Cugat Caricatures - Xavier Cugat

Desafinado

Cugat Caricatures
Xavier Cugat
Mercury STEREO SR 60888 & MG 20888
1964

From the back cover: This album was recorded monaurally and stereophonically at A&R studios, New York City, December, 1963. Instruments and mikes used were set up as follows: (Left Channel) Trumpets – Newmann U-47; Trombones - Newmann U-47 (Right Channel) Saxes 2 Newmann U-48; Organ - Newmann U-47 (Center Channel) Marimba - Newmann U-47; Vibes; Guitar – Sony; Drums – Newmann U-67. The session were recorded on Ampex tape recorders at a speed of 15 inches per second. Don Frey, Engineer.

Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) - Bossa Nova
Night Train - Cha Cha
Vanessa - Samba
My Funny Valentine - Rumba
Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) - Bolero
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Guaracha
Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) - Bossa Nova
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Cha Cha
The Continental - Bossa Nova
Papa Loves Mambo - Mambo
I've Got The World On A String - Cha Cha
Witchcraft - Mambo

Maddox Brothers And Rose

Move It On Over

Maddox Brothers And Rose
Wrangler WR 1003

From the back cover: The name Rose Maddox is by now synonymous with what Country and Western music is all about. A natural entertainer, "the one Rose" as she has come to be known among her colleagues and fans, is one of today's leading C&W artists. Her authentically "down home", often raucous style, her independent fatiguable swing, her open wit and good humor, have made her a constant favorite at jamborees and concerts all over the country.

Born in Alabama, Rose left there for California with her family when, in her own words, she was "just a little bitty girl." That trip was made on a freight car, but times have since changed. "I've done a lot of traveling over some of those same roads, but now it's always First Class."

Baby You Should Live So Long
That'll Learn Ya, Durn Ya
Just When I Needed You
Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
Sugar Pie
I've Stopped My Dreaming About You
Move It On Over
Why Not Confess
Bring It On Down To My House Honey
Honky Tonkin'
Molly Darlin'
Small Town Mama

Oh Yeah - Billy Williams

The Side Of Heaven

"Oh Yeah"
It's Billy Williams Singing
Mercury Records MG 20317
1957

From the back cover: It all started when young Billy, of Waco, Texas, the son of a minister, decided to follow his father's career. As a student at Wibeforce University, he joined with three other students to sing songs of gospel. They called themselves The Charioteers. Station WLW, Cincinnati, soon persuaded them out of their amateur status. A few years later, they were guests on Bing Crosby's radio show and stayed there for six years.

In 1949, his eye on the fast-growing television industry, Billy Williams decided to form a group of his own, to combine first-rate singing with polished visual presentation. The Billy Williams Quartet, soon a fixture on the Sid Caesar-Imogene Coca "Show Of Shows." became one of the hottest musical attractions in America.

From Billboard - October 14, 1957: Title of this package was obviously inspired by catch-line of Billy Williams' recent hit Coral single "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter," Album may recap some sales as result of artist's current popularity in singles field, but otherwise its content is somewhat disappointing since many of the tunes are unfamiliar. However, jocks should find some spin able sides among the standards – "I Don't Know Why," etc.

I've Got An Invitation To A Dance
It's Best We Say Goodbye
I'll Close My Eyes To The Rest Of The World
If I Never Get To Heaven
Ask Me No Questions
Cattle Call
A Smile For Suzette
The Side Of Heaven
You're The One For Me
Who Knows
Azure-Te
I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)

Sara Montiel

Bésame Mucho

Sara Montiel

Superpak
United Artists Records, Inc.

Recorded in Spain by Hispavox, S. A.
UA Latino L 61904
1972

Side 1
Bésame Mucho
Uno
Canta Guitarra
Rumba Chamelona
Tapame! Tapame!

Side 2
Contigo Aprendi
Bahia
La Tarde Estaba Gris
Caminito
La Mosca
Indiscreta

Side 3
La Montana
Yo Voy Con Los Muleros
Maria Dolores
Llueve
La Maja
Aristocratica

Side 4
Quizás, Quizás, Quizás
Brasil
Que Dios Me Perdone
Calumnia
Hasta Luego Corazon

Stereo Sound Spectacular

Traps

Stereo Sound Spectacular
Stereo Acorn 665
Hudson Record, Co.

Trains
Jets
Ships
Traps
Sea Sounds

Traditional Songs Of The Caribbean - National Dance Theatre Company Of Jamaica

Kumina

Traditional Songs Of The Caribbean
The Singers Of The National Dance Theatre Company Of Jamaica
Organization Of American States
Executive Secretariat For Education, Science And Culture
Department Of Cultural Affairs
Musical Direction & Arrangement: Marjorie Whylie
Leader of Singers: Joyce Lalor
Artistic Director: Rex Nettleford

Inter-American Musical Editions
Stereo OAS-005
April, 1979

The painting "Niabingi Holy," on the record cover is the work of the eminent Jamaican intuitive artist Brother Everald Brown. Collection, National Gallery of Jamaica

The Singers

Marie Cunningham
Vivienne Dewdney
Lloyd Hall
Noel Heron
Vin James
Paula Johnson
Joyce Lalor`
Carole Reid
Vibatt Seaforth

The Musicians

Flutes: Minkey Jefferson & Barbara Bolan
Guitar: Steve Golding
Bass: Lloyd Mason
Congas: Antonio Henry, John Walker & Horace Wedderburn, Jr.
Kumina Drums: James Walker & Obadiah Lewis
Piano & Percussion: Marjorie Whylie

Kumina - Jamaica
Ding Ding Wala Wala - Belize
Chiffone - Carriacou (Grenada)
Bromley - Barbados
Medelico - Trinidad
Da Cocoa Tea - Barbados
Lullaby - Grenada
Mangoes - Trinidad
Goat Meat - Jamaica
John Boulay - Tobago (Trinidad & Tobago)
Train A Blow - Jamaica
Lillian - Trinidad
Tous Les Jou' M'sous - Haiti
Confusion - Jamaica
King Jaja - Barbados
Freetown Gal - Belize
Zeela - Grenada
I'm A Better Woman Than You - Trinidad
Pocomania - Jamaica

Dixiecats - Dixieland All-Stars

Basin Street Blues

Dixiecats
Featuring Dixieland All-Stars
Produced by Joe Guercio
Engineer: Al Weintraub
Cover Photo: Walter Chandoha
Back Liner Photos: Chuck Stewart
Roulette R-25015
1957

Personnel:
Buster Kelly
Red Allen
Tyree Glenn
Willie "The Lion" Smith
Boomie Richman
Rutty Singleton
Milt Hinton
Arvell Shaw

That's A Plenty
Tin Roof Blues
Royal Garden Blues
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
Beale Street Blues
Muskrat Ramble
Basin Street Blues
Wolverine Blues
I Found A New Baby

The Music Of Lecuona - Stanley Black

Siboney

The Music Of Lecuona
Stanley Black and His Orchestra
Featuring Stanley Black on Piano
London PS 153
1956

From the back cover: Stanley Black was born in London on June 14th, 1913. His musical education began at the Matthay School of Music, where he studied the pianoforte. After this opening skirmish he went on to work, as pianist and arranger, with various dance-bands and light orchestras, gaining invaluable experience and knowledge both of what kind of music pleased the public taste and of how the public liked it served: hot, strong, sweet, or subtle-flavored. In 1938 (as an example of his thoroughness) he paid a visit to South America to obtain first-hand knowledge of Latin-American music. A year later he enlisted in the R.A.F. In April, 1943, he stepped unobtrusively but firmly into the limelight by taking over the conductor's baton of the B.B.C. Dance Orchestra, and during the following years he averaged the astounding total of six programs a week, a physical and mental strain which many dance-band conductors would not care to endure. His orchestra, with his arrangements, (a tremendously important ingredient in the success of a variety show) supplied the music to such top-line programs as the "Much Binding" sagas, "Ray's A Laugh," and scores of others. In 1947 he married vocalist, Edna Kaye.

His "official" broadcasting work reaches a very large volume indeed when measured by the mere statistics of broadcasting-hours and audience-appeal, but is immeasurable in its value as a means of setting consistently high standards for light broadcast music and arrangements. In addition to all this, Stanley Black has also found time to fit in one or town other small achievements which might well have passed for a complete career for an artist less energetic – his work for London, for example, as house conductor and arranger, and composing and directing the musical scores for at least nine British films. All this hard work, far from deadening or stifling his personality, has developed it. The more he does, the better he gets, because he has the invaluable gift of enjoying his work, and what is more he communicates that enjoyment to the listening public. In other word, he entertains.

From Billboard - August 11, 1956: BBC band leader Black should pull extensive deejay coverage here with this lush, string-laden collection of Lecuona's pop-appeal compositions – "Siboney," "Malaguena," "Andalucia," etc. The exotic Latin instrumentals are highly melodic and handled with sufficient respect arrangement-wise so that the album can be moved in the semi-classical market as well as pop. Several of the sides have been released before as part of other Black packages.

Malaguena
Always In My Heart
Andalucia
La Comparsa
High In Sierra
Siboney
Danza Lucumi
Jungle Drums
Gitanarias
Maria, My Own

For You Alone

Rock-A-Bye In Beardland

For You Alone
Limited Edition
Columbia GB-2

The Night They Invented Champagne - Frank De Vol And His Orchestra
Till - Percy Faith And His Orchestra
Devotion - Otto Cesana & His Orch. & Chorus
Libson Antigua (In Old Libson) - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra & Chorus
The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Song) - Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye
Morgen (One More Sunrise) - Richard Maltby With Orchestra And Chorus
Arrivederci, Roma - The Norman Luboff Choir
My Heart In Portugal (Mon Coeur Au Portugal) - Frank De Vol And His Orchestra
Love Theme From "La Strada" - Paul Weston & His Orchestra with The Norman Luboff Choir

What A Differ'rence A Day Made - Andre Kostelanetz And His Orchestra
Rock-A-Bye In Beardland - Mitch Miller And His Oboes
Theme From The Perry Mason Show - Ray Conniff And His Orchestra

Dance To The Songs Everybody Knows - Warren Covington

Green Eyes

Dance To The Songs Everybody Knows
Warren Covington and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Decca Stereo DL 74120
1961

From Billboard - August 24, 1961: Here's a nostalgic, danceable package of oldies, presented with commendable taste by the Covington-Dorsey ork. Selections – all tailored for terp fans and/or jockey segs – include "Cecilia," "Green Eyes," "Whispering," "Maybe" and other great oldies.

Cecilia
Button Up Your Overcoat
Josephine
Tennesse Waltz
Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)
Pennsylvania Polka
Maybe
For Me And My Gal
Beautiful Ohio
Whispering
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
Indiana (Back Home Again In Indiana)