At The St. Maritz - Irving Field Trio

Cuban Thunderbird

At The St. Maritz

With The Irving Fields Trio
Cocktail Dance Time

Produced by Sid Feller

Cover Design by Fran Scott

Cover Photography: Lester Krauss
ABC-Paramount ABC-187
1957

From the back cover: In their second album for ABC-Paramount, the Irving Fields Trio again displays the superb talents which comprise one of the foremost musical groups in the country.

Their first ABC-Paramount album (ABC-154), "Broadway Hits In Hi-Fi") demonstrated – and very well indeed – how masterfully the Irving Fields Trip performs twenty-three of the top hits of the Broadway stage. The record herein will afford the listener a delightful introduction to the composing genius of Irving Fields.

Eleven of the selections in this album are original compositions by Fields. Any song not written by him would, necessarily, have to be outstanding for Irving Fields to choose it for inclusion in his album. That song is "Sentimental Journey." A glance at the other numbers in this recording will immediately reveal their international flavor – a touch of France, Cuba, Haiti, Turkey, Cuernavaca, and other exotic foreign lands to which your thoughts many stray as you listen to these exciting rhythms, as played by the Trio. Each of the eleven original Fields compositions are guaranteed to awaken your wanderlust.

Irving Fields is not a newcomer to the halls of popular music composition. His "Managua, Nicaragua" and "Miami Beach Rhumba" achieved widespread popularity, and his "Chantez, Chantez" was a top-selling record. He has also written a symphony entitled, "An American Forest," publicly performed at Carnegie Hall.

Over the past fifteen years, the Irving Fields Trio has achieved one of the most integrated sounds in the music business. Satisfied with nothing less than perfection, the Trio – Irving Fields, piano; Henry Sargent, bass; and Michael Bruno, drums – performs with the close coordination and musical insight that comprise individually, superior musicians, and collectively, an outstanding instrumental trio.

Those of you fortunate enough to have visited the foreign spots suggested in this album will recall them with pleasure as the Trio rhythmically sparks your phantasy. But chances are, the majority of us must content ourselves with the vicarious enjoyment gained through the sparkling arrangements which emanate from our phonograph when we play this record on the turntable.

This album, then, is your ticket. Be sure to pack a good supply of imagination; board our mythical musical steamer; and embark on a melodious tour with the Irving Fields Trio. – Rick Ward

You Continental Touch

Gypsy Magic

Sentimental Journey

Cafe De La Paix

Fifi

Cuban Thunderbird

Play It Again

Holiday In Haiti 

Pom Pom

Tickle Tickle 

Turkish Delight

Cuernavaca