Martin Denny "Quiet Village" from Hawaii Calls

Here's a rare clip of Martin Denny and his group playing their most popular tune, "Quiet Village", on Webley Edwards "Hawaii Calls".

Category:

Music

Tags:

• exotica
• hawaii
• martin
• denny
• lounge
• music
• space
• age
• pop
• piano

[HanaleiSurfrider]

I remember when Martin Denny first started playing at the front of the International Market Place on Kalakaua Avenue. My Mom had a little shop in the Market Place then and folks would stand outside of Don The Beachcombers and listen to his haunting music. Don "Beach", as he was called then, would come out of his restaurant and walk through the crowd and shake hands with people and tell them about his famous Mai Tai's. The evening was also scented by the smell of flower leis,worn by men and women

[GarfieldGoose]

The irony is that "Quiet Village" was recorded by Denny at Universal Recording Studios on the corner of Rush and Walton in January, 1958, when it was about 20 below in Chicago.

The magic of ShowBiz never ceases to amaze me.

[guitgeo]

Very Cool. Thanx for reminding me how old I've become! {^;^}

[ASeasonedWitch]

Saturday morning music for me as a little kid. . . The bird sounds were entertaining.

[sergeigen1]

no MAMES!, pura cajeta... super cachondo...

[spymass]

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[spymass]

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[boomerang905]

Today they have boom boxes and car radios that cause earth quakes but I remember back in yesteryear in the late 50s and early 60s that I used to hear this on car radios coming down the street. So vintage, so nice......so hip back in the day.....

[jonahbegone]

@BradTheProducer Good catch.. yes, Pee-Wee's Playhouse theme is very evocative of Martin Denny. I caught that the first episode.

[BradTheProducer]

Mark Mothersbaugh must have been listening to a lot of Martin Denny when he wrote the music for Pee Wee's Playhouse.

[HermesAlchemist]

Absolutely amazing. Where's the flaming scorpion bowl and pupu platter? Waitress!!

[JeanRoupech]

Hi, if you like Martin Denny you would like VOLUBILIS (radio). It's a webradio based in Paris. It plays Easy Listening, Exotica, OST from 60's & 70's, strange music & more. Try it.

Surch "VOLUBILIS RADIO" in Google.