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Yellow Bird

Arthur Lyman
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 9, 1998)
  • Original Release Date: 1961
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • ASIN: B000007O7D
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #118,519 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #34 in  Music > Indie Music > Pop > Instrumental Pop & Lounge

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Song Title Time Price
listen  1. Havah Nagilah (Album Version) 2:36$0.69 Buy Track
listen  2. Yellow Bird (Album Version) 2:44$0.69 Buy Track
listen  3. Ravel's Bolero (Album Version) 4:06$0.69 Buy Track
listen  4. Autumn Leaves (Album Version) 3:54$0.69 Buy Track
listen  5. Arrive Derce Roma (Album Version) 3:12$0.69 Buy Track
listen  6. Sweet And Lovely (Album Version) 2:59$0.69 Buy Track
listen  7. Bamboo Tamboo (Album Version) 1:59$0.69 Buy Track
listen  8. Andalusia (Album Version) 2:36$0.69 Buy Track
listen  9. Adventures In Paradise (Album Version) 2:52$0.69 Buy Track
listen10. Granada (Album Version) 2:36$0.69 Buy Track
listen11. September Song (Album Version) 5:03$0.69 Buy Track
listen12. John Henry (Album Version) 2:30$0.69 Buy Track


Editorial Reviews

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Of the many figures in the "exotica" music revival, Lyman consistently made music that tourists would expect from a tiki cocktail lounge. This Kauai native and vibraphonist left the Martin Denny Group in the early '60s to forge out on his own, garnering his first and only Top 40 hit with the song "Yellow Bird" in 1961. This, his second album, includes the soft and dreamy title song, but it also is an audio panorama of Lyman's range--from such "native" offerings as "Bamboo Tamboo," continental tunes such as "Arrivederci Roma," and sentimental American favorites including "Sweet and Lovely." Here, the unusually crisp sound quality and stereo separation (characteristic of the Lyman albums on the Hi-Fi label) are a refreshing change from the more dreary and "centered" recordings of today. --Joseph Lanza

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In YELLOW BIRD, Lyman pays special tribute to the signature sound that brought him fame and includes vocals from actual birds, as well as some interactive birdcalls from Lyman and Kramer. The album originally swooped down on the scene in 1961 and quickly took flight to #4 on the Billboard charts. With tracks like "Havah Nagilah," a monument to exoticism, Ravel's "Bolero," a driving climax of percussion, and "John Henry," a lounged-up version of the American folk standard, the album contains some of the most influential sounds of the original cocktail era.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Beautiful, March 22, 2003
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So beautiful and relaxing. You can feel the gentle surf glide onto the sandy beaches. You can feel the gentle tradwinds cross your face. You can feel Arthur Lyman caress the keys of his marimbas and vibes. This music brings back so many beautiful memories of a beautiful place and a beautiful time.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Arthur Lyman "Yellow Bird", June 13, 2000
By Robert (U.S.A) - See all my reviews
You're $$ is well spent! A talented artist... too bad more people can't see the talent...Keep up the good work!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Polynesian Paradise, September 6, 2001
By Mark Maj "80band" (Lackawanna, NY United States) - See all my reviews
Soft warm breezes float over the beach and carry fragrant floral aroma's to the hammock your lying in while sipping a fruity rum drink in a coconut half as bare breasted hula girls giggle near by. Sounds like a slice of heaven. And almost every song on this CD conjures up those images. Even the tunes that are not Polynesian in origin seem to be given a tropical touch. Even the cover art and liner photos of beautiful brown skin girls, exotic flowers and band members in Hawaiian shirts and wearing lays around there necks make you feel as though you listening to them live in Honolulu. Very good stuff and I recommend this CD to everyone, even those who don't enjoy Exotica.
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