Track Listing

1. Stranger in Paradise
2. Hawaiian War Chant
3. Coronation
4. Sake Rock
5. Paradise Found
6. Firecracker
7. Martinique
8. My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii [Cha-Cha-Cha]
9. Tune from Rangoon
10. Happy Talk
11. Pagan Love Song
12. Laura
13. Quiet Village
14. Trade Winds
15. My Isle of Golden Dreams
16. Stardust
17. Song of the Islands
18. Flotsam and Jetsam
19. Beyond the Sea (La Mer)
20. Off Shore
21. Sentimental Journey
22. Beyond the Reef
23. Baubles, Bangles and Beads
24. Cross Current
25. Enchanted Sea

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17814 in Music
• Brand: Martin
• Released on: 1997-07-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Denny makes the easiest Hawaiian getaway imaginable
Martin Denny wasn't the architect of exotica, but he was its chief innovator & master, and his first six records are absolutely essential. "Quiet Village" and "The Enchanted Sea," his fifth and sixth albums respectively, make up this disc. It's slightly more brash than other Martin Denny albums, but it still has plenty of its quiet moments. The trademark Denny sounds are present throughout; the exotic birdcalls, the varying light percussive instruments, and the dueling vibraphone and piano. Miles Davis, Sade, and Frank Sinatra all make music that is equally relaxing to the mind, but nothing relaxes me more AND takes me on a mental vacation to the South Pacific like Martin Denny.

Fortunately for all us fans, most of the great lounge composers have many works that have been wisely combined into 2-for-1 albums when the record lengths allow so. This includes most of Martin Denny's output from the late 1950s. Any one of Denny's albums would be an ingredient for a mini-vacation to Hawaii in your own backyard. Just find a warm breeze, get comfortable, grab the Polynesian cocktail of your choice, and put on a Martin Denny album. If this music is any indication, Hawaii must be expensive to travel to cause this makes it sound like heaven!

Hi-Fi Tropical Dee-lite
Have always loved Martin, so swank, so hip, so timeless. Transport yourself to locations tropical where all you should worry about is if the cabana boy can see that your drink needs a refill.

Denny has always been the master of tropical lounge. Not as silly and quirky as Arthur Lyman Group.

A must, to bring out the jet set in you!

Different, unexpected, and absolutely awesome!
I completely wore out the LP I had of this incredible album and was just so thankful when I found out a CD had been made! It's retro, fun and just a great listen. Bird calls, exotic instruments, lots of percussion and a lounge feel to it makes this music one of a kind. I highly recommend this to fans of lounge and retro music and to anyone who wants a serious change from the norm.