Teasing the Korean

Not the answer you're looking for, but all of Raymond Chandler's novels are collected in two volumes, and seriously, they are all great and worth reading - chronologically, alphabetically, or any other way. His short stories are generally not as good, IMHO.

Pharoah Sanders - Karma - ABC Impulse! (stereo)

Interesting, thanks Jim R! Yes, the Kimberley and World Pacific albums are identical. I have both. The musicians are credited individually on both releases, but not as the Mastersounds. The World Pacific version specifies that Wes plays only on one tune; the Kimberley album credits Wes but does not specify the track. No idea how the Mastersounds felt about this, but IMO the added percussion makes these tracks much more interesting.

"The Killer Inside Me" by Jim Thompson

Neal Hefti - Sex and the Single Girl - WB (white label promo, mono)

I just played "Jazz Orient-ed" again. I have a mono copy on Prestige. It is a pleasant album. Neither a great jazz nor great exotica album by any stretch, but a nice album with cool, exotic late night vibe. I starred about 2/3 of the selections when I first listened, meaning that I deemed them DJable at the time. Based on today's spin, I would agree. Kenny Burrell plays guitar but he's very much in the background. The percussion is nice but does not overwhelm. The piano playing is in what I would call tasteful, minimalist cocktail territory. There are a few originals and a handful of tunes I never heard of. The rest are standards that either have an eastern theme or eastern slant. Nothing to get in an eBay bidding war over, but worth a few bucks if you like stuff in an exotica/cocktail jazz vibe.

Lots of Bernard Herrmann, partly in preparation for the Herrmann Centennial radio show I'm hosting on Step Outside, June 29, at www.wmnf.org The Fantasy Film World of...(London Phase 4) The Mysterious Film World of...(London Phase 4) Music from the Great Movie Thrillers (London Phase 4) Sisters (Entr'acte)

I have the Percussion album but don't have any of those Mastersounds albums, so I can't compare. (I used to have Kismet but unloaded it). If someone could post audio samples of any of the Mastersounds tracks, or links to Youtube vids, I will compare.

Thank you for the kind words! There is something great about finding the perfect music while you're traveling! I will certainly play the music for the TZ pilot, "Where is Everybody?" to illustrate Herrmann's ability to take very minimalist thematic material - in this case a 3-note motif - and turn it into a score.

Yes, please, and tell them about Clear Channel's AM talk shows.

Two upcoming Teasing the Korean radio shows on 88.5 WMNF www.wmnf.org On Wednesday, June 29, TTK will guest host Step Outside and present an all-Bernard Herrmann show, in honor of Bennie's 100th birthday. I will spin a combination of well-known stuff like "Psycho" in addition to lesser-played stuff like "Sisters" and "It's Alive." I will lean toward the sci-fi/fantasy side of the Herrmann spectrum. Step Outside airs from 10 PM to midnight EST. On Wednesday, July 20, TTK will guest host Latino 54 and present a signature blend of Afro-Cuban, bossa, MPB, boogaloo, and exotica. Latino 54 airs from 3 to 4 PM EST. If you can't listen live, both shows will be archived for one magical week, before disappearing forever into the ether. Happy listening!

I have this album. It is a good and fairly elusive exotica album. I will spin it again this weekend and post my impressions.

I've finished both "Green Mansions" and "Typee." I am now reading "Journey Without Maps." It is interesting to see how different authors from different time periods will emphasize certain aspects of the story and de-emphasize others.

I dunno, I think it's a pretty perfect album. It's rare to find a full-on exotica album with that much jazz content, where the tunes go on for 4 or 5 minutes.

I can't wait to hear "I Just Sit There."

Jorge Lopez Ruiz - Amor Buenos Aires - Catalyst

Dean Elliott - College Confidential OST - Chancellor (mono)

Bernard Herrmann - Obsession OST - London/Decca Phase 4 (stereo)

Bernard Herrmann - It's Alive II OST - Starlog

Bonfa/Deodato - The Gentle Rain OST - Mercury (red label, mono)

I've got that Ozzie Torrenz. In the mid-60s, Decca also put out Dave Pike's "Manhattan Latin," which would be great were it not for the Jarrett-esque moaning throughout the solos.

Jack Jones - Bread Winners - RCA (orange label DYNAFLEX!) An entire album devoted to songs by one of today's hottest groups, BREAD!

Percy Faith - Black Magic Woman - Columbia TTK is trying to keep up with the sounds, vibrations and feelings of today. It's important to know what the kids are listening to, to foster mutual understanding between the generations. There's a really cool tune on here called "Sun King" credited to Lennon and McCartney. I'm assuming this a Beatles tune.

Kenny Dorham - Matador - UA (tan and brown label, stereo)

I get where you're coming from, but in this case, I still think it was forward-thinking.