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On 2004-05-24 10:34, Quince_at_Dannys wrote:
My friends turned me on to a couple of Ames Brothers LPs (probably their two only really good records)--"Destination Moon" and "Hello Amigos." Destination Moon is a kitschy space-themed album with an amazing backing orchestra (Sid Rayman); Hello Amigos is all Latin standards done in Spanish with Esquivel leading the backing band. Unbelievable! And both records give me the urge to suck down Demerara Dry Floats and Never Say Dies.
Other great Non-Tiki Tiki records: Mel Torme's "Ole Torme," backed by the Billy May Orchestra; Henry Mancini's "the Blues and the Beat" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Soundtrack; and Ray Martin's "Witchcraft." No Tiki party would be complete without at least a some of those!
I just picked up an AMES BROTHERS album entitled THE BLEND AND THE BEAT which is quite good . Tunes like ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE , HARBOR LIGHTS , NIGHT TRAIN and MOOD INDIGO combine swing and exotica with some tracks featuring lots of percussion like bongos , bells and bamboo sticks .
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