''Persuasive Percussion Volume 2'' is a studio album by Terry Snyder and The All Stars. It was produced by
Enoch Light and released in 1959 on Light's
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 ...
label (catalog no. RS 810-SD). The featured musicians included
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, Kearny, New Jersey and died in Denville, New Jersey, Denville.
Career
Like ...
, Willie Rodriguez,
Dick Hyman,
Jack Lesberg, Teddy Sommer, Artie Marotti, Stanley Webb, and Dominic Cortese.
[Liner notes on back cover and inside the gatefold of the album.]
''Persuasive Percussion Volume 2'' debuted on the ''
Billboard'' magazine pop album chart on August 22, 1960, peaked at the No. 3 spot, and remained on the chart for 36 weeks.
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
gave the album a rating of four stars. Reviewer Tony Wilds wrote: 'Rocka Bongo Boogie' is inspired; the rest is only a shade above standard Command from the period."
Track listing
Side A
# "Blue Is The Night" (Fred Fisher)
:00# "Blue Tango" (L. Anderson, M. Parish)
:56# "Miami Beach Rhumba" (A. Gamse, I. Fields)
:02# "Yours Is My Heart Alone" (F. Lehar, B. Loehner, H. Smith, L. Herzer)
:08# "In A Persian Market" (A. W. Ketelbey)
:47# "Mambo Jambo" (C. Towne, P. Prado, R. Karl)
:14
Side B
# "Dearly Beloved" (J. Kern, J. Mercer)
:03# "Lu Cucaracha"
:29# "Rock-a Bongo Boogie" (E. Light, L. Davies)
:20# "Lady Of Spain" (E. Reaves, T. Evans)
:30# "Out Of Nowhere" (E. Heyman, J. W. Green)
:58# "Brazil" (A. Barroso, S. K. Russell)
:56
References
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Enoch Light albums
1959 albums
Command Records albums