DENNY,MARTIN
LATIN VILLAGE (FLORAL SWIRL) - LP
UPC: 843563157046
Label: JACKPOT RECORDS
Format: LP
Release Date: November 28, 2025
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In 1964, Martin Denny looked beyond the Hawaiian and Asian influences of his previous records to find another place to plant his umbrella in the sand, as well as in your drink: the sounds of Latin America. With this new sound to hang his exciting arrangements on, Latin illage has long been considered one of Denny's high-water marks, and Jackpot is thrilled to have this long-cherished LP back in print.
This is an album that rips through what was considered "The Now Sound From Overseas," a sophisticated mash-up of sambas, bossa novas, and Latin jazz. From the first track, "Angelito" (the hit song written by Réne y Réne, later to also be covered by Trini Lopez & Herb Albert), ll the way through to its closer, "Flying Down To Rio" (a song which Roxy Music later referenced in their 1972 song "Virginia Plain”), the album is a hypnotic listen.
Latin Village also drops in some serious jazz numbers, with respected compositions such as "On Green Dolphin Street" by Kaper & Washington (which has been covered by Miles Davis, Bill Evans & Sarah Vaughn), "Malagueña" the sixth movement in Ernesto Lecona's Suite Andalucía & "Corcovado" by Antônio Carlos Jobim (who merged samba with jazz to create bossa nova).
Latin Village is comforting in its familiarity within Denny's sonic world, but steps refreshingly out of the smoke-filled Tiki bars of his previous records and straight into the sunlight where
this music still strolls around in a listener's heart, soul, and mind.
“Latin Village is a triumph of Martin Denny’s search for a new style, post-exotica.”
– ALLMUSIC, 4 stars
TRACK LIST:
Angelito
On Green Dolphin Street
Corcovado
Without You (Tres Palabras)
Ho-Ba-La-La
Something LatinManha De Carnaval
Latin Village
The Girl From Ipanema
Malaguena
Sugar Cane
Flying Down To Rio
