Stuff that caught my attention

2012-01-19

"R&B Humdingers" series

2011-08-12

"Music for a Bachelor's Den" series

this is courtesy of the "fear and loathing with el crowley" blog. many thanks to "el crowley"! [*grin*]

really rather fun and very inconsistent collection of "batchelor's den" tunes. most of them are exotica, others are lounge. if you like the ultra-lounge stuff, then you will have heard some of these - and you'll like the rest.

here's the page link ...
Music for a Bachelor's Den Series

here's the volume listing ...
- Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 1
- Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 2 - Exotica
- Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 3 - Latin Rhythms in Hi-Fi
- Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 4 - Easy Rhythms for Your Cocktail Hour
- Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 5 - The Best of the Arthut Lyman Group
- Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 6 - More of the Best of the Arthur Lyman Group
- Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 7 - Sex Kittens in Hi-Fi, The Blondes
- Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 8 - Sex Kittens in Hi-Fi, The Brunettes

2011-07-13

"Stompin'" series

yet another thanks to the folks over at the "Rock It!" blog.

i thot this set would be R&B or jump blues. much of it _is_ and some is blues with a smidgeon of swing here and there. still, it's fun music! [*grin*] various online references indicate there are 20+ in this series. they appear to be a series of LP releases, from what i can tell. as of today [2011-08-01] there are 27 listed at the Rock It! site.

Stompin' Vol. 01
Stompin' Vol. 02
Stompin' Vol. 03
Stompin' Vol. 04
Stompin' Vol. 05
Stompin' Vol. 06
Stompin' Vol. 07
Stompin' Vol. 08 - Special Blues Shouters Edition
Stompin' Vol. 09
Stompin' Vol. 10
Stompin' Vol. 11 - Special Blues Shouters Edition
Stompin' Vol. 12 - Special Blues Shouters Edition
Stompin' Vol. 13
Stompin' Vol. 14
Stompin' Vol. 15
Stompin' Vol. 16
Stompin' Vol. 17
Stompin' Vol. 18
Stompin' Vol. 19 - Special Big Band Jump Issue
Stompin' Vol. 20 - The Country Blues
Stompin' Vol. 21 - Early Jump
Stompin' Vol. 22 - The Country Blues
Stompin' Vol. 23 - More Stompin' Blasters
Stompin' Vol. 24
Stompin' Vol. 25
Stompin' Vol. 26
Stompin' Vol. 27 - The Sixties Sounds

2011-07-02

"Jook Joint Blues" series

these are from "Home of the Blues" to whom i give most fervent thanks!

i thot these would be dance hall blues - more R&B than anything else. instead they are _blues_ songs. good, sometimes danceable stuff that makes nifty pool hall juke box music. the box set has four disks and they are all fun.

Jook Joint Blues CD-A -You'd Be Dancing, Too!
Jook Joint Blues CD-B -That Guy's Crazy
Jook Joint Blues CD-C -And That Was Good Times
Jook Joint Blues CD-D -You're Going To Have Fun

"Jungle Exotica" series

thanks to the "Rockin' Bandit" folks for this set.

i have no idea what the compiler thot the theme of this comp was supposed be. it seems to be a combo of surf, garage band, strip joint and pool hall music. [*grin*] some are novelty songs that i wish weren't there, but most are enjoyable if you want some rather rowdy background music for your next bull session.

as far as i can tell there are only these two.

Jungle Exotica, Vol. 1
Jungle Exotica, Vol. 2

2011-06-18

"Las Vegas Grind" series

thanks again to the folks at "Rock It!".

a collection of las vegas stripper music. some of the album covers are pretty good pokes at the stereotypical guy who attends strip joints [*grin*] while the others are stripper pics. the music is classic for the venue. about 20% is instro and about 10% is noticeably noisy.

enjoyable stuff if you like the style. i do! [*grin*]

Las Vegas Grind 1
Las Vegas Grind 2
Las Vegas Grind 3
Las Vegas Grind 4
Las Vegas Grind 5
Las Vegas Grind 6

2011-06-15

"Bump Jump Jive" series

thanks for these go to the folks at "Rock It!'.

a really fun series of jive/r&b/swing/jump blues/whatever-ya-wanna-call-it music. [*grin*] i think of it as swing since that what i enjoy most. it's pro'ly better to think of it as r&b, tho. dance music with a beat to dance WITH someone instead of AT someone.

BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 01
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 02
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 03
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 04
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 05
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 06
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 07
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 08
Bump Jump Jive Vol. 09
Bump Jump Jive Vol. 10
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 11
BUMP JUMP JIVE Vol. 12