walter Blaufuss   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Mel Leven   Composer
Robert Wright   Composer
Jack Lawrence   Composer
Bill Cogswell   Composer
Leo Diamond   Composer
Tommy Harrison   Composer