The Surfmen - The Sounds Of Exotic Island

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The Surfmen
The Sounds Of Exotic Island

Album US 1960 on Somerset label
Jazz, Latin, Folk, World and (Easy Listening)

"Special percussion instruments used were: Tahitian log, Chinese wind glass, Guatemalan gourd, coconut shells, lava stones, bamboo rods from Hawaii, bamboo puppet shakers from Hong Kong, and Congo drums from Tanganyika, Africa. Tropical bird calls, surf and jungle sounds are authentic recordings of same."

Musicians

	The Surfmen , album by
	Joseph Kuhn , 1924-1962 US arranged by, scored by, written by
	Robert Lowden , arranged by, scored by, written by
	Al Hendrickson g, 1920-2007 US performer
	Alvino Rey g, stg, *1911 US performer
	Ann Stockton hrp, 1916-2006 US performer
	Emil Richards vib, perc, *1932 US performer
	Gene Estes vib, perc, 1931-1996 US performer
	Jack Costanzo bgo, *1919 US performer
	Jimmy Rowles p, 1918-1996 US performer
	Milt Holland perc, dr, 1917-2005 US performer
	Paul Horn fl, 1930-2014 US performer
	Rolly Bundock b, 1915-1998 US performer
	Sam Weiss dr, 1926-2008 US performer

Producers

Will Dressler artwork, cover art

George Pickow photography by, cover photo

David L. Miller recording supervisor, recorded under the direction of

Composers

Joseph Kuhn

Robert Lowden

Les Baxter

Rodgers & Hammerstein

Margarita Lecuona

Alfred Newman

Frank Loesser

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Quiet Village	The Surfmen	Les Baxter	3:07
2	Tahiti Sunrise	The Surfmen		2:55
3	Bali Hai	The Surfmen	Rodgers & Hammerstein	2:39
4	Bamboo	The Surfmen		2:40
5	Jungle Romance	The Surfmen		3:08
6	Forbidden Island	The Surfmen		2:26
7	Taboo	The Surfmen	Margarita Lecuona	3:46
8	Moonlight In Paradise	The Surfmen		2:47
9	Luau	The Surfmen		2:40
10	Orchid Lagoon	The Surfmen		3:07
11	Fire Goddess	The Surfmen		2:38
12	Moon Of Manakoora	The Surfmen	Alfred Newman, Frank Loesser	3:36

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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