Denny
recorded his third album shortly after suffering a key loss in his ranks with the defection of vibraphonist
Arthur Lyman
, who left to start his own successful solo career.
Lyman
also recruited a rhythm section that had formerly worked with
, who carried on by replacing him with vibraphonist
Julius Wechter
. At any rate,
Martin
's sound didn't change much, mixing island sounds, easy listening, and Asian/world music accents. This has compositions by
,
Wechter
, and
Les Baxter
, as well as some exoticized standards. The entire LP was paired with its follow-up,
Primitiva
, on a single CD by
Scamp
in 1996. ~ Richie Unterberger