Provocative Percussion Vol. III

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Provocative Percussion Vol. III
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Studio album by
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade
Released1961
Label Command
Producer Enoch Light
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade chronology
Persuasive Percussion Volume 3
(1960)		Provocative Percussion Vol. III
(1961)		 Persuasive Percussion Volume 4
(1961)

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]

Contents

Critical reception

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

[1] Side A

  1. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 2:25
  2. "April in Portugal" (Jimmy Kennedy, Jose Galhardo, Raul Ferrão) - 2:58
  3. "The Continental" (Con Conrad, Herb Magidson) - 2:57
  4. "Pagan Love Song" (Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) - 3:42
  5. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:01
  6. "El Relicario" (J. Padillo) - 3:15

Side B

  1. "Far Away Places" (Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer) - 4:20
  2. "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" (Cole Porter) - 2:16
  3. "Theme from Exodus" (Ernest Gold) - 4:06
  4. "Adiós Muchachos" (César Vedani, Julio César Sanders) - 3:18
  5. "Provocative Percussion" (Enoch Light, L. Davies) - 2:32
  6. "Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) - 2:57

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Enoch Light and the Light Brigade (1961). Provocative Percussion Vol. III (12-inch LP phonograph record). Command Records. RS 821 SD.
  2. 1 2 Laffler, William D. (May 28, 1961). "Popular Pops". The Childress Index. Childress, Texas. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "The Music Goes Round and Round". Sydney Morning Herald. September 3, 1961. p. 89.
  4. 1 2 "This Week's LPs". Billboard. April 3, 1961. p. 16 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Provocative Percussion, Vol. III". Smithsonian Music. The Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ Reynolds, Fred (February 1961). "Ping Pong Anyone?". Hi-Fi/Stereo Review. Vol. 6, no. 2 – via Google Books.
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