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The Arthur Lyman Group

Polynesian/Hawaiian jazz vibraphone and marimba player.
Born: February 2, 1932, in US territory of Kauai, Hawaii.
Died: February 24, 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii (age 70).
One of the people credited with creating the musical genre Exotica, which is noted for Afro-Cuban rhythms, unusual instruments, jungle animal sounds, and romantic tone.
1990: Winner of a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Lifetime Achievement Award under the auspices of the Hawai’i Academy of Recording Arts.

ALBUMS

Lush Exotica (The Exotic Sound Of Arthur Lyman)

2023, 2xCD, Comp, Righteous,

Space-Age/Easy Listening/Lounge/Pacific/Exotica

Eight Classic Albums

2012, 4xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Real Gone

Latitude 20 / Aphrodisia

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music

Bwana Ā / Bahia

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music,

Isle Of Enchantment / Polynesia

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music

Cotton Fields / Blowin' In The Wind

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music

Arthur Lyman On Broadway / The Colorful Percussions Of Arthur Lyman

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music,

Easy Listening/Space-Age/Pacific/Score/Exotica

Lyman'66 / The Shadow of Your Smile

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music

The Winner's Circle / Today's Greatest Hits

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music

Ilikai / At The Port Of Los Angeles

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music

Many Moods Of Arthur Lyman / Love For Sale

2008, CD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music

Hawaii - World Travel

2007, CD, Album, Comp, RE, ARC Music,

Easy Listening/Smooth Jazz/Pacific

The Singles Collection

2006, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat

The Greatest Hits Of Arthur Lyman Taboo

2004, CD, Comp, Empire Musicwerks

The Very Best Of Arthur Lyman

2002, CD, Comp, Varèse Sarabande, Varèse Sarabande

Hawaiian Nights

2002, CD, Album, Comp, Music Digital

The Music Of Hawaii

The Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman

The Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman - Featuring Yellow Bird And Taboo

1996, CD, Comp, Tradition

The Jazz Sounds Of Arthur Lyman

1993, CD, Comp, Norma

More Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman

1993, CD, Comp, Norma,

Easy Listening/Space-Age/Pacific

The Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman

1993, CD, Comp, HiFi Records

The Exotic Sounds Of... Arthur Lyman

1978, 3xLP, Comp, Erre

Authentic Hawaiian Favorites

Skybird / Puka Shells

1975, 7", Single, Styrene, GNP Crescendo

Tabou / Les Sons Exotiques D'Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman Introducing Kapiolani*

Easy Listening/Pacific

1972, LP, Comp, Mark56 Records

1969, 7", EP, Tizoc, HiFi Records,

Pacific/Instrumental

Today's Greatest Hits

The Winner's Circle

The Windmills Of Your Mind / The Lonely Wind

Palobal Instrumental Percusion Num. 2

1968, LP, Comp, Palobal

Percusión Y Orquesta

1968, LP, Comp, Palobal, S.A., Everest,

Easy Listening/Pacific

Percusión Y Orquesta

1968, LP, Comp, Palobal, S.A.

The Colorful Percussions Of Arthur Lyman

1967, 7", EP, Astor, HiFi Records

The Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman

1967, Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Comp, Tape-Mates

Cha-Cha/Afro-Cuban/Bossanova/Novelty/Easy Listening

At The Port Of Los Angeles

The Shadow Of Your Smile

1966, 7", Mono, HiFi Records

Ilikai / Tiny Bubbles

1966, 7", Single, Rai, HiFi Records

1966, 7", EP, HiFi Records,

Space-Age/Easy Listening/Pacific

Arthur Lyman #1

1966, PlayTape, EP, Comp, Playtape, Everest

The Shadow Of Your Smile

Cast Your Fate To The Wind / Night Train

1965, 7", Single, Promo, GNP Crescendo,

Easy Listening/Space-Age/Pacific

Hawaiian Sunset Vol. II

1965, 7", EP, Mono, HiFi Records

Black Orchid / 500 Miles

1965, 7", Single, HiFi Records

Hawaiian Sunset Vol II

Cast Your Fate To The Wind, The Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman

Easy Listening/Pacific

Arthur Lyman's Greatest Hits

Call Of The Midnight Sun

1964, LP, Album, Mono, Promo, GNP Crescendo

Blowin' In The Wind

Isle Of Enchantment

Easy Listening/Space-Age/Pacific/Exotica

Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)

Easy Listening/Pacific/Holiday/Hawaiian/Exotica

Arthur Lyman's Greatest Hits No. 1

1963, 7", EP, Vocalion (3), Vocalion (3)

Arthur Lyman's Greatest Hits No. 2

1963, 7", EP, Vocalion (3)

Easy Listening/Pacific

The Exotic Sounds Of ... Arthur Lyman At The Crescendo

The Colorful Percussions Of Arthur Lyman

Easy Listening/Pacific/Space-Age/Exotica

Many Moods Of Arthur Lyman

1961, 7", EP, Yel, Sonet, Sonet

Percussion Spectacular!

The Legend Of Pele

1959, 7", EP, HiFi Records

Hawaiian Sunset

Space-Age/Easy Listening/Pacific/Exotica

The Legend Of Pele

Taboo / Dahil Sayo

Taboo - The Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman

Easy Listening/Space-Age/Pacific/Novelty/Exotica

Greatest Hits Of Arthur Lyman

8-Trk, Comp, Charm Originals, Max Trax (4)

Arthur Lyman, Charles "Kaipo" Miller Serenaders*, Duke Kamoku & His Islanders*

Hearts Of Hawaii

Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Comp, Tape-Mates, GNP Crescendo

Sounds Of Arthur Lyman* / Martin Denny

The Legend Of Pele / The Exotic Sounds Of Martin Denny

Vinyl, 16", Comp, Transcription, Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library, Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library

Taboo / Caravan

7", Single, HiFi Records

The Arthur Lyman Group*

7", EP, Pus, HiFi Records, HiFi Records

The Arthur Lyman Group

Arthur Lyman Group*

Taboo - The Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman

3xLP, Album, Comp, Astor

The Arthur Lyman Group

The Best Of The Arthur Lyman Group

1996, CD, Comp, DCC Compact Classics, DCC Compact Classics

The Arthur Lyman Group

More Of The Best Of (Music For A Bachelor's Den Volume 6)

1996, CD, Comp, RM, DCC Compact Classics, DCC Compact Classics,

Easy Listening/Space-Age/Pacific/Exotica

The Arthur Lyman Group

The Exotic Sound Of The Arthur Lyman Group Featuring Yellow Bird & Taboo

The Arthur Lyman Group

The Arthur Lyman Group

Blowin' In The Wind / I've Been Workin' On The Railroad

The Arthur Lyman Group

Love For Sale / Dahil Sayo

The Arthur Lyman Group

Bahia (The Exotic Sounds Of Arthur Lyman)

1962, 7", EP, Red, Sonet, Sonet

The Arthur Lyman Group

The Arthur Lyman Group

The Arthur Lyman Group

Arthur Lyman - Greatest Hits

3xLP, Comp, Astor

LP, Album, Unofficial, Blu, Hae Shan Records

APPEARANCES +

Pond Frozen Over

2024, 44xFile, FLAC, Comp, Not On Label (Scarlet Hall Self-released),

Prog Rock/Experimental/Plunderphonics/Avantgarde/Noise/Ambient

Voo Doo (1955-1960 Rare Ritual Sounds & Jazz Interpretations From Africa, Haiti, Cuba, Brazil And The US)

2018, CD, Comp + CD, Comp + CD, Album, RE + CD, Comp + C, Documents, The Intense Media,

African/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Field Recording/Latin Jazz/Religious

Pineapple Express (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Joske Harry's Met Het Orkest The King Creoles* / Burt Blanca And The King Creoles*

Louie Louie / Taboo '69

Nicki Parrott = ニッキ・パロット*

Angel Eyes = エンジェル・アイズ

Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944

Charred Mammal Flesh: Exotic Music For BBQ

Carnival Folklore Resurrection Radio

Folk/Dialogue/Noise/Spoken Word/Crunk/Field Recording/Avantgarde/Easy Listening/Sermon/Free Improvisation/Space-Age/Radioplay/Cut-up/DJ/Experimental/Sound Collage/Musique Concrète/Poetry

Shaken, Not Stirred

Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz/Mambo

Perfectly Frank

1991, CD, Comp, RM, Bravura, Bravura

1990, 7", Single, Promo, InsideOut

Chucky Boy Chock

Chucky Boy Chock And Oahu Brand

1979, LP, Banyan Records (4)

Yuzuru Sera & His Friends

Smoke Ring Vol.2

22 Hawaiian Favorites

Arthur Lyman Group*

As You Remember Them Volume 2

Burt Blanca And The King Creole's

Ave Maria / Taboo '69

1969, 7", Single, B B Maurice

The Best Of Lainie Kazan

Red Seal Magic Record

Il Complesso Di Arthur Lyman*

Bwana À - I Suoni Esotici Del Pacifico Con Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman Group*

He's Gone Away / Suzy's Waltz

1963, 7", Single, HiFi Records

Arthur Lyman Group*

We Three Kings / The Little Drummer Boy

1963, 7", Single, HiFi Records

Arthur Lyman Group*

Jungle Drums / Sentimental Journey

Arthur Lyman Group*

Exodus / Aloha No Honolulu

1962, 7", Single, Vogue Pop,

Easy Listening/Pacific

Arthur Lyman Group*

Moanin' / Aloha No Honolulu

Easy Listening/Space-Age/Pacific

Arthur Lyman Group*

(The Sloop) John B.

Arthur Lyman Group*

Out Of The Forrest

Webley Edwards Presents Island Paradise

Arthur Lyman E Il Suo Complesso*

The Johnny Griffin Quartet

Delightful Doris Drew

Audio Alchemy NLOK6

Cass, Comp, C90, Cassette Mythos,

Spoken Word/Abstract/Special Effects/Minimal/Interview/Power Electronics/Monolog/Experimental

Good Morning Heartache

CD, Album, Comp, Selles Records,

Soul-Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Funk

Broadcasting 1941 Vol. 4

Cass, Comp, LSM Records (2),

Oscar Peterson Trio* And Orchestra*

A Tribute To Nat King Cole

The Exciting Sounds Of Martin Denny • Exotica I & II

Easy Listening/Space-Age/Pacific

Live From Annen Annex Disc 4

2023, CD, Mixed, Promo, Wenod Records

Lounge Psychedelique

Boogaloo/Latin Jazz/Easy Listening/Space-Age/Merengue/Lounge/Exotica

Pure Exotica: As Dug By Lux & Ivy

2021, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Righteous

Total Exotica From Far Off Islands To Your Bachelor Pad

2021, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Righteous,

Big Band/Space-Age/Easy Listening/Exotica

Roadrunner's Radio Volume 1

2020, Cass, Mixtape, Num, S/Edition, ROADRUNNER's REC's

2020, 3xCD, Comp, Dynamic Nostalgia,

Space-Age/Easy Listening/Pacific/Exotica

Topher Presents Sunsets On Enchanted Island

2019, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Aries Slant Recordings,

Pacific/Mambo/Contemporary

Radio 2 Klassiekers - Funiculi Funicula 7

2019, 3xCD, Comp, Universal Music Belgium,

Latin Instrumentals

2018, File, ogg, Comp, Warner Music Group, X5 Music Group,

The Les Baxter Collection 1943-62

2017, 4xCD, Comp, Acrobat Music,

James Dean Brown

PHNCST260 - James Dean Brown présente Dope Exotica

2016, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Phonographe Corp,

Ambient/Dark Ambient/Psychedelic Rock/Dub/Downtempo/Space-Age/Pacific/Latin

61 Classics From The Cramps’ Crazy Collection: Deeper Into The World Of Incredibly Strange Music

2016, 2xCD, Comp, Righteous,

Rock & Roll/Folk/Soul

Wild Boy (The Lost Songs Of Eden Ahbez)

Folk/Pacific/Easy Listening/Exotica

Feelin' The Vibe! (A Trip Into Vibes Driven Jazz)

2015, 3xCD, Comp, Not Now Music

Hulaland: The Golden Age Of Hawaiian Music

2015, 4xCD, Comp, RockBeat Records,

Hawaiian/Novelty/Spoken Word/Exotica

Out Of Many, One Music! Songs That Shaped Jamaica

Taboo - An Exploration Into The Exotic World Of Taboo Volume 1

Let's Go Trippin' (The Greatest Instrumentals Of The 60's)

2014, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, One Day Music

American Music Library - The Hits Of 1961

2014, 3xCD, Comp, Fantastic Voyage,

Good For Nothin' - The Vogue Records Story

2013, 3xCD, Comp, One Day Music,

Doo Wop/Rock & Roll

Easy Listening - Relaxed Exotica And Space-Age-Pop

2012, 10xCD, Comp, Car + Box, Membran,

Easy Listening/Vocal

La Música Que Llegó Y Se Quedó

2011, 3xCD, Comp, Multimusic

Sven A. Kirsten Presents The Sound Of Tiki

2010, CD, Comp, RM, Bear Family Records,

Afro-Cuban/Vocal/Easy Listening/Exotica

Andrew Weatherall

2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 128, Dummy Records

Les Génériques Mythiques De La Télé

2010, CD, Comp, The Intense Music,

Score/Soundtrack/Theme/Military/Marches

FBFC#4 - Masstropicas

2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 128, Friendship Bracelet,

Synth-pop/Folk Rock/Krautrock/Prog Rock/Vocal/Pop Rock/New Wave/Psychedelic Rock/Lounge/Bubblegum

Return To Paradise (A History Of Exotica)

2010, CD, Comp, Él

Exotica - Exotic Flowers

2009, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz,

Pineapple Express (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

25 Ans De Musique D'avant Nova

2007, 25xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Nova Records, Wagram Music,

Folk Rock/Chanson/Tango/P.Funk/Big Band/Ska/Hard Bop/Easy Listening/Country Rock/Pop Rock/Prog Rock/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Cha-Cha/Art Rock/Fusion/Salsa/Dub/Funk/Rock & Roll/Calypso/Bossanova/Jazz-Funk/Garage Rock/Bop/Punk/Soul/Mento/Disco/New Wave/Rhythm & Blues/Swing/Post Bop/Hard Rock/MPB/Blues Rock/Rocksteady/Free Jazz/Roots Reggae/Doo Wop/Psychedelic Rock/Mambo/Samba/Bayou Funk/Modern Electric Blues/Reggae/Bollywood/Chicago Blues/Soundtrack/Vocal/Skiffle/Krautrock/Cool Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Son/Jump Blues/Country/Modal/Avantgarde/African/Post-Punk/No Wave

The 50 Greatest Hawai'i Albums Of All Time Vol. 2

2006, CD, Comp, The Mountain Apple Company

Rykodisc Summer 2005 Sampler

2005, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Rykodisc,

Holiday World Beat

2005, CD, Comp, Rock River, EMI Music Special Markets

20 Best Of Island Music

2005, CD, Comp, ARC Music,

2004, CD, Comp, ZYX Music

The World Of Hawaii

2003, 2xCD, Comp, ZYX Music,

Leftfield/Abstract/Disco

2002, CD, Album, Comp, Pottery Barn, Rock River

On The Rocks Volume 1 Loungin' Instrumentals

2002, CD, Comp, MasterSong

The Cornerstone Player 027

2001, CD, Comp, Promo + CD, Comp, Enh, Mixed, Promo + CD, Cornerstone Promotion,

TVmusic4U Presents Instrumental Classics

2001, 2xCD, Comp, Universal Music Special Markets

Music From The Motion Picture Ocean's Eleven

2001, CD, Comp, Warner Bros. Records, Фирма Грамзаписи Никитин

Music From The Motion Picture Ocean's Eleven

Soundtrack/Downtempo/Theme

Santa's World Beat (Holiday Selections From Around The World)

2000, CD, Comp, World Market, EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets,

La Música Que Llegó Para Quedarse Vol. 3

2000, CD, Comp, Multimusic, S.A. De C.V.,

Folk/Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Vocal

Down Memory Lane Vol 7

Calvert DeForest's Erotic Experience

1999, CD, Comp, Mars Entertainment Corporation,

Lounge/Easy Listening/Theme

Instrumental Legends

1997, 2xCD, Comp, BMG Special Products,

1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazz & Τζαζ, Hitch-Hyke Records, Rykodisc, Del-Fi Records

Where In The World Is Rykodisc?

1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Rykodisc,

HiFi Daze / Cocktail Nights

1997, 3xCD, Comp, Tradition

Xmas Marks The Spot

1997, CD, Comp, Rykodisc,

Cocktails For Two - Romance With A Twist

Swing/Vocal/Space-Age/Easy Listening/Big Band/Bossa Nova/Steel Band

Taste Of Tradition/hifi 4

1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Tradition

Music For The Jet Set

1996, CD, Comp, Tradition,

Easy Listening/Pacific/Batucada/Latin Jazz/Flamenco/African/Vocal

1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Rykodisc,

Limbo At The Rykodisc Luau

1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Rykodisc,

Whimsical Interludes Instrumental Favorites

1996, CD, Comp, Time Life Music, Time Life Music,

Easy Listening/Space-Age

In A Cocktail Mood

Teen Beat Volume 3

Surf/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Rockabilly/Instrumental

Instrumental Gems Of The '60s

1995, 2xCD, Comp, Collectors' Choice Music,

200 Original Juke Box Hits

Readymade Cocktail Lounge Spectacular Elpee 2

1994, LP, Comp, Promo, Sony, Readymade Inc.

Merry Readymade (To Whom It May Concern)

1994, CD, Album, Comp, Sony,

DCC Compact Classics

1993, CD, Comp, IMPS Music

Those Wonderful Instrumentals

1993, CD, Comp, Mono, K-Tel,

Instrumental Gold (Disc 1)

1992, CD, Comp, MCA, The Good Music Record Co.

Your Hit Parade - '50s Instrumentals

Instrumental Gold

Christmas Party With Eddie G.

Surf/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Holiday

The Greatest Recordings Of 1958

1985, 5xLP, Comp, Bur, The Franklin Mint Record Society

Great Instrumental Hits

Eduardo Morell. La Gran Parada De Las Canciones

1966, LP, Comp, Palacio

Rhapsody In Hues

1965, LP, Album, Mark56 Records

1958, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, HiFi Records,

Easy Listening/Space-Age

Lo Mejor Del Jazz

LP, Comp, Circulo Musical,

Big Band/Swing/Latin Jazz

Hawaii' Golden Greats

LP, Comp, Variety Club Tent No. 50

Louis Vuitton Background Store Music (150 Years)

CD, Comp, Not On Label (Louis Vuitton Self-released),

Downtempo/Leftfield/Minimal/Acid Jazz

Sherwood Presents The Sound And The City

LP, Comp, Mark56 Records

Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Comp, Smplr, Sampler Series (2), Ampex Stereo Tapes,

Viaggio Supersonico Col Superstereo Vedette

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

2017, CDr, Ltd, Unofficial, Dig, Rock & Roll Freaks

The Foto-Gram Tapes Vol. 23

1997, Cass, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label