Martin Denny - Quiet Village LP

Title

Martin Denny – Quiet Village (LP)

Artist

Martin Denny

Album

Quiet Village

Label

Jackpot Records

Format

12” LP

Genre

Exotica / Lounge / Space Age Pop

Release Date

September 11, 2020

Description

A defining release in the birth of exotica, Quiet Village is the album that helped launch Martin Denny into legend. Originally released in the late 1950s, this record introduced a wider audience to the lush, atmospheric sound that would come to define the genre.

Blending vibraphone, tropical percussion, and layered environmental textures like bird calls and jungle rhythms, Denny created a sonic escape that felt both immersive and transportive. The title track, “Quiet Village,” became a signature piece, setting the tone for exotica’s dreamy, faraway aesthetic.

Throughout the album, Denny reinterprets standards and global influences with a unique lounge sensibility, moving from playful and rhythmic to serene and cinematic. Tracks like “Hawaiian War Chant,” “Firecracker,” and “Tune from Rangoon” showcase the range of his sound while maintaining a cohesive atmosphere.

This reissue brings one of the most important exotica records back into circulation, offering both longtime collectors and new listeners a chance to experience the album that helped define an entire movement.

Why We Carry It

This is ground zero for exotica. If you are building a lounge or tiki collection, this is essential. It is the record that set the tone for everything that followed.

For fans of:

Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, space age pop, exotica, vintage lounge

Tracklist

Side A

Stranger in Paradise

Hawaiian War Chant

Coronation

Sake Rock

Paradise Found

Firecracker

Martinique

Side B

My Little Grass Shack Cha Cha Cha

Tune from Rangoon

Happy Talk

Pagan Love Song

Laura

Quiet Village