12 1/2 Geishas Must Be Right by Paul Mark And His Orchestra And The Geishas, released on Sounds of Hawaii in 1963. Ambient Exotica wrote: ...Recorded in Honolulu.., the stupendous amount of 14 tracks offers a different take on Japanese Folk songs and classics than Mark’s preceding instrumental LP East To West (1961). Whereas that album is created by a septet and features a truly unique and superb mélange of slick Hammond organ chords, bongo blebs, mystical koto twangs and shamisen backings, 12½ Geishas Must Be Right shares much more similarities with classically symphonic structures. A few twists are nevertheless woven in for good measure. In its center is a choir of three geishas who either provide the lead vocals on the respective material or sing together in a cheerful way. http://www.ambientexotica.com/exorev243_paulmark_geishas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIC26v5Ay4&list=RDxnIC26v5Ay4&start_radio=1 #PaulMark #Hawaii #SpaceAgePop #Exotica #AmbientExotica #Music #JapaneseMusic