Provocative Percussion

Provocative Percussion is a studio album by Enoch Light and The Light Brigade, also known as the Command All-Stars. It was released in 1959 on Command Records (catalog no. RS 806-SD). The album cover artwork is by abstract painter Josef Albers, like its predecessor.

Provocative Percussion debuted on the Billboard magazine pop album chart on January 25, 1960, held the No. 2 spot for five weeks, and remained on the chart for 69 weeks.

AllMusic gave the album a rating of five stars. Reviewer Lindsay Planer called it "a highly recommended kitsch-classic."

Track listing

 * Side A
 * 1) "You're the Top" (Cole Porter) [2:34]
 * 2) "Somebody Loves Me" (Gershwin, DeSylva, MacDonald) [2:42]
 * 3) "Blues in the Night" (Arlen, Mercer) [4:12]
 * 4) "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" (Farres) [2:35]
 * 5) "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) [2:50]
 * 6) "Fascinating Rhythm" (Gershwin) [2:35]


 * Side B
 * 1) "S'Wonderful" (Gershwin) [2:18]
 * 2) "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Mills, Bigard) [2:51]
 * 3) "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Razaf, Brook, Waller) [3:19]
 * 4) "The Man I Love" (Gershwin) [2:35]
 * 5) "Song of India" (N. Rimsky-Korsakoff) [3:12]
 * 6) "Mad About the Boy" (Coward) [2:48]

Credits

 * Bobby Byrne
 * Charles Magnante
 * Bob Haggart
 * Tony Mottola
 * Willie Rodriguez
 * Moe Wechsler
 * Urbie Green
 * Terry Snyder
 * Pee Wee Erwin
 * Artie Marotti
 * Dominic Cortese
 * Ezelle Watson
 * Russ Banzer
 * Stanley Webb
 * Milt Yaner
 * Leonard Calderon
 * George Dessinger
 * Bernie Kaufman