Ethel Smith's Cha-Cha-Cha Album

 

No Tickee, No Cha Cha

Ethel Smith's Cha-Cha-Cha Album

Including Mambos - Merengue and Other Latin Rhythms

Decca Records DL 8164

1955

From the back cover: It was in Pittsburgh's Carnegie Tech Institute that Ethel studied organ, and incidentally, Spanish. After graduating she got a job playing in the pit for a Shubert show. It was her first taste of commercial musical life and she liked it well enough to tour with the company for twenty-eight weeks. Next came an offer to accompany a singer in one of Hollywood's studios. One day, on the set, she noticed a Hammond Electric Organ – at the time, only recently developed. She took to it immediately and apparently it took to her too. Ethel soon adopted the electric organ permanently as her chosen solo instrument, mainly because it responded so sensitively to the highly colorful rhythms she loved so well.

When Cordell Hull sailed southward to attend the first Pan-American conference, Ethel was one of the few women who traveled with his party. She had managed to snare the post of chairman of the entertainment committee. Her first and long-dreamed of South American trip served to whet her appetite for other more extensive expeditions, and she decided to make a first-hand study of the native music.

So well did Ethel learn to interpret the music of South America that she was offered an engagement at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana. It was while playing there that an executive of a tobacco company invited her to return to New York for the "Hit Parade" radio show. Ethel was featured as one of its stars for over a year.

Her first film for MGM was "Bathing Beauty," in which Ethel traded musical punches with Harry James to a delightful draw. Since then she has appeared in many motion pictures and made personal appearance tours to the delight of her countless followers. To the world in general, she is known and deservedly lauded as "The First Lady Of The Organ."

From Billboard - September 17, 1955: Ethel Smith's organ albums are steady sellers, and this one – a collection of cha-chas, mambos and merengues – may very well chalk up extra sales in view of the current vogue for Latin American rhythms. The LP features 12 south-of-the-border instrumentals, with "Sweet And Gentle" and "Deilcado" particular standouts. Miss Smith is at her show manly best on Latin-American material and her visual assets are becomingly displayed in a leggy photo on the cover.

Sweet And Gentle

Tico-Tico-Mambo

Society Cha Cha Cha

Lemon Merengue

No Tickee, No Cha Cha

Poinciana

Lover's Cha Cha

Flirtation Mambo

Rico Vacilon

Sk-Ratch

Montmartre Mambo

Delicado

New Tricks - Bing Crosby

 

Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

New Tricks

Bing Crosby

With Buddy Cole and His Trio

Decca Records DL 8575

1957

When I Take My Sugar To Tea

On The Alamo

I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

Georgia On My Mine

Chicago

You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do)

Avalon

Chinatown My Chinatown

If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)

Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

Alabamy Bound

The Velvet Guitar Of Bryan Daly

 

Bridge Over Troubled Water

The Velvet Guitar Of Bryan Daly

The London Festival Orchestra

Producer: Ray Richardson

Engineer: Iain Churches

Mastering: George Bettyes

Designer & Photographer: Bob Cato

Executive Producer: Tony D'Amato

Phase 4 Stereo London SP 44171

1972

It's Impossible

Romeo And Juliet

Till Love Touches Your Life

Wave

Cavatina

Amazing Grace

Carnival

Love Story

Souvenir D'Espagne 

Once Upon A Summertime

Two For The Road

Bridge Over Troubled Water

All Time Jazz Hits - Ronnie Aldrich

 

After You've Gone

All Time Jazz Hits

Ronnie Aldrich and The Squadcats

Richmond High Fidelity B 20058

A Product Of London Records 

All The Jazz Band Ball

Honeysuckle Rose

After You've Gone

Dippermouth Blues

Basin Street Blues

South Rampart Street Parade

Petite Fleur

Royal Garden Blues

St. Louis Blues

Darktown Strutters' Ball

Buffet - Peter Barclay

 

Flamingo

Music For Gracious Living

Buffet

Peter Barclay and His Orchestra

Columbia Records CL 694

1955

From Billboard - October 15, 1955: Music For Gracious Living - Peter Barclay and His Orchestra

Buffet - CL 695

Barbecue - CL 695

After The Dance - CL 697

Do-It-Yourself - CL 698

There rarely comes a series that invites display as does this one. The covers are full color photos of a type right out of "Better Homes And Gardens," each dealing with a form of modern home entertainment and avocation. On the back of each jacket is useful, easy to follow information – recipes for snacks, drinks, patio planting, dance music suggestions and remodeling hints. The music itself is standard background music, the usual "mood or dinner" music, consisting of standards, and very well recorded. The packaging is bound to call attention to the entire series, and the music, while interchangeable, is perfectly suitable for background for all of the above functions.

I Fall In Love Too Easily

Embraceable You

Falling In Love With Love

Dream Lover

I Dream Too Much

Solitude

Deep Purple

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

I'm In The Mood For Love

Where Or When

Flamingo

The Very Thought Of You

The Intimate Bach - Laurindo Almeida

 

Fuga, from Sonata No. 3 in C

The Intimate Bach

Duets with the Spanish Guitar, Vol. 2

Laurindo Almeida

Virginia Majewski, Viola

Vincent De Rosa, French Horn (Mr. De Rosa plays the Conn model 8D horn)

Produced by Ralph O'Connor

Capitol Records SP 8582

1962

From the back cover: Laurindo Almeida, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, came to the United States in 1947 to fulfill the multiple careers of concert, studio and jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. With the sensitivity of a virtuoso musician he combines the imaginative resourcefulness and devoted scholarship displayed on this and earlier Capitol albums. Virginia Majewski, who appeared with Heifetz, Primrose and Piatagorsky in an extraordinary chamber music series in Hollywood during the summer of 1961, is a prominent studio musician in the film capital, and has concertized as a soloist in her own right. Vincent De Rosa was a student of Peter Di Lecce in Chicago and Alfred Brain (uncle of Dennis Brain) in California, where he played in the Los Angeles Philharmoic before service in World War II. He is now much in demand about Hollywood for recording work with the world's finest symphonic conductors, as well as for films and "popular" music.

From Billboard - May 12, 1962: This album should be a must for serious classical collectors. It features guitarist Laurindo Almeida, along with violinist Virginia Majewski, and Vincent De Rosa on French horn on a selection of intimate Bach works. They include "Kumm Susser Tod," a deeply religious song, and the familiar "Jesu, Joy Or Man's Desiring," the chorale-fantasia. There are selections from the "Partita No. 1 in B Minor," and the complete "Partita in B Flat.: The compositions are performed excellently by the trio, and the sound is fine.

Komm Susser (with viola)

Fuga, from Sonata No. 3 in C for unaccompanied violin (guitar solo)

Sarabande And Double, from Partita No. 1 in B minor for unaccompanied violin (with viola)

Bourree And Double, from Partita No. 1 in B minor for unaccompanied violin (with viola)

Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (with viola)

Partita In B Flat for harpsichord (with horn)

  Praeludium

  Allemnande

  Courante

  Sarabande

  Menuets I & II

  Gigue

Flamenco - Domingo Albarado & Juan Jimenez

 

Mediagranaina

A Program Of Stereo Candido

Flamenco

The Curro Amaya Dancers

Vocal - Domingo Albarado 

Guitar - Jaun Jimenz

Recorded under the direction of D. L. Miller

Somerset ALBUM SF-12000

1960

From Billboard - January 11, 1960: This is a strong new album that should rack up steady sales. It's a well made and well recorded flamenco set featuring the Curro Amaya Dancers. The program is authentic flamenco as presented in Spain's Andalucia province. The sound is excellent and the cover is very attractive. A fine set.

Sevillana

Fandago De Buelva

Mediagranaina

Mirabra

Soleares

Buleria

Zapateado

Solea

Farruca

Tango Flamenco

Which Way You Goin' Billy? - The Poppy Family

There's No Blood In Bone

Which Way Are You Goin' Billy?

The Poppy Family

Featuring Susan Jacks

Design: Farmlett, Barsanti & Assoc.

London Records Stereo/PS 574

1970

From the back cover: A few months ago a great sound was relayed to us by our brethren across the Northern Border. It seems that all the groovy people from one end of the land of the Maple Leaf to the other were digging the sound of a new song by a new group; "Which Way You Goin' Billy?" by The Poppy Family featuring Susan Jacks.

As the weeks passed, the rumble out of Canada became a roar of acclaim and "Which Way Are You Goin' Billy?" hit the number one spot on all the radio station charts across the country culminating in its being chosen Song of the Year by RPM, the Canadian music industry trade paper, and being certified as the biggest Canadian hit ever.

Continuing its long tradition as a Good Neighbor, Canada is sharing its discovery and London Records is delighted to bring you this album by The Poppy Family featuring Susan Jacks containing "Which Way You Goin' Billy? and eleven other great songs. The versatility of the group, from Terry Jacks meaningful writing, to Susan's beautiful and emotional-packed voice is incredible and has got to be the start of a great career.

From Billboard - June 6, 1970: The Canadian group, with the smash hit – the title tune – has given us its first album. And what a debut it is. Listening to this album one can easily understand and appreciate the group's meteoric rise to popularity. The outfit is smooth, cool, professional and as together as a group can get. With Susan Jacks on vocal it merges pop and folk with soft rock overtones and imaginative arrangements.

That's Where I Went Wrong

Free From The City

Beyond The Clouds

A Good Thing Lost

You Took My Moonlight Away

There's No Blood In Bone

Happy Island

Which Way You Goin' Billy?

Shadows On My Wall

What Can The Matter Be?

For Running Wild

Of Cities And Escapes 

Louis And The Angels - Louis Armstrong

 

When Did You Leave Heaven?

Louis And The Angels

Louis Armstrong

With Chorus and Orchestra Directed by Sy Oliver

Decca Reords DL 8488

1957

From Billboard - May 20, 1957: An interesting experiment in contrasting vocal tones, with a light, lilting fem chorus and lush strings backing the familiar gravel warbling of Satchmo on a group of heavenly theme standards – "When Did You Leave Heaven?" "A Sinner Kissed An Angel," etc. Good conversational wax for jocks and solid sales item for all dealers, with a wider potential in pop than most other Armstrong packages.

When Did You Leave Heaven?

You're A Heavenly Thing

I Married An Angel

A Sinner Kissed An Angel

Angela Mia

Angel Child

And The Angels Sing

Fools Rush In (Where Angel's Fear To Tread)

I'll String Along With You

Angel

The Prisoner's Song

Good Night Angel