These Bones Are Made For Walkin' - Trombones Unlimited

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

These Bones Are Made For Walkin'
Trombones Unlimited
Arranged and conducted by Eddie Karam
Liberty Records LSP-3449
1966

Once again, my favorite label delivers... maybe not the most dynamic brass album... but still not a bad small group effort that produced a decent 60s groove.

The album was produced by Dave Pell.

Caravan - Eddie Layton At The Hammond Organ

Swamp Fire

Caravan
Eddie Layton At The Hammond Organ
Mercury Wing MGW 12273

Here we have feature an organ set that revivals the Korla Pandit's inventive LPs. You can hear a touch of Pandit's "percussion" style in a few of the samples. The vibe is slightly more "space-age".

Read about Layton on his wiki page. Layton played the organ at old Yankee Stadium for 31 seasons, earning him membership in the New York Sports Hall Of Fame.

Caribbean Cruise - The Rio Carnival Orchestra

Voodoo

Caribbean Cruise
The Rio Carnival Orchestra
Somerset P-5900
1958

Budget record featuring uninspired cover design. The LP kicks off with several easy listening tunes that reflect the energy level of the cover art. I had to force myself to stick around for the cover of Voodoo that appears on side two. Voodoo is about as exciting as it gets on this Caribbean Cruise...

Los Violines Del Amor - Leroy Holmes And His Orchestra

Los Violines Del Amor
Leroy Holmes And His Orchestra
United Artists UAL 3568

It appears that UA released this album with several different cover designs. I think what happened is that when Holmes made "Los Violines Del Amor Volume 2" UA rereleased this album with a new cover created to to help market the two LPs as more of a "set".

The title, track list and cover image sell the record as some sort of "folk" project, which it isn't. This is good old American easy listening with some nice flute work that makes the album a better than average listen.

Found online as purchase/download so I will not be posting a sample.

Children's Western Songbook

Cow Poke

Children's Western Songbook

Twinkle Record

Premier Albums TW-42

From the back cover: Although the days of the "Wild West" may be over... the sheriff rides in a station wagon and the Indians are all college graduates... the magic of the old days lives on in movies, television shows, books, songs and the minds of children.

I love vintage music. A record for the kids with a mention of a "cigarette tree" in Big Rock Candy Mountain and The Lord in Cow Poke.

And the record was created without synth instruments, Smurf voices and, did I mention, that all the Indians are "college graduates"!

Exodus And Themes From The Movies

Exodus And Themes From The Movies

Buckingham/Palace Records 654

Sometimes I just feel like posting an album because I can't believe how budget the project is.

Look at this cover. I mean... I googled the movie Exodus to make sure that I wasn't missing some form, some shape, some Rorschach splatter that I could connect to this red thing to. I mean... what is this shape?

Could there be a treasure on the vinyl as odd as the red shape displayed on the cover? Not really.

Bossa Nova - New Sounds In Jazz From South America - The Brasileros

Promenade San Paulo

Full Album

Bossa Nova
New Sounds In Jazz From South America
Featuring Desafinado & One Note Samba
The Brasileros
Diplomat D2285
1962

Small combo jazz approach to bossa nova album from an obscure group.

Nice album from budget label, Diplomat.

Thanks for the additional information. I located the LP and have uploaded a copy. Sorry that the condition of this copy is a bit rough.

Desafinado
One Note Samba
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Sugar Loaf
Bossa Nova Blues
Sazella De Rio
Promenade San Paulo
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
Desarama
Witch Hazel

The James Bond Thrillers - The Roland Shaw Orchestra

Twisting With James from Dr. No.

The James Bond Thrillers
The Roland Shaw Orchestra
London LL 3412
1965

One of a number of top shelf spy/secret agent albums Shaw contributed to space age music.

Also see:

More Themes From The James Bond Thrillers (London 1966)
Themes For Secret Agents (London 1966)
The Return Of James Bond In "Diamonds Are Forever" (London 1971)

The James Bond Theme
Goldfinger
Dawn Raid On Fort Knox
Dr. No's Fantasy
Twisting With James From "Dr. No"
From Russia With Love
The Golden Horn
Girl Trouble
Leila Dances
007 Theme

Golden Motion Picture Themes And Original Sound Tracks

The Pink Panther

Golden Motion Picture Themes And Original Sound Tracks
United Artists Records
UAL 3376
1964

Compilation albums can be a lot of fun even if the covers design is as dull as dishwater.

There are a number of original sound track themes on this set such as Johnny Cool, From Russia With Love and It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. All of these tunes are available from online vendors with the exception of Mancini's Pink Panther. Apparently UA couldn't get the rights to use the original so they pressed a cover by an obscure studio orchestra.

Music For An Arabian Night - Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra

Window Of The East

Music For An Arabian Night
Ron Goodwin And His Concert Orchestra

Produced by Frank Brooks and Dave Dexter, Jr.
Parlophone/EMI Records (England) PMC 1109

1959

From the back cover: Ron Goodwin's confections orchestrations are rich in the sounds and colors of the Middle-East. With a large body of mellow strings he features several flutes, including a hauntingly seductive alto flute, reeds, and a sparingly used brass section. A different kind of sparkle is given to each selection by ever-changing combinations of guitar, concertina, harp, piano and celesta. In four of the selections the strings are replaced by the sparkle of mandolins, to add rhythmic drive and characteristic Eastern sound. A rainbow of exotic percussion (finger cymbals, metal rattles, triangles, tambourine and tuned drums of all sizes) accents the rhythmic element and adds to the originality of the sound.

From Billboard - October 10, 1960: Here are some sophisticated arrangements of Eastern melodies. Music for you Turkish coffee and water pipe. Quite an engaging package with a touch of novelty. Don't get the idea it is too far out for Western ears. It is cut for the Western audience, but with its inspiration in the land of the houris and flying carpets.

Old Beirut

Music For An Arabian Night
Ron Goodwin And His Orchrestra
Capitol International Series ST 10251 & T 10251
1960

Windows Of The East
Bazarr
Old Beirut
Wedding Dance
Return To Paradise
Arab Feast
Dancing Eyes
Come Back To Me
Barefoot Girl
The Moon And I
Desert Hero
The Cedars Of Lebanon