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Notes: It
was 1960 and stereo was still relatively fresh and exciting. Dick
took his group into the Chicago Orchestra Hall and proceeded to
record a live and wide open session. The sound was allowed to wallow
around in the acoustics of the hall prior to its trip into the
tapes machines for capture. To quote from the liner notes, "No
other percussion album quite like this one has ever been recorded
before. We absolutely will not be responsible for any overstimulation
of your playback equipment --- or for the friends and freeloaders
who are encouraged to hang around for another playing". Hyperbole
aside, this is a fine recording. The music swings and sways and
at times even struts its stuff in clever ways. And you get yet
another cover of the surf anthem, "Misirlou". The cover
design appeals to the hipster inside and the photo of the session
shows the musical layout of the ensemble. To go back to the liner
notes, "…this is music you can dance, read, drink,
relax or eat to". That pretty much covers it don't you think?
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