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Friday, April 24, 2020

Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band

Love Is Blue
Super Group
Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band
Produced by Liberace in association with Attarack-Heller Corp., Seymour N. Heller, President
Leader: Hugh Brode
Musical Director: Revd. John Sewell
Under the Direction of W. Roncken
Cover Design & Photography: George S. Whiteman
Forward Records STEREO ST-F-1005

From the back cover: "I (Liberace) think the music that this group is producing is remarkable, ranging from the traditional calypso to symphonic works."

"Not to be confused with various calypso bands, this group is a concert band... or perhaps I should say orchestra. Their repertoire consists of such selections as The Poet and Peasant Overture, Handel's Messiah, Midnight In Moscow, Sabre Dance, as well as rock, jazz and calypso presentations."

"And the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band is the first touring act I've seen receive a standing ovation at every performance."

The band has given concert in Central Park in New York City, for the Diplomatic Corps,. in Washington, D.C., two command performances for Queen Elizabeth of England, and at the Flamingo in Las Vegas. This album is, indeed, a command performance in itself.

Sabre Dance
Poet And Peasant Overture
Alley Cat
Hallelujah Chorus
March Of The Gladiators
Love Is Blue
The Man I Love
Yellow Bird
You Do Something To Me

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