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Sunday, February 17, 2013

The Burbank Philharmonic

These Boot Are Made For Walking

Hey Jude

The Burbank Philharmonic
Snuff Garrett Production
Produced By The Wilder Brothers
Engineer Walt Wilder
Album Design by Dean O. Torrence / Kittyhawk Graphics
Bravo Records B-35504
1970

From the back cover: They (The Wilder Brothers) have taken a traditional field and refurbished and revitalized the Dixie sound and convoluted it into a whole new bag... this hybrid has turned out to be an outstanding accomplishment and one of the most beautiful listening devices in many a moon. The Wilders constructed a special contra bass saxophone (that talks and wets), and stands eight feet tall (especially when it's proud).

From Billboard - March 4, 1970: The name of this instrumental group may tend to mislead fans of good Dixie-oriented music, but there's a wealth of programming fare here, and it should quickly bring about top sales. They offer rousing treatments of "Big Noise From Winnetka," "Hey Jude" and the Don Robinson favorite, "The Happy Whistler."

Big Noise From Winnetka
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
These Boot Are Made For Walking
Italian Village
Banjo City
Hey Jude
King Of The Road
Spinning Wheel
Light My Fire
The Happy Whistler
My Special Angel

2 comments:

  1. Fabulous, not much contra-bass sax on the web. Do you have the rest available?

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    1. Thanks Doug! Generally, on my various blogs, due to a number of issues on my end, I only post samples. Mark

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