Yours - Gordon Jenkins

The Lamp Is Low

Yours
The Magic Of Gordon Jenkins
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From the back cover: Jenkins has travelled a fascinating route from being a ukulele strummer in a St. Louis speakeasy during the 1920s to becoming one of the top maestros on the contemporary music scene. Born in Webster Groves, a small town in Missouri, Jenkins first began playing the uke in high school. Soon after he won a vaudeville contest conducted by Cliff Edwards (known as "Ukulele" Ike) and that convinced him to dedicate his life to music.

Jenkins quickly demonstrated his talent for learning almost any instrument he picked up. He played organ, piano and accordionists professionally during his early years. Jenkins, however, made his early reputation as an arranger for numerous top bands, including Paul Whiteman, Isham Jones, Benny Goodman and Vincent Lopez.

Jenkins, perhaps is best known for his composition "Manhattan Tower," a tone poem to New York. In this album, Jenkins has woven the same kind of musical spell around some superlative melodies. Here is the Jenkins sound at its most magical. – Herman Schoenfeld, Music Editor of Variety

Yours
The Lamp Is Low
Time Was
For The Want Of A Star
Arrivederci Roma
My Silent Love
Drifting & Dreaming
To Each His Own
Does My Heart Beat For Me?
My Reverie