Music For Belly-Dancing - Ahmed Shiba

Jamal

Music For Belly-Dancing
Ahmed Shiba And His Ensemble
Music Of Many Lands
Request Records, Inc. - Hollywood, Florida
SRLP 10122

From the back cover: Ahmed Shiba and his group hail from Iraq. His father was a lute player who taught him to play this instrument at the age of five. Now, Ahmed Shiba and his musicians have traveled the Mideast and through the exclusive nightclubs of Europe, specializing in the accompaniment of Belly Dancers. There is hardly a star in this field, who, at one time or another, has not sought the art of Ahmed Shiba.

Ja Mustapha (Hey, Mustapha - a name)
Susu (Girl's name
Jurulem (Passion)
Zuruni (Visit me)
Mansura (Victorious)
Bent L Shalabijah
Ghuzajel (The Beauty)
Ammer Jamuammer (Wonderful, Too Wonderful)
Samer (Alone)
Bahija (A Girl's Name)
Layla ( A Girl's Name)
Jamal (Young Love)

"Bob" And Other Songs To Make The Juke Box Play - The Willis Brothers

Ring Of Fire

"Bob" And Other Songs To Make The Juke Box Play
The Willis Brothers
Produced by Don Pierce
Cover by Don Quest Studio
Starday Records SLP 403 (ST-91149)
Manufactured by Capitol Records
1967

Bob
Too Hot To Handle
The End Of The Road
Goodbye New Orleans
Rosebuds And You
Drivn's In My Blood
Ring Of Fire
Weekend Willie
You Are The One
I Found My Girl In A Glass Of Water
Miller's Cave

Walking Along Kicking The Leaves - Fred Lowery

Sunrise Serenade

Walking Along Kicking The Leaves...
Fred Lowery
Whistling with Orchestra Directed by Owen Bradly
Decca Records DL 8476

From the back cover: Born in Palestine, Texax, Fred lost the greater part of his vision when he was two. The fact that he had only one percent of normal vision since childhood did not detract from his determination to succeed in his unusual field. In 1929, when he was attending a school for the blind, he met a bird imitator. "He encourage me," Fred recalls, "and I began to discover there was more to whistling than bird calls." In the ensuing years, Fred Lowery has undeniably proven this fact to millions of delighted listeners.

After a series of minor successes, including a radio show on WFAA in Dallas, and a 4 1/2 year engagement with the Vincent Lopez orchestra in New York, he was heard by Horace Heidt. Heidt gave Fred his chance for national recognition as a featured part of his show. In 1945, Fred went out on his own, and the extraordinary artistry with which he performs has earned him the acclaim of countless fans.

From Billboard - March 20, 1957: Veteran blind whistler Lowery in nostalgic standards ("Sleepy Lagoon," " Far Away Places," etc.) in usual tasteful, trilling fashion, with an able assist from Owen Bradley's ork. A sentimental change of pace for jocks with adult audiences. Package has solid sales future in limited market for whistling wax.

Walking Along
Indian Love Call
Tennessee Waltz
Far Away Places
The Moon Of Manakoora
Sunrise Serenade
Happy Hobo
Pagan Love Song
The Lonesome Road
Sleepy Lagoon
Sentimental Journey

The Towering Feeling! - Vic Damone

That Towering Feeling!
Vic Damone
Orchestra under the direction of Camarata
Special Re-issue
Columbia Productions - Special Products
Columbia Records CL 900
1956

Available from online vendors so I will not be posting a sample. Presented here to share the cover art.

From the back cover: The phrase (Towering Feeling) comes from Alan Jay Lerner's Lyric for On The Street Where You Live, the charming song from "My Fair Lady" which Vic sang into first place among the ballads of 1956. This record, along with his television program and his motion picture appearances, left no doubt that Vic had resumed his position as one of America's top singing stars. He temporarily abdicated that position for two years in the Army, serving in both the United States and Europe. This interlude came when Vic had just reached the top, rounding off a climb that began in Brooklyn in 1928.

Vic's father arrived here from Italy shortly after the World War with a ringing voice and a plentiful supply of melodious folk songs that kept the family entertained for many an evening, with Vic's mother at the piano. During his schooling, young vic took part in amateur dramatic presentations and the work of the school glee club, along with his studies, and made his first radio appearance at the age of fifteen, singing on the "Rainbow House" show over Station WOR. Soon thereafter he got a part-time job as an usher at the Paramount Theatre, where he was able to watch a seemingly endless string of the finest singers of the day and absorb invaluable lessons. Later, while he was working as an elevator operator, he seized an opportunity to give an impromptu audition for Perry Como, a captive audience, who advised Vic to make singing his career.

During the war years, young Vic made appearances at church socials and canteens, polishing his style, and finally auditioned for the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts program. Milton Berle heard him there, and promised that if Vic won the contest, he would help him get his career under way. Vic Came out on top, and was soon set for an audition at La Lartinique, which was famous as a club where many young singers had had their first taste of fame. Vic remained there for eleven weeks and was showered with offers for other engagements, among them his own radio show and the chance to return to the Paramount as a star attraction. In 1947, he signed for his first commercial radio show, which ran for two years, and thereafter appeared at all the major hotels and nightclubs in the country. His movie debut came in 1950, in "Rich, Young and Pretty," and then the Army intervened. Since his return to civilian life, Vic has picked up where he left off in no uncertain terms, and even better, has married the enchanting Pier Angeli. And who, quoting from another lyric, could ask for anything more?

To illustrate the towering feeling, Vic has chosen twelve notable expressions of romance, mostly from the thirties and forties, including contributions by such expert hands as Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and Vincent Youmans, among others. Some of them are presented in standard ballad tempo, others have a more light-hearted approach deriving from the occasional giddiness that romance engenders. Contrast is provided in the accomplishments, too; four tunes are heard with a small combo plus five strings, with Buck Clayton warming passing choruses with his trumpet. Others are heard with full orchestra and vocal chorus, still other with a rhythm section and Urbie Green's trombone. All of them, of course, are blessed with the matchless velvety quality of splendid entertainment, and in all of them Vic conjures up the winning picture of a young man in love, spreading the contagion of the towering feeling around for everyone to share.

From Billboard - September 15, 1956: The lyric of Damone's hit single, "On The Street Where You Live," inspired the title of this LP, which features the warbler in fine vocal form on 12 nostalgic love songs, mostly from the 1930s and 1940s. Damone sings as usual – with impeccable taste and richness – while Camarata provides three different types of backing. Damone is hotter (as a single artist) than he has been in a long time, which should help sales on this package.

You Stepped Out Of A Dream
Wait Till You See Her
Out Of Nowhere
The Song Is You
Spring Is Here
Let's Fall In Love
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Time On My Hands
I'm Glad There Is You
The Touch Of Your Lips
All The Things You Are
Cheek To Cheek

Latin American Favorites - Jimmy Dorsey

Brazil

Latin American Favorites
Jimmy Dorsey
With Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell
Decca Records DL 8153
1955

From the back cover: Jimmy Dorsey has had only twelve birthdays! For Jimmy was born on the 29th of February in the leap year of 1904. The event took place in Shenadoah, Pennsylvania, and it was there that he grew up, learning to play the cornet and later the saxophone and clarinet while going to school. He also added to the family income by working as a driller's helper in the nearby collieries. At seventeen he was a bandleader. At eighteen he was offered a job as a saxophonist and clarinetist with the Scranton Sirens, one of the forerunners of the so-called "hot" bands. That interrupted his career as an orchestra leader for a long time, from 1922 to 1934, but during those years as an instrumentalist he came to be identified with practically every famous dance band in the country.

From 1932 to 1935, Jimmy and his trombone-playing brother, Tommy, enjoyed spectacular acclaim with their Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. In 1935 the two brothers went their separate ways, both as leaders, and, remarkably enough, each to greater heights in the dance band field that they had attained together.

Jimmy Dorsey's was one of the most rapid rise in the history of dance bands. His orchestra played its first engagement at the swank Sands Point Club on Long Island, where NBC gave them the first wire out of the spot. Then followed bookings at Ben Marden's Riviera on the Jersey Palisades, the Palais Royale on Broadway, and the Glen Island Casion. The band went on a westward trek of theatre and one-night stands, eventually reaching the coast and opening with Bing Crosby on the Kraft Music Hall air show from Hollywood. In 1939 the band made its first appearance on the stage of the Strand Theatre, New York, a showplace where it holds the all-time house records.

After many years of outstanding success, Jimmy rejoined his brother Tommy and, in 1954 solidified a connection which brought both Dorsey's renewed glory.

From Billboard - November 12, 1955: Decca has packaged 12 of Jimmy Dorsey's most famous old sides from the early '40s, including such all-time clicks as "Amapola," "Tangerine," "Maria Elena," "Yours" and nostalgic appeal and should fare well sales-wise. A big extra sales plus is the cover – a striking color photo of an Ava Gardner-type brunette in a peek-a-boo toreador jacket.

Green Eyes
The Breeze And I
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Amapola
Tangarine (cover spelling) Tangerine (back cover spelling)
Maria Elena
Yours
Always In My Heart
Latins Know How
Brazil
Tropical Magic
At The Cross Roads

Sounds Of Animals

Peccary

Sounds Of Animals
Audible Communication Of Zoo And Farm Animals
Science Series
Folkways Records FX 6124
1955

From the notes insert: Peccaries are the American members of the swine group. hey resemble small dark pigs with manes which can stand up and bristle when the animals are aroused. At the zoo these creatures are very noisy during feeding time. A keeper opens an iron door. The Peccaries start munching and chewing their meal of celery and then several engage in a short argument... Peccaries have very sharp tusks in both jaws which they click together rapidly when angered...

At The Zoo - Recorded and Narrated by Arthur Greenball at the Detroit Zoological Park

Introduction and Tiger
Rhinoceros
Rhesus Monkeys
Rhea
Chimpanzee
Peccary
Hippopotamus
Puma
Lion
Indian Elephant

At The Farm - Recorded and Narrated by Nicholas E. Collias

Domestic Fowl - Sounds Signals of the Chick

Goats and Sheep

Strictly Belly Dancing - Eddie Kochak

4/4 Tempos & Chiftitellis

Strictly Belly Dancing
The 3rd Volume
Eddie "The Sheik" Kochak
With Hakki Obadia
Cover Dancer: Habeeba, Dance Of The Art, Inc. - Columbus, Ohio
Cover & Liner Photographer: Dennis Lasker
Writer & Advisor: James J. Glayat
West End Music Industries
Ameraba AM-2500
1977

Personnel:
Eddie Kochak - Rhythm - Tempos
Hakki Obadia - Violin - Conductor - Arrangers
Freddie Elias - Violin
Mazin (Saleem) Hamdan - Oud
Chuck (Khaleel) Hallal - Dirbakee
George Marge - Woodwinds - Oboe - Flute
Sal Auglieri - Organ (Farfissa)
Don De Marco - Electric Guitar

From the back cover: We would like to thank Samiha Koura, owner of Ibis, 151 East 50th St. N.Y.C. for her courtesy in allowing us to photograph at her beautiful club which features an international floor show and authentic oriental dancers.

Medley Of 4/4
Rhumba For Veil Work
Medium/Fast Balady
Medley Of Medium Tempos
Floor Work Slow Chifti
Faster Chifti
No Tempo Floor Work
Exciting (Mijwiz) Balady Finale
Medium Drums & Medley
4/4 Tempos & Chiftitellis (Fast To Slow)
More Exciting Medley - Lots Of (Hel-Ah-Wah)
Kashlimar Ameraba - Drums And Zils
Balady & 4/4 Tempos - Finale

Country Lovin' Folk - The Mystic Moods Orchestra

Country Lovin' Folk
The Mystic Mood Orchestra
Produced and Directed by Brad Miller
Arranged and Conducted by Richard Clements
A&R Directors Bob Sarenpa and Bob Todd
Recordists: Michael Shields, Barry Ainsworth and Keith Grant
Mixer: Bill Schnee
Mobile Fidelity Productions, Inc.
Phillips PHS 600-351
1971

Available from online vendors so I will not be posting a sample. Presented here to share the cover art.

From Billboard - May 5, 1971: The orchestra continues its successful formula of using sound effects to implement orchestration this time out performing contemporary folk material. Crickets, horse's hooves, trains, and other sounds are integral parts of the arrangements for "Everybody's Talking'," "Simple Song Of Freedom," and "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home."

Elusive Butterlfy
Everybody's Talkin'
I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City
Catch The Wind
Simple Song Of Freedom
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Turn, Turn, Turn
Cycles
She Belongs To Me
Don't It Make You Want To Go Home

Showtime - Richard Hayman & Hugo Montenegro

Spellbound

Showtime
A Musical Spectacular
The Manhattan Pops Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hayman & Hugo Montenegro
A Capitol Record Club exclusive album featuring 20 great songs from Broadway and Hollywood
Produced by Bob Shad
A&R Coordinator: Pete Kline
Notes by T. H. Everett
Designed by Liebert Studios, Inc.
Mainstream Records / Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc.
SQBO-91356

Book fold jacket.

Record #1 Conducted by Richard Hayman

Record #2 Conducted by Hugo Montenegro

People from "Funny Girl"
I'll Be Seeing You from "Right This Way"
The Sweetest Sounds from "No Strings"
Spellbound from "Spellbound"
The Cardinal - Theme from "The Cardinal"
The Third Man Theme from "The Third Man"
Try To Remember from "The Fantastiks"
The Rain In Spain from "My Fair Lady"
Do I Hear A Waltz?
Climb Ev'ry Mountain

Exodus from "Exodus"
It Might As Well Be Spring from "Stare Fair"
The Surrey With The Fringe On Top from "Oklahoma!"
How To Handle A Woman from "Camelot"
I Concentrate On You from "Broadway Melody"
Easy To Love from "Born To Dance"
The Way You Look Tonight from "Swing Time"
If Ever I Would Leave You from "Camelot"
I've Got You Under My Skin from "Born To Dance"
Love Is Here To Stay from "The Goldwyn Follies

Twilight Time - The Three Suns

Out Of This World

Twilight Time
The Three Suns
Rondo-lette A14
1958

From the back cover: One of America's most popular musical groups is the Three Suns known non-professionally as Al and Mort Nevin, and their cousin, Art Dunn. The boys have been playing together since 1939, when they secured their first job at the Adelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, playing in the then strange combination of guitar, organ and accordion. A little more than a year after their debut, the trio came to New York in November, 1940 and were booked at the Piccadilly Hotel, where their success was so great that they remained for a full decade

Explanation of their success is difficult. It has been said that they play the kind of music people want to hear at a time when people want to hear it. In other words they posses a sixth sense as to what will be popular and play just that. Since the tremendous smash hits the trio scored, many similar combinations have come into being, but have offered virtually no competition to the already established Three Suns. The group got its name when the mother of Al and Mort greeted the inseparable three one by saying "Here comes my three son." The boys felt the title was excellent for their professional name with the change of one letter in the name of sons, the group was born.

Midnight Time
Girl Of My Dream
Romantic
Love Jumped Up
Bizet Medley
Out Of This World
Star Dust
It's Down Again
Barcarolle
Twilight Time
Busy Holiday