Howard Hughes
Captain Xanadu And His Orbiting Orchestrions
1) The Aviator
2) Casino in the Sky
3) Hell's Angels Ballad
4) Spruce Goose (Flight of Fantasy)
5) Desert Inn Blue
6) The Lady and Howard
7) Silver Screen Recluse
8) Twilight at TWA
9) Island of Secrets
10) Mr. Hughes Goes to Washington
11) Don't Ask Any Questions
12) Epilogue in 8MM
Space-Age Lounge About Howard Hughes Captain Xanadu And His Orbiting Orchestrions
He owned the sky, then he owned the Strip, then he owned a single locked room and called it enough. Captain Xanadu And His Orbiting Orchestrions chart the whole strange orbit of Howard Hughes in twelve tracks of vibraphone shimmer, brass fanfare, and hushed torch-lounge melancholy. From cockpit to casino to a blacked-out hotel suite, this is space-age exotica for the man who bought the whole hotel just to keep his view. Witty, wistful, and true to the record, it's a concept album for anyone who's ever wondered what happens when the highest roller stops rolling the dice.
