Mel Henke | Sunset Strip-Per | 1LP

Mel Henke was an American jazz pianist, born on 4 August 1915 in Chicago, Illinois, and died on 31 March 1979 in Canoga Park, California. He worked with Bud Freeman, Horace Heidt, Bill Newman and Shelly Manne, and had long solo residencies in Chicago. He did studio work for ABC and NBC, and later moved to California to compose for films.

77 Sunset Strip-per is a vinyl LP reissue from Modern Harmonic, with twelve tracks from the 1962 album La Dolce Henke and the bonus track '77 Sunset Strip-per'. The 1962 album was recorded at a Warner Bros. studio with studio musicians and singers Henke usually worked with, and its tracks blend music with sound effects.

Track List

Side A

1. 77 Sunset Strip-per
2. Woman In Space
3. Built! (For Comfort)
4. Open The Door, Richard
5. Farmer John
6. Last Night On The Back Porch

Side B

1. Psychedelic Twisters
2. Let's Put Out The Lights
3. Walkin' My Baby Back Home
4. All That Meat
5. You're Driving Me Crazy
6. Baby, It's Cold Outside
7. It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House