Saturday 15 November 2008

Hawaiian Touch - Martin Denny [1966]




  1. E Lei Ka Lei Lei
  2. Beyond The Reef
  3. The Girl From Ipanema
  4. Call Me
  5. Friendly Islands
  6. Everything In The Garden
  7. Pearls [Mexican Pearls]
  8. Hawaii
  9. I'll Remember You
  10. Jerusha's Theme
  11. Oro [God Of Vengeance
  12. Hawaiian Rhapsody
  13. Return To Paradise
  14. Sukiyaki
I didn't know what I was getting with this one, when I found it recently in a charity shop. But I took a chance on it anyway, as it was so ridiculously cheap.
I was expecting another typical Hawaiian guitar album, a genre I'm not paticularly keen on, but the clue should've been the name Martin Denny. It is truly amazing! A terrific mix of exotica and 60s beat a go go!
The arrangement on "Call Me" is virtually the same as the excellent Chris Montez version and is typical of the arrangements on Side 1. On side 2 tracks are more sedate exotica, but still very satisfying.
Vinyl is in excellent condition, so please do enjoy!