tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post7793430076195881173..comments2024-03-29T09:16:46.420+00:00Comments on Give 'em the old Razzle Dazzle: A surfeit of xylophonesJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-50900965916592918702014-04-10T19:36:20.119+00:002014-04-10T19:36:20.119+00:00Ahhh - Yma Sumac! Now there was a magnificent woma...Ahhh - Yma Sumac! Now <em>there</em> was a magnificent woman. I have (needless to say) blogged about her several times over the years (my index is at the foot of every page btw), and we are the proud possessors of no less than four of her albums... JxJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501010362663971583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2492341927226769948.post-91107410251786956462014-04-10T16:17:54.310+00:002014-04-10T16:17:54.310+00:00As far as I'm concerned it's Retro Cocktai...As far as I'm concerned it's Retro Cocktail Hour, every hour of everyday. Martin Denny, Les Baxter and Yma Sumac are all records I discovered in my Dad's collection as a child. I still have the beautiful boxed sets of Yma's 45's. I used to close my eyes and imagine the strange world she must have inhabited while she wailed away in the background.<br /><br />Incidentally, Sandy Warner, the beautiful model on many of Martin Denny's albums turned up on an episode of Perry Mason late, late last night.<br /><br /><br /><br /> ayeM8yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258615853099164514noreply@blogger.com