Sleeve Notes: The not inconsiderable art of writing popular ballads seems to have flourished most excitingly during the Thirties and early Forties. There were good songs before, certainly, and there have been since, but in retrospect (or is it only … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Side One Los ChiapanecasCielito lindoGuadalajaraAdelitoAmor, amorLa malaguena Side Two La bambaLa zandungaDos arbolitosChuchita en ChihuahuaDanzas calabaceadusLa feria de las flores Xochimilco, Teotihuacan, Cholula, Cuernavaca the very place-names of Mexico are music in themselves. The sound of them or, … 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: 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: UP UNTIL NOW there have been two Pearl Baileys. A Pearl Bailey of the night clubs and a Pearl Bailey of recordings. It has been a schizophrenic performing existence. The reason for the dual personality is Pearl’s attitude … Continued
Sleeve Notes: GERALD SHAW is one of the best known organists playing in this country. He is the resident organist at the Odeon Leicester Square, the veritable flag ship of the Rank cinema fleet, where he can be heard every … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Music that suggests the darkest corner of a smoky bar… the sweet wild mood of a Latin Escapade For aficionados of Latin music, George Shearing plays these tropical tempos with a romantic touch all his own. He has … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The very mention of “Arabian Nights” brings to mind a picture of the romance and fabulous riches of the mystic East. Ron Goodwin, already famous for his brilliant orchestrations, has obtained his inspiration for this record from the … Continued
This is a Flamenco record from the fifties costing 16/9 (sixteen shillings and nine pence) which translates as approximately 83 pence in UK money or around a dollar in US money. There were many such flamenco themed records and this … Continued
Ray Conniff was nothing if not prolific, releasing three albums per year during many years of his successful career. This album from 1958 was one of his best selling gaining a gold record status which in 1958 was something to … Continued