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Taking a tip from George Shearing, Martin Denny cruised through most of the '60s with a slew of bossa nova and jazz cocktail albums. Denny's late-'50s exotica records had established him as a name to reckon with in bachelor pad circles, but were only good for a limited stretch. Denny didn't forsake this period completely, though, when he turned to jazz; on this release at least, one hears bits of his earlier South Seas and Hawaiian backdrops in the bongo accompaniment and occasional leftfield percussion accent. Other factors to consider are Cal Tjader and Dave Brubeck, both of whom Denny pays homage to by covering their respective numbers "Black Orchid" and "Take Five." As both Tjader and Shearing did on many recordings, Denny and company raise these cuts and their version of "A Taste of Honey" beyond the confines of kitsch by way of some top-notch ensemble playing. The whole album, for that matter, is well played, but things do go south a bit towards the end as the band slips into background music mode. This is not to say that versions of war horses like "Exodus" and "Claire de Lune" aren't enjoyable, or even tailored made for entertaining guests, but they don't offer much in the way of exotic thrills or rarefied touches. Still, A Taste of Honey should resonate with dedicated Denny fans; and since there has to be at least a few gems on each of the several lounge jazz records Denny released, someone should put together a compilation covering this period as a compliment to Rhino's exotica-era collection.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Ric Marlow, ComposerLyricist - Robert William Scott, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Al Hoffman, ComposerLyricist - Al Goodhart, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Maurice Sigler, ComposerLyricist - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Cal Tjader, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Paul Desmond, ComposerLyricist - Dave Brubeck, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Acker Bilk, Composer - Robert Mellin, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Mack David, ComposerLyricist - Elmer Bernstein, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Rauni Kouta, Translator - Ernest Gold, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist - Charles Boone, Author
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Leonard Bernstein, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
NELSON RIDDLE, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Claude Debussy, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Pepper, Translator - Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist - Rudi Lukesch, ComposerLyricist - Othmar Klose, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Dave Pell, Producer - Martin Denny, MainArtist - Leith Stevens, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
Album review
Taking a tip from George Shearing, Martin Denny cruised through most of the '60s with a slew of bossa nova and jazz cocktail albums. Denny's late-'50s exotica records had established him as a name to reckon with in bachelor pad circles, but were only good for a limited stretch. Denny didn't forsake this period completely, though, when he turned to jazz; on this release at least, one hears bits of his earlier South Seas and Hawaiian backdrops in the bongo accompaniment and occasional leftfield percussion accent. Other factors to consider are Cal Tjader and Dave Brubeck, both of whom Denny pays homage to by covering their respective numbers "Black Orchid" and "Take Five." As both Tjader and Shearing did on many recordings, Denny and company raise these cuts and their version of "A Taste of Honey" beyond the confines of kitsch by way of some top-notch ensemble playing. The whole album, for that matter, is well played, but things do go south a bit towards the end as the band slips into background music mode. This is not to say that versions of war horses like "Exodus" and "Claire de Lune" aren't enjoyable, or even tailored made for entertaining guests, but they don't offer much in the way of exotic thrills or rarefied touches. Still, A Taste of Honey should resonate with dedicated Denny fans; and since there has to be at least a few gems on each of the several lounge jazz records Denny released, someone should put together a compilation covering this period as a compliment to Rhino's exotica-era collection.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:11
- Main artists: Martin Denny
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records (CAP)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1962 Capitol Records LLC ℗ 1962 Capitol Records LLC
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