Hi-Fi Music For Children from 2 to 92 - Russ Garcia

 

Hi-Fi Music For Children from 9 to 92

Hi-Fi Music For Children from 9 to 92

Russ Garcia and His Orchestra

Producer: Jack Wagner

Cover Photography: Dave Pell

Supervisory Engineer: Ted Keep

Liberty Records LRP 3065

1957

From the back cover: DEAR to our hearts are the joys of childhood; and what is more reminiscent of childhood than a song like "Pop Goes The Weasel," "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" or "Mary Had A Little Lamb"? These are among the songs you'll hear in this LIBERTY recording, arranged instrumentally by Russ Garcia in a manner which will please the classical devotee, the jazz enthusiast, the pop fan and the hi-fi bug.

For those who prefer the classical, we dare say the simple melody of "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" has never been so eloquently treated. This selection was arranged with the true feeling of serious music while retaining its youthful appeal in the two- fingered introduction and the pizzicato passages. The jazz influence is felt in the unique approach to "Yankee Doodle" and "Davy Crockett." Here the modern voiced band is featured with a beat that really swings. The follower of popular songs will enjoy the delightful arrangement of "Lavender's Blue" and the humorous treatment of "Doggie In The Window." There's excitement for the hi-fi fan throughout the entire album with particular emphasis on "The Par- ade Of The Wooden Soldiers," "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and "Old MacDonald Had A Farm." On these "woofer and tweeter-testers" you'll hear sounds ranging from the wood block to the bass fiddle.

Here at last is an album which can be enjoyed not only by the adult for its imaginative arrangements but by the youngest member of the family for its simple, familiar melodies and sounds. Here, then, is "Hi-Fi Music For Children"... particularly those between the ages of 2 and 92!

About Russ Garcia

Russ Garcia is one of those rare California individuals, a native son... He was born in Oakland California where he evinced more than a passing interest in music at a very tender age. He later studied at San Francisco State College and with such eminent teachers as Edmund Ross, Ernst Toch, Sir Albert Coates, Castelnuovo - Tedesco and Ernest Krenek... It was but a short jump from this background to Hollywood where he has become a top arranger-conductor for many luminaries in both the picture and recording fields... He has scored and conducted for Julie London ("About The Blues"), Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Sarah Vaughn and Dinah Shore to name but a few... Mr. Garcia is happily married, writes symphonies and string quartets in his spare time. He has also authored a best-selling book on arranging "The Professional Composer"... He is a member of the Bahai faith and believes that to make this a happy, peaceful world for all men no matter what their country, color or religion is the goal that justifies his existence.

Twinkle Twinkel (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

Mary Had A Litle Lamb

Lavender's Blue (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

Davy Crockett

Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone (Adapted by Russ Garcia) / Doggie In The Window

Pop! Goes The Weasel (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers

Peter Cottontail

Johnny' So Late At The Fair (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

Hi-Ho, Nobody's Home (Adapted by Russ Garcia) / Down By The Station

Peter, Peter Pumkin Eater (Adapted by Russ Garcia) / London Bridges (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

In A Toyland World

Yankee Doodle (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

Row, Row Row (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

Mickey Mouse March (The Mouseketeer Song)

Whistle While You Work / Heigh Ho

Old MacDonald (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

Farmer In The Dell, Four And Twenty Blackbirds, Lazy Mary, Ol' King Cole (Adapted by Russ Garcia)

Happy Birthday (Adapted by Russ Garcia)