Comments on: WAITIKI and Postmodernism http://randywong.net/exotica/2007/11/03/waitiki-and-postmodernism/ With Randy Wong, Founder of WAITIKI International and The WAITIKI 7 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:07:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Exoticology 101: Studies in Exotic tiki music with WAITIKI's Randy Wong http://randywong.net/exotica/2007/11/03/waitiki-and-postmodernism/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Exoticology 101: Studies in Exotic tiki music with WAITIKI's Randy Wong Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:43:13 +0000 http://randywong.net/exotica/2007/12/05/waitiki-and-postmodernism/#comment-11 [...] led by jazz contemporaries. (Fellow exoticologist/tiki historian/friend Jeff Chenault’s comment on my “Postmodernism” post notes that Plas Johnson was allowed to do some improvising [...] [...] led by jazz contemporaries. (Fellow exoticologist/tiki historian/friend Jeff Chenault’s comment on my “Postmodernism” post notes that Plas Johnson was allowed to do some improvising [...]

]]> By: randy http://randywong.net/exotica/2007/11/03/waitiki-and-postmodernism/comment-page-1/#comment-10 randy Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:38:24 +0000 http://randywong.net/exotica/2007/12/05/waitiki-and-postmodernism/#comment-10 Ah. I don't have these albums! I have to check them out. What kind of orchestration is used on them? Did Plas play sax or flute or what? Thanks for the comment Jeff! Ah. I don’t have these albums! I have to check them out. What kind of orchestration is used on them? Did Plas play sax or flute or what? Thanks for the comment Jeff!

]]> By: Jeff Chenault http://randywong.net/exotica/2007/11/03/waitiki-and-postmodernism/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jeff Chenault Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:57:06 +0000 http://randywong.net/exotica/2007/12/05/waitiki-and-postmodernism/#comment-8 When I interviewed Plas Johnson a few years ago he stated that he was allowed to improvise on Les Baxter's "African Jazz" and "Jungle Jazz" albums. Les Baxter was too much of a perfectionist to leave much room for improvisation but it does show his obvious love of Jazz. Evidence of improvisation can also be heard on his "Teen Drums" album which features a more unrestrained structure. Jeff When I interviewed Plas Johnson a few years ago he stated that he was allowed to improvise on Les Baxter’s “African Jazz” and “Jungle Jazz” albums. Les Baxter was too much of a perfectionist to leave much room for improvisation but it does show his obvious love of Jazz. Evidence of improvisation can also be heard on his “Teen Drums” album which features a more unrestrained structure.

Jeff

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