Martin Denny - Exotica
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Artist: Martin Denny
Album: Exotica
Label: Jackpot Reords
Format: 12” LP (Black Vinyl, Mono)
Recorded: 1957
Genre: Jazz / Exotica / Lounge
Description
The record that defined a genre.
Exotica is Martin Denny’s debut and the blueprint for everything that followed. Blending lounge jazz, tropical rhythms, bird calls, and unconventional instrumentation, this is where the sound of exotica fully takes shape.
Centered around “Quiet Village,” one of the most recognizable tracks in the genre, the album moves between playful and immersive. It creates a world. Layered, atmospheric, and unlike anything else at the time.
This edition presents the original mono recording, the version Denny preferred, along with bonus tracks that expand the session.
Why We Carry It
A foundational release. If you’re getting into exotica, this is where it starts. One of the most important records in the genre and still one of the best.
For fans of: Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman, classic tiki lounge, mid-century exotica, vintage hi-fi sound
Tracklist
Side A
Quiet Village
Return To Paradise
Hong Kong Blues
Busy Port
Lotus Land
Similau
Side B
Stone God
Jungle Flower
China Nights
Ah Me Furi
Waipio
Love Dance