Sleeve Notes: Irish people seem to enjoy a sad song, whether it be an Irish song or a Country and Western type song; and many on this fine album are of the latter. Frankie McBride sings “WITH PEN IN HAND” … Continued
Sleeve Notes: You can trust Jerry Murad and the Harmonicats to come up with something fresh and exciting every time! In Harmonica Rhapsody they blow the dust off twelve works by master composers and literally breathe sparkling new life into … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Music, Martinis and Memories …each creates a wonderfully soft, romantic haze. Put them all together and you have a veryspecial effect—a mood whose warmth and tenderness are irresistibly appealing. The memories and martinis should be yours, of course; … Continued
Sleeve Notes: “What is the phenomenal release that will have legions of pop fans racing to their local record dealer or department store? Volume 40 of Hallmark Records’ Top of the Pops – a series, which since it was inaugurated … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Let’s be honest about it. This is a mood music album. It has piano and strings and some great ballads from the halcyon years of song. It’s designed to put you and your loved one in the right … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Irving Berlin was the first of a handful of brilliant American songwriters who, between the years 1910 and 1930, changed the direction and character of popular music. It was the phenomenal, musically untrained genius of this Russian-born immigrant … Continued
Sleeve Notes: In writing about THE KILIMA HAWAIIANS, one imagines the beautiful sounds of these wonderful Islands coming to you in their very special style, which has made this group to be loved in all parts of the world. With … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Capturing the essence of a romantic mood is a George Shearing specialty. Nor is this the first album in which his specialty is displayed, along with an inimitable and seemingly effortless style. His previous mood albums include two … 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: Siebzehn Jahr, Blondes Haar, Strangers In The Night, Er Ist Wieder DaTraumerei’n, A Taste Of Honey, Lara’s Theme From ‘Dr. Zhivago’, In Un Fiore, Spanish Eyes, Beat-Special No. 1, Michelle, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, Ab … Continued