Salute To The Smooth Bands - Freddy Martin

Blue Serenade

Salute To The Smooth Bands
A Tribute in Hi-Fi by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
Produced by Dave Cavanaugh
Capitol Records T1116
1959

Personnel:

Leader: Freddy Martin
Saxophones: Bill Ainsworth, Roger DeWitt, Roger Andrews, Bill Hitz, Michael Paige, John Sebar
Trombones: George Faye, John Cochran, Joe Howard
Trumpets: Sam Heydenfeldt, Woody Falser, Ralph Tancredi, Shorty Sherock
Tuba: Clarence Karella
Piano: Dave Leonard, Bob Hunter
Bass: Aba Siegel
Guitar: Joe Gibbons
Drums: Sam Goldstein
Violins: Wilbure Nuttycombe, Sebastian Mercurio, Lewis Sherman, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Jacques Gasselin

From the back cover: Remember the old Lucky Strike Magic Carpet radio show, with Walter Winchell emceeing... how it used to bounce all over the country on Saturday nights, brining in the most popular dance orchestras right from their native haunts... the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, the Palace in San Francisco, the Muehlebach in Kansas City, the St. Regis in New York, and so on? Well, I'd like to bring you one of those sparkling Saturday nights in this album. And to best satisfy your memory, we've taken the original recordings of a dozen of the finest dance orchestras and re-created them in today's finest high fidelity.

A special word about the men in my band. They worked hard trying to duplicate the individual sounds of each band and I think they really pulled it off. A special mention to Dave Leonard and Bob Hunter, who did all the piano work, to Johnny Cochran, Ralph Anthony, and the Martin Men for their versatility in the vocalizing, and Michael Paige, who used to play first sax with Orville Knapp an came back to give us the authentic Knapp sax sound for Accent On Youth.

From Billboard - February 16, 1959: In the most attractive new album orkster Freddie Martin and his crew salute the great dance bands of yesterday and today with duplication of the themes or the big hits of these smooth orks. Bands saluted include Hal Kemp, Clyde McCoy, Ambrose, Russ Morgan, Wayne King, Glenn Miller, Ray Noble and others. The sound is excellent, and the performances are first rate. More than that every tune is danceable. A set that could be a strong seller if exposed.

Lawrence Welk - Bubbles In The Wine
Russ Morgan - Does Your Heart Beat For Me?
Ambrose - Hors d'Ouevre
Henry King - A Blues Serenade
Hal Kemp - Got A Date With An Angel
Clyde McCoy - Sugar Blues
Dick Jurgens - Daydreams Come True At Night
Guy Lombardo - Boo Hoo
Orville Knapp - Accent On Youth
Wayne King - Josephine
Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade
Ray Noble - Blue Danube Waltz