Dancing Tonight To Morrow - Buddy Morrow

Rock To Morrow

Dancing Tonight To Morrow

Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra

Cover: Paul Weller
RCA Victor LPM-1925 & LSP-1925
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, East 24th Street, New York, July 21 and 22, 1958
1959

From the back cover: Teenagers, college kids (in fact, everyone who ever put his best foot forward on the ballroom floor) have been getting an enormous charge out of the Morrow men. It's easy to see that the orchestra is a solid hit – whether on the bandstand, playing requests, or off it, when groups of dancers cluster around to chat with Buddy and the boys.

From Billboard - February 16, 1959: Buddy Morrow and his work turn in some swinging readings of standards and originals on this new stereo set. Morrow has always been a dance band with a beat and the ork shows off it's beat strongly on such tunes as "I'll Be Around," " Tea For Two," "Count Down," and "Rock To Morrow." It's a wild album aimed strictly at the younger set. Stereo sound is fair.

Count Down
I'll Be Around
Tea For Two
Rock To Morrow
Sleepy Time Gal
Hey, Mr. Bones
Chicken Bone
Cherry
Sweet Sue
Mambo No. 5
Margie
Rock Slide

Dancing In The Dark - George Siravo & Hal McIntyre

The Old Black Magic

Dancing In The Dark
Harmony HL 7008
1957

Side one and two feature mostly swing instrumentals. However, side two also includes several vocal tracks by Frankie Lester (sample above).

Dearly Beloved
Humoresque
Isn't It Romantic
Barbecue Riffs
Let's Call Tonight A Day
The Old Black Magic
Body And Soul
I Get A Kick Out Of You
Indian Sumer
Dancing In The Dark

Discoteca Latina

Gee (Joe Loco)

Discoteca Latina
Presenta Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Joe Loco, Machito, Alfredo, Martino Savanto
Elglobo Records - 6006
Synthetic Plastic Co. - Newark, NJ

Compilation album featuring colorful jacket art and a peppy set of tunes.

Compass De Pachanga (Pachanga Beat)
El Cha Cha Cha Chino (Chinese Cha Cha Cha)
Samba Dancero
Viva El Mambo
Delirio Musical (Frenzy)
Mambo Cha Cha
Mambo La Libertad
Gee
Mambo Fantasties (Mambo Fantastique)
Siesta Cha Cha

Moods Of Mancini By The Rudolph Statler Orchestra

Lovers In New York

Moods Of Mancini
By The Rudolph Statler Orchestra
Wyncote SW 9158

The set contains four extended arrangements featuring Statler playing jazz inspired piano passages backed by a small combo layered over lush strings. This is a sweet mood project from budget label, Wyncote.

Arabesque
Baby Elephant Walk
Lovers In New York
Theme From Hatari

Make You Own Kind Of Music - Pete Fountain

Lady-O

Make Your Own Kind Of Music
Pete Fountain
Arranged and Produced by Charles Bud Dant
Cover Photo: Mike Nagro
Wardrobe by Suzy Creamcheese, Las Vegas
Coral Records, Inc. CRL 757510
1970

From Billboard: February 28, 1970: The title of this album is a perfect description of what Pete Fountain does... makes his own kind of music. And it's good music! This should come in for top programming and sales.

Early In The Morning
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Shangri-La
New Orleans Breakdown
Holly Holly
Make Your Own Kind Of Music
Midnight Cowboy
Lady-O
Leaving On A Jet Plane

From St. Louis To Seville - Carlos Montoya

From St. Louis To Seville
Carlos Montoya and His Guitar with Rhythm Accompaniment
Produced by Johnnie Camacho
Recorded in Studio A, New York City, November 3, 1958
Recording Engineer: Ed Begley
RCA Victor LSP-1986
1959

Available for online purchase download so I will not be posting a sample, but would agree with Billboard that St. Louis Blues is the standout track. closely followed by Improvisation. Current online downloads do not feature the original cover art. There is no mention, in the jacket notes, of who Montoya's session (New York jazzmen) were.

From Billboard - February 15, 1960: Here's an unusual package, wherein the great flamenco guitarist works with a jazz group on one side and give his unique and expressive interpretations of five pop tunes, best of which is a virtuoso treatment of "St. Louis Blues." Flip spotlights the usual exciting flamenco guitar work on five Latin items. "Zambrilla," "Tarants," etc.

St. Louis Blues
Rain On The Roof
Blues In The Night
Improvisation
Que Sera Sera
Zambrilla
Tarantas
Tango de los Ojos Negros
Antonio Vargas Heredia
La Cancion del Ole

The Latin Touch - Dave Bacal

The Latin Touch Of Dave Bacal
Cover Design: Hobo Arts
Photography: Tom Kelly
Crown Records
CST 176 & CLP 5146 (lower cover image featuring a slightly different image crop)
1960

From the back cover: Currently, the talented Bacal improves to various exercises on the daily Jack LaLanne Show, seen throughout the country via the marvel of videotape.

The Latin Touch combines the unique talents of Dave, drummers Milt Holland and Gene Estes, and the ultimate product is a truly different package!

Worth collecting for the graphic impact of the jacket art and the luminescent red vinyl. The set, however, is dated by 1960 standards, lacking impact due to tame arrangements and or the sub-par engineering.

El Relicario
Malaguena
The Breeze And I
La Paloma
La Cumparsita
Dengozo
Estudiantina
Chiapanecas
La Golondrina

Softly Softly Jazz - Eddie Barnes

Lost Love

Softly Softly Jazz
Eddie Barnes And His Hi-Fidels
Dot
DLP-3041
1957

From Billboard - January 19, 1957: The Hi-Fidels consist of Barnes on bass, Bay Perry, drums and Joe Knight, piano. The trio works over a number of torch, lazy mood ballads in almost a cocktail lounge style. Individual flights are few with the spotlight largely falling on Barnes' rather throaty, deep down bass vocalizing. Jazz, in the strict sense at least, is almost a misnomer here. Nevertheless, tunes are agreeable and some may find them okay for background purposes. Market, however, would have to be called limited here.

From the back cover: Eddie Barnes: The bassist and vocalist with The Hi-Fidels, was born in Beaumont, Texas, March 22, 1924. He started singing while attending school and sang regularly with both the school choir and band. After leaving school he vocalized professionally in the club circuits on the west coast. He served three years with the U.S. Army and upon being discharged (1946) headed for New York.

Eddie has recorded with many of the major companies here in the east, and has two Town Hall Concerts to his credit: – one with Theolonius Monk at Piano and Oscar Pettiford, Bass. He played with many good jazz groups, outstanding of which was Tiny Grimes.

Bay Perry (Drums): A Bostonian who comes from a musical family. Many jazz fans will remember the late Ray Perry (alto saxophone and violin with Lionel Hampton's orchestra). There is another brother, Joe, who is keeping things musically moving up in bean town. Bay has travelled extensively and has, during lapses in touring, squared away to study serious percussion.

The jazz groups he has played with attest to the fact that he has plenty of jazz experience – Howard McGhee, Theolonius Monk, Mary Lou Williams.

Joe Knight (Piano): A 34 year old Brooklynite, who until 1945 did not know he was destined to be a professional musician. In 1947, he joined the Hot Lips Page band as a pianist and from then on came a whirlwind of unexpectancies – in 1948. Don Redman, Pete Brown. In 1952 he joined Earl Bostic and really put in some mileage. In 1953 he joined Lucky Thompson at the Savoy Ballroom. Since 1953, Joe resumed serious piano studies in the approach to jazz, has given the trip a real subtle sound.

Isn't That Romance?
Day By Day
Eileen
But Not For Me
Lost Heart
The Night That We Met
Fallen Out Of Love
Smooth Sea
Lost Love
Somebody Loves Me
Now That I Found You
Absence

The Love Generation

Mama

A Generation Of Love
The Love Generation
Producer: Tommy Oliver
Arrangers: Tommy Oliver, John Bahler (Fluffy Rain and W. C. Fields)
Art Direction: Woody Woodward
Design: Andrew C. Rodriguez
Photography: Ivan Naggy
IR Imperial Records
LP-12364
1967

From Billboard - January 27, 1968: Although there is some question about the current popularity of flower youth, a quality album like this always is welcome. In there second album, the Love Generation drives with "You" and hits a gentler beat with "Epitaph" (A World Without Love)." Included in the 10 other selections are new dimensions for such recent songs as "Workin' My Way Back To You" and "Stop! In The Name Of Love."

Hey Girl
Consciousness Expansion
You
Leaves Grow Grey
A Groovy Kind Of Love
The Bummer (Guide Me Home)
Working' My Way Back To You
Epitaph (A World Without Love)
Maman (Mama)
Stop! In The Name Of Love
Fluffy Rain
W. C. Fields

Adventures In Flamenco! - Carlos Montoya

Ritmos Gitanos

Adventures In Flamenco
Carlos Montoya
Produced by Sid Feller
Composed and Published by Carlos Montoya
Cover photo & design: ARW Productions, Inc.
ABC-Paramount
ABCS-508
Recorded: December 1964 - Bell Sound Studios, N.Y.C.

From Billboard - March 30, 1965: The master of the classical guitar is in his metier with flamenco standards. He's equally impressive with the improvised material in this album. It's the sound that packs concert halls.

Ritmos Gitanos
Caribe Aflamencao
Toque Murciano
Recuerdos De La Sierra
Albaicin Flamenco
Compas Trianero
Variaciones
Aires De Santa Maria