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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Mambo In Havana

 

Mambo In Havana

Mambo In Havana
Riviera R0010
Also marked on the run-out (although crossed out) as a disc (LPH-24) as prepared for Hollywood Records. An issue that features the same cover art.
1956

Mambeat
Barapipi
Oriental Mambo
Mambo Lindo
Esy Petsy
Swinging With Humberto
Morales' Minuet
Blue Danube Mambo
Isla Verde
Papa Luccioni
Long Hair Mambo
Mambish
Minute Waltz Mambo

Guitar From Ipanema - Laurindo Almeida

 

Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars

Guitar From Ipanema
Laurindo Almeida
Produced by Bill Miller
Cover Photo: Capitol Studio / George Jerman
Cover photography at the Bahia Motor Hotel, Mission Bay, California
Capitol Records ST 2197
1964

Other featured musicians include Justin Gordon on flute (except where Klee is credited). Al Hendrickson on second guitar. On all but the two vocal selections, Laurindo Almedia plays a new all-electric guitar, the recent invention of Jack Cookery and Bob Hall. The startling variety of tone colors displayed by this instrument is not the result of trick recording, but is produced directly from the guitar by Laurindo as he plays.

Girl From Ipanema by Jobim, of course. Brazil's current rage. Heard here with Laurindo's guitar is the whistling of Jack Marshall

Manha De Carnavel by Luiz Bonfa form his beautiful score for the famed "Black Orpheus" film, features the haunting distant voice of a harmonica played by George Fields.

Sarah's Samba by Laurindo Almeida, introduces the flute of Harry Klee.

Winter Moon also by Almeida, presents vocalist Irene Kral, who, in her cool sensitive way, incorporates a modern jazz feeling with this lilting Brazilian melody. This is one of the two selections in which Laurindo plays a standard classic guitar.

Izabella by Djalma Ferreira, who also composed "Recado Bossa Nova," brings this brilliant Brazilian organist-composer to the keyboard for his one performance in this album.

Choro For People In Love by Almeida, again features Harry Klee on flute.

Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) by Jobim, is one of the great composer's earlier hits. The flute is by Harry Klee.

Old Guitaron with music by Almeida and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, again features the voice of Irene Kral, with Laurindo playing standard guitar.

Um Abraco No Bonfa - Joao Gilberto's salute to his countryman and fellow composer, is whistled by Jack Marshall with flute by Justin Gordon.

Twilight In Rio by Almeida, returns the beautiful harmonica of George Fields.

The Fiddler's Wolf Whistle by Rafa Lemos, features the well-known Brazilian composer on violin, in this bright little tongue-in-cheek melody dedicated to the charms of friend Jobim's "Girl From Ipanema."

His And Hers - Paul Smith and Annette Warren

 

Blues For Theda

His And Hers
Grand Grand Piano Duets
The Twin Pianos of Paul Smith and Annette Warren
Produced by Bill Miller
Capitol Records T1356
1960

From the back cover: One of the most sought-after musicians (one leader will not record unless Paul is sitting at the piano), Paul Smith was born in San Diego and began his professional career in 1941 with the Johnny Richards band. While in the Army, he played with the Ziggy Elman service aggregation. After serving his hitch, he was a member of the famous Les Paul Trio during 1946-47, then worked with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra as pianist-arranger through 1947-48.

In 1949, he moved to Hollywood, where he has recorded with the Paul Weston and Billy May Orchestras – to name just two of many – and also with many of the top vocalists. He is a staff musician at NBC and is a veteran of eight years with the Dinah Shore Show.

One of the biggest men in music from any point of view (he is 6 feet 5 inches tall), Paul is described by his wife as "the most gentle person I have ever known." The couple reside with their two youngsters, Laura and Gary, in the San Fernando Valley.

When Annette Warren married pianist Paul Smith, she was playing the role of "Mrs. Peachum" in Kurt Weill's "The Threepenny Opera." For, although she had begun her musical life with the piano, she had forsaken the instrument for a singing career.

Paul's wedding gift to his bride was a grand piano. And, since the pair enjoy spending much of their time at home, it was only natural that they should spend a lot of it at their pianos – both Steinway grands. What had started as pleasant pastime developed into these wonderful duets.

The arrangements are all Paul's and they bear out his reputation as a top interpreter of popular songs. Three of the tunes were composed by him, too. He wrote the bubbling Jewelry Box as a dance exercise for his son, Gary, who named it after its sparkling melody. The Blues For Theda was inspired by the comic nickname Annette used in letters to Paul before they were married. And a family parakeet, Charlie, is the model for the descriptive Charlie's Song.

The versatile talents of both Smiths are well illustrated in all the performances. There is imaginative skill combined with humor, for example, in Lover, where Paul and Annette sweep through diverse musical patterns. Playing first in classic waltz time, then in a style like that of Les Paul and Mary Ford, they move through a Scottish rhythm, a cha cha tempo, a bright "Merrily We Roll Along" chorus, coming full circle to end in waltz time. Their playing captures moody beauty in such standards as My Funny Valentine, and the sensitive I Want To Stay Here from "Porgy and Bess." Their techniques display fiery precision in the Latin tunes, Carioca and Cumana. In fact, there are outstanding things to be heard in each tune, for both he and she employ a fine variety of styles, and play them all superbly.

Vivacious Annette Warren was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She was taught the piano as a child by her mother – and taught well, for she was a professional pianist by the time she reached the age of 16. She played several successful engagements in New York, then was awarded a scholarship at Juilliard, but turned it down when musical coach Phil Moore advised her to turn to a singing career.

Her songs have been heard in many of the smartest clubs in the world, including the Blue Angel and St. Regis Maisonette in New York, the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, and the Colony Club in London. In addition, she was the singing voice for Ava Gardner in the motion picture "Showboat," and has dubbed voices in UPA cartoons.

Annette is passing her musical knowledge on to her daughters, Laura, through piano lessons, and continues her own classical studies with famed teacher, Florence Russell.

Pick Yourself Up
Wait Till You See Her
Carioca
My Funny Valentine
Lover
Blues For Theda
I've Got You Under My Skin
Jewelry Box
All The Things You Are
Cumana
I Want To Stay Here
Charlie's Song

African Tribal Music And Dances - Sonar Senghot

 

African Tribal Music And Dances

African Tribal Music And Dances
Sonar Senghot Ak Sicco Yi
Counterpoint/Esoteric Records/Everest Records CPT-5513 (S-2461 re-recored to simulate stereo)

From the back cover: Sonar Senghor is the son of an aristocratic family in Senegal. His uncle, Sadi Senghor is Africa's best known poet. Another uncle, Feral-Benga, who has performed at the Follies Bergeres and the French Casino in New York, now owns the Paris cabaret Rose Rouge in the Latin Quarter. Senghor's father is descendant of one of the former district kings in Senegal. Still another uncle, Jean Ndiouga Senghor is a deputy from Dakar to the French Assembly. Following a family tradition, Sonar Senghor came to France in 1946, and enrolled at Lycée Buffon, Paris, where he received his baccalaureate. Family plans called for him to continue studying for a law degree and return to Africa and practice. Senghor had different ideas – his heard was in the Theatre. He wrote his father saying he was giving up the idea of studying law in order to study all phases of acting and then return to establish the first Theatre in Africa. His father disowned and disinherited him. Nothing daunted, although deeply pained, Senghor enrolled in drama courses at René Simon, the training school for such famous French actors as Jean-Pierre Aumont, Michelle Morgan, Jean Gablin, etc.

A friend, Melo Kane, who had come from Africa at the same time to study anthology, was enthused when Senghor suggested that they form a troupe to present the native dances and songs of Africa in Paris. With another emigre, Moka Bock, they formed a trio, and in 1948 opened at the Rose Rouge with a repertoire consisting of African songs, two or three dances, and recitations of African poetry. An immediate success, they were soon joined by two other African students in Paris, Farra Diagne and Tio Tio Basse, who were studying engineering and music. In 1952 they opened at the Folies Bergeres in "One Vraie Folie".

Still using the Rose Rouge as sort of a home-base headquarters, the troupe has played in all sections of France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland and Germany, as well as before many audiences of the American Army in Europe.

Sicco
Toffi
Ibonga
Gnoubi Gnibi
Dianka Bi
Sibi Saba
Sindhio
Didrenouo
Bonomiollo
Sammsamounn
Sougnou Mbtaye
Ndolo
Sabar
Badunde Ndonga
Changoo
Sammsamounn
Mbatilaya
Miva

Invitation To Romance - Queen's Hall Light Orchestra

 

Cloudland

Invitation To Romance
Played by the Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
Recorded In England
Music For Your Mood
Decca Records DL 8069
1954

My Waltz For You
Picture Parade
Radio Romantic
Cloudland
Joanne
Theme For Romance
A Star Is Born
How Beautiful Is Night
Journey Into Melody
Lake Of The Woods
Romantic Rhapsody
String Time

April In Paris - Victor Young

 

April In Paris

April In Paris
Victor Young and His Singing Strings
"Ver Tois" courtesy Worth, Paris
Decca Records DL 8243
1956

From the back cover: Victor Young has triumphed in both fields of music – he is equally proficient as a composer and as a conductor. He has furnished notable scores for famous films and, as evidenced by this album, has directed concert arrangements as well as popular songs.

In his teens Victor Young went to Poland, where his grandfather enrolled him in the Imperial Conservatory. Shortly thereafter, he made his professional debut as concert violinist with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Julius Vertheim. It was in appreciation of his talents and as a tangible evidence of his success that Joseph Goldfeder presented the youthful artist with a rare Guarnerius Violin – an instrument he cherishes to this very day.

In 1920, Young returned to the United States and at the age of 21 made his American debut as concert violinist in Orchestra Hall, Chicago. Immediately afterwards, he was offered $500 a week for a vaudeville tour; but when he discovered that he would not be permitted to play classical music on the tour he tore up the contract. This, despite the fact that he and his sister were penniless. But giving occasional concerts he managed to eke out a living.

Two years later, on a ticket sent him by his fiancée, Young went to Hollywood where Sid Grauman heard him play and engaged him for the Million Dollar Symphony Orchestra. His playing at Grauman's aroused national attention and, before the year was over, he and his newly acquired bride were back in Chicago. Ever since, he has consistently pioneered symphonic jazz – the blending of the jazz idiom with classical structures, interpolating jazz rhythms and harmonies into long-accepted forms.

Victor Young is actually the creator of what amounts to a comparatively new art form: that of writing original scores for motion pictures. The importance of film background may not be readily apparent. That is the intent. The music must set the mood of the film as a whole and each scene as an entity; it must suggest and describe the locale; it must point up the content of the story. Victor Young has made many important contributions to the cinematic field, including the memorable scores for "For Whom The Bell Tolls," "Love Lettere," "Golden Earrings," and the dramatically satisfying music for "Samson And Delilah."

In this group Victor Young appears in another of his many roles. With his aggregation of "Singing Strings" he makes the violin actually sing straight to the heart. The mood is indicated by the title "April In Paris," and, though the accent may be French, the appeal is universal. Here are romantic, rose-colored memories of Parisian streets, the mists rising from the river Seine, a fleeting glimpse of the Place Pigalle, the haunting melodies of "Parlez-Moi D'Amour," "Danse Avec Moi," "Comme Ci, Comme Ca," "La Mer," and other tantalizing tunes. Here, singing its way across two continents, is the language of love.

April In Paris
Dancing With You
Speak To Me Of Love
Pigalle
Beyond The Sea
Comme Ci, Comme Ca
The River Seine
La Vie En Rose
Autumn Leaves (Piano solo by Ray Turner)
If You Love Me (Really Love Me) (Hymne a L'Amour)
Under Paris Skies (Sous le Ciel de Paris)
(Ah, the Apple Trees) When The World Was Young

Monday, December 30, 2024

Something To Remember You By - Robert Farnon

 

Dancing In The Dark

Something To Remember You By
Robert Farnon and His Orchestra
London LL 1231
Made In England

From the back cover: In recent years Robert Farnon has been an inspiring figure in British light music, at a time when the light concert orchestra has become as popular as the dance band. A good deal of the credit for this must go to Robert Farnon whose orchestral ideas blazed the way, not only for his own development but for other orchestras of this kind, such as Mantovani's and Frank Chacksfield's. He has also enlivened the musical scene with some most attractive compositions such as Portrait Of A Flirt and Jumping Bean, as well as with the orchestral arrangements that have more than amply proved his taste and genius in this field.

Born in Toronto, Canada, Farnon came to England in 1944 as musical director of the Canadian Band of the A.E.F., and through his many broadcasts became known to millions of listeners in the British Isles. After his release from the Army he decided to stay in Britain, and immediately his masterly scores began to appear in the libraries of such band-leaders as Ambrose, Ted Heath and Geraldo.

The B.B.C. offered Robert Farnon a great opportunity of earning wider fame in a series entitled "Melody Hour". At the same time he was signed by London as the conductor responsible for directing the accompaniments to such well-known artists as Vera Lynn and Gracie Fields. The film industry has also made good use of Robert Farnon's talents both as an arranger and a conductor. Films such as "Paper Orchids" and "Spring In Park Lane" have allowed cinema audiences to appreciate further his artistry as a musical director. 

This selection of Robert Farnon's arrangements played by his orchestra is a typical example of his capabilities, some very good musical reasons why this arranger-composer has earned his popularity and esteem. and, in his turn, Robert Farnon presents soloists and sections of his orchestra in their interpretations of well-chosen tunes.

No recording could be more fully representative of Robert Farnon talents as orchestrator and director. – Pete Hammond

Louisiana Hay Ride
Something To Remember You By
Alone Together
Maria
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
Got A Bran' New Suit
I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
Then I'll Be Tired Of You
Dancing In The Dark
I See Your Face Before Me
You And The Night And The Music
A Shine On Your Shoes

Message Of Hope - Maceo Woods

 

He Knows It All

Message Of Hope
The Reverend Maceo Woods
Trip Gospel Records TLP-7028

I Promise Him
He Knows It All
On The Battlefield 
When He Calls Me
I Just Rose To Tell You
He Is All I Need
Christ Is All
I Need Jesus
I Heard A Voice
Come Up To Bright Glory
Yes I Want To See Jesus
Do You Know Him

Mulligans Music - Vic Lewis and His Orchestra

 

Mulligans Music

Mulligans Music
Vic Lewis and His Orchestra
London LB 980 (10-inch disc)
Made in England
1954

From the back cover: Gerry Mulligan - Twenty-six year old Philadelphia-born Gerry Mulligan began to attract attention as baritone sax and especially, arranger, soon after the end of World War II.

In 1946 he composed the popular Disc Jocky Jump for Gene Krupa's orchestra, but it was two years later, with the formation of Miles Davis's short-lived band, that Gerry really made his presence felt in the jazz world.

To the Davis library he contributed such scores as Godchild, Jeru and Venus de milo (all recorded for Capitol by the outfit), and it is generally acknowledged that these little masterpieces sketched the patterns upon which almost all modern jazz writing has been based.

Gerry extended his influence still further in 1952, when he formed a quartet of his own, working at The Haig, a small night club just a few miles from Hollywood in California. The foursome at first comprised Mulligan (baritone sax), Chet Baker (trumpet), Bob Whitlock (bass) and Chico Hamilton (drums) – no pianist, you will note – and immediately this was hailed as the most distinctive, musicianly unit to come out of jazz in many a moon!

Some months ago, Gerry augmented his four-piecer specially to make the Mulligan Ten-tet LP for Capitol, a set which collectors all over the world have been quick to secure.

Apart from appearing with his own group, Gerry recently composed and arranged extensively for Stan Kenton's orchestra, and three of the items heard on this Vic Lewis LP, Walkin' Shoes, Bweebida Bodida and Limelight (not to be confused with the Charles Chaplin theme, of course), are played from the authentic Mulligan manuscripts, specially presented to Vic by Stan.

The remaining title, first conceived for smaller combinations, have been re-orchestrated in the Mulligan manner by British arranger Johnny Keating.

Vic Lewis - Born in London on July 29th, 1919, Vic Lewis has long been a man with a mission. Whenever and wherever possible he propagates the creed of Progressive Jazz, as laid down and practiced in America by Stan Kenton and his associates. And despite early opposition from conservative-minded folk, both in and outside the profession, Vic's orchestra has now built up a formidable following, both at home and in many countries throughout the world.

Before the war, Vic was an ardent Dixieland fan, and during a trip to America in 1938 he played guitar and recorded with such Transatlantic two-beat luminaries as cornettist Bobby Hackett and drummer Zutty Singleton.

He served with the RAF during hostilities, and while still in uniform he teamed up with drummer Jack Parnell to form the Vic Lewis-Jack Parnell Jazzmen, a New Orleans-inclined group which reached name-band status.

By 1947, however, Vic was a confirmed avant garde specialist, and his recently-assembled group of the period strongly featured such Stan Kenton products as Intermission Riff and Artistry In Boogie

Three years after this, Lewis embarked upon his most ambitious venture to date. With a twenty-piece orchestra he toured the concert halls of Great Britain, featuring some of the most advanced works ever conceived in the name of jazz, as a direct parallel to Kenton's concurrent "Innovations" concerts in the States.

Vic has subsequently been forced by economic necessity to plough a more commercial furrow most of the time, but plans are afoot for him to stage a long series of "Tribute to Kenton" presentations in 1954.

Johnny Keating - One of Britain's most talented jazz arrangers, Johnny Keating formerly rated as an equally distinguished trombonist. But late in 1953 he packed his instrument away for the last time, having decided to concentrate exclusively on his scoring activities.

During his career, Johnny has played with such eminent London maestri as Ted Heath, Geraldo, Ambrose – and, of course, Vic Lewis.

He is currently kept busy as staff arranger for the Lewis, Johnny Dankworth and Harry Bence orchestras. 

Keating transcriptions of Gerry Mulligan compositions heard on this LP are Sextet, Line for Lyons, Nights at the Turntable, Westwood Walk and Bark for Barksdale. – Mike Butcher

Bneebida Bobbida
Nights At The Turntable
Westwood Walk
Sextette
Bark For Barksdale
Limelight
Walkin' Shoes
Lines For Lines

Jose Melis Trio

 

Jose Melis Trio

Jose Melis Trio
Jose Melis At The Piano
MGM Records E262 (10-inch disc)
1957

From the back cover: Jose Melis, America's new piano sensation, began the study of music at the age of three under the tutelage of his mother. At six years he entered the Havana Conservatory where he graduated; four years later, while there, he gave his first public concert. The precocity of Joe Melis is further demonstrated by the fact that the Cuban Government gave him a scholarship to study in Paris where he subsequently won a competition that gave him the advantage of studying with the eminent French pianist, Alfred Cortot.

Following his sojourn in Paris, Jose returned to Havana to do concert work which included performances with the Havana Symphony Orchestra. Shortly thereafter he went to Boston to study with the famed harpsichordist and concert pianist, Erwin Bodky, pupil of the famous Bussoni. After three years in Boston, another scholarship was awarded to him which took Jose to New York to study music further at the Julliard Graduate School of Music under Joseph and Rosa Lhevinne.

Besides being a true musician in the classical field, Jose is a finished interpreter and performer of current American and Latin-American music. He is a master of technique, but his technical ability does not displace the emotional interpretation of his performance and he is noted for his sensitive renditions of modern and classical works alike.

Melis' compositions are like his playing – artistic and individual; in which he blends the classical with the modern idiom for delightful results. One of his most unique and ingenious accomplishments is to offer a familiar tune as it would have been composed by the various masters. One of the cleverest of all his tricks is Jose's ability to translate any telephone number into a fine graceful melody which fascinates his audience.

After serving in the United States Army, Jose toured the states as a musical director of a U.S.O. Camp Show. He then moved directly into the popular field with appearances in New York and other leading entertainment centers. His versatility has brought him engagements from hotels and night clubs all over the country ranging from the sophisticated Le Ruban Bleu in New York to the distinguished Carleton Hotel in Washington. He has performed as soloist with the Boston Pop Orchestra.

Such superlative praise as "The Unusual Find of the Year", "Brilliant Pianist", "The Melis Touch of the Keyboard has Magic and Fasciation" has ben heaped on Jose Meilis by the press to the point of where he has even been compared to the great Iturbi.

M-G-M Records takes pride in presenting Jose Melis and His Piano

September Song
The Terry Theme from "Limelight"
The Dream Of Olwen
Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
Moon Of Manakoora
Once In A Lifetime 
Serenata
Granada

Alakazam The Great! - Les Baxter

 

Alakazam The Great!

Wham! Bam! Here come the 13 fabulous, hilarious miracles of...
Alakazam The Great!
Full-Length Cartoon Feature in Color
An American-International Picture
A Toei Production
Music by Les Baxter
Original Movie Soundtrack Music featuring Albert Harris and Ian Freebairn-Smith conducting the "100" Men
Vocals by Bobby Adano
Vee Jay LP-6000
1960

This album for Vee Jay Records by arrangement with William G. Hunt Production in associations with Michaels-Palmer Enterprises

Starring the voices of Fannie Avalon, Dodie Stevens, Jonathan Winters, Arnold Stang, Sterling Holloway

Introduction (Les Baxter)
Aliki Aliko Alakazam (Les Baxter)
Ali's Song (Les Baxter)
Magic Man (Instrumental - Les Baxter)
Hey, I'm In Love Again (Les Baxter)
Magic Man (Les Baxter)
Blue Bird In The Cheery Tree (Les Baxter)
Under The Roaring Waterfall (Les Baxter)
Alakazam Ballet Fantasy (Les Baxter)
Finale (Les Baxter)

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Ladies Choice - Bill Anderson

Trust Me

Ladies Choice
Bill Anderson
Produced by Buddy Killen for Dial Productions
Recorded and Mixed at Soundshop Studio
Engineer: Ernie Winfrey
String/Horn Arrangements: D. Bergen White
Cover Design: Frank Carney
Graphic Coordinator: Betty Hofer
MCA Records 3075
1979

Musicians: Jack Smith, Jerry Shook, Bobby Wood, Reggie Young Lamont Parkey, Loui "Sugar Bear" Johnson, Larrie London, Henry Strzelecki, Eddie Bayers

Strings: D. Bergen White, Sheldon Kurland, George Binkley III, Roy Christenden, Lennie Haight, Marvin Chantry, Steven Smith, Gary Vanosdale, Wilfred Lehmann, Carl Gorodetzky, Pam Vanosdale

Horns: Ronnie Eades, Harvey Lee Thompson, Charles Rose, Wayne Jackson, Harrison Calloway Jr., Joseph Pellecchia

Voices: Hershel Wiginton, Wendellyn Suits, Diane Tidwell,  Phillip Forrest, Jackie Cusic, Buddy Killen, Lamont Parkey, Randy Bethune, Mike Streeter, Susan Meredith, Susan Ladd

Trust Me
One More Sexy Lady
This Is A Love Song
Remembering The Good
Ladies Get Lonesome Too
I Can't Wait Any Longer
Kiss You All Over 
Double S
Married Lady
Stay With Me
Three Times A Lady

Deck The Halls - Guy Lombardo

 

Auld Lang Syne

Deck The Halls
Guy Lombardo
Featuring Auld Lang Syne
Pickwick/33 SPC-1011
By Arrangement with Capitol Records

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
The First Noel
Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
Joy To The World
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Deck The Halls
Jingle Bells
Silent Night
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Auld Lang Syne

Sunshine Express

 

You And Me Against The World

Sunshine Express
Gary Henley American Entertainment Productions, Inc.
Produced by Gary Henley
Arranged and Conducted by Stan Morse
Engineered and Remixed by Christopher Banniger
Recorded at Pine Brook Recording Studio - Alexandria, Indiana
Mastered by Master Control - Nashville, Tennessee
Art Direction by Cindy Edwards, Monarch Graphics, Inc.
Design Concept  by Wes Turner
Sting Contractors: John Darnell, Bruce Martin, Jeff Leverson

Sunshiney Day
Spiritual Medley - Nobody Knows / This Train / Get Happy / Hallelujah
You And Me Against The World
Baby Face / Waitin' On The Robert E. Lee
Amazing Grace
With Pen In Hand
Sunshine Medley: Walkin' In The Sunshine / You Are The Sunshine Of My Life / We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Lullaby Of Broadway
Country Medley: Hey Good Lookin' / Country Sunshine / Delta Dawn / Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast / Orange Blossom Special / Ole' Lonesome Me
Don't Let The Good Life Pas You By

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Tear Time - Dave & Sugar

 

Tear Time

Dave & Sugar
A Chardon, Inc. Production
Produced by Jerry Bradley and Dave Rowland
Strings Arranged by D. Bergen White
Recording Engineer: Bill Harris
Assistant Engineer: Dan Dea
Recorded at "Music City Music Hall" Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Mastering: Randy Kling - Randy's Roost, Nashville, Tennessee
Photography and Art Director: Herb Burnette, Pinwheel Studios
RCA APLI-2861 STEREO
1978

Tear Time
It's A Heartache
Gotta' Quit Lookin' At You Baby
We Are The One
Tie Me To Your Heart Again
How Can I Stop My Lovin' You
Somebody Wake Me
Nothing Makes ME Feel As Good As A Love Song
Baby Take Your Coat Off
Easy To Love

Adios Amor - Lorenzo de Monteclaro

 

Adios Amor

Adios Amor
Lorenzo de Monteclaro
DLV Musart DLV 38
El Disco Es Cultrua

Adio Amor
Nocturno A Rosario
El Ausente
Paloma Mensajera
Esposa Mia
Madre Mia
Me Corazon Sigue Sangrando
Delito De Quererte
Yo Soy Norteño
Pedro Saavedra

Faron Young Deputies

 

NDo You Know The Way To San Jose

Faron Young Deputies
Arranged and Produced by FYD Ent.
Engineering: Joe Scaife-National Sound Studio - Nashville, Tenn.
Mastering: Wayne Moss (Cinderella Studio)
Photographs by Hope Powell
Wardrobe by Harvey Krantz - Hollywood, Calif.
Title Records FYD-106

Guitar - Richard Bass
Bass - Ray Emmett
Drums - Jerry (Cootie) Hunley
Absence of Rhythm Guitar - Micky Smathers
Cowbell - Cootie
Fiddle - Ernie Reed
Steel Guitar - Skip Jackson
Piano - Bunky Keels

Fishing For Bass
New Joe Clark
Bonnie Marie
Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Bring It On Home To Me
It's Four In The Morning
Hello Walls
Orange Blossom Special 
Roly Poly
Funny How Time Slips Away

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

We'll Sing In The Sunshine - Wanda Jackson

 

Walk On Out Of My Mind

We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Wanda Jackson
Pickwick/33 Records STEREO JS-6116
By Arrangement with Capitol Records

We'll Sing In The Sunshine
Less Of Me
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
Yakety-Yak
I Started Loving You Again
I'm A Believer
Walk Right IN
I'd Do It All Over Again
Walk On Out Of My Mind

Going Out Out Of My Head - The Lennon Sisters

 

Never My Love

Going Out Of My Head
The Lennon Sisters
Pickwick/33 by Arrangement with Dot Records
SPC-3139 STEREO

Going Out Of My Head
My Cup Runneth Over
Bye Bye Blues
I Will Follow Him
Theme From "A Summer Place"
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Never My Love
I Will Wait For You
There's A Kind Of Hush

Sal Mineo

 

Secret Doorway

Sal
Sal Mineo
Orchestra under the direction of Mark Jeffrey
Cover Photography by John Hamilton of Globe Photos
Epic Records LN 3405
1958

From the back cover: Time was when actors acted and singers sang, but nowadays the line between the two has grown very dim indeed. Take, for example, Sal Mineo, one of the most accomplished and popular new stars. Shortly after winning an Academy Award nomination for his performance in one of his first films, he signed to record with Epic Records and turned up with an unquestioned smash hit his first time out – Start Movin'. Then came another – Don't Do That – sandwiched between other fine performances, and now his first collection, a fascinating exhibition of his talents as both singer and actor. Here Sal demonstrates virtually every kind of popular song, and at the same time shows that his versatility is such that it can encompass the demands of all of them. 

Born January 10, 1939, Sal Mineo has, in his short career, scored with major impact in virtually every medium of entertainment. His original ambition was to become a baseball player, but his parents, sensing his latent dramatic abilities, insisted that he attend a school for theatre, and enrolled him in a dancing class. While working away one afternoon, Sal was spotted by a talent scout and signed for a Broadway part – his first – in The Rose Tattoo. Continuing his schooling between performances, Sal later was seen in Dinosaur Wharf and then took over the part of the Crown Prince in The King And I.

Meanwhile, television was growing by leaps and bounds, and the young Mineo's sensitive features and even more sensitive performances found him appearing on practically every major show on all networks, including starring roles on such shows as "Studio One," "Omnibus" and the Goodyear "Playhouse." His first appearance in motion pictures was in Six Bridges To Cross, in which he played Tony Curtis as a young boy. Thereafter came The Private War Of Major Benson, and Rebel Without A Cause, for which he won his Academy Award nomination. Among the other films in which he has been seen are Giant, Crime In The Streets, Somebody Up There Likes Me and Dino. His next will be Tubie's Monument. Dino was adapted from one of his outstanding television successes, and the sound track of the film has been issued by Epic on long playing record LN 3404; his performance in the television production earned him a nomination for TV's Emmy Awards. He has won awards in the Modern Screen Poll, the "Film Daily" survey, the Motion Picture Herald's Award Of Achievement, the Independent Film Journal's award, and the Exhibitor's Laurel Award as one of the top ten new personalities of 1956-57.

With stage, screen and television credits to spare. Sal moved into his recording career with consummate ease. It is rare enough when a young singer scores a hit with his first record, rarer still when his second eclipses the first. It was a natural outcome of such success that Sal should make a collection of songs for his fans, and this is the result. 

Too Young
My Bride
Not Tomorrow But Tonight
The Words That I Whisper
Blue-Eyed Baby
Tattoo
Now And For Always
Down By The Riverside
Secret Doorway
Oh Marie
Deep Devotion
Baby Face

Eddie Bond Sings The Legend Of Buford Pusser

 

The Prettiest Dress

Eddie Bond Sings The Legend Of Buford Pusser
Producers: Jerry Chestnut - Eddie Bond
Arranger: Jack Clement
Creative Direction: The Stax Organization
Photography: Maldwin Hamlin
Enterprise ENS-1038
Stax Records
1973

From the back cover: Buford Pusser is an American folk hero. His daring exploits as McNairy County, Tennessee, sheriff have made him a living legend in his own time.

He is a rugged symbol of honest law enforcement... a man who couldn't be bought at any price.

In this album, Eddie Bond, the singing police chief of Finger, Tennessee: along with the officials of Stax Records pay tribute to this legendary lawman who had the "guts" to tackle any thug who crossed his path.

Needless to say, the war against crime left its battle scars on Pusser, and today, his wire-mesh jaw, the gift of plastic surgeons, barely moves when he speaks.

He has undergone several facial operations since that morning of August 12, 1967, when gangsters shot away the lower part of his jaw and killed his pretty wife in a pre-dawn ambush. Moreover, he had been shot eight times, stabbed seven, rammed with a moonshiner's car and killed two persons.

When Buford Pusser left the sheriff's office in 1970, he left behind a powerful legend. And the legend is excitedly echoed in these songs by Eddie Bond.

No artist is more qualified than Eddie Bond to sing the story of this colorful sheriff.

Eddie Bond has known Buford Pusser since 1968. During the latter part of Buford's term in office, he appointed Eddie his chief deputy. And after leaving the sheriff's post, Pusser encouraged the mayor and council at Finger to name Eddie Bond the town's police chief.

It was Bond's first song about Pusser that inspired Hollywood producers to film a movie on the former sheriff's life and opened other doors to success for him. The movie, "Walking Tall", is presently a top box office attraction all across the country.

As you listen to the songs on this album, you will be able to tell that Eddie Bond is singing with deep, personal feeling.

No greater tribute has ever been paid to Buford Pusser in song. The album is a collector's item. – W. R. Morris author: "The Twelfth Of August", the life story of Buford Pusser

Son Of A Sawmill Man
Buford Pusser's Walkin' Tall
Time
The Prettiest Dress
200 LBS. O' Swingin' Hound
Buford Pusser's Child
Buford Pusser Goes Bear Hunting
With A Switch
Christmas In Heaven
Legend Of Buford Pusser