Sleeve Notes: There is a fairly widespread belief held in musical circles that you can judge the true value of practically any musician or singer by the kind of artistic company he keeps, and the kind of music with which … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Over several years and many records, musicians have searched for that elusive, different – and commercial – “sound”. And one or two of them have even found it. Glenn Miller, as a notable example. He truly struck gold … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Side One The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture Nicolai The Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Josef Leo Gruber. It is appropriate that you should hear The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture played by the Vienna State Opera … Continued
Sleeve Notes: A top-value collection of some of the greatest songs to be written by BURT BACHARACH If you check back on a Perry Como million-seller called “Magic Moments”, you’ll find that it was written in 1957 by Burt and … Continued
These two piano players although very similar in appearance were not related. they were however a very successful duo who, with their interlocked grand pianos (Freud would have had a field day with that) belted out popular renditions of contemporary … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The romantic sounds of the string orchestra. A a setting for romance, the warm tones of the orchestra as it soars to a climax, the smooth “diminuendo, or the “pizzicato”, and the pulsating rhythm behind the Latin American … Continued
Sleeve Notes: BOLERO Since 1928, when Maurice Ravel wrote Bolero, the piece has been one to stimulate discussion and argument. It has been called `hypnotic, boring’, nerve-racking and’ captivating’. Undoubtedly, it has been all of these things to different listeners. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: I suppose the way most people recognise the name of the Mike Sammes Singers these days is via the captions that roll up at the end of a good many television shows to confirm the fact that we … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The belly dance causes frenzy and disturbance. To the primitive it was not just sensation and pleasure but life, and unity with nature. In Vegno (sic), Africa it means fertility and the dance boils to ecstatic moments. There … Continued
Sleeve Notes: No experience can match the emotional joys of two people alone. The moments when two become one on the island of love. The quiet hours – the intimate hours when nothing matters in the world outside. Soft light … Continued