Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 12: Saxophobia

by Riddle

Overview

The lounge sounds of the '50s and '60s on this compilation are very much of a piece with the other volumes of the Ultra-Lounge series. But as you'd expect from the title, the emphasis is on vintage lounge at its jazziest, with the saxophone to the fore. This isn't the kind of jazz you're going to read about in Down Beat, despite the presence of some bona fide jazzers, like Count Basie (doing the "Goldfinger" theme) and Bill Perkins; the influence of soundtrack music, pre-'50s pop standards, Latin rhythms, and bongo percussion is too strong. When you want some light lounge-jazz hybrids to unwind to after your jazz scholar friends have gone home, though, this isn't bad. Les Baxter, Nelson Riddle, and Gordon Jenkins make their expected appearances on this compilation; more surprising is the inclusion of top R&B saxophonist King Curtis, who does a pop-friendly version of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man," and teams up with ace rock session drummer Earl Palmer on "One Mint Julep." Also worth noting are Vegas-jump blues kings Louis Prima and Sam Butera, who do a smoky version of "Harlem Nocturne." ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/23/1996
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	0724383759828
Rank:	73048

Tracks

1. I Dig  - Les Baxter
2. Street Scene  - Sam Butera  - Alfred Newman
3. All or Nothing at All  - Arthur Altman  - Georgie Auld  - Jack Lawrence
4. Bernie's Tune  - Milt Buckner  - Curley Hamner  - Jerry Leiber  - Bernard Miller  - Mike Stoller
5. Watermelon Man  - Herbie Hancock  -  King Curtis
6. Volare  - Francesco Migliacci  - Domenico Modugno  - Mitchell Parish  - Nelson Riddle
7. Tanya  - Plas Johnson  - Joe Liggins
8. Samba de Orfeu  - Luiz Bonfa  - Antonio Maria  - Bill Perkins
9. Peter Gunn Twist/Tequila With a Twist  - Ray Anthony  - Henry Mancini  - Chuck Rio
10. Goldfinger  - John Barry  -  Basie
11. Caravan  - Duke Ellington  - Gordon Jenkins  - Irving Mills  - Juan Tizol
12. Speakeasy Blues  - Nelson Riddle
13. One Mint Julep  -  King Curtis  - Rudy Toombs
14. Ebb Tide  - Robert Maxwell  -  Out Islanders  - Carl Sigman
15. The Big Twist  - Plas Johnson
16. Harlem Nocturne  - Earle H. Hagen
17. The Misfits  - Don Costa  - Alex North
18. Bongo Bash/Sax con Ritmo  - Bobby Black  - Eddie Cano  - Jack Costanzo  - Pepe Dominguin
19. [Untitled Spoken Track]  - Renzo Cesana

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Renzo Cesana   Primary Artist
Pepe Dominguin   Primary Artist
King Curtis   Primary Artist
Jack Costanzo   Primary Artist
Count Basie   Primary Artist
Earle H. Hagen   Primary Artist
Louis Prima   Primary Artist
Jud Conlon   Primary Artist
Nelson Riddle   Primary Artist
The Continental   Primary Artist
Les Baxter   Primary Artist
Ray Anthony   Primary Artist
The Out-Islanders   Primary Artist
Milt Buckner   Primary Artist
Georgie Auld   Primary Artist
Curley Hamner   Primary Artist
Earl Palmer   Primary Artist
Don Costa   Primary Artist
Sam Butera   Primary Artist,Saxophone
Plas Johnson   Primary Artist
Gordon Jenkins   Primary Artist
Count Basie Orchestra   Primary Artist
Bill Perkins   Primary Artist
Charlie Barnet   Saxophone
Marshall Royal   Saxophone

Technical Credits

Timothy Eames   Mixing
Barbara Ruick   Composer
Renzo Cesana   Performer
Claramae Turner   Composer
Andy Engel   Design,Art Direction
Alfred Newman   Composer
Robert Maxwell   Composer
Domenico Modugno   Composer
Ted Shapiro   Composer
Bernard Miller   Composer
Bobby Black   Composer
Kim Sanders   Design Production Assistant
Irving Mills   Composer
Bill Perkins   Performer
King Curtis   Performer
Brad Benedict   Producer,Remastering,Photo Research,Compilation Producer
Jack Lawrence   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Jack Costanzo   Composer,Performer
Chuck Rio   Composer
Joe Liggins   Composer
Francesco Migliacci   Composer
Eddie Cano   Composer
Earle H. Hagen   Composer,Performer
Jon Hendricks   Composer
Luiz Bonfa   Composer
Les Baxter   Composer,Performer
Earle Hagen   Composer
Cameron Mitchell   Composer
Juan Tizol   Composer
Rudy Toombs   Composer
Nelson Riddle   Composer,Performer
John Barry   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Ray Anthony   Performer
Shirley Jones   Composer
Rudolph Toombs   Composer
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Wayne Watkins   Executive Producer
The Out-Islanders   Performer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Milt Buckner   Performer
Tommy Steele   Art Direction
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Antonio Maria   Composer
Alex North   Composer
Georgie Auld   Performer
Henry Mancini   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Andre Salvet   Composer
Anthony Newley   Composer
Bob Norberg   Digital Remastering
Curley Hamner   Performer
Don Costa   Performer
Dick Rogers   Composer
Sam Butera   Performer
Robert Rounseville   Composer
Plas Johnson   Composer,Performer
Arthur Altman   Composer
Gordon Jenkins   Performer
Herbie Hancock   Composer
Don Miller   Photography
Karen Myer   Assistant Producer,Production Assistant
R.J. Smith   Liner Notes
Bernie Miller   Composer
Carousel Orchestra   Composer
Count Basie Orchestra   Performer
Pepe Dominguin   Performer