Morgana King – Portraits

 

 

Allmusic Review:
 

Portraits Review by Ron Wynn

Competent set presenting actress/vocalist Morgana King doing jazz-oriented pop, standards, and ballads backed by a tight combo. She has good technique, delivery, and style; there is nothing innovative or particularly original about either the material or the performances, but they are thoroughly professional and often enjoyable.

From Discogs:

Format:   
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:    Australia
Released:    1984
Genre:    Jazz, Pop
Style:    Vocal


01. What's Going On?-Save The Children
02. You Go To My Head
03. Moment Of Truth
04. Time Was (Duerme)
05. Send In The Clowns
06. Lush Life
07. You're Not The Kind
08. If You Could See Me Now


    Arranged By, Conductor – Mitch Farber
    Bass – Art Koenig, Jay Leonhart (tracks: A2, B2)
    Design [Album Design] – Ron Warwell
    Drums – Ed Caccavale*
    Engineer – Chuck Irwin, John Tamburello, Wayne Vlcan
    Engineer [Mastering Engineer] – Joe Brescio
    Executive-Producer – Morgana King
    Guitar – Joe Puma
    Keyboards – Ben Aronov
    Liner Notes – Bill Evans
    Percussion – John Kaye
    Photography By [Album Photo] – Arthur Paxton
    Producer – Chuck Irwin, Mitch Farber
    Synthesizer – Clifford Carter
    Vocals – Morgana King

Tantric Textures 1 & 2

 

 As promised releasing these "into the wild"

Earl Azema a top expert on the "Exotica....and other Cool,Ususual Music" wrote 

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"Last night I curated a vinyl DJ set at a party, first time in ages. My theme was "Tantric Textures," a sub-genre around which I've curated a couple of homemade comps. This subgenre consists essentially of aging jazz and sleazy listening artists doing eastern-tinged grooves, in the wake of pop tunes like "Paint It, Black" and "Eight Miles High." I actually prefer the adult take on this kind of stuff over what the kids were doing!"

 

Volume 1 was a ExoticaRing submittal and Earl created a followup years ago and recently discovered it.

This is #1

01. Chala Nata - Maynard Ferguson
02. 8 Miles High - Bob Thiele+Gabor Szabo
03. Sophisticated Wheels - Gabor Szabo
04. Ravi - Gerald Wilson
05. New Delire - Serge Gainsbourg
06. Happenings 10 Years Time Ago - Sandy Nelson
07. Love You To - Don Randi
08. Conquistadores - Chico Hamilton
09. La Ibkey - Ahmed Abdul-Malik
10. Odalisque - Herbie Mann+Arif Mardin
11. Danza Jazz - Piero Umiliani
12. The Sniper - Lalo Schifrin
13. Nefertiti - France Gall
14. Turkish Coffee - Herbie Mann+Arif Mardin
15. The Fakir - Cal Tjader+Lalo Schifrin
16. Paint it, Black - Gabor Szabo
17. Incense and Peppermints - Martin Denny
18. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Paul Mauriat

 This is #2.

01. George Garvarentz - Haschisch Party
02. Maynard Fergunson - Aquarius
03. Gabor Szabo - Gypsy Queen
04. Lalo Schrifin - Secret Code
05. Gabor Szabo - Sofisticated Wheels
06. Gianni Marchetti - Bali Street
07. Sandy Nelson - Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies
08. Hugo Montenegro - Boo-Bam-Boo,Baby
09. Shocking Blue - Acka Raga
10. Michel Colombier - Psychasténie
11. Chico Hamilton - El Chico
12. Herbie Mann - The Oud and the Pussycat
13. France Gall - Chanson Indienne
14. Chico Hamilton - El Moors
15. Ananda Shaankar - Light My Fire
16. Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder
17. Klaus Doldinger - Sitar Beat
18. Lord Sitar - I Am the Walrus (From TV Film Magigal Mystery Tour)
19. Ramsey Lewis - Jade East
20. Bob Thiele-Gabor Szabo - Krishna - Intercontinental Jazz

(Link 1&2) 

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