Martin Denny

  • Martin Denny - Exotica [Liberty Records  LRP 3034] (1957)
  • Martin Denny - Exotica [Liberty Records LST-7034] (1957)

Biography

Martin Denny (April 10, 1911 ? March 2, 2005) was an American piano-player and composer best known as the ''father of exotica.'' In a long career that saw him performing well into the 1980s, he toured the world popularizing his brand of lounge music which included exotic percussion, imaginative rearrangements of popular songs, and original songs that celebrated Tiki culture. [wikipedia.org]