''Exotica Volume II'' was the second album by Martin Denny, released in 1958.

Track listing

# "Soshu Night Serenade" ( Ryōichi Hattori) – 2:08 # "Island of Dreams" (Laine, Denny) – 2:53 # "Japanese Farewell Song (Sayonara)" (Yoshda, Morgan) – 2:21 # "Singing Bamboos" (Madeline Lamb) – 2:07 # "The Queen Chant (E Lili Ua E)" (John Kaladana) – 2:46 # "Wedding Song" (Ke Kali Ne Au) (Charles E. King) – 2:44 # "Escales" ( Jacques Ibert) – 2:39 # "When First I Love" (Denny) – 2:22 # "August Bells" (Gil Baumgart, Denny) – 2:14 # "Bacoa" ( Les Baxter) – 1:59 # "Ebb Tide" ( Robert Maxwell) – 3:11 # "Rush Hour in Hong Kong" ( Abram Chasins) – 1:58

Personnel

* Martin Denny – piano,

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s * Arthur Lyman –

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, marimba, xylophone, percussion *

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– bongos,

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s, Latin effects, bird calls * Bernard Miller – string bass * Jack Shoop –

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* Roy Harte –

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, percussion * Gil Baumgart – arranger, percussion *

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– producer *

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– engineer * Val Valentin – engineer (uncredited) * Garrett-Howard – cover design * Sandy Warner –

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References

1958 albums Exotica albums Martin Denny albums Liberty Records albums Albums produced by Simon Waronker Albums arranged by Martin Denny {{1950s-pop-album-stub