While We're Young
Bob Thompson His Chorus and Orchestra
Produced by Neely Plumb
Cover: Shoes courtesy Salvatore Ferragamo, Beverly Hills
Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineer: Al Schmitt and John Norman
RCA Victor LSP-2117
1960
From the back cover: A native of California (he "Thompson" was born in San Jose), he's been part of the world of music since he first joined a school band. He acquired an impressive enough background in music to finance his way through college (the University of California at Berkeley) by serving as conductor-arranger for stations KMBC and KCO in San Francisco.
In 1950, he worked with singer Jacqueline Francois in Paris. (He's maintained a fondness for world travel along the way, too. Early in his career, he played piano on the President Wilson bound for the Far East.) Later, he conducted and arranged in a string of top east coast bistros. Returning to his west coast home, he turned to record sessions, working with Judy Garland, Bing Crosby and others.
– Don Gold, Assistant Editor, Playboy Magazine.
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The Song
Younger Than Springtime
People Will Say We're In Love
They Can't Take That Away From Me
While We're Young
The Best Thing For You
Ain't We Got Fun
Hello, Young Lovers
Do It Again
Joie De Vivre
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
Playboy
RCA Victor LSP-2117
1960
From the back cover: A native of California (he "Thompson" was born in San Jose), he's been part of the world of music since he first joined a school band. He acquired an impressive enough background in music to finance his way through college (the University of California at Berkeley) by serving as conductor-arranger for stations KMBC and KCO in San Francisco.
In 1950, he worked with singer Jacqueline Francois in Paris. (He's maintained a fondness for world travel along the way, too. Early in his career, he played piano on the President Wilson bound for the Far East.) Later, he conducted and arranged in a string of top east coast bistros. Returning to his west coast home, he turned to record sessions, working with Judy Garland, Bing Crosby and others.
As he progressed, Thompson kept in touch with the vigorous big-band sounds of the day. When the time came to prepare for this LP, he turned to the best musicians he could find, complementing the great band with a hand-picked chorus. This vocal group is precisely in tune with Thompson's aims, one of which is to utilize the voices in a colorful instrumental sense. This isn't an orchestra-plus-chorus LP; the chorus, thanks to Thompson's astute conception, becomes an integrated section of the orchestra.
– Don Gold, Assistant Editor, Playboy Magazine.
MMM, Nice!
The Song
Younger Than Springtime
People Will Say We're In Love
They Can't Take That Away From Me
While We're Young
The Best Thing For You
Ain't We Got Fun
Hello, Young Lovers
Do It Again
Joie De Vivre
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
Playboy
That is a wickedly wonderful cover!
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