Cha-cha Calypso / Freight Train / Marianne / Coffee Bar Calypso
Maxine Daniels, The Cranes Skiffle Group, The Tunettes (2)
- Label
- Smart Records (6)
- Catalog number
- EPS 1007
- Format
- 7" · EP
- Country
- Italy
- Released
- 1957
- Genre
- Jazz
What’s on it
Cha-cha Calypso / Freight Train / Marianne / Coffee Bar Calypso has 4 tracks.
- A1Cha-cha Calypso
- A2Freight Train
- B1Marianne
- B2Coffee Bar Calypso
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Where it came from
Released in 1957 on the short-lived Smart Records label, this EP captures the intersection of skiffle and light jazz-pop that defined the British musical landscape of the late 1950s. The record serves as a showcase for various contemporary British vocalists and instrumentalists, reflecting the period's growing appetite for upbeat, danceable rhythms popularized by the burgeoning Caribbean music influence in London.
The record features Maxine Daniels, a prominent British jazz and pop singer known for her versatility, alongside the Cranes Skiffle Group and the vocal trio the Tunettes. Designed to provide a varied listening experience for the domestic market, the EP emphasizes the lighthearted, eclectic variety common to record labels of the era, which often packaged disparate performances into a single four-track extended play format to appeal to casual listeners of popular radio hits.
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