Gypsy Magic - The Kardos Trio

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Gypsy Magic
The Kardos Trio
Harmony Columbia HL 7207
1959

This album could be a reissue from a 10 inch issue to this 12 inch LP? There is a lot of unused space on both sides the disc.

From the back cover: Ernest Cards, leader of this spirited trio, is concert master of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, and assistant concert master of the Cleveland Orchestra as well. At thirteen he won the the violin contest of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, and he joined the Cleveland Orchestra at nineteen as its youngest member. Service with the armed forces interrupted his playing for a few years, but he returned in 1946. In 1947 he also joined the faculty of the Cleveland Music School Settlement. Lucile Cards was director and staff organist of a large radio station in Texas when she married Mr. Kardos. Upon moving to Cleveland with him, she continued her active musical career which included appearances at the Hotel Cleveland. Alice Chalifoux, third member of the trio, studied at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Carlos Salzedo, and was later appointed first solo harpist with the Cleveland Orchestra. She also established the Harp Department of the Cleveland Institute of Music.

From Billboard - October 12, 1959: The tunes are for the most part pop selections, but they are done with sobbing violin approach that typifies gypsy music. Sound is good and packaging is attractive enough. It can find a market with economy buyers and on the racks. Tunes include "Autumn Leaves," "Hungarian Dance No. 1" and "Two Guitars."

Autumn Leaves
Hora Staccato
The Gypsy Fiddle Plays No More
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Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies
Two Guitars
When A Gypsy Makes His Violin Cry
Hungarian Dance No. 1 (Brahms)