Black Panther Album

Don Ralke - But You've Never Heard Gershwin With Bongos / The Savage And The Sensuous Bongos (1960) {Warner Bros. rel 2008}
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© 1960, 2008 Collectables Records / Warner Bros. | CDL-CD-7856
Jazz / Latin Jazz / Mood Music / Bongos

This two-fer from Collectables features a pair of out of print LPs by easy listening arranger, composer, and producer Don Ralke, Gershwin with Bongos and The Savage and the Sensuous Bongos, both originally issued in 1960. These 26 tracks are unique in that the arrangements feature bongos as the prominent instrument. Along with several Ralke originals are such Gershwin standards as "How Long Has This Been Going On," "Summertime," and "I Got Rhythm."

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