Rumours from the harem Oriental EXOTICA
Open Sesame!
The Arabian nights, Ali Baba and the Fourty Thieves, Aladdin...these exotic tales and locations have always been a great source of inspiration to the occident. Not only did Hollywood exploit this exotica, the mood of this culture seeped into the horns and arrangements of 1940's and 50's jazz.
Once again, hear the sweet sounds of Armenian Charles Ganimian and Eddie "the Sheik" Kochak scratch and drum you back down to Manhattan's downstairs hideaway bars, and across that mighty bridge to faraway Brooklyn. Bump and sway again in those smoke filled rooms.
Now rub that lamp and make a wish! Enter the Casbah at your own risk...
A SIDE
1. BAGDAD DADDY / THE BEATS DESIGN 827
(Magnano-Divito) 2’17
2. CARAVAN / BOBBY CHRISTIAN (THE MAN WITH A SOUND) STEPHENY RECORDS 1833
(Mills-Ellington-Tizol) 2’05
3. SNAKE CHARMER / MAD MAN JONES MAD 1008
(Dean AND JONES) 2’29
4. ISTAMBUL (not Constantinople) / THE FOUR LADS COLUMBIA 4-40082
(J.Kennedy-N.Simon) 2’17
5. TURKISH DANCE / KORLA PANDIT FANTASY 545
(Pandit) 2’36
6. THE HAREM / MR. ACKER BILK and his Paramount Jazz Band ATCO 6282
(Cooper-Hodas-Wolfson) 2’33
B SIDE
1. SHISH-KA-BOB ROCK / EDDIE KOCHAK and his orchestra DARL 1007
(Kochal-Karol-Thorn) 2’15
2. SHISH-KEBAB / RALPH MARTERIE and his orchestra MERCURY 7109
3. HALVAH / GANIM’S ASIA MINORS EASTWEST 109
(Ganimian) 2’09
4. COME TO THE CASBAH / ZIGGY ELMAN and his orchestra MGM K11147
(Twomey-Simms) 3’30
5. HEDY LOU (where are you) / GANIM’S ASIA MINORS ATCO 33-107
(Ganimian) 2’32
6. CAMEL TRAIN / THE FORTUNE TELLERS MUSIC MAKERS 105
(Maxwell) 2’20