101 Strings Orchestra - Exotica Lounge: 25 Tiki, Jungle, and Oriental Classics, Vol. 2 '2020
Artist | 101 Strings Orchestra Related artists |
Album name | Exotica Lounge: 25 Tiki, Jungle, and Oriental Classics, Vol. 2 |
Country | |
Date | 2020 |
Genre | |
Play time | 1:22:15 |
Format / Bitrate | Stereo 1420 Kbps
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Media | CD |
Size | 477 MB |
Price | Download $3.95 |
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One of the most prolific and reliable names in instrumental easy listening music, the 101 Strings Orchestra has literally recorded hundreds of albums since its inception in 1957. Their trademark sound is built on a reverence for melody, pristine production, and a pleasant, relaxing ambience; while occasional albums have concentrated on brass, piano, guitars, and even mild rock & roll rhythms, the string section -- true to the groups name -- nearly always remains front and center, because of its lush, soothing sound qualities. Most of their albums were built around some unifying theme, whether the work of a well-known artist or songwriter, a specific topic (patriotism, holidays, et al.), TV/ movie themes, songs from a particular country, revampings of familiar tunes from other genres, and so on. The group was founded by producer/engineer Dick L. Miller, who was searching for a way to mimic the sound and style of orchestras led by name conductors like Mantovani, without the expense involved in securing their services. He hit upon the idea of recruiting unknown European groups at a much lower cost, and made the 101 Strings Orchestra into something of a brand name (since the personality of the group rested with the arrangements, the individual musicians were somewhat interchangeable, so long as they could play in the preset style). The orchestras first home was Millers own Somerset label and their first arranger was Robert Lowden; he was followed by Joseph Kuhn and Monte Kelly in turn, all of whom wrote occasional original numbers as well. In 1964, Miller sold the whole 101 Strings package to the Alshire label, which continued to turn out product with assembly line regularity over the next few decades. During their first decade, the 101 Strings would occasionally offer a more experimental album as a change of pace, but that all stopped after their fan bases reaction to 1968s futuristic and at times unsettling Astro Sounds From Beyond the Year 2000 (which became a sought-after item among latter-day space age pop fans). In 1995, Madacy Entertainment purchased the Alshire label and began reissuing a great deal of the 101 Strings back catalog on CD, not to mention new material. Tracklist: 01. Les Baxter - Qué Mango! 02. 101 Strings Orchestra - Hawaiian War Chant 03. 101 Strings Orchestra - Pagan Love Song 04. 101 Strings Orchestra - Misirlou 05. 101 Strings Orchestra - Sweet Leilani 06. Irving Cottler Orchestra - Song of India 07. 101 Strings Orchestra - Seas of Samoa - Rolling Home 08. 101 Strings Orchestra - My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii 09. Irving Cottler Orchestra - On a Little Street in Singapore 10. 101 Strings Orchestra - Beachcomber 11. 101 Strings Orchestra - Song of the Islands 12. 101 Strings Orchestra - Moonlight on the Taj Mahal 13. 101 Strings Orchestra - Ocean Romance 14. Irving Cottler Orchestra - Oriental 15. 101 Strings Orchestra - Jungle Drums (From Dancing Co-Ed) 16. Les Baxter - Boca Chica 17. 101 Strings Orchestra - Neath Azure Skies 18. Irving Cottler Orchestra - Arab Dance 19. 101 Strings Orchestra - Haiti 20. 101 Strings Orchestra - Sweet Hawaiian Kisses 21. 101 Strings Orchestra - The Trek 22. 101 Strings Orchestra - Sakura, Sakura 23. 101 Strings Orchestra - South Sea Island Magic 24. 101 Strings Orchestra - Nature Boy 25. 101 Strings Orchestra - Homecoming
101 Strings Orchestra
Album
- 2024 101 Strings Goes Disco (2024 Remaster from the Original Grit Tapes)
- 2024 101 Strings Orchestra Presents Trumpet Favorites
- 2023 Big City Nights
- 2023 Greatest American Folk & Country Songs
- 2023 Hawaiian Dreams
- 2023 Rhapsody: An Evening of Enchantment... Under the Stars (Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
- 2023 Tijuana Trumpets: The Easy Sound of Mexican Brass
- 2023 Winter Wonderland: Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs
- 2023 Wonderful Waltzes
- 2022 101 Strings Orchestra Presents Piano Favorites
- 2022 101 Strings Orchestra Presents The Alshire Singers: 25 Easy Listening World Hits
- 2022 Million Seller Hits from The Sound of Music, Flower Drum Song, Oklahoma, South Pacific (2014-2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 2022 Romantic Dinner: Love Songs to Wine & Dine, Vol. 1
- 2022 Romantic Dinner: Love Songs to Wine & Dine, Vol. 2
- 2021 101 Strings Plus Dynamic Percussion: An Experience in Sound [Remastered]
- 2021 101 Strings Orchestra Presents Cole Porter
- 2021 101 Strings Orchestra Presents the Great American Songbook, Vol. 1
- 2021 101 Strings Orchestra Presents the Great American Songbook, Vol. 2
- 2021 Coffee Lounge: A Journey Around the World of Coffee
- 2021 Merry Christmas: 25 Favorite Carols and Holiday Songs
- 2021 Relax at Home: 25 Easy Listening Classics, Vol. 1
- 2021 Relax at Home: 25 Easy Listening Classics, Vol. 2
- 2020 Easy Classical: 30 Classical Melodies with a Touch of Pop
- 2020 Exotica Lounge: 25 Tiki, Jungle, and Oriental Classics, Vol. 2
- 2020 Freilach Tanze: For Wedding or Bar Mitzvah (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 2020 La Dolce Vita: 25 Classic Italian Dinner Party Songs
- 2020 Latin Fever: 25 Classic Party Songs, Vol. 2
- 2020 Music from Fiddler on the Roof (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 2020 O Holy Night: The Greatest Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs
- 2020 Pop Classics Latin Style (Remastered from the Original Somerset Tapes)
- 2020 The Sound Of Magnificence: 50 Essential Classics
- 2020 Traditional Christmas Orchestra
- 2019 Joy to The World: The Finest Selection of Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs
- 1986 Love Songs
- 1979/2022 Themes from Superman and Other Great Themes from Space (2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1979/2019 A Tribute to John Wayne (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1977/2022 Hit Songs from Spain: Songs Made Famous by the Mocedades (Arranged by Les Baxter / 2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1976/2023 Play & Sing the Songs of Carpenters (2023 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1976/2021 101 Strings Orchestra Play and Sing the Songs Made Famous by Elton John (2021 Remaster from the Orig
- 1976; 2020 Play Burt Bacharach (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1976 Big Hits of Today [2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes]
- 1974 / 2021 Play a Program Of Duke Ellington Compositions and Other Selections in Tribute (2021 Remaster from th
- 1972/2022 Romantic Hits from the Operettas and Musical Comedies (2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1972/1973/2021 Western Themes, Vol. 1-2
- 1972; 2020 Songs Written by Carole King (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1972; 2019 Instrumental Music from the Ross Hunter Production Lost Horizon (Remastered from the Original Alshir
- 1972 The Soul of Spain (Remastered from the Original Master Tapes)
- 1971/2021 Wagons West (2014-2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1971 The Soul of Spain, Vol. 3 (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1970/2022 A Waltz to Remember (2014-2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1970/2021 Best Loved Music of the Catholic Church
- 1970/2020 Nelson Riddle Arranges and Conducts 101 Strings (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1970/2020 Songs of England (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1970/2019 The Rivieras of Spain, France, Italy – On a Mediterranean Cruise (Remastered from the Original Als
- 1970 Greatest Hits of Ray Charles [2020 Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes]
- 1969/2022 101 Strings Play Music from Oliver! (2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1969/2021 101 Strings Plus Trumpet (2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1969 101 Strings with Romantic Piano at Cocktail Time [2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes]
- 1969 Porgy and Bess (2021 Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
- 1968/2022 101 Strings with Twin Pianos (2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1968/2020 Around the World in 80 Days (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1967/2022 Favorite American Folk Songs (2014-2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1967;2021 101 Strings Plus Guitars Galore, Vol. 1
- 1967 / 2022 S.R.O. Broadway Hits (2014-2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966/2022 Rodgers and Hammerstein (2014-2022 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966/2021 Hank Williams and Other Country Greats (2014-2021 Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966/2021 Hoagy Carmichael Duke Ellington (2014-2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966/2019 Songs of the Seasons in Japan (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966/2019 Soul of the Gypsies (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966/2019 The Soul of Greece (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966/2019 The Soul of Poland (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966; 2019 Victor Young & Leroy Anderson (Remastered from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966 / 2021 Jerome Kern Vincent Youmans (2016-2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966 / 2021 Sigmund Romberg Rudolf Friml (2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966 / 2021 Stephen Foster (2021 Remaster from the Original Alshire Tapes)
- 1966 Music from Thunderball (Remastered from the Original Somerset Tapes)
- 1966 The Romance and Sophistication of Cole Porter
- 1962; 2021 Camelot
- 1962 The Sparkle and Romance of Victor Herbert (2021 Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
- 1961 Italian Hits
- 1959/2022 Concerto Under the Stars (2020-2022 Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
- 1957/2021 The Worlds Greatest Standards (2021 Remaster from the Original Somerset Tapes)
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