The Markko Polo Adventurers
Biography
Orienta is an album by The Markko Polo Adventurers released in 1959. The album was produced by Simon Rady, arranged and conducted by Gerald Fried and recorded in stereo in Hollywood, California. The album is remembered both for its combination of sound effects and Asian-inspired music to tell humorous vignettes and for its suggestive cover art featuring a photograph by Murray Laden. Orienta was the work of three music industry professionals with a long history of involvement in exotica and easy listening music.
