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Friday, March 12, 2010

Voodoo - Richard Hayman And His Orchestra

Voodoo

Voodoo
Richard Hayman And His Orchestra
Mercury Records SR 60147
1959

Danse Calinda
Conjuration
Spell Of Death
Incantation
Afro
Zombi
Voodoo
Mamba
Haiti
Midnight Ritual
Gris-Gris
Invocation

Enoch Light Discotheque

I Want To Hold Your Hand
Enoch Light And His Orchestra
Discotheque
Dance... Dance... Dance
Originated and Produced  by Enoch Light
Arrangements by Lew Davis
Associate Producers: Julie Klages and Robert Byrne
Recording Chief: Fred Christie
Mastering: George Piros (stereo), John Johnson (monaural)
Command Records RS 33-873
1964

Enoch Light And His Orchestra
Discotheque
Dance... Dance... Dance...
Command (Pickwick reissue) STEREO SPC-3639
1978

Dream Lover
Down By The Riverside
Tintarella Di Luna
Hello, Dolly! (Bossa Nova from the musical "Hello Dolly")
If I Had A Hammer
I Want To Hold Your Hand
And I Love Her
Watermelon Man
I Want To Be Happy

The Best Rhumbas - Juan Vicari

The Best Rhumbas

The Best Rhumbas
Played by Juan Vicari and his Orchestra
Royale 18120 (10-inch 33 rpm)
1956

Siboney
Mama Inez
Ombo
My Shawl
Bim Bam Boom
La Cucaracha
Rhumba in E Minor
Rhumba Popular
Rhumba Cuba

Contrasts - David Carroll

 

Thunderbird

Contrasts
David Carroll and His Orchestra
Mercury Wing SRW 12508
1959

From the back cover: David Carroll, veteran musician and arranger with many name bands before joining Mercury Records as an artist and repertoire executive, has both camps united in selections on this record. Carroll evidences real separation when the alto sax or trumpet or other solo instrument is featured. On the ensemble portions, where the entire orchestra is working, he develops the ideal "wall of sound."

Swinging Sweethearts
Do You Ever Think Of Me
Yours (Quiereme Mucho)
The Ski Song (Slalom)
Live A Little
Thunderbird
Twice Around The Island
Ducky
All I Do Is Dream Of You
A Beautiful Lady In Blue
Have You Ever Been Lonely
Cute Little Wiggle

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Come Sailing In - The Lord Saints Calypso Group

The Tattooed Lady
Come Sailing In
The Lord Saints Calypso Group
Record "Live" on the Norwegian Caribbean Lines M/V Skyward
Art Records Manufacturing Co.
Souvenir Records SLP-302

From the back cover: SERGIUS WILKINSON, popularly known in the Calypso world asa the Lord Saint, is the vocalist and leader of the group. He also plays the maracas to set the rhythm of the band. Not new to the Calypso scene, Saint has been singing for the past decade and has played nearly every spot in St. Thomas, including the Virgin Islands Hilton and the Carib- bean Hotel. He was crowned Calypso King of St. Kitts for the two con- secutive years of 1962-1963. Saint worked alone at first, accompaning himself with his guitar, until early in 1968, when he joined the Joel Myers Group to fill a ten-month engagement at the San Jeronimo Hilton, the Puerto Rico Sheraton, and the El Conquistador, ending the engagement in November at the Flamboyant Hotel in Curacao. Shortly thereafter, Saint formed his own group and went to Florida, where they played engagements in several cities, closing at the Colony Beach Club on Longboat Key in Sarasota. Following this, the Lord Saints Group were engaged by the Norwegian Caribbean Lines and they played first on the SUNWARD, later transferring to the SKYWARD.

LORIS CAINES is one of the outstanding self taught Tenor Pan players of the West Indies. His nonchalant manner would be deceiving if his expertise with the Pans were not so obvious. He has devoted many years of his young life to the steel drums and was the first runner-up in the Tenor Pan soloist competition at the C.H.S. Auditorium of St. Thomas in 1967. He arranges for the group, which is in itself remarkable, inasmuch as he does not read music.

HANSEL TYSON plays the Bass Pans and plays them well, despite the fact that he never really worked full time at them until 1968. He has made three previous recordings, including one called the Steel Band Hymnal, with the Rid-O-Pest Steel Band. Hansel, in the past, has always worked with the big bands; but he now prefers small bands, as he finds that it requires more concentration. He plays piano also, but says that there is no greater challange than playing the Steel Drum Bass in the key of B!

DENZIL BURROUGHS is the player of the double Guitar Pans although he plays any of the drums well, including the Tenor and Bass Pans. It is only for the past year and a half he has confined himself to the Guitar Pans. In 1966 he formed his own band, but the strain of leadership with its many responsi- bilities was too much. As he said, when the strain is in, the fun is out! So, for the present at least, he will remain a player and the assistant arranger.

Haiti Cherie
Shame And Scandal
January Girl
Sylvie
Blood Thicker Than Water
The Village Ram
Come Back To The Virgin Isles
Tattooed Lady
John B. Sail
Yellow Bird
A Woman's Figure
Mary Ann

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The Musical World of Oliver Pacini

Hawaiian Wedding Song
The Musical World of Oliver Pacini
Arrangements: Oliver Pacini, Goh Misawa, Johnny Powers, Manuel Felix Velasquez
Musical Director: Goh Misawa
Studio: Kojimachi, Toyko
Orchestra: "Clippers"
Conducted by Ryuse Takabe, Leader, Goh Misawa
Engineers: Satoru Nakano, Hiromasa Torigai
Cover Design: Takeshi Futami
Photography: Mainland Studio, Hong Kong
Model: Etsuko Pacini
Cordak Records - Studio City, CA 

From the back cover: The Musical World Of Oliver Pacini is, indeed, a collection of music from all over the world as played in a great part of the world by this international artist who has lugged an amplified accordion, a set of vibes, a trumpet and trombone and two hundred pounds of other equipment a couple of million miles into the hearts of some nineteen countries.

Oliver Pacini's life has truly been a world of music. Coming from a musical family (there was once a Pacini Orchestra with four brothers and a sister), his experience has been wide and his dedication intense.

A few years ago saw the beginning of travels to far places and since then, islanders on specks of land in the Pacific as well as primitive tribesmen in the jungles and mountains of South East Asia have looked at and listened with astonished delight to this musical Californian. And applause has been generously bestowed by staid hotel audiences in Bombay, swinging sophisticates in the posh supper clubs of Japan and Taiwan, gala crowds in the Philippines, our Jet Set and pleasure seekers in the Northwest and Romantic Hawaii and thousands of appreciative G.I.'s all over the Far East.

Lehuanani (Sweet Something/Mapuana)
Anniversary Song/Misirlou
Green Leaves Of Summer 
Jalousie
Charade/I Left My Heart In San Francisco
I Look At You
Chitarra Romano
Canadian Sunset
Hava Nagillah 
Doll Dance
Hawaiian Wedding Song

Monday, March 8, 2010

Music For Expectant Fathers

Spanish Garden
Music For Expectant Fathers
Out Of Wedlock
Larry Williams Quartette featuring Merle Cain
Recorded Live At The Malibu Lounge-Hapeville, GA
Talent Mart Production
Kin-Tel Studios - Atlanta, Georgia
SoN 62651

The set is an uneven package that features live numbers, a few cornball novelty tunes and a few songs that are way out there... Take for instance this instrumental, "Spanish Garden"!

What Now My Love
Wildwood Flower
Where Are You Going?
Spanish Garden
Satin Doll
Lot O' Livin'
Rabbit Rag
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Country Shuffle
Danny Boy


Saturday, March 6, 2010

Music To Paint By - Various

Music To Paint By

Music To Paint By
RCA Victor PRM-208
Special Collector's Edition
Prepared expressly for Celanese Coatings Company by RCA Victor
1966

Yellow Bird - John Gary
Blue Skies - Della Reese
Scarlet Ribbons - Jim Reeves
Ruby - The Norman Luboff Choir
Over The Rainbow - Peter Nero
Green Eyes - Tony Martin
Polka Dots And Moonbeams - Lena Horne
Blue Moon - Sergio Franchi
Mood Indigo - Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra
What Color (Is A Man) - Ed Ames

For The Love Of Benji

Doberman Chase
For The Love Of Benji
A Family Film by Joe Camp
Album Produced by Euel Box
Music composed, arranged and conducted by Euel Box
"Sunshine Smiles" lyrics by Betty Box and Joe Camp
"Benji's Theme: I Feel Love" lyrics by Betty Box
Recorded at The Sound Box Studios by Jerry Barnes
Director of Photography: Don Reddy
Editor: Leon Seith
Still Photographer: Shelly Katz
A Mulberry Square Production
KSE 34867
1977

Film Executive Producer: Joe Camp
Produced by Ben Vaughn
Original story by Ben Vaughn and Joe Camp
Screenplay and Directed by Joe Camp

Charlie Rich Sunshine Smiles
Olympic Jet
Airport Chase
Benji Lost
Benji At The Fountain
Big Dog Bone
Big Dog Sausage
Benji At The Market
Charlie Rich Benji's Theme: "I Feel Love" 
Benji Unhappy
Hotel Reject
Doberman Chase
Hotel Run
Car Chase 2:45Box Hotel Caravel
Slo Mo Cindy
Charlie Rich Benji's Theme: "I Feel Love"

The Magic Of Movement

The Magic Of Movement


The Magic Of Movement
Activities Designed With The Senior Citizen In Mind
Narration: Dr. Betty Sue Benison
Script and Program Compilation: Dr. Benison
Music Arrangement: Bryan Benison
Melody House Records MH-768

Keyboard - Bryan Benison
Flute - Thelma De La Garza
Drums - Kevin Maurer

From the back cover: Dr. Betty Benison is a professor in the Health and Physical Education Department at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Benison is also involved in various health and physical programs for senior citizens.

Shoulders And Arms
Torso Stretches
Neck Exercise (Bowling Ball)
More Neck Exercises
Eye Exercises
Facial Muscles (The Cheeks)
More Facial Muscles 
Shoulder (Shrugs)
Shoulder (Making Circles)
Chopping Wood
The See-Saw
Poster And Mobility
Arms, Shoulders, Elbows, Wrists, And Hands
Exercise For Shoulders, Arms, Wrists, And Hands
Exercises For The Fingers And Thumbs
Towel Exercise - Trunk, Arms, Wrists And Hands
Torso, Wrists, And Hand (Using A Wooden Broomstick)
Forearms, Wrists, And Fingers
Hands, Wrists, And Fingers
Fingers And Hands
Elbows, Shoulders, And Chest
Neck, Shoulders, Arms, And Torso (This Is A Great Upper Body Stretch)
Hips And Legs (Making Circles And Squares)
Hips, Legs, And Back
Ankles
Hips, Legs And Ankles 
Total Body Exercise (Keep It Moving)
Relaxation