Portraits In Hi-Fi - George Siravo

Deep Shadows

Portraits In Hi-Fi
George Siravo and His Orchestra
Decca Records DL-8464
1958

From the back cover: The name of artist George Siravo is fairly new to the public... but his talents as as an arranger are widely known and tremendously respected in the music business. He is partly responsible for the great hit recordings of "I Believe," Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week," "My Blue Heaven," "The Hucklebuck," and "I've Got A Crush On You."

During a five year residency on the coast, Siravo worked as a an arranger for Warner Brothers, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and Universal Studios. He has been associated with just about every top-name singer in the business.

From Billboard - January 20, 1958: Here are a dozen Siravo originals, most of them light, bouncy, frothy and on the happy side. Most of the tunes have a danceable tempo but stress is laid on gimmicky effects in the work – use of flute, oboe, xylophone, etc. for various spots to create interesting sounds. Listenable background set.

Showin' Off
Secret Sorrow
Hop Scotch
In Old Madrid
That Goodnight Kiss
Hey! Taxi!
Palsy Walsy
Deep Shadows
Bumps-A-Daisy
Christine
Tango Martinique
Whistler's March