I just want to share these lener notes from a – very -old LP I picked up a while back.
Old school lounge you could call it. Definitely downbeat, lots of vibrafone and sounds from way back when a taperecorder was hifi equipment and it was cool to look happy on record covers.
Here goes:
“Recently I spent some time during a very pleasant holiday in Hawaii, lounging on Waikikki Beach, watching and riding in Catamarans on the beautiful pacific; but the most enjyable time was spent watching and listening to the exotic sounds of the Arthur Lyman Group as they performed nightly in the shell bar of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel.
The versatility of the Arthur Lyman Group amazed everyone present, including myself.
Looking around I thought to myself,what a tribute to Arthur Lyman, when even the employees of the room became part of the audience.
Listening to the group playing the old standard MIDNIGHT SUN, it came to mind how great some of the current favourites, that will undoubtedly become standards, such as HELLO DOLLY, GIRLFROM IPANEMA, GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME, and one of my extra special favourites PEOPLE, would sound on my daily KMPC radio show, played in the Arthur Lyman style. Then, as if a dream had come true, the group performed the aforementioned songs, which two nights later were recorded at the Hawaiian Village Hotels famed Aluminium Dome, and incorporated into this album,along with the japanese folk song HAMABE NO UTA, a song of the sea;the american traditional tune BLACK IS THE COLOUR OF MY TRUELOVES HAIR; the hawaian favourites A MAILE LEI FOR YOUR HAIR and DAY AND NIGHT; the broadway hit ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS and the exiting arrangement of 500 miles.
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This group consists of four of the top musicians and arrangers in the Hawaiian islands.
Arthur Lyman is a virtuoso of the vibes, marimba and bongos, and is responsible for the majority of the arrangements. Allan Soares is a master of the piano, celeste and clavietta.
Harold Chang is a percussionist who excels in all things "drummatic."
Archie Grant, Jr. plays a great bass, flute, guitar and ukulele.
I know that you will enjoy the Call of the Midnight Sun, whether in monoaural or stereo.
I hope that some day you will have the oppurtunity to see the Arthur Lyman Group perform.
Until then, HIFI RECORDS makes it possible for you to enjoy the most exotic sounds in the world. HAPPY LISTENING."
This album is old, but I cant read the exact year anywhere. Great fun to listen to.
Chill out downbeat
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