Sleeve Notes: It hardly seems possible that twenty years can separate us from an unforgettable melody like “I could have danced all night” yet it is indeed twenty years ago that this classic from the pens of Lerner and Loewe … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Side One Dark EyesSlavonic DancesTwo Guitars Side Two Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 6Golden EarringsCzardas (Monti)Gypsy Song No. 4 Only the emotional depth of 101 Strings can capture the contrasts of tender emotion and fiery crescendos of a night … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Jay Norman, whose brilliant piano-playing is featured on this album, and his colleagues are well-known to the American public, and we figure that it won’t be long before they are established as a household word in this country. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The one fact about popular music which can be stated with authority and no serious risk of contradiction is that it travels in circles. The circles may be wide in circumference and it may take decades for pop … Continued
Sleeve notes: Percy Faith, whose regular orchestra of about forty-five musicians spends most of its time working for just about every conductor in New York except Faith, can, nevertheless, quite truthfully call this group of unexcelled professionals “my orchestra.” Like … Continued
Sleeve Notes: “Pop-Hit” is the name given to the most successful popular musics in the United States. A “Pop-Hit” is the song that is sung from coast to coast – from Alaska to Mexico, broadcasted by hundreds of radio and … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Harry Stoneham has been a regular session musician for many years. One of Britain’s finest organists, he has backed many of the top hit parade singers, but seldom taken the limelight himself. Recently, however, Harry has been receiving … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Featuring the funky trumpet of Ray Davies With so much good music around these days, the difficulty when compiling material for an album is deciding what to leave out! When Tony Palmer and I got together to discuss … Continued
As we get into the eighties it becomes apparent that covers are no longer retaining the quality or allure of previous years and decades. This is a good example. The design element is negligible. This could be a cover by … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Tahiti – never before has an island captured the hearts of so many persons both young and old an island that lives for ever in the memories of those who have been fortunate enough to visit it. This … Continued