surely the pinnacle of the Bachelor Pad genre by cover-art alone
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Bill Frisell in a somewhat cheeky fashion looking over his shoulder at the 1990’s retro bachelor pad scene, with a nod to 1950’s and 1960’s surf and space music. Telstar is a stand-out on Bill Frisell Guitar in the Space Age!
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That’s a fantastic album, nothing tacky or cheesy about that one! Bill has several YouTube videos of live performances of tracks on that album, they’re great.
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Not that I need to speak for anyone else but @weedeewop used the word “cheeky”, not “cheesy”. Very different meaning. And I agree with you that Bill Frisell is one of the most creative musicians around today. I can listen to his stuff for hours.
Quite right! I’ve been a bit under the weather and didn’t read Weedeebop’s post correctly
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A most fine selection.
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Post one you feel fits, 
Regarding Bill Frisell, his guitar work is beyond reproach.
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Being a Friday time to work in some Music, Martinis, and Memories from our pal Jackie Gleason. I have a feeling a few more spins may populate this thread today. Gin is on ice in anticipation.
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Cocktail hour has arrived, and its time for some Bachelor Pad music. To think there’s a Volume I of this treasure, both recorded at The Shell Lake Indian Arts Center. This one seemed so appropriate for a summer lake home spin. Now where are the olives?
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First round of martini’s and I’ asked, so just how far is Shell Lake Indian Arts Center, and does this band still play there? Hmm…
Next round of Martini’s joined by Martin Denny’s Exotic Percussion. That’s more like it.
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Well the Exotic Percussion was such a hit a natural follouw-up is Arthur Lyman’s Taboo, original 1958 stereo release. Now where’s that shaker?
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Survived four in a row!
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Expert Level Achieved!! +2 Stamina -3 Patience
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I just read-up about her in Wikipedia. This was her first album released in 1950, a No. 1 Billboard record and sold 500,000 copies initially and 1 million copies eventually worldwide!
Forget my palindrome attempt with her stage name. “Ima sumaq” in Quechua, a native Peruvian language (where she is from), means “how beautiful.” The lady had a five-octave range!
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Being Friday, it’s time to crack open yet more Space Age Bacelor Pad, starting off with Joe Loco’s 1956 release on the Tico Label, Viva Mambo. Now where are those limes?
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Spilling over into show tunes on request. It’s nice. No limes so we’ll settle for Negroni’s, Hemmingway had it right.
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