Martin Denny "Exotic Percussion" LP (Sea Glass Vinyl)

Denny's production on Exotic Percussion is ambitious, adventurous, and fascinatingly futuristic, especially when a tumbler with ice was still the preferred way to let loose.   Xylophones and chimes swim from ear to ear; traditional jazz instrumentation collides with such musical oddities as boo bas, shamisens, Manga harp, and Burmese gongs. As always, the choice of compositions on a Martin Denny record is a bizarre yet exciting spin around the globe, but this one is even weirder than usual.  So join the conga line and head out into the street as Martin Denny once again creates a world we yearn to return to and an album we can always revisit.