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The lounge songs of the '50s and '60s on this compilation are all dominated by the pulsating rhythms of the bongo drum.
As with other instrument-specific CDs in the Ultra Lounge series (Saxophobia, Organs in Orbit), it can be too much. However, there is some great mood music here, perfect for creating a Latin-tinted party ambience. "Taboo," by Leo Arbaud, is especially exotic, while "Nightmare," by Joe Loco, is the song to choose if you want your mai tai drinkers to dance. The Middle Eastern go-go dancer take pairing Rudy Vallee's "Deep Night" with Hammerstein's "Softly as in a Morning Sunrise" is ultra-strange. And how can you go wrong with a cover of Duke Ellington's "Caravan" by Dick Hyman? Bongoland largely features lesser-known acts who scored even lesser-known films, but a few of the Kings of Lounge are included: Martin Denny's "Young Savages" and "On Green Dolphin Street/Hernando's Hideaway" and Les Baxter's "Balinese Bongos" are here. Baxter and Billy May are also co-credited with a newly minted tune titled "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White."
As with many Ultra Lounge CDs, the majority of the album focuses on soundtrack music and pre-'50s pop standards. Warning: If you are not naturally drawn to a song's rhythm, this is the wrong CD for you!
A perfect compilation for a party night and the worst for a hangover morning. (AMG)





01. Terry Snyder - Deep Night-Softly as In a Morning Sunrise
02. Jack Costanzo - Latin Fever
03. Leo Arnaud - Taboo
04. Joe Loco - Nightmare
05. Martin Denny - On Green Dolphin Street-Hernando's Hideaway
06. Elliott Fisher - Dr. No's Fantasy
07. Latin Jazz Sextet - A Night In Tunisia
08. Les Baxter and Billy May - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
09. Al Caiola - Bernie's Tune
10. Tino Contreras - Brazil
11. Dick Hyman - Caravan
12. Jack Costanzo - The Inch Worm
13. Nick Perito - Misirlou-Quien Sera
14. Martin Denny - The Young Savages
15. Les Baxter - Balinese Bongos
16. Laurindo Almeida - Club Caballeros
17. Joe Loco - Moderna Muchacha
18. Jack Costanzo - La Cumparsa-Harlem Nocturne
19. Savage Beat of Augie Colon - Colon (Bonus Track)



Track 1 recorded August 1960 • From the album "Mr. Percussion"
Track 2 recorded c. 1958 • From the album "Latin Fever"
Track 3 recorded c. 1958 • From the album "Marimbita"
Track 4 recorded February 1959 • From the album "Let's Go Loco"
Track 5 (On Green Dolphin Street) recorded May 1964 • From the album "Latin Village"
Track 5 (Hernando's Hideaway) recorded c. 1960 • From the album "Exotic Sounds Visit Broadway"
Track 6 recorded December 22, 1964 • From the album "Bang Bang Bang"
Track 7 recorded c. 1961 • From the album "The Latin Jazz Sextet"
Track 8 (Baxter) recorded April 5, 1955 • Previously unreleased
Track 8 (May) recorded c. 1966 • From a Capitol Records single
Track 9 recorded c. 1960 • From the album "Guitars, Woodwinds & Bongos"
Track 10 recorded c. 1962 • From the album "Percusiones Mexicanas"
Track 11 recorded c. 1966 • From the album "I'll Never Be The Same"
Track 12 recorded c. 1960 • From the album "Afro Can-Can"
Track 13 recorded c. 1960 • From the album "Blazing Latin Brass"
Track 14 recorded c. 1961 • Previously unreleased
Track 15 recorded August 20, 1958 • From the album "African Jazz"
Track 16 from the album "Happy Cha-Cha-Cha!"
Track 17 recorded February 1959 • From the album "Let's Go Loco"
Track 18 recorded c. 1959 • From the album "Bongo Fever"
Track 19 is a bonus track recorded c. 1958 • From the album "Sophisticated Savage"


Booklet included
Label: Capitol Records
Released: 1997


Codec: Flac
Compression Level: 3
Quality: High


My cd-rip (EAC and Flac)
Covers Included





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