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Dateline December 2006
ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES Volume
6 – Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland. Moorside
Suite (Holst), Chacony in G Minor (Purcell),
Rosa Mundi (Paul Lewis), Winton Suite (Winchester)
(Adam Carse), Bethlehem Down (Warlock), Very
English Music (Cuckmere Haven, Cornish Air, Hunt Gathering)
(Paul Carr), Waltz in E Minor (William Lloyd
Webber) Two Nocturnes (Lionel Sainsbury), From
Across La Manche (Malcolm Lipkin). Naxos 8.557753.
Just when you thought the series must be running out, up
pops another! For those who enjoy atmospheric landscape
music then Holst, Adam Carse and Paul Carr fit the bill
admirably. William Lloyd Webber was a much underrated and
self deprecating composer whose works are only now being
afforded the credit they deserve but he did sire two very
musical sons! Edmund Whitehouse
RADIO VISION ONE Big City Walk, Dr. Watson’s
Vision, The Artful Dodger, Your Perfume, You’re In My Heart,
Yesterday On The Champs Elysees, Here In A Smoky Room, Lyric
Moon, Early One Morning, Starlight Hours, Blue Lady, Mon
Ami Mon Amour, Café Braziliana, Ce Soir, Sounds Latin,
Gwendolyn, Mixed-up Mazurka, Hasta La Vista, Skyline Concerto,
Dancing In Bavaria, Velvet Moon, For Fiddlers Only
Apollo Sound APSCD 237, 57:15 mins. This is the first in
a new series from Heinz Herschmann’s Apollo Sound specialising
in easy listening music typical of the sounds to be heard
on radio and television during the 1960s and 1970s. One
track comes from Amphonic, with the remainder all sourced
from Mozart Edition. Some composers will be familiar – Brian
Fahey, Peter Hope, Heinz Hotter, Neil Richardson and Gordon
Langford – whereas the others (presumably from the continent
of Europe) are less well-known. Among the orchestras are
those of George Hermann, Dolf van der Linden and the Orchestra
Raphaele, plus an assortment of ensembles that typified
the output of so many production music libraries of that
period. Technical director Chris Churcher has put together
a pleasing selection that will delight fans of what seems
to have become known as ‘Test Card Music’. You’ll probably
put it on the CD player as background music, and then suddenly
find that it has grabbed your full attention. Let’s hope
that Apollo Sound let us have some more like this. David
Ades
JOHNNIE RAY – Just Walking In The Rain Prism PLATCD
1428. "The Nabob of Sob" was very big in the early
to mid ‘fifties. It is said that he cried himself into a
fabulous fortune. His first hit, Cry backed with
The Little White Cloud that Cried, sold over two
million in 1952; staying at No.1 in the US charts for three
months and spending almost a year in the listings. It was
followed by a second million seller, [Here Am I] Broken
Hearted. His third million seller, Just Walking in
the Rain came in 1956; it topped the UK charts for seven
weeks. Other hits on this disc include Please Mr Sun,
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home, All of Me, Hey
There, Hernando’s Hideaway, and Such a Night.
He is joined by Doris Day and Paul Weston and his Orchestra
on Ma Says, Pa Says and A Full Time Job. Percy
Faith and his Orchestra provide stellar support for Alexander’s
Ragtime Band. Other orchestras involved are those of
Johnny Carroll, Joe Reisman, Les Elgart and Mitch Miller.
Apart from the title track all the recordings here are the
originals. Also included are 11 "Bonus Tracks"
from Johnnie’s Palladium Concert in 1954 when he beat the
box office records set a few years earlier by Frankie Laine.
With acceptable sound, good liner notes/track listings and
a few seconds under 70 minutes music for a penny under £3,
this is a big bargain buy – and an ideal stocking filler.
Peter Burt
MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS – New London Orchestra / Ronald
Corp. Helios CDH55246. If you enjoy Gilbert and
Sullivan then you will certainly want to buy this new complete
production of Harold Fraser-Simon’s classic musical. It
opened during the First World War and ran for more than
1,300 performances, an incredible run bettered only by Chu
Chin Chow, both records standing for more than 40 years.
The star was Jose Collins and the show would have run longer
had she not finally cried "enough!". The most
famous songs are "A bachelor gay am I" and "Love
will find a way" but some of the other offerings are
G & S at their best – except they are not G & S!
It is a tale of brigands, suitors and beautiful young ladies.
Admirable stuff! Edmund Whitehouse
The Golden Age of Light Music: "Soloists Supreme"
& "The Great Light Orchestras Salute Cole Porter"
for full tracklistings please see pages 52-57 of
the last issue of ‘Journal Into Melody’. The unprecedented
success of the GUILD GOLDEN AGE OF LIGHT MUSIC
series has, in no small way, been due to imaginative programming
of the CDs. With the availability of a large resource
of recorded material – much of which is drawn from the collections
of RFS members – David Ades and Alan Bunting are constantly
developing new ‘theming’ ideas. This has already resulted
in two Hall Of Fame issues and the Salute To Richard
Rodgers (GLCD5123) which is now joined by Salute
To Cole Porter (GLCD5127). In common with Irving
Berlin, Cole Porter wrote both his own ‘notes and words’
although, as the booklet comments :– ‘the music still stands
up well without the lyrics’. This is obviously assisted
by the quality of the arrangements and performing orchestras
included here, in recordings spanning a 10-year period between
1945-1955. In addition to American and British GUILD ‘regulars’
such as Andre Kostelanetz, Percy Faith, David Rose, Sidney
Torch, Mantovani and Stanley Black, we meet newcomers such
as the orchestras of French musicians Guy Luypaerts and
Eddie Barclay. This new offering proves conclusively that
as a tunesmith, Porter was the equal of Berlin, Jerome Kern,
and George Gershwin; his prodigious talent is evident on
every one of the 21 tracks. Three of these contain selections
or suites, and particularly worthy of special mention is
the arrangement, made by the then Wally Stott for Sidney
Torch, of the big numbers from Kiss Me Kate. Another
conductor making his GUILD debut is Glenn Osser whose work,
certainly in the UK, is not widely known, but who arranged
for an impressive list of top US bands during the ’50s.
Regrettably, the arranger of the final track the Cole
Porter Suite by Louis Levy and his ‘Music from the Movies’
orchestra is not credited but it is likely to have been
undertaken by one of several distinguished musicians who
regularly ‘ghosted’ for Levy.
The other new release also features a new ‘angle’, reflected
in its title – Soloists Supreme (GLCD 5126). This
is an assemblage of compositions featuring a solo instrument,
instrumental section or in two cases, a whistler! It’s a
great opportunity to put together a collection of really
excellent titles, most of which were recorded in the late-’40s/early-’50s.
Sadly, not all of the soloists are known, but those credited
include guitarists Dave Goldberg and Bert Weedon, pianists
Edward Rubach and Joe Henderson, violinists Reginald Leopold,
Mitch Miller playing both oboe and cor anglais and the ‘siffleurs’
Ronnie Ronalde and Muzzy Marcellino. Sidney Torch makes
a rare appearance as a solo organist with Carroll Gibbons’
orchestra on a vintage 1932 recording , and I must especially
mention the amazing saxophonist Freddy Gardner, with the
Peter Yorke orchestra. Whilst this track – Valse Vanite
has appeared on previous reissue CDs, it never fails to
thrill, and as David writes in the booklet… ‘he [Gardner]
finds notes on the instrument that weren’t supposed to be
there…’ Virtually all of the orchestras and conductors will
be familiar, with Robert Farnon being accorded the honour
of three tracks – two with his own orchestra and one with
the Danish State Radio Orchestra; the latter is the only
non-commercial (Chappell) recording amongst the 25 tracks.
So here we have yet another two very enjoyable and most
worthy additions to the GUILD series. There are some more
interesting issues in the pipeline, which will be reviewed
in the next edition of the JIM.
Tony Clayden
VICTOR YOUNG Singing Strings and Orchestra. Manhattan
Concerto; Love Letters; Cornish Rhapsody; Geraldine; Tara’s
Theme; Invitation; My Foolish Heart; Hi-Lili Hi-Lo; Limelight;
Call Of The Faraway Hills; Melba Waltz; Where Is Your Heart;
Arizona Sketches; Stella By Starlight; Spellbound; Autumn
Leaves; Blue Star…Frank Bristow FBCD151/152. A thousand
thanks (from me at least) to Frank Bristow for letting us
hear again this batch of four Victor Young 10 inch LPs and
one 12 inch album from the Brunswick catalogue of fifty
or more years ago which I thought I would never hear or
see again. A Musical Sketch Book, Pearls On Velvet,
Hollywood Rhapsodies, Love Themes and Cinema
Rhapsodies between them contain 46 tracks by such as
Steiner, Rozsa, Mancini, Korngold, Newman, Kaper and Raksin
with Young himself contributing no less than 18 of his own
compositions, most of which are now recognised as standards.
All of which testifies to the quality of the basic material,
much of which knowledgeable readers will probably know anyway,
even if not in these particular settings which explore every
facet of Victor Young’s genius. in my article on young in
JIM159 I quoted Gordon Jenkins’ comment to me that Victor
was a lovely man and a great composer, but he always had
a bad band. Gordy may have exaggerated this point somewhat,
for at that time, and on these sessions at least, I can’t
fault the style and sound of his orchestras. You will find
however that frank has boobed in reversing track 20 on disc
one and track 1 on disc two, which doesn’t affect the quality
one little bit. Arthur Jackson
The Massed Bands of HM ROYAL MARINES / Lt Colonel Chris
Davis – Music from Beating Retreat 2006. Washington
Grays, McAlpine (drum solo), On The Quarterdeck, Monforterbeek,
Drummers Call, Band Call, Fall In, Sarie Marais, Royal Flourish,
To Fight & Win, Per Mare Per Terram, Globe & Laurel,
Royal Salute, Chatham, Portsmouth, Eastney, British Grenadiers,
Soldiers of the Sea, HM Jollies, Gladiator, Captain General,
The Day Thou Gavest, Sunset, Rule Britannia, The National
Anthem, Heart of Oak, A Life on The Ocean Wave, Famous Songs
of the British Isles, Mountbatten March, Wellington, Under
the White Ensign. (67:00) Chevron / Doyen CHVCD24.
Available from: The Blue Band HG06 HQBSRM, HMS Nelson, Portsmouth,
PO1 3HH. Cheque for £12 payable to ‘The Blue Band’. Or online
at www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk The sessions for this
splendid studio representation of the famed Beating Retreat
ceremony preceded the actual event held on Horseguards Avenue
on June 16-17 by some two and a half months, the Royal Marines
band service having wisely elected to go for a studio recording
rather than the inherent risk of assorted extraneous off-stage
noises of the somewhat limited sonics which accompany any
live recording, not to mention the possible vagaries of
the English weather. The recordings took place between 3-5
April with a composite band of mainly Plymouth personnel
under the baton of Captain M.P. Dowrick. The complete programme
of music, some 37 tracks in total – too many to detail here
– was composed or arranged by Royal Marine musicians and
comes replete with various bugle calls, fanfares, drum solos
and an excellent choice of marches by the likes of Kenneth
Alford – On The Quarter Deck, HM Jollies and, by
that icon of military music, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Vivian
Dunn, Captain General, the Mountbatten March
and Under The White Ensign. One of the most moving
tracks is Captain Green’s Familiar Sunset, which
dates from 1932, and delivered here with great sensitivity
and innate dignity. It would have been nice to have some
information on the music played and/or a brief history of
the Beating Retreat ceremony, but the time-scale involved
here was incredibly short, with the resultant disc actually
being on sale to the public at the event itself, the Royal
Marines having to obtain the necessary street-trading licence!
An indication of how little time was available to meet the
deadline is that the track information details as shown
go a little awry. Track 31 is actually the Mountbatten
March, while track 33 is Vivian Dunn’s attractive arrangement
of famous songs of the British isles, and not the other
way round as shown. For those who attended this military
spectacular, this Chevron release will be an invaluable
souvenir of a memorable occasion, whilst those unfortunates
like myself who weren’t present for an outstanding display
of military music prowess at least have a superb and vividly
recorded disc of what we sadly missed. An indispensable
buy for all admirers of the Royal Marines band service.
Roger Hyslop
Orchestral Works of DOUGLAS LILBURN – New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra / James Judd. Aotearoa; Birthday Offering;
Drysdale Overture; Forest; Song of the Islands; Festival
Overture; Processional Fanfare. Naxos 8.557697. A pupil
of Vaughan Williams, Lilburn nevertheless developed his
own New Zealand style of lighter music and this eminently
suitable CD will find a happy home on the shelf of many
tuneful music lovers. Serious music with a lighter twist
from a composer who deserves to be better known. Edmund
Whitehouse
CAPRICE – Alison Balsom (trumpet), Gothenburg Symphony
Orchestra / Edward Gardner. EMI 353255-2. Although a
Classical release, there should be a fair number of the
18 trumpet transcriptions here that appeal to JIM readers
who admire top-flight brass playing. The soloist is the
young musician voted "Classic FM Listeners’ Choice"
in the Classic FM Gramophone Awards 2006. She had previously
won a Brit Award as "Young British Classical Performer
of the Year". The opening number will be very familiar:
Mozart’s Rondo alla turca. So, possibly, will be
Ms Balsom’s version of the same composer’s Queen of Night
aria, played on a piccolo trumpet, and Paganini’s Caprice
No.24. Opera buffswill appreciate, too, Arban’s Variations
on ‘Casta Diva’ from Bellini’s ‘Norma’[at six minutes,
the longest item]. There are also nine Latin-inspired pieces
by Piazolla and de Falla. An hour of enormously elevating
music. Try it! Peter Burt
The Band of the GRENADIER GUARDS / Maj. D. Barton –
The Music of the Grenadier Guards. Alwyn - The Young
Grenadier; Bashford - Queen’s Company; Clarke
- Forgotten Heroes; Godfrey - Guards Waltz;
Sousa - King Cotton, The Liberty Bell; Wedderburn
- Good Courage; Ewing - Toy Grenadier; Burton
- First Guards; Waltts - Nairac G.C.; Hills
- Nijmegan Company; Williams - The Guards Patrol;
Mason - Invicta Grenadier; Eley - The Duke Of
York… (78:00). Specialist Recording Company SRC135.
This, the latest offering from the specialist recording
company, featuring music associated with specific regiments,
directs the spotlight on one of the premier and most distinguished
components of the British army, namely the Grenadier Guards
celebrating their 350th anniversary. The CD booklet
list all the principal conductors – bandmasters and directors
of music – of this illustrious band from c.1780-present
time. The current incumbent, major Denis Burton, has held
this, one of the most prestigious appointments in army music,
since 2002, and this new disc features some of his original
compositions such as the slow march First Guards,
composed for the queen’s birthday parade in 2003, and various
attractive arrangements he has forged of English folktunes.
Kenneth Alwyn, better known as a distinguished conductor
who made some notable recordings for the Marco-Polo and
ASV labels of the music of Richard Addinsell in the 1990s,
is here represented in less familiar guise as composer of
an impressive concert march The Young Grenadier,
composed originally for the Queen’s Birthday Parade in 1992
and relating to a photograph depicting the then young princess
Elizabeth wearing a Grenadier cap when she assumed the position
of Colonel of the Regiment in 1942. Nigel Clarke, chiefly
known as a film music composer, penned the concert march
Forgotten Heroes. Described in the CD booklet as
filmic in style, I found it written in a somewhat abrasive,
unappealing modern idiom and distinctly lacking in a good
strong memorable tune, which is surely such an indispensable
ingredient of a successful well-constructed march. By contrast,
a better exemplar of a modern concert march is Robin Wedderburn’s
Good Courage, written partly in memory of his father,
an army major who was killed whilst on duty in Singapore
in 1960. The faster outer sections enclose a noble trio
tune, not too far removed in character from the world of
Sir William Walton. The two Sousa marches included in this
collection are the popular Liberty Bell and King
Cotton – the latter, famous for its use as a signature
tune in BBC radio’s long-running Marching and Waltzing,
is delivered with an intoxicating verve and swagger. Albert
Williams, a DOM of the Grenadier Guards between 1896 and
1921 gives the band’s musicians an opportunity to exercise
their vocal chords in a rousing and lusty rendition of The
British Grenadiers, in his descriptive piece The
Guards Patrol. Also well worthy of mention is a rare
performance and rare recording of a light music gem from
1953 in the form of Montague Ewing’s delightful and witty
Toy Grenadier. It is perhaps a pity that room could
not have been found on this admittedly generously filled
disc for Emile Waldteufel’s Grenadier Waltz, a product
of a friendship which developed between the composer and
Dan Godfrey, bandmaster of the Grenadier Guards whilst the
Frenchman was in London conducting at a series of promenade
concerts. The piece is however included in volume 9 of Marco
Polo’s The Best Of Emile Waldteufel (B223687). There
are all-told 28 tracks of music on this CD associated in
some way with the Grenadier Guards, and with full, vivid
and well-detailed sound, beautifully produced art work,
close to maximum playing time and gloriously rich tonal
burnished playing from the band, this is yet another outstanding
new release from SRC and can be strongly recommended. Next
in line in this particular series will feature the music
of the Royal Engineers, due for release in a few months
time. Roger Hyslop
Deep In My Heart: The Songs of SIGMUND ROMBERG.
Living Era CD AJA 5642. Complementing the purely orchestral
Mantovani album reviewed a couple of issues ago, this is
the 24th release in Living Era’s wonderful "Songs
Of" series. There are 22 numbers here – some of the
finest from the pen of the Dublin born last giant of American
operetta claimed to be the first composer to write for film.
So there are tracks from the "dream team" of Nelson
Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald who achieved instant stardom
in the 1935 movie ‘Naughty Marietta’. And Mario Lanza gets
his golden tonsils round four hits from the 1954 picture
of ‘The Student Prince’. On the CD’s title tune he is joined
by Elizabeth Doubleday. There are duets from Tony Martin
and Kathryn Grayson, Gordon MacRae and Lucille Norman, and
Larry Douglas and Jean Carlton. Other artists featured are
Richard Crooks [You Will Remember Vienna], Shirlee
Emmons [Dance, My Darlings], Evelyn Laye [The
Night Is Young], Jo Cameron [Lordy, What A Sweet
World!], Howard Keel [Your Land And My Land],
and Tony Bennett [My Heart Won’t Say Goodbye]. The
composer himself conducts on at least three of the tracks.
We get all this for around £8. Well done, again, Sanctuary
Classics. Peter Burt
ROBERT SIMPSON – The Complete Symphonies. Hyperion
budget-price boxed set CDS44191-7. Don’t pass this over
because Robert Simpson was the one person at the BBC who
put his money where his mouth was. In 1980 he resigned in
protest at where Radio 3 and the Proms in particular were
going. In his book "The Proms and Natural Justice"
he then argued against the "avant garde nutcase school
of composing" in favour of our tuneful musical heritage.
His symphonies are unlike any other but contain echoes of
many past great composers. There are 11 symphonies in all,
plus Variations on a Theme of Nielsen. Edmund
Whitehouse
CLASSIC CHILDREN’S SONGS. JUSCD003. Available from:
Just Accord Music, PO Box 224, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 5YJ.
£10 (to LMS members) including p+p. The field of children’s
songs, in the sense of songs for children to listen to rather
than to sing (though there are plenty of those, some memorable)
is attractively explored on this disc. It is impossible
to deal adequately with all 35 tracks in a 200 word review,
but composers range widely over a period of perhaps a century,
and they include light music practitioners like Victor Hely-Hutchinson,
Liza Lehmann, Malcolm Williamson, Howard Blake, Harold Frazer-Simpson,
Richard Rodney Bennett, Edward German, Christopher Le Fleming,
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, Donald Swann and Lord Berners, and
distinguished British composers (just two songs are American)
like Arthur Somervelle, Howells, Lennox Barclay, Britten
and Ronald Stevenson. Lyric writers are similarly varied,
with R.L. Stevenson and Walter De La Mare (five each), Kipling
(four) and A.A. Milne and the whimsical Spike Milligan (three
each) scoring the most, with Kenneth Grahame, Lewis Caroll
and Tolkien among others also represented. There are just
three women composers – Betty Roe, Lehman and Barbara Reynolds
– and surprisingly only two female lyricists (Eleanor Fargein
and Marjory Fleming who died at the age of 8). Not all songs
rely purely on charm and melody; some have an underlying
sadness. Performances, by baritone Roderick Williams and
soprano Elizabeth Atherton, are intelligent, beautifully
clear in focus and admirable in diction, with Iain Burnside
an alert positive accompanist. Recording first-rate; though
no words are reproduced, the booklet has full notes on the
music and a general essay on children’s song. Highly recommended.
Philip Scowcroft
ENGLISH LANDSCAPES Arnold Bax – Tintagel; Ralph
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending, Norfolk Rhapsody
No. 1; Gerald Finzi – The Fall Of The Leaf; Frederick Delius
– Summer Night On The River, On Hearing The First Cuckoo
In Spring; Edward Elgar – As Torrents In Summer; John Ireland
– The Hills The Hallé Orchestra and the Hallé
Choir conducted by Mark Elder Sanctuary/Halle CD HLL
7512, 71:40 mins. As readers will be aware from many reviews
in this magazine, there is a wealth of glorious English
music available today on compact discs and the great news
is that so much more is still being written by a new generation
of composers. However in this instance, the emphasis is
on the acknowledged masters, most of whom were born between
100 and 125 years ago, and anyone approaching this repertoire
for the first time couldn’t have a better introduction than
this hugely enjoyable selection. When I first heard Tintagel
many years ago I was immediately reminded of some of
Trevor Duncan’s majestic works – I’m sure that this will
have been noticed by other RFS members! Mark Elder certainly
pleased many light music fans when he conducted Eric Coates’
Calling All Workers on the Last Night of the Proms
in September, and he has already been highly praised for
his achievements. He received the CBE as long ago as 1989,
and has held prestigious posts in the USA as well as throughout
the UK. Clearly this CD is aimed at younger people who may
not already have a wide selection of classical music on
their shelves, but I suspect that many seasoned collectors
will also welcome the opportunity to add new versions of
these glorious works to their libraries. David Ades
Wilfred Askew has informed us of the following recent
releases:
BILLY VAUGHN and his Orchestra – Sail Along, Silv'ry
Moon / Blue Hawaii. Raunchy; Sail Along Silv'ry Moon;
Sunrise Serenade; Sweet Georgia Brown; Sentimental Journey;
Until Tomorrow; Jealous; Twilight Time; Sleepy Time Gal;
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You; Moon Over Miami; Tumbling
Tumbleweeds; Hawaiian War Chant; Blue Hawaii; Hawaiian Paradise;
Little Brown Gal; My Isle Of Golden Dreams; Sweet Leilani;
Coconut Grove; Trade Winds; Beyond The Reef; My Little Grass
Shack; Song Of The Islands; Hawaiian Sunset; Aloha Oe.
(58:19). Collector’s Choice CCM-0666-2. Original DOT recordings
from 1958.
BILLY VAUGHN and his Orchestra – Theme From A Summer
Place / Theme From The Sundowners. A Summer Place;
Tammy; Tracy's Theme; Climb Every Mountain; Que Sera, Sera;
The Terry Theme From Limelight; True Love; The Sound Of
Music; Three Penny Opera; Some Enchanted Evening; All The
Way; Sayonara; The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs; O Solo
Mio; Never On Sunday; Old Cape Cod; The Green Leaves Of
Summer; The Church's One Foundation; Mr. Lucky; The Sundowners;
Everybody's Somebody's Fool; Walk Don't Run; Remember When;
Volare; Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. (62:18). Collector’s
Choice CCM-0667-2. Original DOT recordings from 1960.
BILLY VAUGHN and his Orchestra – Look For A Star / A
Swingin' Safari. Look For A Star; Snowfall; Mona
Lisa; Paper Roses; Greenfields; Beyond The Sunset; Because
They're Young; He'll Have To Go; Theme From The Apartment;
La Montana; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Marta; Swingin'
Safari; (It's No Sin); Born To Be With You; Alone; Glow
Worm March; In The Chapel In The Moonlight; Sunday In Madrid;
Love Letters In The Sand; Blue Flame; A Fool Such As I;
Throw Another Log On The Fire; When The Saints Go Marching
In. (54:19). Collector’s Choice CCM-0668-2. Original
DOT recordings from 1960 and 1962 respectively.
LES BAXTER and his Orchestra – Ritual Of The Savage
/ Passions. Busy Port; Sophisticates Savage; Jungle
River Boat; Jungle Flower; Barquita; Stone God; Quiet Village;
Jungle Jalopy; Coronation; Love Dance; Kinkajou; Ritual;
Bacoa; Despair; Ecstacy; Hate; Lust; Terror; Jealousy; Joy.
(59:16). Rev-Ola CRREV171. Original Capitol recordings from
1951 and 1954 respectively.
PADDY ROBERTS – Strictly for Grown Ups / Paddy Roberts
Tries Again. Love Isn't What It Used to Be; Follow
Me; Don't Upset the Little Kiddywinks; Architect; Big Dee
Jay; Anglais Aves Son Sang; Froid; Ballad of Bethnal Green;
Love in a Mist; Short Song; Growing Old; I've Got the Blues;
Lavender Cowboy; Poor Little; Country Girl; Let Me Introduce
the Boys; I Gave My Love a Cherry; You're a Square; We've
Never Had It So Good; I Want to Go Home; The Belle Of Barking
Creek; Why Did It All Begin?; Awful Lot of Bull; I Love
Mary; Pie Eyed Piper; Tattooed Lady; We've Got to Thank
Columbus; What's All This Fuss About Love? (73:22).
Must Close Saturday Records MCSR3022. Original Decca recordings
from 1959 and 1960 respectively.
REGINALD KELL & his Quiet Music – Swing Low Sweet
Clarinet***. Clarence Raybould - The Wistful Shepherd**;
Fritz Kreisler – Liebesleid*; The King Steps Out*
(Stars in my Eyes); Liebesfreud*; Schön Rosmarin*;
Caprice Viennois*; Claude Debussy - Le Petit Berger*
(Children's Corner); La fille aux cheveux de lin*;
Rêverie*; La plus que lente*; Walter
Mourant - Blue Haze*; The Pied Piper*; Ecstasy*;
Anonymous - The Gentle Maiden; Stephen Collins Foster
- Gentle Annie; Some Folks; Irish Traditional - The
Snowy Breasted Pearl; Has Sorrow Thy Young Days Shaded;
Sebastián Iradier - La paloma; Annie Fortescue
- Harrison In the Gloaming; Michael William Balfe
- Killarney; Reginald Porter-Brown - Dance of
the Three Old Maids*; George H. Clutsam - Ma Curly-headed
Baby**. (*with Camarata and his Orchestra; **with the BBC
Salon Orchestra; ***with Ambrose and his Orchestra). (73:59).
Clarinet Classics CC0049. Recorded 1942-55.
LAURIE HOLLOWAY – The Piano Player. Surrey With
The Fringe On Top; People Will Say We Are In Love; Every
Time We Say Goodbye; How To Handle A Woman; My Favourite
Things; Hello Young Lovers; Some Enchanted Evening; Honeysuckle
Rose; I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans; Forgotten Dreams;
Blue Skies; Pick Yourself Up; I Won't Dance; Smoke Gets
In Your Eyes; They Can't Take That Away From Me; Cute; Blind
Date/Beadle's About; Gymnopedie No 1; Shall We Dance; They
Say It's Wonderful. (72:01). Universal 986 754-8.
ANDRE KOSTELANETZ – Sounds of Today / Today's Greatest
Movie Hits. Born Free; Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad,
Too Bad); Games That Lovers Play; In the Arms of Love; Summer
Wind; Man and a Woman; Sound of Silence; Cabaret; Alfie;
Strangers in the Night; Guantanamera; Two for the Road;
Barefoot in the Park; Tara's Theme (from Gone With the Wind);
Thoroughly Modern Millie; What to Do? (Theme from Woman
Times Seven); The Eyes of Love (from Banning); Doctor Dolittle;
This Is My Song (from A Countess from Hong Kong); Fabulous
Places (from Doctor Dolittle); Dreamsville (from Peter Gunn);
Happy Barefoot Boy (from Two for the Road). (56:11).
Collectables COL-CD-7601. Original Columbia recordings from
1967.
HUGO WINTERHALTER and his Orchestra – Through the Years.
With Peter Hanley, June Valli, Billy Eckstine, Ginny Gibson,
Stuart Foster, Eddie Heywood, Sunny Gale, The Ames Brothers,
The Rhythmettes and Don Cornell & The Ray Charles Singers.
Blue Tango; Melancholy Serenade; Foggy River; The Second
Star To The Right; I Understand; Wrong Wrong Wrong; Orchid
Room; The Flying Dutchman; More Than You Know; Dream Of
Olwen; Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone); The Chosen
Few; My Heart Says No; Smoke Dreams; Blow Blow Winds Of
The Sea; Blue Christmas; Smilin' Through; If I Could Tell
You / In My Garden; Memory Lane; Take A Look In The Mirror;
The Winter Snow; Beyond The Blue Horizon; These Foolish
Things (Remind Me Of You); Mama; Land Of Dreams; Music Box
In Blue; Vanessa; Salute To Industry; Make Believe Land;
Something To Remember You By; Swingin' On A Star; Stairway
To The Stairs; Stay With The Happy People; Are You Lonesome
Tonight?; Prelude To The Stars;.My Destiny; Canadian Sunset;
The Coca-Cola Company Theme; Let Me Go, Lover!; Unsuspecting
Heart; Always; White Christmas; Music Of Manhattan / Memories
Of Yesterday; Flaherty's Beguine; Leave It To Your Heart;
Hopelessly; Seems Like Old Times; On The Trail; Through
The Years. (155:22). Jasmine JASCD436. Original RCA
recordings.
EMI has recently sent us a batch of new releases which
should find their way into many Christmas stockings later
this month.
Pride of place must go to a 3-CD box set that will certainly
delight those with a soft spot for a certain American pop
star. BOBBY VEE – The Singles Collection contains
no less than 95 tracks spanning the years 1959-1977. The
publicity notes inform us that this is a complete collection
featuring all the hits, the US A-sides and B-sides, UK-only
singles and rare material including tracks never previously
released on CD – and even some Italian language versions.
This collection has been produced in the UK, and the CD
booklet is an example of how this kind of material should
be treated; there are numerous photographs of Bobby Vee
plus record labels and covers, some very comprehensive notes
(you might like to have a magnifying glass handy!) plus
full credits for the composers – one track Swahili Serenade
is even the work of Sir Malcolm Arnold! I am slightly amused
to see that the contents of sets of more than one CD are
no longer identified as CD1, CD2 etc, but ‘Component 1’
etc! EMI Gold 367 3792.
The Essential RONNIE RONALDE 50 tracks 2
CDs 2:20 mins EMI Gold 370 2352. This collection
concentrates on Ronnie’s recordings for EMI, so you won’t
find the four sides he recorded with Robert Farnon for Decca
(one of these is on the new Guild CD "Soloists Supreme").
Now in his eighties and living in Australia, Ronnie continues
to perform and he has a loyal following of devoted fans.
Paul Hazell has assembled an enjoyable selection (assisted
by Ronnie) and the booklet cannot be faulted. I have not
listed the titles because Ronnie’s admirers can be reassured
that their favourites such as If I Were A Blackbird,
In A Monastery Garden and Dream Of Olwen are
all here. Like Bobby Vee (above) and the two collections
which follow below, EMI have excelled themselves with informative
and attractive booklets, and after criticising a lack of
information in some instances in the past I am delighted
to say that purchasers of these collections are certainly
getting value for their money.
DICK HAYMES – The Complete Capitol Collection 2
CDs EMI Gold 371 3892. 36 tracks include It Might As
Well Be Spring, The More I See You, The Very Thought Of
You, You’ll Never Know etc.. This collection is simply
what the title says – it contains the two LPs Dick Haymes
recorded for Capitol in 1955 and 1956, plus a handful of
singles. The LP "Rain or Shine" was conducted
by Ian Bernard, who also contributed most of the arrangements,
the others being by Johnny Mandel. "Moondreams"
was entirely arranged and conducted by Ian Bernard. Billy
May, Gordon Jenkins and Jackie Gleason had a hand with the
singles. Musicologist and film historian Ken Barnes is responsible
for this high quality product which stands as an example
of the heights to which popular music had risen during the
1950s. A superb collection in every respect.
MATT MONRO – The Rare Monro Other People, Mirage,
All Of A Sudden, Yours Alone, Let Me Choose Life, Can’t
Take My Eyes Off You, Try To Remember, When I Look Into
Your Eyes, Where In The World, New York New York, Taking
A Chance On Love, Blue Moon, Birth Of The Blues, etc. 51
tracks EMI Gold 372 5582. British readers may have seen
an excellent documentary on BBC4 about Matt Monro in recent
months, subsequently repeated on BBC2 (pity the Radio Times
couldn’t spell his name correctly). EMI’s blurb states:
"Each time Matt Monro went into the studio with George
Martin he would lay down five or six recordings. Those were
then listened back to and a song was chosen that they thought
would be the next hit. But what about the discarded songs?
Well, they’re here!" The collection contains many previously
unreleased tracks, and is largely the brainchild of Matt’s
daughter Michele, who has also contributed the booklet notes
and supplied a good selection of photos. Several songs are
from non-EMI sources and the final track is a medley of
four TV commercials sung by Matt early in his career. He
was one of the few British singers of quality popular music
during a period when rock ‘n’ roll just about overwhelmed
everything else. It is good to know that his unique talent
is still appreciated today, David Ades
Also new from EMI …
DEL SHANNON Home & Away A selection
of ‘new’ material and a re-recording of his big hit Runaway
– album recorded at Olympic Studios, London in February
1967. EMI seem to have resurrected a fondly remembered name
from the past, although the repertoire used to be rather
different – Zonophone! EMI Zonophone 374 8532.
CLIFF RICHARD Two’s Company The now familiar
ploy of linking the ‘star’ with other singers. Someone must
still be buying Cliff Richard CDs, because EMI keep issuing
them! EMI 377 0722. David Ades
The American label Monstrous Movie Music may be
unknown to many readers. It has come to our attention following
the recent release of a rare Ron Goodwin score.
"THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS" (Ron Goodwin) 1962.
The CD also includes music from "War Of The
Satellites" (Walter Greene) 1958, "This
Island Earth" (Herman Stein, Hans Salter and Henry
Mancini) 1955 and "Earth
vs the Flying Saucers" (Daniele Amfitheatrof) 1956
– Radio Symphony Orchestra of Slovakia. 60:12 mins, Monstrous
Movie Music MMM-1954. The extremely detailed, and utterly
fascinating booklet notes tell us that both Ron Goodwin
and his colleague Ron Shillingford assisted in the preparation
of the manuscripts for this recording, but it is clear that
the film was not a happy experience for many people who
worked on it. Both Allied Artists (of the USA) and the Rank
Organisation (from Britain) were involved in the original
production, and the first version was decimated to remove
scenes where the special effects were far from special.
Around 25 minutes was cut, including a lot of Ron Goodwin’s
music. Extra scenes were subsequently shot to make the film
sufficiently long for a first feature, but by then Ron had
moved on to other projects. Johnny Douglas was brought in
to add some music for the new material, but the producers
also used some of his work to replace parts of Ron’s original
score. Some music cues ended up being used in parts of the
film for which they were not intended. Johnny Douglas did
a good job, but it would have been far better if either
he, or Ron, had been responsible for the complete film,
because it seems that Johnny Douglas was not told to make
sure that his music fitted the rest of the film. It all
sounds like a typical case of producers thinking they know
better than the creative artists themselves, and no doubt
this kind of thing still goes on today. The CD is worth
buying for the fascinating story in the booklet, and all
admirers of Ron Goodwin will want to add this to their collections.
Monstrous Movie Music is the only soundtrack label specialising
in music from classic science fiction, fantasy and horror
films, and if you are on the internet you should visit their
website: www.mmmrecordings.com
where you can buy by mail order.
Another recent release is "MIGHTY JOE YOUNG"
(Roy Webb) 1949, plus "20 Million Miles To Earth"
Mischa Bakaleinikoff and the Columbia Pictures’ music library)
1957, and "The Animal World" (Paul Sawtell)
1956. 61:48 mins, MMM-1953.
David Ades
THE BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC CLASSICS SERIES 77 tracks
in a 4-CD box set The New London Orchestra Conducted
by Ronald Corp Hyperion CDS44261/4. Most readers will
already have one – if not all – of the CDs in this set;
the first was released to considerable acclaim as long ago
as 1996 with the fourth arriving in 2002. These modern stereo
recordings introduced a new audience to the delights of
45 fine light music composers including Charles Ancliffe,
Ronald Binge, Ernest Bucalossi, Eric Coates, Frederic Curzon,
Robert Farnon, Herman Finck, Albert W. Ketelbey, Lionel
Monckton, Sidney Torch, Gilbert Vinter and Charles Williams
– to select just a few. We have not been advised that the
four single volumes have been deleted, but if any RFS members
would like all four this is surely a great bargain - not
to be missed. David Ades This 4-CD set
is available from the RFS Record Service for £19 [US $38].
For full details log on to the brilliant Hyperion website
at www.hyperion-records.co.uk
and go to Catalogue by Collection. You will also discover
many other superb lighter music CDs from this very enterprising
British company. Edmund Whitehouse
"Precious moment" EDDIE HENDERSON. To
wisdom the prize, Blue in green, Around the world in 3/4,
Precious moment, Dear old Stockholm, Unforgettable, Dance
cadaverous, Wild flower, Silent night, (Kind of blue.
KOB 10008) 55:53 mins. The opening tune written by Larry
Willis with the crystal clear piano playing by Kevin Hays
promises much for the rest of the CD. Things go slightly
off form with Bill Evans’ beautiful "Blue in green".
Eddie’s soloing rings changes in the Miles Davis version
but not with the same tragic melancholy, so sounds aimless.
Eddie is an inventive improviser - one I have enjoyed since
his "Fusion" outings such as "Say you will",
"Butterfly" and "Prance on". His rhythm
section Kevin Hays, Ed Howard and Billy Hart have been with
him for many years and the empathy shows. Two titles were
written by his wife Natsuko, "Around the world in 3/4"
and the title track. To be honest I wish he had kicked these
into touch as they are the most forgettable! He should stick
to ballads and better known composers. For me the most fascinating
number is Eddie’s take on "Silent night" ticking
percussion, wispy synthesiser sweeps and his soloing making
up for lesser delights. Paul Clatworthy
"The Arthur Schwartz songbook" HERB GELLER.
Dancing in the dark, Then I’ll be tired of you, Alone together,
I see your face before me, A shine on my shoes, Come a wandering
with me, By myself, Haunted heart, Girl in calico, I guess
I’ll have to change my plan, You and the night and the music,
They’re either too young or too old, How sweet of you, (medley
Oh but I do, Something you never had before, Something to
remember you by, That’s entertainment. (Hep Jazz CD2089)
60:58. Sleeve writer Gene Lees must have had a senior moment
when he states "this is the first instrumental album
devoted to the music of Arthur Schwartz". He is a Farnon
Society member! That small quibble aside this album is bursting
with good tunes immaculately played. Herb arranged all tracks
which included some Schwartz songs new to me, and because
I am a Big Band fan after a while the tracks set into a
pattern, one medium tempo one medium fast - rather a churlish
criticism as it was sent to me as a promo! (which probably
means no more!) Lovers of small group jazz will love the
album. Paul Clatworthy
"Rendezvous in Rio" MICHAEL FRANKS. Under
the sun, Rendezvous in Rio, The cool school, Samba do Soho,
The critics are never kind, Scatsville, The chemistry of
love, Hearing "Take five", The question is why,
Songbirds. (Koch records KOC-CD9964) 52:41. I have never
heard a Michael Franks album that disappointed, this is
no exception! His voice is unique, he writes most of his
own output and always chooses so right backings. As befits
the title this has a mainly Latin slant, one to put alongside
the album he did with Eumir Deodata. I was hooked from track
one till the end, beautiful tunes, sometimes "Bossa"
other times "Samba" exceptionally clever lyrics,
"I grew up listening to Mose and Chet" on "The
cool school" summing up what he thinks of most critics
by using quotes from Degas, Van Gogh and Gaugin on "The
critics are never kind". There are no poor tracks on
the album, the arrangers are Chuck Loeb, Charles Blenzig,
Scott Petito, Roger Burns and Jeff Lorber, all raising their
game to new
heights. Paul Clatworthy
PHIL KELSALL The Classic Collection Tritsch
Tratsch Polka, Sailing By, Nola, My Heart and I, Bugler’s
Holiday, The Girl From Corsica, Narcissus, In a Persian
Market, Marigold, etc 21 tracks. Grasmere GRCD 126.
This is a compilation of previous recordings which Phil
describes as ‘my greatest tracks’. He has made an astonishing
number of CDs, and has a big following in the organ fraternity.
David Ades
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THE GREATEST GIFT IS LOVE - Mantovani and his Orchestra
The Greatest Gift, Solitude, Sing, Cool Summer Evening,
The Day Of The Locust, The Entertainer, Send In The Clowns,
Love Song "The Freak", She, selections from Oliver!,
Once In A Lifetime, Gonna Build A Mountain, I Wanna Be Rich,
What Kind Of Fool Am I?... (77.15) Vocalion CDLK 4324.
The first album, well thought of sonically by Mike Dutton,
was Monty’s last original LP – recorded in Paris with French
musicians during May and June 1975. In his brilliant biography
of Mantovani [Melrose Books], Colin Mackenzie tells us that
Monty showed signs of being unwell during the recordings
and had help from Roland Shaw to finalise the album which,
as well as being theologically correct, includes some beautiful
sounds and is indeed a fitting climax to a lifetime in music.
The Aznavour and Legrand tunes inevitably conjure up images
of the French capital; Locust is one of John Barry’s
many film themes; Cool was Monty’s final composition,
and among his best; Charlie Chaplin’s Love Song from
his proposed film The Freak proves again that his music
is underrated. And what an enchantingly evocative melody
Sondheim’s Clowns is. The second album is a 1962
release recorded for American ears only. Again, Mr Mackenzie
tells us that a third medley, from Irma La Douce, recorded
at the same time was not released. Pity, because I much
enjoyed what we have here: two seamless suites from David
Merrick produced British musicals of the day. The Bart score
has remained a firm favourite down the years, and it makes
a nice change [especially if you have young grandchildren]
to hear the music divorced from the film. Both selections
demonstrate once again that Monty was not just about strings
alone as all sections of his accomplished orchestra are
involved, with a special mention for the trumpeter on Gonna
Build A Mountain. Peter Burt
A GREENWICH BANDSTAND - Royal Artillery Band/Lt. Col.
Malcolm Torrent March: Trafalgar (Zehle), Greensleeves
(Trad/arr Reed), Folk Festival from the film The
Gadfly (Shostakovich/Hunsberger), The Love of My
Life (McPherson/G Bragg), Shepherd’s Song (Trad/Goff
Richards), Marche Militaire (Marche la Ronde) (Gounod/Trevor
Sharpe), The Joyful Skeleton (W G Lemon/W
Duthoit), March: Prodana Nevesta (The Bartered Bride)
(Smetana/Zavertal)... (76:01) Specialist Recording Company
SRC124.The latest in the excellent ‘Bandstand’ series from
the Specialist Recording Company visits Greenwich with its
rich, naval heritage and thus it’s hardly surprising that
the contents reflects something of this nautical dimension.
Particularly welcome is the inclusion of John Ansell’s ‘other’
maritime overture The Windjammer receiving a rare
stereo recording in which the composer makes effective use
of the famous traditional sea shanty Shenadoah. Philip
Sparke is a much respected and admired figure in wind and
brass band circles having written a considerable corpus
of works for these ensembles. On this disc we can sample
both an exhilarating ride on the Orient Express accompanied
by suitable train noises and be transported north of the
border for the opening movement Andross Castle from
the Hymn of the Highlands suite which is based on the haunting
atmospheric and well known melody Highland Cathedral.
Jazz enthusiasts amongst us will be well served with a flawless
and stylish account of Artie Shaw’s Concerto for Clarinet
which, as Lt Col Malcolm Torrent mentions in the CD
booklet, was featured in the 1940 film ‘Second Chorus’ starring
Fred Astaire. The soloist is Sergeant Ben Woodgate and his
proficiency on the clarinet is surely ample testament to
the high standards achieved by our military musicians these
days. Of the remaining items on this imaginatively planned
anthology it is refreshing to have such pieces as the Folk
Festival from the film The Gadfly (rather than
the somewhat over played Romance) and the stirring
Fantasy of British Sea Songs by former Royal Artillery
bandsman Gordon Langford. Langford made his first broadcast
with the band as solo pianist in 1951. It would be extremely
amiss of me to conclude this review without a reference
to Robert Farnon’s State Occasion which is always
a popular march with military bands and it receives here
a truly resplendent performance — one of the best I’ve ever
heard. With SRC’s usual vivid and well detailed recording,
made in Woolwich Town Hall, there is plenty of contrast
in the style and mood of the music on this disc, with predictably
fine and outstanding playing throughout by the band. This
CD makes for a very satisfying and absorbing aural experience
— I thoroughly recommended to all with enthusiasm. Roger
Hyslop
ENGLISH STRING MINIATURES Volume 5 - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin
Sutherland Suite for Timothy (Pamela Harrison),
Renaissance Suite (Francis Chagrin), Folksong
and Fiddle Dance (Percy Fletcher), Suite Navarraise
(Paul Lewis), Giocoso (Albert Cazabon), Three
Pieces arr. Humphrey Searle (Thomas Roseingrave),
Downland Suite arr. Geoffrey Bush (John Ireland).
Naxos 8.557752. By now we know what to expect from the
Philip Lane/Gavin Sutherland partnership and this CD is
no exception - delightfully tuneful light music from lesser-known
composers who, in some cases were better-known for other
musical genres or, in other cases not known at all. Only
one way to find out about their music. Buy it! Edmund
Whitehouse
GREAT FILM FANTASIES - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich
Kunzel Including music from Star Wars, Harry Potter,
Lord of the Rings... (61:48) Telarc CD-80664. Jeff Hall
territory, really, but you can’t have too much of a good
thing – and this is good. There are ten tracks from John
Williams’ Star Wars, three from his Harry Potter
and three from Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings trilogy.
If not exactly classical music [Classic FM, please note]
it is classic film music and is certainly big on sound.
The Main Theme from ‘Star Wars – A New Hope’ is
still the star track in my opinion, although the jolly Cantina
Band from the same episode is one of those pieces one
constantly replays. The booklet notes tell us that Erich
Kunzel is the most successful Billboard classical crossover
recording artist in history; this is his 82nd
album with the Pops orchestra. The Telarc sonics are, as
ever, almost worth buying the CD for. Peter Burt
BALLAD ESSENTIALS - Gene Harris Concord Jazz CCD-2170-2.
(67:00). Made up of carefully chosen selections, this collection
from the Concord catalogue of the 1989-1997 era provides
a very welcome introduction to the great Gene Harris, a
vastly underrated jazz pianist. His style is an engaging
mix of funk with charismatic class. Sweet And Lovely
explains this reasoning with a solid bass line by Ray Brown
while Harris plays an elegantly modern styling of this classic
song. Others in this quietly lyrical album include a misty
This Masquerade with a great solo by guitarist Ron
Eschete and a heart rending playing of That’s All
which is another fine example of how hypnotic Gene Harris
could be when he sat down at the piano. Ron Eschete is again
finely lyrical as spun silk on this number. Together they
lead the group in a swinging finale that defies words. Amidst
these fine performers, there are some guests like Scott
Hamilton on tenor in a gorgeous rendition of At Last
with just Harris on piano. The late Jack McDuff is here
on his Hammond B-3 organ, contributing an interesting contrast
with Harris’ piano as they trade phrases back and forth.
Although a great album for letter writing, this is also
a much deeper album full of great feeling which were a highlight
of Gene Harris’ artistry. Richard Jessen
ARRIBA/BONGOS FROM THE SOUTH - Edmundo Ros and his orchestra
Vocalion. CDLK 4313. Another excellent release, 24 tracks
all excellent and all standards; those that stand out are
Siboney, Holiday for Strings and of course Brazil,
great stuff but what is interesting is that there are two
recordings of In a Little Spanish Town, one of which
is 2:02 and the other 2:45 but I for one cannot tell the
difference. I was hoping for some new releases of orchestras
like Stanley Black but will have to be patient. At around
£10 Vocalion recordings are exceptional value for money.
Alec Hellyer
SINGS HER WONDERFUL SONGS - Rosemary Clooney 20
original recordings for under £3! (55.51) Disky SI 903626.
Come On-A My House, Botch-A-Me, Hey There,
Mambo Italiano, Wish I Wuz, Tenderly are all
here. This Ole House should be but, although listed,
has somehow been replaced by If I Loved You Half As Much.
Guy Mitchell duets on You’re Just In Love and Rosie
is joined on Too Old To Cut The Mustard by the great
Marlene Dietrich. Another great, Percy Faith is credited
on two tracks, Who Kissed Me Last Night and Mixed
Emotions, that would have benefited from Alan Bunting’s
audio attention. None the less something of a super bargain.
Peter Burt
THE DIRECTOR’S CHOICE - Band of the Blues and Royals
(Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)/Major D. D. Robertson
The Watch Tower (Herze), Action Front (Blankenburg),
Glorious Victory (Kendall), Machine Gun Guards (Marechal,
The Standard of St George (Alford),: Wellington (Zehle)...
(77:00) Specialist Recording Company SRC 151. This impressive
assemblage of parade marches with a satisfying blend of
the familiar and less familiar promises to be the first
volume in a new series by the Specialist Recording Company,
whereby a band’s Director of Music is tasked with making
his own personal selection of marches. On this new release
they vary in mood from the ebullient General Mitchell
to the rather more sombre strains of The Vanished Army.
Of the Alford pieces, Eagle Squadron was the last
march to flow from the pen of this talented man, appearing
in 1942 and saluting the American pilots who joined the
RAF in 1940, a year before the USA entered the Second World
War. Interestingly and coincidentally, also in 1942 a feature
film was released in the UK bearing the same title as Alford’s
march, depicting American flyers who join the RAF, based
on a story by the well-known Hornblower novelist
C. S. Forester. Other attractions on this new disc include
a bracing On the Square by the ‘March King’ of Pittsburg,
Frank Panella, whilst Hermann Starke provides an irrepressible,
foot-tapping example of the Parade March. The strains of
Thomas Bidgood’s The British Legion will be instantly
familiar to any of us who watch the annual televised Royal
British Legion Festival of Remembrance from the Royal Albert
Hall, as this piece is invariably played during the muster
of Standards at the beginning of this moving and poignant
ceremony. The composer Lloyd Thomas appears to have been
a somewhat shadowy figure and Major Robertson in the informative
booklet notes comments that little information appears to
exist about Thomas other than the fact that he frequently
recorded for the Regal Zonophone label in the 1930s, playing
on the mighty Wurlitzer organ in the Granada Cinema, Tooting.
I wonder whether any of our readers can supply further information
on this composer/performer? In sum, those with a zest for
exhilarating, tuneful and stirring music splendidly realised
by the Blues and Royals, and with vivid, well-balanced recording,
produced at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, will be well rewarded
here. If the excellence of this first in the series is anything
to go by this promises to be an exciting, outstanding, and
landmark contribution to the art of military music discography.
Roger Hyslop
WEST COAST VIBES - Roy Ayers Sound And Sense,
Days Of Wine And Roses, Reggie Of Chester, It Could Happen
To You, Donna Lee, Ricardo’s Dilemma... (51:01) EMI
MQP1107. Being a fan of big bands means small group jazz
does not often feature on my wants list! Roy is an exception!
I like to think I have most of his recordings. He has gained
most fame as a purveyor of quality soul music but his early
career was in jazz, influenced by his father (trombone)
and mother (piano). At a very early age he was given a set
of vibes by Lionel Hampton who was very impressed with his
talent. In the early 1960s he joined Curtis Amy’s group.
This recording was the first under his own name, backed
by a three-piece rhythm section and supported by his mentor
Curtis Amy on tenor and soprano sax. Two titles self-written,
others by Benny Golsen, Charlie Parker, Leonard Feather,
Theolonious Monk and pianist Jack Wilson. Roy has a rare
feel for ballads, well displayed here. The group do not
add much to the jazz regulars but unless you have the original
issue this is well worth investigating. Two tracks have
been added recorded the previous year when Roy was a member
of the Vi Redd group. Paul Clatworthy
UPTOWN ELEGANCE - Joe Negri Featuring arrangements
by Dr. John Wilson Including Sweet And Lovely; It’s A
Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood; The Best Thing For You...
(52:11). MCDJ-1015. This CD is definitely one which
comes under the heading of a nourishing meal and a half!
With scores evenly divided between a big band and small
group, Joe Negri has another fabulous CD with great charts
by Dr. John Wilson. Starting off with a big band swinger
Sweet And Lovely, Negri displays the quietly hard driving
swinging style which is his alone. The big band backing
him is hot and really cooking. Making unorthodox charts
for How My Heart Sings and A Weaver Of Dreams,
trombones provide a dark cushion for Negri’s gently flowing
performance, full of light and sunshine. And it’s always
a wonderful day when we hear Negri’s spirited playing of
the famous Fred Roger’s song It’s a Beautiful Day In
The Neighborhood. The two Duke Ellington offerings (Solitude
and Caravan) are worth mentioning for the fresh
treatment each gets, especially Solitude which in
Negri’s hands becomes a beautifully swaying bossa nova.
Nina’s Smile spotlights Negri’s lyrical abilities
in this tenderly reflective work. And after this handsome
feast we get a desert: jazz clarinettist extraordinaire
Buddy DeFranco and vibist Terry Gibbs come on board for
a rousing conclusion with the small group for Blues For
Brody. Both DeFranco and Gibbs are in excellent form
as is Negri who plays magnificently throughout. The big
band charts remind one of the Alvino Rey big band of the
middle 1940's. Which is enough incentive to buy this sparkling
recording. Richard Jessen
THE LATIN SPLENDOUR OF…/ON THE MOVE - Werner Muller
and his Orchestra Vocalion CDLK 4303. 26 tracks of which
12 are standards which have been recorded many times and
none of which are new to me. But when it comes to the second
13 that is different as several are new to me and while
I like the sound it is not as big as I expected. The version
of my all-time favourite Brazil is some 6 seconds
shorter than the Edmundo Ros version on his new album. While
I would most certainly buy another Muller album it is not
a must for me, which is certainly not the case with Edmundo
Ros. Alec Hellyer
KOGA MELODIES/RYOICHI HATTORI MELODIES - Percy Faith
and his Orchestra 24 tracks (69:21) Taragon TARCD-1106.
These must be two of the rarest LPs ever to make it onto
CD. Not only have they not been on CD before, they have
never been issued in any format either in the US or UK.
They were recorded in the 1970s especially for the Japanese
market. Masao Koga [1904-1978] was Japan’s most popular
song composer and Ryoichi Hattori [1907- 1993] was also
highly regarded in his native land for, among other things,
his film music. Maestro Faith has taken a dozen each of
their compositions and arranged them in his customary immaculate
style. Alan Bunting, who has compiled the CD, was a prime
mover behind its release and relates in his liner notes
how Hattori was stunned at the complexity and richness that
Percy brought to his work. The re-mastered sound is of the
high quality for which the American company Taragon is renowned.
This is a beautiful disc which, given its provenance, should
be a prime purchase for every Faith aficionado. Peter
Burt
MARCHES AND CEREMONIAL Authentic sound recordings
from the last century CARLIN CAS 029. This recent
2-CD set from Carlin Production Music offers an astonishing
array of marches of all kinds. Just a few are familiar (such
as American anthems) but the rest are seemingly from a variety
of sources and cultures which enthusiasts of this kind of
music should find intriguing. It’s fun to sample in small
batches, and the catalogue number will alert collectors
to the fact that this archive series from Carlin has now
built up to an impressive body of repertoire spanning many
different moods. David Ades Carlin CDs
are only available from the RFS Record Service.
TO LOVE AGAIN - Chris Botti with the London Sessions
Orchestra Various singers including: Sting (Embraceable
You), Paula Cole (My One And Only Love), Michael
Buble (Let There Be Love), Gladys Knight (Lover
Man), Paul Buchanan (Are You Lonesome Tonight?)...
(59:45) Columbia 826 7677 5052. As with his previous CD
Chris employs top class arrangers and musicians. An amalgam
of lyricism and stirring exploration, all the musicians
impress individually and as a unit, again a cross of jazz
and soul music, very hard to categorise. Jeremy Lubbock’s
string writing is spellbinding, only one track let down
by a weak vocal. Chris’s pianist Billy Child’s writes the
Gill Evans ‘Chug’ into Pennies from Heaven. Greg
Phillingans arrangement and Fender Rhodes playing on Good
Morning Heartache provides real competition. Chris and
his eloquent trumpet soloing has set a winning formula.
I hope he keeps them coming! Paul Clatworthy
AFTERNOON IN RIO Joe Negri with Kim Nazarian, Duduka
Dafonseca, Marty Ashby, Dwayne Dolphin, Jay Ashby O
Grande Amor, Modinha, Red On Red, Lush Life... (40:55)
Jazz MCG-1004. If difficulties arise in purchasing this
CD, write to: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 or visit ww.mcgjazz.org.
For those of you who may already know, Joe Negri was known
to millions of children as Handyman Negri, working alongside
Fred Rogers on the popular PBS show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.
What many haven’t known until recently that he is also a
great jazz artist of the first rank. Starting off with Jobim’s
O Grande Amor showcases Negri’s lyrical bent with
this time honoured bossa nova classic. Kim Nazarian’s clear,
vibrant voice comes over beautifully in her duet with trombonist
Jay Ashby’s husky vocals. Above it all, Negri rides a high
octane flying solo that’s so full of pulsing life. Nazarian
is heard to excellent advantage on Modinha with Negri’s
deeply felt playing on his solo. Jay Ashby plays a great
trombone solo during "Red On Red," interacting with Negri
as well having more than enough room to stretch as a performer.
Negri plays with a quietly driving energy that keeps everyone
moving. And just in case you were wondering, Billy Strayhorn’s
Lush Life does work as a bossa nova, with a long
introduction by Negri alone before settling into the beat
with strong yet light support by Duduka DaFonseca on drums.
This is simply a magnificent set, short though it may be.
It proves that Joe Negri is one great artist. Richard
Jessen
ON THE HOLLYWOOD SOUND STAGE - Johnny Green and the
MGM Studio Orchestra High society overture, Lili
excerpts, Heather On The Hill, Silk Stockings, Glass
Slipper, Barretts Of Wimpole Street... (77:48) Frank
Bristow FBCD145. A wonderful selection comprising MGM soundtracks
and studio recordings from the early 1950s, some of which
I haven’t heard for years. One of these is Sunday Jumps
which I had on a 78 (backed with Fred Astaire’s Every
Night at Seven which recalls Fred’s dance with a hat
rack and gymnasium equipment...). Another is Serenade
for a New Baby which Marge & Gower Champion did
in Everything I have is Yours, and which I remember
because it came along at exactly the same time as our new
baby. Other soundtracks of the musicals are self-evident,
but what might not be so obvious are the dramatic scores
by such as Bronislau Kaper (though his Invitation is
a latter-day classic), Miklos Rozsa, Herbert Stothart and,
of course, Green himself. But I don’t think that at this
stage we need another An American in Paris as heavily
re-edited by Green and Saul Chaplin to fit the screen action.
This is a valuable contribution by the estimable Frank Bristow
to the ever-growing library of orchestral music. Arthur
Jackson
STRIKE UP THE BAND! - Band of the Royal Swedish Air
Force/Jerker Johansson Wind Band Classics Series - Including
Florentine March, Entry Of The Gladiators (Fucik),
March Of The Toys (Alford), Anchors Aweigh
(Zimmerman), Under The Double Eagle (J.F.Wagner),
Military March No.1 (Schubert)... (77:00) Naxos 8.557545.
this latest new arrival from Naxos, described as ‘marches
from around the world’, is a generously filled disc mainly
of popular parade marches but with several less predictable
choices. Thus included here are such famous and renowned
personages as The Dambusters, whose outer sections
are rather too briskly done, Old Comrades and the
redoubtable Colonel Bogey. The more unexpected items
come in the form of Johann Schrammel’s Vienna will always
be Vienna, reminiscent of the style of Johann Strauss,
whilst Kurt Noaks’ Brownies’ Guard Parade, apparently
his one big hit, is a real charmer. Semyon Tchernevsky is
not widely known but in his own country is regarded as the
Russian Sousa; his march Salute to Moscow is one
of his most popular, and it begins with a quotation from
Moscow Radio’s interval signal. Gounod’s engaging Funeral
March of a Marionette, made famous by Alfred Hitchcock,
is beautifully done, and who could not respond to Johannes
Hansson’s infectuously tuneful Valdres March, described
by composer Ole Olsen as the finest march he had ever heard?
This thoroughly exhilarating and enthralling disc is rounded
off to splendid effect with Paul Lincke’s exultant and joyous
march The Air in Berlin (Berliner Luft ) which
originally featured in the composer’s musical Frau Luna
and was so successful that he used it again in a 1906 musical
which was itself named Berliner Luft. The band of
the Royal Swedish Air Force had some unlikely roots when
in 1905 some employees of the Gothenburg Tramways Company
started a brass sextet which gradually developed to become
a fully fledged band owned by the company which, not unreasonably,
expected the musicians to serve as tram drivers! From 1992
the name was changed to Goteborgs Musiken and since then
has become a fully professional ensemble. Five years on
it was commissioned to perform as required at ceremonial
events as the Band of the Royal Swedish Air Force. Certainly
on the evidence of this new disc there is more than ample
evidence of their technical prowess producing a full sound
with consistently spot-on intonation. As this impressive
new release ticks all the right boxes – generous playing
time, super-budget price, superb sound and high technical
accomplishment, it earns an automatic recommendation. Rest
assured you do not have to be a military band ‘junkie’ to
obtain considerable pleasure and satisfaction from this
thrilling disc! Roger Hyslop
TOUCHDOWN! - Percy Faith and his Orchestra Mr
Touchdown, U.S.A., On, Brave Old Army Team!,
Anchors Aweigh, Far Above Cayuga’s Waters,
Fight On, Pennsylvania, The Olive And the Blue...
19 tracks. Taragon TARCD-1105. This is a fun and
immensely enjoyable CD. It comprises American football songs
of the ‘50s performed by Percy’s brass players and a male
chorus. I am not surprised to learn that the originals were
extensively used by many radio stations for intros to shows
about or broadcasts of football games. I don’t suppose it
will sell in great numbers outside the US – and even there
32 minutes might be considered short measure. But if like
some Faith fans you buy everything he recorded, then you
won’t be disappointed by this. Peter Burt
JAZZ/CONCORD/SEVEN COME ELEVEN - Herb Ellis with Joe
Pass, Ray Brown, Jake Hanna Look for the Silver Lining,
Happiness is the Concord Jazz Festival, In a Mellow Tone,
Seven Come Eleven... (78:58) Concord Jazz CCD2-2168-2.
This CD set contains the very first performances recorded
by Concord Records in 1973 and 1974 respectively. And what
performers! When one has Herb Ellis and Joe Pass on guitars
with Ray Brown on bass and Jake Hanna on drums, the experience
is one which few people will ever want to leave out of their
jazz collections. With an exquisite beginning played by
Joe Pass, Look for the Silver Lining leads off the
first CD Jazz/Concord with an eloquence seldom heard
either live or recorded. Stuffy shows off the group’s
cohesiveness while Georgia brilliantly displays the
different characteristics of Pass and Ellis: the former
with his bright, cleanly articulated playing while Ellis
is a softer edged yet edgy attitude to his playing. The
second disc Seven Come Eleven is a live 1974 performance
at the Concord Summer Festival which Carl Jefferson, the
Festivals’ president and general manager, sets the tone
with a terse, "Have a good time and listen to some fine
guitar interplay." An understatement if there ever is one!
The first three tracks alone demonstrate what great performances
come out of the Ellis-Pass Duo. There is some fine gelling
between these two gentlemen on In a Mellow Tone with
a delicious solo played by the world’s finest bass player,
Ray Brown. But mellow, it’s not, with a fine driving beat.
The title track, Seven Come Eleven is literally fireworks
on the frets with Ellis, Pass, and Ray Brown burning it
up with fiery solos and tight group work. Jake Hanna spurs
everyone on with a quietly driving force. This essential
classic is available in various formats. However, this two
disc set is the best as the sound is clear with a fine sense
of stage presence. Don’t miss it! Richard Jessen
HALL OF FAME Volume 2 - Various Artists Hard on
the heels of Vol 1 of The Hall of Fame (GUILD GLCD5120
– JIM 168) comes its new companion – Vol II (GUILD GLCD5124).
Once again we are presented with a compilation which, on
its own admission, "mixes the familiar with – occasionally
– the unknown". The disc opens with a version of Zes
Confrey’s Dizzy Fingers by Percy Faith, which makes
use of a small choir (billed as ‘The Magic Voices’), using
a vocalese style which also became popular with other British
and American orchestras during the ’50s. Another notable
inclusion is Possession (from Harry Revel’s Perfume
Set To Music) by the Les Baxter Orchestra, which features
the electronic music instrument known as the "Theremin";
this track was discovered by our US-based RFS member Enrique
Renard. Also worthy of special mention is the amazing Angela
Morley arrangement of Victor Herbert’s March Of The Toys,
performed by the Geraldo Tip Top Tunes Orchestra, which
dates from 1949 – you’ve never heard it like this before!
Whilst the majority of tracks are taken from commercial
(USA and UK) sources, some publishers’ recordings have been
included, providing an interesting contrast to the former.
The featured composer this time is none other than the late
lamented Leonard Charles Trebilco. Writing under the name
of Steve Bretton as well as his usual pseudonym of Trevor
Duncan he is accorded the honour of four tracks, including
of course High Heels and Grand Vista (the
famous Pearl and Dean theme). This is a carefully
chosen programme which, aided by a particularly satisfying
sound quality, will give a great deal of pleasure. Tony
Clayden
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES - Various Artists The second
new Guild Music offering brings the current total in the
series to twenty-five – a quite remarkable achievement on
the part of all concerned – and for me is a real winner.
Although the title "Childhood Memories" (GLCD
5125) is a reference to the names of the various compositions
which all have children’s connotations, a number of the
pieces themselves evoke powerful memories of my own childhood.
As described in Peter Luck’s excellent article on BBC
Television Newsreel (also in JIM 168), the Corporation
introduced a spinoff – BBC Children’s Television Newsreel
– in 1950. I watched this regularly from the beginning;
we had acquired our first TV during 1948. At least three
of the tracks were often used behind the newsreel stories
– Playbox (F. Charrosin), Toy Town Parade (A.
Ferraris) and a piece I have waited more than fifty years
to hear once again – one of the movements (Marbles)
from Joseph Engleman’s delightful Children’s Playtime
Suite. Unfortunately, the correct order of the four
movements has not been followed on the CD (Ring O’Roses
should be placed first, not last; the other three are as
the composer intended), and I am grateful to RFS member
David Mardon for providing this information. A probable
fourth contender is Angela Morley’s Tinkerbell, which
I am pretty certain appeared from time to time on Children’s
Newsreel. UK readers of a certain age may also remember
the series of "Whitehall Farces" staring Brian
Rix, starting with the famous Dry Rot. These were
screened during the ’50s and early ’60s directly from London’s
Whitehall Theatre, and the intro music was always Roger
Roger’s Clowneries, whilst another favourite of mine,
Clockwork Clown (Edward White) was featured for a
time around 1953/4 on the daily BBC demonstration film broadcast
for the benefit of the Radio and Television trade. There
are many other hugely enjoyable pieces on this absolute
gem of a CD. Alan Bunting has worked his usual magic and
these vintage tracks have never sounded so good. ‘Childhood
Memories’ is highly recommended, especially to those who
were amongst the first generation of "TV kids"
in the pioneering days of post-war British television. For
a full track listing for both of these new releases see
JIM 168. Tony Clayden
With thanks to Wilfred Askew for the following details
of recent releases...
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT - Various Artists A 6-CD set
celebrating the golden age of MGM musicals, 1929-58. 135
remastered soundtrack recordings from: Singin’ In The
Rain, An American In Paris, High Society, Annie Get Your
Gun, Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,
Meet Me In St Louis, The Wizard Of Oz... With performances
by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Gene Kelly, Frank
Sinatra, Lena Horne. Includes one disc of 25 newly discovered
tracks, and a 108 page booklet. (7 hours 50 mins) Rhino
8122 73192-2.
JAZZ ACCORDION - Jo Basile and his Orchestra Original
Audio Fidelity recording, including Lullaby Of Birdland,
Don’t Blame Me, A Fine Romance, Pennies From Heaven, Taking
A Chance On Love, On The Sunny Side Of The Street... (31:02)
Blue Moon BMCD 1623, Distributor: Discovery.
LISTEN - The Hi-Los with Orchestra conducted by Frank
Comstock Original 1955 Starlite recording, including
June In January, I Don’t Want To Cry Anymore, Whatever
Lola Wants, Fools Rush In, Have You Met Miss Jones?, Where
Are You?... (27:56) Cherry Red ACMEM67CD
MAH-NA-MAH-NA - The Dave Pell singers Original 1969
Liberty release, including Oh, Calcutta!, Sugar Sugar,
Keem-O-Sabe, Laughing, Get Together, Sweet Caroline...
(34:17) Cherry Red ACMEM77CD
NAT: AN ORCHESTRAL PORTRAIT OF NAT KING COLE - Nelson
Riddle and his Orchestra Original 1965 Reprise recording,
including Straighten Up And Fly Right, It’s Only A Paper
Moon, Mona Lisa, Pretend, Ballerina, Ramblin’ Rose... (34:21)
Collectables COL-CD-6736
WHITE ON WHITE AND OTHER HITS OF 1964 - Nelson Riddle
and his Orchestra Original 1964 Reprise recording, including
Shangri-La, The Shelter Of Your Love, Java, Beautiful
Obsession, I Wish You Love, My Heart Cries For You... (28:28)
Collectables COL-CD-6737
PARIS WHEN IT SIZZLES/INTERPRETS GREAT MUSIC, GREAT
FILMS, GREAT SOUNDS - Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
Original 1963 and 1964 Reprise recordings, including Gabrielle,
Brandy Glow, That Face, Valse De Paris, Bastille Cha-Cha,
Touch Of Tenderness, Charade, Saw Dust And Spangles And
Dreams, Little Girl Blue, Over And Over Again, My Romance,
This Can’t Be Love... (65:42) Collectables COL-CD-7493
THE SAVAGE AND THE SENSUOUS - The Don Ralke Oorchestra
Original 1960 Warner Bros release, including Safradesia,
Ju-Ju Man, Zulu Magic, Head Hunter, Poison Dart, Sacrifice
Of The Maidens, Session Grande... (48:04) Harkit HRKCD
8207, Distributor: Pinnacle
THROUGH THE YEARS - Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra
2 CDs, 49 tracks. Original RCA recordings, including
Blue Tango, I Understand, Blue Christmas, Smilin’ Through,
Memory Lane, These Foolish Things, Mama, Land Of Dreams,
Vanessa, Stairway To The Stars, My Destiny, Unsuspecting
Heart, Always, Leave It To Your Heart, On The Trail... (155:22)
Jasmine JASCD 436.
BRITISH LIGHT MUSIC PREMIERES Volume 3 - Royal Ballet
Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland, Paul Murphy Rhythmic Overture:
Highway to the Sun (Ernest Tomlinson); Overture
to a Pantomine (Victor Hely-Hutchinson); Elizabethan
Express (Clifton Parker); Three Court Dances
(Phillip Lord); Ballet Suite (James Langley)....
Dutton Epoch CDLX 7170
MAYNARD FERGUSON HORN 2/THE BALLAD STYLE OF MAYNARD
FERGUSON - Maynard Ferguson "Maynard Ferguson Horn
2" CBS 65027 (1972) Give it One (Downey; Ferguson
arr Alan Downey); Country Road (Taylor arr Keith
Mansfield); Theme from Shaft (Hayes arr Keith Mansfield);
The Summer Knows (Legrand; Bergman arr Kenny Wheeler);
Mother (Lennon arr Keith Mansfield); Spinning
Wheel (Clayton-Thomas arr Adrian Drover)... "The
Balland Style of Maynard Ferguson" CBS 63514 (1969)
with the Keith Mansfield Orchestra. Born Free (Barry;
Black); Girl Talk (Hefti; Troup); If He Walked
Into My Life (Herman); The Fool on the Hill (Lennon;
McCartney); The Impossible Dream (Leigh; Darion);
Somewhere (Bernstein; Sondheim)...Vocalion CDSML
8421.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH/EVERYBODY’S TALKIN’ ABOUT… Salena
Jones "The Moment of Truth" CBS 63613 (1969)
with the Keith Mansfield Orchestra. For Once in My Life
(Miller; Murden); Alone Together (Schwartz; Dietz);
For Me (Unknown); This Girl’s in Love (Bacharach;
David); Just a Couple of Losers (Unknown); The
Moment Of Truth (Satterwhite; Scott)... "Everybody’s
Talkin’ About…" CBS 63901 (1970) Am I the Same Girl
(Soulful Strut) (Record; Saunders); Everybody’s Talkin’
(Neil); Without Him (Nilsson); My Way (Anka;
Thibaut; Revaux; Francois); The More I See You (Gordon;
Warren); Morning Dew (Rose; Dobson)... Vocalion CDSML
8422
TERMINATOR - Nick Ingman Original 1976 recording.
Brass Knuckles (Ingman); Come Together (Lennon;
McCartney); That’s Fine (Ingman); Tricky Nicky
(Ingman); American Pie (McLean); An Octave Faster
(Ingman)... Vocalion CDSML 8423
THE RIGHT TIME - The Pete Cater Big Band You
Don’t Know What Love Is (Raye; DePaul arr Kevin Wedrychowski);
Getting There (Matt Wates arr Wates); Holland
Park (Frank Griffith arr Griffith); Firm Roots
(Cedar Walton arr Adrian Fry); Teach Me Tonight (Cahn;
DePaul arr Frank Griffith); Yes and No (Wayne Shorter
arr Adrian Fry)... Vocalion CDSA 6815
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