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Originally Posted by cromag
I've had limited exposure to the genre, but I do like this one:
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Interesting! I've not really been able to get into modern Lounge. I can appreciate it and almost like it, but... Hard to explain, but it doesn't fit into the "progression" of things for me.
Best way to demonstrate is by example. I can build a thematic playlist including Ella Fitzgerald, Si Zentner, Frank Sinatra, Esquivel, Billy May Orchestra and say, Martin Denny, and the Exotica and Lounge bits manage to fit right in alongside the Big Band and Jazz Vocal selections, as interludes or even set pieces themselves. Much of the contemporary stuff breaks theme too much for me.
Hey, I never said I was normal.
However, I'm not listening to any of that right now. My roommate was going through his record collection yesterday and came across Billy Vaughn's Swingin' Safari. I mean, the album cover... (attached). The music's not bad if I'm in the mood.