Provocative Percussion Volume 2 is a studio album by Enoch Light and The Light Brigade. It was released in 1960 on Command Records (catalog no. RS 810-SD).Liner notes on back cover and inside the gatefold of the album. The album cover artwork is by abstract painter Josef Albers.
Provocative Percussion debuted on the Billboard magazine pop album chart on September 19, 1960, peaked at the No. 4 spot, and remained on the chart for 31 weeks.
AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars. Reviewer Eugene Chadbourne called Light "a heavyweight when it comes to big-band charts."
Track listing Side A "Hernando's Hideaway" (J. Ross, R. Adler) [3:05] "Speak To Me Of Love - Cha Cha" (B. Sievier, J. Lenoir) [2:50] "Matilda" (N. Span) [2:41] "Good Night Sweetheart - Cha Cha" (J. Campbell, R. Noble, R. Connolly, R. Vallee) [2:41] "What Is This Thing Called Love" (Cole Porter) [2:42] "Lady Is A Tramp" (R. Rodgers, L. Hart) [3:24]
Side B "Speak Low" (K. Weill, O. Nash) [2:51] "I've Got The Right To Sing The Blues" (H. Arlen, T. Koehler) [2:54] "Mack The Knife" (K. Weill, M. Blitzstein) [3:20] "Temptation" (A. Freed, Nacio Herb Brown) [2:42] "The Natives Are Restless Tonight" (E. Light, L. Davies) [2:43] "Foggy Day Cha Cha" (Geore & Ira Gershwin) [2:56]
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