Fever & Smoke - The Three Suns

 

Like Young

Fever & Smoke

The Three Suns

Produced by Nevins-Kirshner

Arrangements by Charles Albertine

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City

Recording Engineers: Ernest Oelrich and Bob Simpson

Exotic "Percussion" Swing

RCA Victor LPM-2310 & LSP-2310

1961

From the back cover: Triple the explosion, and you have the amazing versatility of the Three Suns in their latest explosion of music, Fever and Smoke

Here we have another masterful mixture of magical music brewed with the accustomed artistry of the Suns, and stirred, simmered and flavored to the boiling point by the magic touch of Producers Nevins-Kirshner.

Side One starts off with a blast of heat in a sensuously throbbing version of Fever, setting both the mood and the climate of the entire album. Sleep Walk is a stroll through a magic inferno, and the Chinese gong in the incendiary Tequila is tongue-in-cheek music at its best.

To cool the temperature a bit, the delicate notes of the harpsichord are introduced, in crystal clarity, in Theme from "A Summer Place," but the heat from the blazing Suns cannot be so easily dispelled, and they leave behind them a burning bridge over the River Kwai in a temperature interpretation of the Colonel Bogey March as it has never been before been performed.

Sound-wise, the Suns have added the mallet family, the marimba, the vibraphone, the Salvation Army Drum, kettledrum and all the in-betweens, and surrounded themselves with the rhythm and blues of today 

– Fender bass and the feel to go with it.

Charles Albertine's original compositions – Beyond The Sun And Smoke – and his superlative arrangements again show his creative talent in a new phase.

This unusual package is designed to create excitement, stir emotions and kindle your imagination – so put the record on the turntable, turn up the volume, and control yourself. – Faith Whitehall

From Billboard - April 24, 1961: The boys are in fine "sound" form on this package which blends the fender bass with the mallet family – the marimbas, vibraphone, etc. Colorful, listenable wax with strong appeal for deejays as well as sound fans. Selections include "Sleepwalk," "Tequila," "Fever" and "Like Young."

Fever

Like Young

Theme Form "A Summer Place"

Tequila

Beyond The Sun

Colonel Bogey March

Sleep Walk

Chanson d'amour 

Volare

Misty

Smoke