Spanish Eyes - Xavier Cugat

Bang Bang

Spanish Eyes
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
Photography: Hal Buksbaum
Vocalion, A Product of Decca Records
A Division of MCA Inc.
VL 73910
1970

Spanish Eyes
Yesterday
Charade
Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)
Theme from "Zorba The Greek"
Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol)
La Playa (Aruba) (La Plage)
Adios
Cu-Cu-Rru-Cu-Cu Palmoa
Bang Bang

Gay Gordons - Jim Cameron

2nd Gay Gordons

Gay Gordons
Jim Cameron and His Scottish Country Dance Band
London Records TW 91213

2nd Gay Gordons
Scottish Waltz
Ladies' Fancy
Canadian Three-Step
BlueBell Polka
Waltz Country Dance
Grand March
Irish Whispers
Boston Two-Step
Green Grow The Rushes
The Punch Bowl

From Natchez To Mobile - River Boat Five

St. Louis Blues

From Natchez To Mobile
River Boat Five
Mercury Records
Custom High Fidelity
MG 20378
1963

Personnel:

Ed Reed - Clarinet
Wray Thomas - Trombone
Jim Lunsford - Drums
Ed Tedder - Tuba
Ted Butterman - Cornet
Dargan Fitch - Banjo
Keller Merck - Piano

The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Yellow Dog Blues
Twelfth Street Rag
St. Louis Blues
Sing Sing Sing (With A Swing)
Dardanella
Colonel Bogey
Lazy River
Caravan

Instant Brubeck - Dave Brubeck

Brother, Can You Spare A Dime

Instant Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
Formerly titled "Brubeck Time" (CL 622)
Cover Art: Nick Fascianto
Cover Photo: Sandy Speiser
Manufactured by Columbia Records, Inc.
Harmony HS 11253
1968

Audrey
Jeepers Creepers
Pennies From Heaven
Why Do I Love You
Stompin' For Mili
Keepin' Out Of Mischief
A Fine Romance
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime

Espana Vol. II - Ataulfo Aurenta

First Movement - Pastorella (Allegro)

The Music Of Spain
Espana Vol. II
Ernesto Halffter
Sinfonietta
Ataulfo Argenta
Orquesta Nacional De Espana
London Records CM 9233

The original catalog numbers were obscured by overprinting on both the front and back of the jacket.

From the back cover: Halffer's "Minor Symphony" is the last recording conducted by Ataulfo Argenta. For this reason this record gains a new and valuable meaning. The Spanish conductor, one of the central figures amongst contemporary musicians, has a meteoric rise to fame which spread all over Europe. The principle European Orchestras knew the genius and standards of the master who disappeared while still in his youth when a future of the greatest brilliance awaited him. Rarely has such unanimous regret been felt at the loss of not just a musician, but of a person who combined minute detour with popular enthusiasm. The history of conducting in Spain closes one of the most beautiful chapters with Argenta's death, certainly that with the most world-wide resonancy in the field of recording. God has wished that this final chapter has Spanish tones of morning freshness. When the "Minor Symphony" was presented for the first time the critics in Spain and outside could not find better praises for this music so full of light and hope than the poetic and classical "Spring". – Enrique Franco

Canzoni Americane Cantate In Italiano - Nora Orlandi

Il Vento Sa - The Breeze And I

Canzoni Americane Cantate In Italiano
Nora Orlandi & Her Ensemble
American Hits Sung In Italian
Recorded under the direction of D. L. Miller
Audio Mix: Dr. Eric Beurmann
Cover Design: Chic Laganella
An Alshire Production
Manufactured by Budget Sound, Inc.
Audio Spectrum AS-1011

Colazine Da Tiffany - Moon River
Polvere Di Stelle - Stardust
Nel Blu, Di Pinto Di Blu - Volare
Il Vento Sa - The Breeze And I
Se Tu Dovrai Lasciarmi - Bill Bailey
Arcobaleno - Over The Rainbow
Manhattan - Manhattan
Vorrei Danzar Con Te - I Could Have Danced All Night
Uno A Te, Uno A Me - Never On Sunday
L'Amore E Una Cosa Meravigliosa - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Insieme A Te - When The Saints Go Marching In
Illusione - Deep Purple

Some Like It Hot - Jack Lemmon

Try A Little Tenderness

Jack Lemmon Sings And Plays Music From "Some Like It Hot"
Music Arranged and Conducted by Marion Evans
Epic LN 3559

Sweet Georgia Brown
Try A Little Tenderness
Down Among The Sheltering Palms
I'm Thru With Love
Black Bottom
Stairway To The Stars
Button Up Your Overcoat
It's Anybody's Spring
Sweet Sue – Just You
Georgia On My Mind
I Wanna Be Loved By You
Come In Out Of The Rain

Broadway My Way - Nancy Wilson

I Believe In You

Broadway - My Way
Nancy Wilson
Arranged and Conducted by Jimmy Jones
Produced by Tom Morgan
Cover Photo: Sherman Weisburd
Capitol Records ST 1828
1964

From the back cover: Nancy Wilson sings twelve Broadway hits that, sung almost anybody's way, would be a delight to hear. Sung Nancy's way, with the warm and lilting style, the sensitive jazz intuition, the fine gift for voicing a lyric in terms of blues emotion, they're cause for general celebrating in the streets.

Down Beat readers, in the magazine's recent 27th annual poll, voted Nancy second place in the favorite Female Vocalist category – second only to the virtually undislodgable "First Lady" of many years Ella Fitzgerald. Nancy ascended to this lofty spot, moreover, in a short twelve months from the thirteen place she had occupied as a relatively little known new singer the previous year.

In this album she sings a full complement of blockbuster hits from bumper Broadway sessions: "Tonight" from West Side Story, "I Believe In You" from How To Succeed In Business, "As Long As He Needs Me" from Oliver! She sings "The Sweetest Sounds" from No Strings as a gently propulsive bossa nova. And she invokes a finely shaded version of "You Can Have Him" from Miss Liberty that, for style and feeling, may well be the finest thing she's ever done.

But one is tempted to make superlative comment about every vocal in the album. Nancy is backed by a creative jazz group conducted by Jimmy Jones, and featuring such illustrious jazz names as pianist Lou Levy, saxophonist Bill Perkins, guitarist John Gray, trombonist Lew McCreary, trumpeter Don Fagerquist, drummer Kenny Dennis, and many more. Jimmy Jones contributed the custom arrangements, which permit Nancy to sing in a challenging variety of moods and tempos, all in the tasteful, sparkling and wonderful Wilson way!

A Lot Of Livin' To Do from Bye-Bye Birdie
You Can Have Him from Miss Liberty
Tonight from West Side Story
Make Someone Happy from Do-Re-Mi
I Believe In You from How To Succeed In Business
As Long As He Needs Me from Oliver!
Getting To Know You from The King And I
My Ship from Lady In The Dark
The Sweetest Sounds - from No Strings
Joey, Joey, Joey from The Most Happy Fella
Loads Of Love from No Strings
I'll Know from Guy And Dolls

Salute Benny Goodman

Jumpin' At The Woodside

Members Of Benny Goodman Orchestra & Brussels World's Fair Orchestra
Salute Benny Goodman
Cover Design: Hobo Arts
Crown Records CLP 5090

Musicians:

Mahlon Clark - Clarinet
Babe Russin & Dave Harris -Tenor
Heinie Beau & Les Robinson - Alto
Irving Goodman, Zeke Zarchy, Mickey Mangano & Don Fagerquist - Trumpet
Murry McEachern, Hoyt Bohannan & Tommy Pederson - Trombone
Jess Stacy & Jimmy Rowles - Piano
Sis Weiss & Curtice Counce - Bass
Allan Reuss & Al Hendrickson - Guitar
Nick Fatool & Ralph Collier - Drums
Red Norvo - Vibes

Sing Sing Sing
Jumping' At The Woodside
In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
Bugle Call Rag
King Porter Stomp
School Days
Loch Lomond
East Side West Side

Lover Man! - Art Van Damme

Hawaiian War Chant

Lover Man!
Art Van Damme
Pickwick /33 Records
PC 3009
A Product Of Pickwick International, Inc.

From the back cover: Art Van Damme is a wizard of the accordion. In his hands, the accordion seems to generate as much tonal color and dynamics as a full-sized pipe organ. But that's only an illusion created by his superlative technique and imaginative conceptions.

Born in Norway, Michigan, Van Damme has been entertaining audiences since the age of 10 when he made his first combination and since that time has been a top professional in his field. – Herman Schoenfeld, Music Editor or Variety.

Lover
The Breeze & I
Marcheta
Meadowland
After You've Gone
Dark Eyes
Should I
Perdido
Habanera
Hawaiian War Chant