Melachrino On Broadway - George Melachrino

Wouldn't It Be Lovely / The Rain In Spain

Melachrino On Broadway

Selections from My Fair Lady and Other Great Show Hits

The Melachrino Orchestra

Conducted by George Melachrino

RCA Victor LPM-1307

1956

From Billboard - February 9, 1956: Maestro puts his best foot forward in these arrangements of a dozen show tunes. Treatments are original and the sound is lush. One side is given over to seven items from "My Fair Lady." The other includes a number apiece from "Guys And Dolls," "King And I." "Damn Yankee," "Can-Can," "South Pacific," "Pajama Game" and "Carousel," Taste thruout is impeccable for sustained, fine listening. This set looks bound to click, especially with the big up-coming Melachrino promotion.

My Fair Lady

On The Street Where You Live

I Could Have Danced All Night

Wouldn't It Be Lovely

The Rain In Spain

I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

With A Little Bit Of Luck

Guys And Dolls - A Woman In Love

The King And I - Hello Young Lovers - Damn Yankees - Whatever Lola Wants

Can-Can - I Love Paris

South Pacific - Some Enchanted Evening

Pajama Game - Hey There

Carousel - If I Loved You

Collaboration - Rogers & Previn

 

40º Below

Collaboration

Rogers & Previn

Shorty Rogers and Andre Previn

RCA Victor LPM-1334

1955

From the back cover: This is a really unusual album. It presents two of the country's top arrangers in collaboration – as the title suggests – but it also pits them against each other in competition. In a sense it's sort of an arranger's challenge, a la the challenge routines you've seen by dancers, when first one will hoof a few steps and then the other will step out and try to outdo him.

The routine here is pretty simple. Both Shorty Rogers and Andre Previn wrote for and led exactly the same group of musicians. On the first side, Shorty leads off three different standards songs, via his arrangements of them. Following each of these, Andre presents an original instrumental, based on the same chords, but with, of course, numerous variations. On the second side of the record, this procedure is reversed, with Andre arranging the standard and Shorty producing the original based on its chords.

Ether to show that there are no hard feelings – or else because each has so much respect for the other as an instrumentalist – Shorty plays trumpet on the Previn pieces, and Andre plays piano on the Rogers arrangements. The rest of the group includes Bud Shank on alto and flute; Bob Cooper on tenor and oboe; Jimmy Ginffre on baritone sax; Milt Bernhart on bass (except on Glaudio, 40º Below, Some Antics and General Custer, where Curtis Counce takes over), and Al Hendrickson on guitar (except on It's Delovely, Poterhouse, You Do Something To Me and Call for Cole, on which Jack Marshall appears instead).

It's Delovely

Porterhouse

Heat Wave

40º Below

You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Claudia

You Do Something To Me

Call For Cole

Ev'rything I've Got (Belongs To You)

Some Antics

It Only Happens When I Dance With You

General Custer

Night Flight - Gil Fuller & James Moody

 

Latin Lady

Night Flight

Gill Fuller & James Moody

The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra

Pacific Jazz LN-10128 (Reissue)

Tin Tin Deo

I'm In The Mood For Love

Night Flight

Seesaw

Batucada

17 Mile Drive

A Patch Of Blue

Latin Lady (from Angel City Suite)

Blues For A Debutante

Wild Chestnuts

Themes From The Movies - Volume 2 - James Verity

 

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Themes From The Movies

Volume Two

James Verity Conduct The 110 Strings Orchestra

Cover: Betty Grable - Star Of The Columbia Picture Three For The Show

Album Production by Dave Pell

Tops Records L 1642

1958

The Moon Is Blue

The Bells Of St. Mary's 

My Foolish Heart

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

Spellbound

Slaughter On Tenth Avenue

The Merry Widow Waltz

The Third Man Theme

The Quiet Man Theme 

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Voz y Percusion - Tona La Negra

Lamento Jarocho

Tona La Negra

La Sensación Jarooha

Voz y Percusion

Coros: Cuarteto Armonico y Scala Anahuao

Direccion y Arreglos Musicales de Tono Escobar

Discos Peerless LD 607 M

Babalu

Rosa

La Cumbancha

Palabras De Mujer

La Clave Azul

El Panquelero

Lamento Jarocho

Mujer

Oracion Caribe

Palmera

Noche Criolla

La Negrita Concepcion 

Flamenco Guitar - Pepe Romero

 

Fiesta en Jerez

Flamenco!

Played by the Spanish Guitarist Pepe Romero

Cover Design: George Maas

Mercury Records SR90297

1963

From the back cover: The session which produced this album took place in Fine Recording Company's Studio A, which was at one time a small ballroom with a tiny stage at one end. Here Mr. Romero sat, facing the microphones (three for the stereo version, one for the monaural) which had been hung so as to preserve the proper intimate atmosphere. Once the controls were adjusted to the delicate sound of the guitar, Mr. Romero bent his head to his instrument and began to improvise the music recorded on this disc. No controls were changed, no microphones moved for any special effects. This is exactly the way the artist sounded.

Harold Lawrence was the musical director for the session, and Clair Van Ausdall was his associate. The basic set-up was supervised by Wilma Cozart and C. R. Fine. The chief Engineer was William Blachly. George Piros made the tape-to-disc transfer for the stereo version. John Johnson for the monaural.

From Billboard - January 19, 1963: A first-rate flamenco guitar album by Spanish guitarist Pepe Romero. He plays a variety of flamenco styles of dance music, including the garrotin, the fandango, tango and farruca. Nice taste and musicianship. Set is finely recorded and should appeal to the solid group of flamenco guitar fans.

Fiesta en Jerez

Fandangos von Verdiales

Garrotin

Targuillos

Jota

Carabana Gitana

Farruca y Rumba

Lamento Andaluz

Zorongo

Let's Get Away From It All - The Skip-Jacks

 

Blue Skies

Let's Get Away From It All

The Skip-Jacks

Produced by Herman Diaz, Jr.

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City

Engineer: Ray Hall

RCA Victor LPM-2060

1959

From the back cover: That they were on the right track with their modern, but definitely not far out, ideas has been proved by their quick acceptance. With only one rehearsal under their belts, the Skip-Jacks auditioned for Robert Rothafel, president of Roxy Theatre Enterprises, who was looking for a quintet to do the vocal chores and production numbers at his Roxy Theatre in New York. They got the job.

From Billboard - December 21, 1959: The Skip-Jacks, a new group, have a modern sound that has touches of the Ho-Lo's, the Modernaires, the Pied Pipers and other of that ilk. Complement includes three men and two fems. The group has a good zingy sound and the get fine freewheeling band support on such tunes as "Blue Room," "Let's Get Away From It All," "I've Got The World On A String," etc. For fanciers of the modern chorus, this is welcome stuff.

Let's Get Away From It All

The Blue Room

Lazy River

It Might As Well Be Spring

I've Got A Pocketful Of Dream

Breezin' Along With The Breeze

I've Got The World On A String

Let The Rest Of The World Go By

Blue Skies

Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)

Serenade In Blue

Vaughan And Violins - Sarah Vaughan

 

The Thrill Is Gone

Vaughan And Violins

Sarah Vaughan

With Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Quincy Jones

Mercury Records MG 20370

1959

From Billboard - March 23, 1959: The sultry thrush's first Paris-cut session is a romantic package of standards with tasteful, jazz-flavored stringed backing by Jones and below, expressive chanting by Miss Vaughan. Selections include "That's All," "The Thrill Is Gone," "Day By Day," etc. Strong dual-market item and solid wax for hip jocks.

Gone With The Wind

Day By Day

Please Be Kind

Live For Love

I'll Close My Eyes

Misty

The Midnight Sun Will Never Set

That's All

I'm Lost

Love Me

The Thrill Is Gone

A Cozy Conception Of Carmen - Cozy Cole

 

Seguidilla

A Cozy Conception Of Carmen

Cozy Cole

Arrangements: Dick Hyman & Bob Hammer

Music Composed by George Bizet

Title: Joan Moskatel

Cover Idea: Doris Parker

Cover Photo: Maurice Seymour

Cover Design: Reiss Art Studio

Recorded at RCA Victor Custom Studios

Engineer: Bob Simpson (RCA)

Produced by Aubrey Mayhew

Charlie Parker Records PLP-403-S

Manufactured by Apex Record Corporation

1962

Personnel:

Cozy Cole - Drums

Bernie Privin - 1st Trumpet, Flugelhorn (soloist - Flower Song)

George Holt - 2nd Trumpet

Bob Hammer - Piano & Glockenspiel

Al Klink - Tenor Sax & Bass Clarinet

John Hafer - Tenor Sax

Jerome Richardson - Bariton Sax, Bass Clarinet & Clarinet

Phil Kraus & Douglas Allen - Percussion 

Milton Hinton & Jack Lesberg - Bass

Perlude

Chorus Of Street Boys

Habanera

Seguidilla

Entra'acte (Acts 1 & 2)

Gypsy Song

Castanet Dance

Flower Song

Sextet

Entra'acte (Acts 3& 4)

Holiday Greetings - Bill Doggett

 

Blue Christmas

Holiday Greetings

Bill Doggett

12 Songs Of Christmas

Cover: Record Design Studios

King Records KING 600

1958

From the back cover: Starting at the age of nine, he (Doggett) put in long hours of study, practiced until he became so accomplished that he joined the Jimmy Gorman orchestra upon graduation from school. In 1938 he formed his first orchestra. In a short time he sold the entire outfit to Lucky Millinder and devoted his time to arranging and writing music.

In 1943, Bill became pianist and arranger for the famous Ink Spots, and during his tenure with them arranged many of their long to be remembered hit records. In 1947, his entire musical life changed. He joined Louis Jordan's orchestra as pianist. At this time he came to recognize the Hammond organ as a jazz instrument. In six months he made the decision to leave Jordan and devote his time to studying style and technique as lead organist.

Before long, he made his first record, accompanying Ella Fitzgerald on "Smooth Sailing." The record became a big hit, and the word began spreading around about the terrific organ background, resulting in almost immediate popularity for Doggett. After making two more records with Ella, "Rough Riding" and "Air Mail Special," he formed his own combo in 1952 and they played their first date at New York's famed Baby Grand. The rest is musical history.

The  Christmas Song

Jingle Bells

White Christmas

Winter Wonderland

Silent Night

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause

I'll Be Home For Christmas 

What Child Is This

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Joy To The World

Blue Christmas

Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

In The Mood - Dick Contino & Eddie Layton

 

Misirlou

In The Mood

Dick Contino at the Accordion & Eddie Layton at the Hammon Organ

With Vibes and Rhythm Section

Mercury Records SR 60153

From the back cover: With yearly surveys by The Billboard indicating that an average of 7,500 single records are released yearly, at least a quarter of which are pointed towards instrumentals for dancing, Dick Contino and Eddie Layton have chosen the best from the band libraries of names like Woody Herman (Woodchopper's Ball): Les Brown (Sentimental Journey): Duke Ellington (Perdido and Mood Indigo); Benny Goodman (A String Of Pearls); Charlie Barnet (Cherokee); and Glenn Miller (In The Mood).

Woodchopper's Ball

Blues In The Night

In The Mood

Misirlou

Johnson Rag

Sentimental Journey

Perdido

Mood Indigo

Jersey Bounce

Cherokee (Indian Love Song)

Come Back To Sorrento

A String Of Pearls

Navy Blue - Diane Renay

Unbelievable Guy

Navy Blue

Diane Renay

Arranged and Conducted by "Calello"

*Arranged and Conducted by Sid Bass

A Bob Crewe Production

20th Century-Fox Records TFM 3133

1964

From the back cover: When a talent like Diane Renay comes along with an unmistakable smash sound like "Navy Blue" it doesn't take long for the world to shout, "A star is born!" But we here at WORC feel (and correct us if we're wrong) that we were the first station to spot Navy Blue's potential. It not only became a champion WORC contest winner, but rapidly established itself as #1 in our area for many weeks, remaining near the top for a long time afterward. We're happy to have played a small part in Diane's record success – Dick Smith, Radio Station WORC, Worchester, Mass.

Kiss Me, Sailor

Soft-Spoken Guy

Please Forget Me

Hello Heartaches*

Man Of Mystery

Navy Blue

Bell Bottom Trousers

Solidier Boy

A Present From Eddie

Sooner Or Later

He Promised Me Forevermore

Unbelievable Guy

Jody Miller Sings The Great Hits Of Buck Owens

 

Together Again

Jody Miller Sings The Great Hits Of Buck Owens

Arranged and Produced by Steve Douglas

Cover Photo: Capitol Photo Studio / George Jerman

Capitol Records T 2446

1966

Act Naturally 

Love's Gonna Live Here

Crying Time

I Don't Care

Don't Let Him Know

I've Got A Tiger By The Tail

We're Gonna Let The Good Times Roll

Under Your Spell Again

Only You (Can Break My Heart)

My Heart Skips A Beat

Before You Go

Together Again

Big Band Beatlemania - Buddy Morrow

 

I Saw Her Standing There

Big Band Beatlemania

Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra

Arranged and Conducted by Stan Applebaum

Produced by Bob Morgan

The Big Hits Of 1964

Epic LN 24095

Please Please Me

I Want To Hold You Hand

Roll Over, Beethoven

Bits And Pieces

All My Loving

Bonnie

She Loves You

Twist And Shout

Can't Buy Me Love

Needles And Pins

Glad All Over

I Saw Her Standing There