Provocative Percussion Vol. III | ||||
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Studio album by Enoch Light and the Light Brigade | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Label | Command | |||
Producer | Enoch Light | |||
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
[1] Side A
Side B
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