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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Teen Beat Discotheque - Living Guitars

Teen Beat (Al Caiola)
Teen Beat Discotheque
Living Guitars
Produced by Ethel Gabriel
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
RCA Camden CAS-804
1965

Very good "Living Guitars" set featuring classic Space-Age sounding arrangements.

Do The Clam
Lollipop
The Watusi
Lemon Tree
Shake
Teen Beat
The "In" Crowd
Hullabaloo
The Jerk
All Day And All Of The Night

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Favorite Show Tunes Volume 2 - The Sorkin Strings

Sophisticated Lady
Favorite Show Tunes
Volume 2
The Sorkin Stings
Concert-Disc CS-37
1959

Comin' Through The Rye
Sophisticated Lady
I'll Follow My Secret Heart
When You Wish Upon A Star
Bye Bye Blues
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
Somewhere Over The Rain Bow
Oh! What A Beautiful Morning
Long Ago And Far Away
I Got Rhythm

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Richard Hayman

I'll Cry Tomorrow
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Richard Hayman And His Orchestra
MercuryMG20123
1956

From the back cover: Richard Hayman – whose brilliant harmonica solo work is a dramatic mainstay of this film-theme package – is himself a graduate of Hollywood's musical movie field. During the forties, the composer-conductor received most of his early training at the studios.

He worked as a soloist and with his own harmonica group on such hit Betty Grable musicals as "Coney Island" and "Sweet Rosie O'Grady," and as arranger and performer in many great MGM musical clicks, including "Meet Me In St. Louis," "As Thousands Cheer," and "Girl Crazy." His arrangement credits at 20th-Century Fox include the memorable musical version of "State Fair" with score, of course, by Rodgers and Hammerstein.


Ruby
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Sadie Thompson's Song
Gina
Eyes Of Blue
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Terry's Theme
Vera Cruz
Anna
Joey's Theme
The High And The Mighty

Monday, June 20, 2016

Sweet Swingin' Chariot Pop Gospel

Didn't It Rain
Sweet Swingin' Chariot
Pop Gospel Hits With Soul
Somerset SF-20400

Recorded live by the Sensational New Messengers Of Happiness - The Pearls Of Joy - The Jordan Couriers - The Booker T. Jackson Singers - Doc Bagby And His Moving Hammond Organ And Band

Swing Low Sweet Chariot
That's All Right
Down By The Riverside
Dry Bones
Move In The Room
I Got Shoes
Saints Go Marching In
Didn't It Rain
Joshua Fit The Battle
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Every Time I Feel The Spirit
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder