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Arthur Lyman (February 2, 1932-February 24, 2002) was a prolific American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family In some parts of Africa the term "marimba" refers to the Kalimba. His group popularized a style of faux-Polynesian music during the 1950s and 1960s which later became known as Exotica and Tiki culture. Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Exotica is a musical genre named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid 1960s typically with the Suburban Tiki culture refers to a mid-20th-century theme used in Polynesian style restaurants and clubs originally in the United States and then to a lesser degree around the world His albums became favorite stereo-effect demonstration discs during the early days of the stereophonic LP album for their elaborate and colorful percussion, deep bass and 3-dimensional recording soundstage. Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter Lyman was known as "the King of Lounge music. Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s encompassing such genres as Exotica, Easy listening and Space age pop "

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Biography

Arthur Lyman was born on the island of Oahu in the U. S. territory of Hawaii, the youngest of eight children of a Hawaiian mother and a father of Hawaiian, French, Belgian and Chinese extraction. When Arthur's father, a land surveyor, lost his eyesight in an accident on Kauai,the family moved to the island of Oahu and settled in Makiki, a section of Honolulu. Makiki is an urban residential inner city district of Honolulu Hawai‘i located north east of Downtown Honolulu generally stretching east to west from Punahou Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U [1] Arthur's father was very strict with him, each day after school locking him in a room with orders to play along to a stack of Benny Goodman records "to learn what good music is. " "I had a little toy marimba," Lyman later recalled, "a sort of bass xylophone, and from those old 78 rpm disks I learned every note Lionel Hampton recorded with the Goodman group. The xylophone (from the Greek words ξύλον - xylon, "wood" + φωνή - phone, "voice" meaning "wooden A gramophone Lionel Leo Hampton ( April 20, 1908 &ndash August 31, 2002) was an American Jazz Vibraphonist, Percussionist "[2] He became adept at the 4-mallet style of playing which produces a fuller sound. A mallet is a type of hammer with a head made of softer materials than the Steel normally used in hammerheads so as to avoid damaging a delicate surface He became good enough to turn professional at age 14 when he joined a group called the Gadabouts, playing vibes in the cool-jazz style then in vogue. "I was working at Leroy's, a little nightclub down by Kakaako. Kakaako is the name of a commercial and retail district of Honolulu Hawai{{okina}}i between Ala Moana near Waikīkī to the I was making about $60 a week, working Monday to Saturday, from 9 to 2 in the morning, and then I'd go to school. So it was kind of tough. "

Exotica music

After graduating from McKinley High School in 1951, he put music on hold to work as a desk clerk at the Halekulani hotel. History Timeline of notable McKinley High School events 1865 - Fort Street English Day School founded by Maurice B Halekulani is an US luxury Hotel located on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu Hawaii. It was there in 1954 that he met pianist Martin Denny, who, after hearing him play, offered the 21-year old a spot in his band. Martin Denny ( April 10, 1911 – March 2, 2005) was an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of Exotica. Initially wary, Lyman was persuaded by the numbers: he was making $280 a month as a clerk, and Denny promised more than $100 a week. Denny had been brought to Hawaii in January on contract by Don the Beachcomber, and stayed in Hawaii to play nightly in the Shell Bar at the Hawaiian Village. Donn Beach (born Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt February 22, 1907 &ndash June 7, 1989) is the acknowledged founding father of The Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, formerly the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel, is a popular hotel in the Waikiki area of the City and County of Other members of his band were Augie Colon on percussion and John Kramer on string bass. Denny, who had traveled widely, had collected numerous exotic instruments from all over the world and liked to use them to spice up his jazz arrangements of popular songs. The stage of the Shell Bar was very exotic, with a little pool of water right outside the bandstand, and rocks and palm trees growing around. One night Lyman had had "a little to drink," and when they began playing the theme from Vera Cruz, Lyman tried a few bird calls. Vera Cruz is a 1954 Film starring Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, and Cesar Romero. "The next thing you know, the audience started to answer me back with all kinds of weird cries. It was great. " These bird calls became a trademark of Lyman's sound. [3]

When Denny's "Quiet Village" was released on record in 1957 it became an instant smash hit, igniting a national mania for all things Hawaiian, including tiki idols, exotic drinks, aloha shirts, luaus, straw hats and Polynesian-themed restaurants like Trader Vic's. In Central Eastern Polynesian cultures of the Pacific Ocean, tiki is a name given to large carvings of humanoid form The Aloha shirt is a style of dress shirt originating in Hawaii. Trader Vic is also the nickname of Wall Street trader Victor Sperandeo.

That same year, Lyman split off from Denny to form his own group, continuing in much the same style but even more flamboyant. For the rest of their careers they remained friendly rivals, even appearing together (with many of their former bandmates) on Denny's 1990 CD Exotica '90. Although the Polynesian craze faded as music trends changed, Lyman's combo continued to play to tourists nearly every Friday and Saturday night at the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel in Honolulu throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The New Otani is a chain of Hotels whose headquarters is in Tokyo, Japan. He also performed for years at Don the Beachcomber's Polynesian Village, The Shell Bar, the Waialae Country Club and the Canoe House at the Ilikai Hotel at Waikiki, the Bali Hai in Southern California and at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. Waialae Country Club is a private Country club in Honolulu Hawaii. During the peak of his popularity Lyman recorded more than 30 albums and almost 400 singles, earning three gold albums. Taboo peaked at number 6 on Billboard magazine's album chart and stayed on the chart for over a year, eventually selling more than 2 million copies. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The title song peaked at number 55 on Billboard's Hot 100 in July 1959. Lyman's biggest pop single was "Yellow Bird," originally a Haitian song, which peaked at #4 in July of 1961. " Choucoune " (Choukoun is a 19th century Haitian song composed by Michel Mauleart Monton with lyrics from a poem by Oswald Durand. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: His last charting album was I Wish You Love (reaching number 43 in March 1963),[4] but his music enjoyed a new burst of popularity in the 1990s with the lounge music revival and CD reissues. Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s encompassing such genres as Exotica, Easy listening and Space age pop

Lyman died from throat cancer in February 2002. He is survived by his beloved wife JoAnn Z. Lyman, two sons (Arthur "Ditto" Lyman, Jr. and Aaron Lyman), daughter (Kappy Lyman) as well as his step-daughter Jan Manago and step-son Michael Manago, sister Emily (Tweedie) Rabe, brother William Lyman and seven grandchildren. [5]

Arthur Lyman Group Personnel

1957 to 1965
1965 to 1966
1966 to 1975
1975 to 1978

Recording details

Most of Lyman's albums were recorded in the aluminum Kaiser geodesic dome auditorium on the grounds of the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel on Waikiki in Honolulu. The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family In some parts of Africa the term "marimba" refers to the Kalimba. The xylophone (from the Greek words ξύλον - xylon, "wood" + φωνή - phone, "voice" meaning "wooden The conga is tall narrow single-headed Cuban Drum of African origin probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The celesta (pronounced /səˈlɛstə/ or celeste (pronounced /səˈlɛst/ is a struck Idiophone operated by a keyboard. The glockenspiel ( German, "set of bells quot or "play-bells" also known as orchestra bells and in its portable The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The ukulele (ˌjʉːkəˈlɛɪli from ʻukulele /ˌʔukuˈlele/ variantly spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or alternatively abbreviated uke The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word WikipediaNaming Henry John Kaiser ( May 9, 1882 — August 24, 1967) was an American Industrialist who became known as the father of modern American A geodesic dome is an almost spherical shell structure based on a network of Great circles ( Geodesics lying approximately on the surface of a Sphere The Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, formerly the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel, is a popular hotel in the Waikiki area of the City and County of Waikiki ( Hawaiian: Waikīkī ʋaikiːkiː or waikiːkiː is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City & County of Honolulu, on the south Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U This space provided unparalleled acoustics and a natural 3-second reverberation. His recordings also benefited from being recorded on a one-of-kind Ampex 3-track 1/2" tape recorder designed and built by engineer Richard Vaughn. All of Lyman's albums were recorded live, without overdubbing. [6] He recorded after midnight, to avoid the sounds of traffic and tourists, and occasionally you can hear the aluminum dome creaking as it settles in the cool night air. [7] The quality of these recordings became even more evident with the advent of CD reissues, when the digital mastering engineer found he didn't have to do anything to them but transfer the original 3-track stereo masters to digital. [8] The recordings remain state-of-the-art nearly 50 years later.

Discography

Original LPs
CD Reissues

References

  1. ^ Liner notes to Pearly Shells
  2. ^ Liner notes to Puka Shells
  3. ^ “Mood Merchant”, Time, August 17, 1962, <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,870058-2,00.html> 
  4. ^ Liner notes to Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 5
  5. ^ Obituary in Honolulu Advertiser, February 26, 2002
  6. ^ Liner notes to Hawaiian Sunset CD
  7. ^ Liner notes to Taboo 2
  8. ^ Liner notes to Taboo compilation CD

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