Bali Hai
Monty Kelly
Somerset P-7300
Miller International Co.
1958
Excellent early exotica orchestral set. The same jacket design was featured on a 1955 Essex label release, catalog number is ESLP-203.
A 1953 Billboard article explains that Kelly signed a two year non-exclusive contract with Essex to make 32 non-exclusive instrumental sides. The tune Tropicana, from this album, was done to full fill part of this contract.
A 1953 Billboard article explains that Kelly signed a two year non-exclusive contract with Essex to make 32 non-exclusive instrumental sides. The tune Tropicana, from this album, was done to full fill part of this contract.
Granada
Tropicana
Cubamba
Life In New York
Neapolitan Nites Mambo
Monte Carlo
Three O'Clock In The Morning
Glocca-Morra
Bali Hai
Under Paris Skies
Shangri La
Doreen
This is quite beautiful! I don't think I've come across any of his stuff but I'll be looking in the future!
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to all those harp players. This sounds like movie soundtrack music.
ReplyDelete@ GameArs. Good point. Soundtrack is a common comment. Songs on exotica LPs, as a whole, tend to blend together better and create a more consistent mood or singular vision. But certainly the two forms barrow heavily from one another.
ReplyDeleteJust found a nice copy of Tropicana at a local used record shop. Really good stuff.
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