Electronic Music III

Poem By Orhan Veli Kanik

Electronic Music III
Turnabout Vox TV 34177
1967

From Billboard October 14, 1967: A fascinating collection of electronic music styles and collaborations. Pianist George Flynn is expert in Mimaroglu's "Piano Music for Performer and Composer." while trombonist Andre Smith's is equally adept in Druckman's "Animus I." Mimaroglu's "Six Preludes for "Magnetic Tape" also is inventive as is Berio's Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)."

More good stuff from Turnabout that features a blend of approaches that, at times, seem more traditional than "electronic". The mood created is somewhat dark. Excellent stereo engineering.

Paradise Village - Al Caiola And His Islanders

Stranger On The Shore

Music Of The Island
Paradise Village
Al Caiola And His Islanders
United Artists - UAS 6263
1962

Great blend of light pop and "island".

Stranger In Paradise
Tiara Tahiti
Red Sails In The Sunset
Hawaiian Punch
Bali Hai
Stranger On The Shore
Moon Of Manakoora
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Ebb Tide
Diamond Head
Almost Paradise
Follow Me

Big Band Plays Beatles Bag and Bacharach David - Lee Castle

Walk On By

What The World Needs Now

Penny Lane

Eleanor Rigby

 Big Band Plays Beatles Bag! + Bacharach / David

Lee Castle & The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra

Pickwick PTP 2038

1967

2 record set in a book-fold jacket.  This release is a more "upscale" period project for Pickwick.

Lee Castle & The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Play The Big Band Beatles Bag!

Eleanor Rigby

Michelle

And I Love Her

Penny Lane

The Yellow Submarine

Yesterday

The Fool On The Hill

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da

Birthday

Hey, Jude

Lee Castle & The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Play Bacharach / David

The Look Of Love

Alfie 2:42

Wives And Lovers

Walk On By

This Guy's In Love With You

Do You The Way To San Jose?

Let Me Be Lonely

What The World Needs Now Is Love

I Say A Little Prayer

1962's Greatest Hits - Billy Vaughn

Telestar

1962's Greatest Hits
Billy Vaughn
Dot DLP 3497

Vaughn hadn't figured how to do the "60s" on this set. And for way cooler Vaughn check out The Windmills Of Your Minds and Quietly Wild.

Jackie Gleason The "Now" Sound... For Today's Lovers

Goin' Out Of My Head

Jackie Gleason The "Now" Sound... For Today's Lovers
The Gleason Strings with Sitar & Other Exotic Instruments

Arrangements: George Williams

Produced by Dick Jones

Recording Engineer: Carson Taylor
Capitol Records SW 2935
1969

Soloists heard with the two string orchestras include:

Mike Deasy - Sitar

Milt Holland - Tabla, Kanjira

Tom Scott - Flutes

Emil Richards - African Finger Piano, Dharma Bells, African and Thai Marimbas, Gamelan Gongs, Aung Loung, Chinese Bell Trees, Various Bells

Goin' Out Of My Head

It Must Be Him

Two Different Worlds

Live For Life

I Won't Cry Anymore

Yesterday

Moon River

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Lonely Is The Name

I Can't Believe I'm Losing You

Music It's Happening Now! - David McCallum

House Of Mirrors (Mono)

House Of Mirrors (Stereo)

Music It's Happening Now!
David McCallum (Conducts his third and greatest album yet)

Arrangements by H. B. Barnum

Produced by David Axlerod

Recording Engineer: Joe Polito
Capitol ST 2651
1967

A Man And A Woman

If I Were A Carpenter

Louie, Louie

Love Is A Hurtin' Thing

Winchester Cathedral 

I Can't Control Myself

Who Am I?

Cherish

Carnegie Ball

On A Weekend

Alfie

House Of Mirrors

Out Of Sight - The Howard Roberts Quartet

Love Is Blue

Out Of Sight (but "in" sound)
The Howard Roberts Quartet (and some more)
Capitol ST 2901
1968

This is a somewhat obscure album featuring guitarist Howard Roberts working his jazz riffs on top of a groovy 60s light pop foundation. Fun stuff... although I have to say that the sound seems a bit "flat" or monochromatic to me. The engineering could have been better. Love Is Blue is a fab tune and the standout track.

Exotic Nights - Andre Kostelanetz

Fantasy On Japanese Woodprints

Exotic Nights
Andre Kostelanetz
Columbia CL 2581
1967

From the January 21, 1967 Billboard Magazine: Aptly titled, this disk offers a group of unusual selections with the deft Kostelantetz touch. Yoichi Hiroaka is an excellent xylophone soloist in Hovhaness' "Fantasy On Japanese Woodprints," while Shinichi Yuize is expert on the koto in Miyagi's "Sea of the Spring." Another delight is the "Dance of the Persian Slaves" by Mussorgsky.

Hey! Let's Party - Mongo Santamaria

Satisfaction

Hey! Let's Party
Mongo Santamaria
Columbia CL 2473
1966

From the back cover: Another source of Mongo's strength in a highly competitive field – and which Mongo places among his assets – is the personnel of his group. The regulars, apart from leader Mongo on drums, include Marty Sheller, trumpet; Herbert Laws, sax; Bobby Capers, alto, baritone sax and flutes; Carmello Garcia, timbales and drums; Rodger Grant, piano and Victor Venegas, bass.

From Billboard Magazine, June 4, 1966: This is exciting material. The rhythm section, particularly the piano, lays down a precise and exciting beat and sets a great mood for dancing and listening. Full fills the title as a good one for parties.

Walk On By
I Got You (I Feel Good)
In The Mood
Baila Dance
Louie, Louie
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Hey!
Call ME
El Bikini
Shotgun

Surfers Paradise - Alex Keack

Haunted Love

Surfers Paradise
Alex Keack
Crown Records CLP 5315
1963

This LP was a Crown 99¢ special and their answer to the Martin Denny/Arthur Lyman sound of the early 60s. No bird calls, but very nice lounge laid on a bold foundation of percussion/bongos.

Movie Hits Of '66 - Jimmy Sedlar

Theme From Our Man Flint

Full Album

Movie Hits Of '66
Jimmy Sedlar - His Trumpet & Orchestra
Kapp KL-1467

This turned out to be a obscure and outstanding mid-60s light pop album. All the light pop whiz-bangs you know and love are here mixed up with Sedlar's vision of "now sound brass". A comparison on the fun scale would be to listen to a few of my fav 60s light pop Neal Hefti's "Batman" albums.

Great variety in approaches and a must have. Sedlar online info is slim. I looked for additional album (releases) cover images and bio info and came up pretty much empty handed with the exception of one other Knapp release titled Tall Man With A Horn.

Thunderball
Moment To Moment
Theme From The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
The Phoenix Love Theme
Dulcinea
Love Theme From Madame X
Love Theme From Judith
You're Gonna Hear From Me
Ascot
Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Juliet Of The Spirits
Theme From Our Man Flint

New Songs Of The Seventies - Sounds Of The Seventies Orchestra - Quadraphonic

Hourglass

New Songs Of The Seventies
Sounds Of The Seventies Orchestra
SQ System/Capitol QL 6876
1973

For my Quad friends out there, here's a minty fresh copy of an "elevator music" approach to your favorite songs. The orchestra seems to be sleep walking through the tunes, although the sample I've posted has an interesting vibe to it. On the bright side, the engineering is outstanding and the sound is great.

Tommy
Alone Again (Naturally)
A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Nights In White Satin
Good Time Charlie Got The Blues
Isn't Life Strange
Theme From "Shaft"
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
Easy Loving
Hourglass

A Sound Odyssey

SWAT

A Sound Odyssey
Direct To Disc
Realistic - Radio Shack
Arranged and Conducted Micky Erbe

Radio Shack backed a studio project to help market their new direct-to-disc process. From the back cover: Direct-to-Disc requires very accurate musicians and engineers, since there is no chance to correct even the slightest error!

Yup... this is the most "error free" version of SWAT I've ever heard!

The Jazz Excursion Into Hair - Bobby Bryant

Let The Sun Shine In

The Jazz Excursion Into Hair
Bobby Bryant
Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Shorty Rogers
World Pacific Jazz Records
ST 20159
1969

Featured soloists in the orchestra: Bud Shank - Flute, Ernie Watts - Tenor Sax, Joe Sample - Electric Piano, Freddie Robinson - Guitar, Bobby Brookmeyer - Valve Trombone and Paul Humphrey - Drums

Blend of late 60s light pop and jazz.

Hair
Aquarius
Good Morning Starshine
Let The Sun Shine In
Where Do I Go
Be-In (Hare Krishna)
Colored Spade

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