Hawaiian Magic - Johnny Oahu

Tahu Wahu Wahi

Hawaiian Magic

Johnny Oahu & His Orchestra

Photography Courtesy Of United Air Lines

Cover Design: Pastarnack/Richee

International Award Series

AK-191

Aloha Oe

Ua Like Noa Like

Makalapua

Pretty Mermaid Of The Souther Sea

Tahu Wahu Wahi

One, Two, Three, Four

Hilo March

My Hawaiian Kula La Ni

Kila Kila Haleakala

Aloha Oe E Kuu Lei

Tom And Jerry - Guitar's Greatest Hits

Green Onions

Tom And JerryGuitar's Greatest Hits
Arranged by Bill Justis
Mercury WC 16332

One of, apparently, four albums Tommy Tomlison and Jerry Kennedy made for Mercury. This is "Volume II". I blogged their first release that features a rocking cover of Caravan. You can find additional links on that page.

This is another engaging effort that features a blend of approaches.

From the back cover: Born 12 years apart and following separate musical careers until Mercury teamed them to record Golden Wildwood Flower (which became their first hit), Tom and Jerry had little in common except their home state, Louisiana, and their virtuosity on the guitar.

Songs Of The South Seas

Wiki Wiki Mai

Songs Of The South Seas
Played By Popular Hawaiian Orchestra
Audition AUD-33-5930

Flutes And Percussion - Hal Mooney

Summertime (Stereo)

Maria (Mono)

Flutes And Percussion

Arranged and Conducted by Hal Mooney

Artist & Repertorie Director: Bob Shad

Original Recording Engineers: Frank Abbey & Earle Brown

Re-Recording Engineer: Victor Brainard

Mastering: Saul Kessler

Liner Notes: Nat Hentoff

Album Coordination: Arpean Spargo

Album Design: Murray Stein
Time Series 2000 

52001 & S/2001

1960

Personnel and Instrumentation:

The following were the musicians who performed on Maria, Moonglow, Comes Loe, Mountain Greenery, Let There Be Love and Liza:

Walt Leinsky - Clarinet & Bass Clarinet

Stan Webb - Flute, Alto Flute, Oboe & English Horn

Don Hammond: Flute, Alto Flute & Bass Flute

Phil Bodner - Flute

Dave Kurtzer - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Bassoon

Romeo Penque - Flute & Alto Flute

Wallace Richardson - Fender Bass

Moe Wexler - Celeste & Piano 

George Duvivier - Bass

Phil Kraus - Percussion

Eddie Costa - Vibes, Xylophone, Bells, Marimba & Chimes

Barry Galbraith - Guitar

On Moonlight Becomes You, My Reverie, Small World, Summertime, The Best Thing For You and Little Girl Blue the following performed

Waltz Levinsky - Flute & Alto Flute

Al Klink - Flute & Alto Flute

Stan Webb - Flute & Alto Flute

Stan Webb - Flute, Alto Flute, Oboe & English Horn

Don Hammond - Flute, Alto Flute & Bass Flute

Moe Wexler - Piano, Celeste & Organ

Milt Hinton - Bass

Ted Sommer - Percussion

Bob Rosengarden - Bongos

Eddie Costa - Vibes, Xylophone & Bells

John Pizzarelli - Guitar

From Billboard - July 11, 1960: A handsome exhibit of top-notch recording techniques. The instrumentation consists of woodwinds, mainly flutes, with chimes, bongos, drums and numerous other percussion cleverly scored for maximum stereo effects. Tunes are familiar for the most part – "Maria," "Little Girl Blue," "Moonlight Becomes You," etc. – but they are certainly given new and unique voicings. A quality package of sound that can find a healthily market.

My Reverie
Mountain Greenery
Little Girl Blue
Summertime
The Best Thing For You
Moonlight Becomes You
Liza
Maria
Comes Love
Let There Be Love
Small World
Moonglow

More Brass - Kai Winding

Walk On The Wild Side

More Brass
Kai Winding
Produced By Creed Taylor
Verve V/V6-8657
1966

From the back cover: Ranked by leading jazz authority Leonard Feather as "one of the major trombone products of bop, a pace setter in 1945 and still a major (jazz) influence," trombonist Kai Winding has spent the past three years doubling in brass as leader of his own instrumental combo and musical director of Playboy's Manhattan hutch (...since signing on as Playboy's Top Trombone in 1962).

This recording featuring outstanding engineering. The music is smooth and cool light pop or big band swing jazz instrumentals to include several male choral vocal tunes. The featured sample is the more energetic/space age tune found on the LP.

September Song
Walk On The Wild Side
Laura
It's All Right
Strange
More

Star Dust
Stella By Starlight
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Harper
Invitation

Cugat Plays Continental Hits

Apache

Cugat Plays Continental Hits
Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra
Mercury Records f:35d Perfect Presence Sound PSS 6021
1961

Hot Cha! I've said this before, Cugat is my favorite space age Latin music maker. This album is another shinning example of great period lounge with the track titled Apache going above and beyond the call of cool. Cugat could have done an entire album with approach and it would be a total classic today.

And of course, Mercury's engineering from this period is top notch.

Mack The Knife
Petite Fleur
Apache
Volare
Never On A Sunday
Calcutta
Sucu Sucu
The 3rd Man Theme
Wonderland By Night
The Poor People Of Paris
Come Prima
Guaglione

rePercussion - David Carroll

Cool

rePercussion
David Carroll And His Orchestra
Mercury SR 60029
1959

Personnel:

Percussionists: 

Dale Anderson - WGN Studios, Chicago

Hugh Anderson - NBC-TV, Chicago

Harry  Brabec - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Gill Breines - Chicago  Symphony Orchestra

Bobby Christian - Radio, TV, Orchestra Leader - Formerly ABC Staff, N.Y. Paul Whiteman, etc.

Sam Denov - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Norm Jeffries - WGN Studios, Chicago

Ed Metzenger - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Morrie Lishon - CBS Studios, Chicago

Jim Ross - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Frank Rullo - Radio, TV, Recordings - Formerly ABC-TV, Chicago

Dick Schory - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Ludwig Drum Co.

Bob Tilles - CBS Studios, Chicago

Piano:

Caesar Giovanini - NBC Studios, Kukla, Fran & Ollie

Robert Acri - CBS Studios, Chicago

Guitar:

Earl Backus - Radio, TV, Recordings - ABC Studio

Johnny Gray - ABC-TV, Chicago

Bass Violin:

Mel Schmidt - CBS Studios, Chicago

Harp:

Peter Eagle - CBS Studios, Chicago

Flute & Bass Clarinet:

Mike Simpson - CBS Studios, Chicago

Piccolo & Alto Sax:

Hobart Grimes - CBS Studios, Chicago

Complete Instrumentation Used In Album:

Large Gong

3 Orchestra Bells

3 Chinese Wood Blocks

2 Oriental Cymbals

3 Vibraphones

13 Pairs of Hand Cymbals

2 Chinese Tom Toms

3 Tambourines 

2 Pairs of Claves

2 Glockenspiels

1 Casabel

1 Tubular Shaker

2 Conga Drums

Assorted Cow Bells

1 Piccolo Snare Drum

1 Large Bass Drum

8 Tympani 

1 Harp

2 Guitars

Small Gong

5 Temple Blocks

4 Pairs of Finger Cymbals

3 Xylophones

2 Marimbas

4 Tuned Tom Toms

1 Pair of Castanets

2 Triangles 

6 Hight Hat Cymbals

2 Bongos

1 Large Cow Bell

3 Pair Maracas

1 Tuned Log

6 Snare Drums

1 Field Drum

1 Set of Trap Drums

2 Sets of Chromatic Chimes

1 Piano

1 Bass Viol

From Billboard - February 16, 1959: Here's an excellent sound package for stereo and hi-fi addicts, a sequel to Carroll's "Percussion in Hi-Fi" album, this LP spotlights a different category of percussion instruments on each selection. Cuban percussion instruments on "The Peanut Vendor," Chinese percussion instruments on "Chinatown My Chinatown," etc. A strong entry with excellent performances by standout percussionists.

Chinatown By Chinatown
La Paloma
Bells And Little Bells
Prologue
Maria Cha - Cha
Cool
Dizzy Fingers
George Washington Slept Here
The Bell's Of St. Mary's
Vendor
Cymbalism
Xylo - Calypso
First Call

The Young Folk '72

Ticket To Ride

Purple

The Young Folk '72
Edmar Records ELPS 1114
Distributed in Bermuda by Harrington Hundreds, Bermuda
Distributed by Caravan Records Sales LTD. Albert, ONT.

From the back cover: The leader of The Young Folk is Gary Simons, he is also an accomplished songwriter having written four selections on this L.P. The group have only been together for one year and things are beginning to happen for them.

Simons age is listed as 17 on the back cover. Group member ages range from 15 to 19.

The album came with a Caravan marketing flyer featuring the Edmar catalog of island flavored acts. It's hard to fathom how The Young Folk fit into the Edmar family of recording artists.

One sample track above, Purple, was written by Simons.

Conspiracy
Catch The Wind
California Dreaming
Connie
Ticket To Ride
Until It's Time For You To Go
Purple
He's Everything To Me
Drummer Boy
My Home Town