Enoch Light - Provocative Percussion (1959).

Artist : Enoch Light
Album : Provocative 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 (2:54) You're The Top
02 (2:47) Somebody Loves Me
03 (4:17) Blues In The Night
04 (2:40) Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
05 (3:12) Love For Sale
06 (2:41) Facinating Rhythm
07 (2:24) 'S Wonderful
08 (2:56) Mood Indigo
09 (3:24) Ain't Misbehavin'
10 (2:40) The Man I Love
11 (3:18) Song Of India
12 (2:53) Mad about The Boy
13 (3:08) Hernando's Hideaway
14 (2:45) Matilda
15 (2:45) Good Night Sweetheart
16 (2:28) The Lady Is A Tramp
17 (2:56) Speak Now
18 (2:47) Temptation

Playing Time : 52:55
Total Size : 72,8 MB


AMG Review:
This is the first in a series of Provocative Percussion (1960) platters under the
supervision of Enoch Light. He led his own Light Brigade big band during the 1930s,
then became a prolific arranger and producer for the better part of the '40s and early
'50s. Later in the decade he formed the Grand Award label and then in 1959 the
Command Records moniker. It was here where Light began to create products
specifically for the burgeoning stereo LP market, which at the time was more or less a
hi-fi audiophile novelty. Under the direction of Terry Snyder, Light and the revolving
cast known as either the Command All-Stars or simply just the All-Stars, began to
experiment with extreme stereophonics, using close microphone techniques and
hard-left or hard-right panning to re-create a comparatively austere sense of what
could be accomplished with two distinct channels of sound. This contrasted the
conventional monophonic playback medium, which delivered a solitary audio source.
As innocuous as that may seem, it was cutting-edge technology for its time. Light's
interest extended into the recording process itself as he was one of the early
proponents of 35 millimeter film rather than magnetic-based audio tape. This would
significantly increase both frequency response, as well as the permanence of
playback. In many ways, Provocative Percussion is the fraternal twin of Persuasive
Percussion (1959). They are both borne of the same motivation and are "modern
interpretations of familiar and popular music standards circa 1960. Stylistically,
however, the Provocative collections utilize a much more aggressive approach to the
presentation, as if it were a novelty rather than actually furthering the dimension to
the listening experience. The bongo intro that harshly pans from left to right during
the introduction to "You're the Top" is essentially replicated with a wooden guiro
during the incipient moments of "Love for Sale." These are notably austere when
compared to the extended instrumental ensemble scores that follow. They evoke the
late-'50s Atomic Age retro chic and space-age bachelor pad sensibility borne of John
Lautner's Googie-inspired abstract architecture, which likewise informed a majority of
the gatefold LP jackets. In 1995, Provocative Percussion (1995) was released on CD
with six additional sides from Provocative Percussion, Vol. 2 (1960) -- including the
definitive reading of "Hernando's Hideaway," which is immediately recognizable from
the opening castanet chatter to the swirling accordion solos. Keen-eyed observers will
also note that the artwork used for the compact disc reissue was taken from the
second volume, rather than the first. This is a highly recommended kitsch-classic.