Provocative Percussion Vol. III is a studio album by Enoch Light and the Light Brigade. It was produced by Light and released in 1961 on Light's Command Records label (catalog no. RS 821-SD).[1] The featured musicians included Tony Mottola (guitar), Doc Severinsen (trumpet), Bobby Byrne (trombone), Urbie Green, Bob Haggart, Phil Bodner, Stanley Webb, Moe Wechsler and Joe Wilder.[1][2][3] The arrangements were by Lew Davies.[4] The album cover artwork is by abstract painter Josef Albers.[5]
| Provocative Percussion Vol. III | ||||
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| Studio album by Enoch Light and the Light Brigade | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Label | Command | |||
| Producer | Enoch Light | |||
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Critical reception edit
Hi-Fi/Stereo Review praised the engineering and the musicians selected for the recording, but panned the percussion arrangements whose gimmicks prevented the music from "really swinging."[6] On the other hand DownBeat cited a "minimum of drum tricks", praising the melody-centric performances and naming the track Exodus Theme as worthy of attention.[3] Naming it a "Billboard Pick", Billboard called the album a "gas", praising the arrangements, engineering, and overall danceability.[4] United Press International critic William D. Laffler also praised the engineering and the arrangements as "imaginative", singling out "April in Portugal" as the best song on the album.[2]
Track listing edit
[1] Side A
- "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 2:25
- "April in Portugal" (Jimmy Kennedy, Jose Galhardo, Raul Ferrão) - 2:58
- "The Continental" (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) - 2:57
- "Pagan Love Song" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) - 3:42
- "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:01
- "El Relicario" (J. Padillo) - 3:15
Side B
- "Far Away Places" (Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer) - 4:20
- "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" (Cole Porter) - 2:16
- "Theme from Exodus" (Ernest Gold) - 4:06
- "Adiós Muchachos" (César Vedani, Julio César Sanders) - 3:18
- "Provocative Percussion" (Enoch Light, L. Davies) - 2:32
- "Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) - 2:57
References edit
- ^ a b c Enoch Light and the Light Brigade (1961). Provocative Percussion Vol. III (12-inch LP phonograph record). Command Records. RS 821 SD.
- ^ a b Laffler, William D. (May 28, 1961). "Popular Pops". The Childress Index. Childress, Texas. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "The Music Goes Round and Round". Sydney Morning Herald. September 3, 1961. p. 89.
- ^ a b "This Week's LPs". Billboard. April 3, 1961. p. 16 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Provocative Percussion, Vol. III". Smithsonian Music. The Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Reynolds, Fred (February 1961). "Ping Pong Anyone?". Hi-Fi/Stereo Review. Vol. 6, no. 2 – via Google Books.
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