Sleeve Notes: The Banjo’s Back In Town, Mack The Knife, South Rampart Street Parade, Tennessee Wig Walk, Limehouse Blues, When The Saints Go Marching In, Roll Out The Barrel, Canadian Capers, American Patrol, Black Cat Rag, Aba Daba, Honeymoon, Banjo … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The inimitable, cascading sound of the Melachrino Strings has glorified the music of many eras and many lands. In the field of mood music, no orchestra has contributed more than the Melachrino ensemble, investing already treasured melodies with … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Eventually, every great artist releases a Greatest Hits album. With Ray Conniff, however, that’s not easy. The question is: Which Greatest Hits? Ray’s list of Greatest Hits is nearly as long as the list of songs he has … Continued
Sleeve Notes: If ever you are haunted by an attractive, piquant tune which you cannot place—probably nineteenth-century French, too light-fingered for Gounod, not individual enough for Bizet or Massenet, yet far more so than Saint-Sans—you may be fairly certain that … Continued
Sleeve Notes (translated): As exciting as today’s youth is also the party sound of Peter Covent, known for his always topical hits à gogo. Who is behind this musical pseudonym? Carlos Diernhammer, born and bred from Munich, was born in … Continued
Sleeve Notes: In 1959, nobody had ever heard of Command Records. “Persuasive Percussion” was the label’s first release … a record made by an unknown orchestra for an unknown record company with the title that led some people to think … Continued
Sleeve Notes: One of the most heartening things about the present swing towards Cha-Cha music is that this has come about naturally—unaided by the “gimmick merchants”, untrammelled by “overnight discoveries”, unsullied by commercialism. Label: Society SOC 906 1963 1960s Covers
Sleeve Notes: When Jackie Gleason began recording his phenomenally popular albums of lush, beautiful mood music back in the early ’50’s, he chose most of his selections from among the finest, most romantic “standards” of the day. People loved Jackie’s … Continued
Sleeve Notes: …lush strings, sweeping strings totally beautiful and eminently David Rose strings… “The Stripper” — David Rose composed it. “Holiday for Strings” — David Rose composed that, too. David Rose, in fact, composed 11/12ths of the music in this … Continued
Aquarius, Where’s The Playground Susie, A Time For Us (Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet), Happy Heart, One Summers Day, Windmills Of Your Mind, Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy), Good Morning Starshine, Boom Bang-A-Bang, Galveston, Once In Each Life, … Continued