Robert Drasnin

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Born
17 November 1927
Born In
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Died
13 May 2015 (aged 87)
Robert Drasnin played alto, clarinet, and flute in the jazz bands of such leaders as Tommy Dorsey and Red Norvo. His status as an artiste, however, rests upon an album that he might have considered as a trifle at the time. Voodoo, issued around the late '50s on the tiny Tops label, closely approximated the exotica sound of Martin Denny – under, apparently, instructions from the Tops A&R chief himself. Drasnin devised a satisfying approximation of Denny's tropical-Latin-lounge jazz hybrid, in somewhat of a more low-key fashion than Denny himself. Indeed, Drasnin l… read more
Robert Drasnin played alto, clarinet, and flute in the jazz bands of such leaders as Tommy Dorsey and Red Norvo. His status as an artiste, however, rests upon an album that he might have considered as a trifle at the time. Voodoo, issued around the late '50s on the tiny Tops label, close… read more
Robert Drasnin played alto, clarinet, and flute in the jazz bands of such leaders as Tommy Dorsey and Red Norvo. His status as an artiste, however, rests upon an album that he might have considered as a trifle at the time. Voodoo, issued around the late '50s on the tiny Tops label, closely approximated the exotica sound of Martin Denny – under, apparen… read more

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1 Play track Voodoo! Chant of the Moon
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 82 listeners
2 Play track Voodoo! Orinoco
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 47 listeners
3 Play track Voodoo! Enchantment
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 39 listeners
4 Play track Voodoo! Jardin De La Noche
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 23 listeners
5 Play track Voodoo! You
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 19 listeners
6 This Is Vintage Now, Vol. 2: Happiness Is a Way of Life Hulabalu (Remaster)
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7 Play track Voodoo! Hindara
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 10 listeners
8 Play track Voodoo! Paradise
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 9 listeners
9 Play track Voodoo! Desirée
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 8 listeners
10 Play track Voodoo! Warm Night Wind
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Albums

  1. 18,890 listeners

    1 Jan 1959 · 12 tracks

    Voodoo!
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  2. 3,475 listeners

    22 May 2007 · 12 tracks

    Voodoo II
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  3. 1,136 listeners

    1 Jan 1959 · 12 tracks

    Voodoo
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  4. 670 listeners

    3 Jun 1996 · 10 tracks

    Exotic Excursion
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