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Friday, April 19, 2024

Lovin' Is Livin' - Marian Montgomery

 

I'm Falling For You

Lovin' Is Livin' And Livin' Is Lovin'
Marian Montgomery
Musical Direction: David Cavanaugh
Produced by Bill Miller and David Cavanaugh
Cover Photo: Capitol Records Studio / George Jerman
Recording was done in Capitol's Studio A in Hollywood, on August 20, 21, and 24, 1964.
Engineers: Hugh Davies and Peter Abbott
Capitol Records ST 2185

From the back cover: There are blues songs that are beautiful to hear, and sad love songs that touch the heart. But the songs of love at its happy best – those wonderful moments when love colors up the whole world in shades of April green and sunshine yellow. Those are the moments Marian Montgomery celebrates and those are the songs she joyfully sings in this album.

Marian is newly in the midst of a love affair with the nation's top critics, deejays and an ever-expanding listening public, who proudly proclaim her virtues to everyone who will listen. Consider, for instance, Marian's vocal treatment of eleven great tunes in this album. She galvanizes them with an unanalyzable mixture of sheer energy, total comprehension and sizzling vocal magic. There's a rich new huskiness in her voice, and the polish and control of absolutely assured professionalism in her style.

Since her rise to stardom, Marian has been kept constantly busy playing the top clubs across the country, guesting on television variety shows and collecting raves from the critics. This is her third sensational album. With it she takes the final giant step into the front rank, the big time, and the major league. Lovin' Is Livin' And Livin' Is Lovin' and listening to Marian Montgomery is livin' and lovin' every minute of it, in the swingin'est kind of way.

Also from the back cover: David Cavanaugh's unremittingly swinging backings for this album highlight bass trumpet (and sometimes euphonium or trombone) with tenor sax, set off against jazz organ, guitars, bass and drums. For the recording of Cy Coleman and Joseph Allen McCarthy's song "Love Is An Old Maid's Dream," the sensational pianist-composer Cy Coleman himself was in the studio and played piano on the track. He is also heard in "There! I've Said It Again." Other top musicians who figured in the sessions were Dave Wells, on bass trumpet and euphonium; Milt Bernhart on trombone; Plas Johnson on tenor sax; Jack Marshall and Bob Bain on guitars; Chuck Berghofer on bass; Earl Palmer alternating with Stan Levy on drums; and Francisco Aguabella alternating with Sammy Goldstein on Latin drums. 

Teach Me Tonight
Just A Dream
There! I've Said It Again
The Moment Of Truth
Lovin' Is Livin'
I Still Get Jealous
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey
I Wanna Be Loved
I'm Falling For You
Do It Again
Love Is An Old Maid's Dream

Early Mann - Herbie Mann

 

The Purple Grotto

Early Mann
The Bethlehem Years, Volume 1
Art Direction: Paula Bisacca
Cover Art: Yvonne Ortiz
Bethlehem Records BCP-6011
1976

Side One: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Herbie Mann - Flute
Bennie Weeks Guitar
Lee Rockey - Drums

Side Two: Bands 4, 5
Herbie Mann - Flute
Charles Andrus - Bass
Joe Puma - Guitar
Harold Granowshy - Drums

Side Two: Bands 1, 3, 4
Herbie Mann - Flute
Charles Andrus - Bass
Joe Puma - Guitar
Harold Granowsky - Drums

Side Two: Band 2
Herbie Mann - Tenor Saxophone
Charles Andrus - Bass
Joe Puma - Guitar
Harold Granowsky - Drums

From the back cover: This is a collection of what Herbie Mann and Bethlehem Records believe to be "The Finest of Herbie Mann," tracks cut during Herbie's stint on the label, sessions beginning in December, 1954, that resulted in a total of four albums which are today regarded as classics in the field. Here are ten of his best, as culled from "Early Mann" vault masters; the Bethlehem years.

The liner notes for his first Bethlehem album were written by the Mann himself, and from these we quote, "A group that has a flute in it should be a light swinging, happy sounding one. Those are the qualities of the instrument. But a great deal of the flute jazz recorded to date is lacking in this respect. Many potentially great jazz flutists have been hampered by heavy, sluggish, accompaniment that failed to complement the flute sound. The flute cannot be treated like any other horn. It must be surrounded with instruments which do not weight it down to that point at which it loses its natural character."

Chicken Little
After Work
My Little Suede Shoes
A Spring Morning 
The Purple Grotto
Sorimao
The Influential Mr. Cohn
A One Way Love
Jasmin
Beverly

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Folklore Ecuatoriano - Hnos. Mino Naranjo

 

Desesperacion

Folklore Ecuatoriano
Hnos. Miño Naranjo (Hermanos Miño Naranjo)
Grabado En Studio 2
Foto: John Carras
Onix HI-FI 50002
Editores Fonograficos Ecuatorianos, Guayaquil, Ecuador
1970

Casita Blanca (Pasillo) Arr. Filemón Macías
En Mi Pensamiento (Albazo) Rodrigo Saltos
Tu Amor (Pasillo) Prof. Eusebio Macías Suárez
Cuitas De Amor (Sanjuanito) Guillermo Garzón
Adoracion (Pasillo) Enrique Ibanez Mora
Ay! Caramba (Tonada) Marco Vinicio
Maravillas Quiteñas (Pasacalle) - César Baquero
Huella (Pasillo) Angel Gerardo Regalado
Ave Triste (Albazo) Victor H. Villamar
Desdichas (Tonada) Tradicional
Arias Intimas (Pasillo) Miquel A. Cazares - José M. Egas
Desesperacion (Yaravì) - Francisco Villacrés

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Happy Cha Cha's - Volume 2 - Enoch Light

 

What A Difference A Day Makes Cha Cha

Enoch Light and The Light Brigade
Play Happy Cha Cha's
Volume 2
World's Most Exciting New Recordings In Authentic Cha Cha Rhythms
Originated and Produced by Enoch Light
Art Direction: Casper Pinsker, Jr.
Technical Production: Richard Davis
Recording Engineer: Robert Fine
Cover Painting: Elmer Wexler
Grand Award GA 227 SD
1959

Baby It's Cold Outside Cha Cha
Cancion De Amor Latina
I'm Through With Love Cha Cha
Cheek To Cheek Cha Cha
Some Of These Days Cha Cha
Rico Rica Cha Cha Cha
My Blue Heaven Cha Cha
Para Bailar El Cha Cha
Bye Bye Blackbird Cha Cha
Pretty Baby Cha Cha
What A Difference A Day Makes
Around The World In 80 Days Cha Cha

Starring... Jo Ann Campbell

 

Jim Dandy

He's Crying Inside

Starring Jo Ann Campbell and Featuring Margie Anderson
Coronet Records CX-199

From the back cover: Jo Ann Campbell, a petite, saucy, bundle of energy, generates a warmth and sparkle that has been the impetus of her rise to popularity as one of today's most popular singers. Her lively way with a song has captured audiences wherever she has appeared, in both the United States and foreign countries.

Originally a dancer with a modern jazz group, Jo Ann decided to be a singer when she became enthusiastically enchanted with the vibrant rhythms of rock and roll. after a resoundingly successful appearance on Alan Freed's show at the Brooklyn Paramount in 1956m her career as a singer was launched. Thereafter, her appearances in clubs, records and television have been unanimously triumphant. Her recent participation in films, especially a starring role in the feature Hey, Let's Twist, has undoubtedly established her as a star.

As you listen to Jo Ann's dynamic interpretation of such hits as Give Me Five More Minutes and I Can't Give You Anything But Love, you will find your spirits rising in time to her zestful beat.

Also heard on this album is Margie Anderson, another top artist we know you will enjoy

Jo Ann Campbell

Give Me Five Minutes More
Jim Dandy
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Come On Baby
Beg Your Pardon

Margie Anderson

Double Headed Penny
He's Crying Inside
The More We Get Together
We Belong To Each Other
Follow That Girl

Monday, April 15, 2024

Learning About Me And The Way I Move

 

Walking Song

Learning About Me And The Way I Move
Words and Music  by Jamie Glaser, Hy Glaser, Lynn Glaser
Producer: Hy Glaser
Arrangements: Jamie Glaser
Cover Design: H. W. Kurlander
Engineer: John Bradley
Recorded at Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios, Hempstead, New York
UltraSound Records ULT-3324
1974

The Walking Song
The Jumping Song
The Skipping Song
The Hopping Song
The Running Song
The School Parade
I Can
The Parts Of Me
What I Can Do With Me
Look At Me

The Wonderful World Of Today's Hits - Les And Larry Elgart

 

When I Look In Your Eyes

The Wonderful World Of Today's Hits
Les and Larry Elgart
Produced by Ted Macero
Arranged by Bobby Scott
Engineering: Frank Laieo, Russ Payne
Photograph by Otto Stupkoff on the beach at Rio
Columbia Records CL 2780
1967

Torino
Tara Theme
Camelot
When I Look In Your Eyes
The Bobo
Ode To Billie Joe
Lady
To Sir With Love
Live For Life
What A Wonderful World
Spanish Eyes