''Provocative Percussion'' is a studio album by

Enoch Light Enoch Henry Light (August 18, 1907 – July 31, 1978) was an American classically trained violinist, danceband leader, and recording engineer. As the leader of various dance bands that recorded as early as March 1927 and continuing through at le ...

and The Light Brigade, also known as the Command All-Stars. It was released in 1959 on

Command Records Origin and history Command Records was a record label founded by Enoch Light in 1959 and, in October that year, was acquired by ABC-Paramount Records. Light produced a majority of the releases in the label's catalog. The company focused on prod ...

(catalog no. RS 806-SD).Liner notes on back cover and inside the gatefold of the "Provocative Percussion" album. The album cover artwork is by abstract painter

Josef Albers Josef Albers (; ; March 19, 1888March 25, 1976) was a German-born artist and educator. The first living artist to be given a solo show at MoMA and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he taught at the Bauhaus and Black Mountain College, ...

, like its predecessor. ''Provocative Percussion'' debuted on the ''

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'' magazine pop album chart on January 25, 1960, held the No. 2 spot for five weeks, and remained on the chart for 69 weeks.

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gave the album a rating of five stars. Reviewer Lindsay Planer called it "a highly recommended kitsch-classic."

Track listing

;Side A # "

You're the Top "You're the Top" is a Cole Porter song from the 1934 musical ''Anything Goes''. It is about a man and a woman who take turns complimenting each other. The best-selling version was Paul Whiteman's Victor single, which made the top five. It was the ...

" (Cole Porter) :34# "

Somebody Loves Me "Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. The song was published in 1924 and featured in ''George White's Scandals'' of 1924. This is not to be confused with ...

" (Gershwin, DeSylva, MacDonald) :42# " Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Mercer) :12# " Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" (Farres) :35# " Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) :50# "

Fascinating Rhythm "Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical '' Lady Be Good.'' The Astaires also recorde ...

" (Gershwin) :35 ;Side B # "

S'Wonderful "S Wonderful" is a 1927 popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in the Broadway musical ''Funny Face'' (1927) by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns. The song is considered a standard and has ...

" (Gershwin) :18# "

Mood Indigo "Mood Indigo" is a jazz song with music by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard and lyrics by Irving Mills. Composition Although Irving Mills—Jack Mills's brother and publishing partner—took credit for the lyrics, Mitchell Parish claimed in ...

" (Ellington, Mills, Bigard) :51# " Ain't Misbehavin'" (Razaf, Brook, Waller) :19# " The Man I Love" (Gershwin) :35# " Song of India" (N. Rimsky-Korsakoff) :12# "

Mad About the Boy "Mad About the Boy" is a popular song with words and music by actor and playwright Noël Coward. It was introduced in the 1932 revue ''Words and Music (musical), Words and Music'' by Joyce Barbour, Steffi Duna, Norah Howard and Doris Hare. The ...

" (Coward) :48

Credits

* Bobby Byrne * Charles Magnante * Bob Haggart *

Tony Mottola Anthony C. Mottola (April 18, 1918 – August 9, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist who released dozens of solo albums. Mottola was born in Kearny, New Jersey and died in Denville. Career Like many of his contemporaries, Mottola began ...

* Willie Rodriguez * Moe Wechsler * Urbie Green * Terry Snyder * Pee Wee Erwin * Artie Marotti * Dominic Cortese * Ezelle Watson * Russ Banzer * Stanley Webb * Milt Yaner * Leonard Calderon * George Dessinger * Bernie Kaufman

References

{{Authority control Enoch Light albums 1959 albums Command Records albums Albums with cover art by Josef Albers