Our dreams at night shape the familiar patterns of daytime in a strangely fascinating way. And so with the romantic music of this album: it molds well-known melodies into new arrangements,’ imaginative and intriguing.
Such musical re-creation needs the special talents of a Gordon Jenkins. In his long career as composer, arranger, and conductor, he has always sought the fresh approach to popular music, and displayed it many is through a wide range of material—in hit tunes, in longer original works, in such unusual combinations of song and drama as his very successful “Manhattan Tower”.
Here, Gordon Jenkins has assembled several favorite musical ingredients: a large orchestra, his own distinctive piano style, The Ralph Brewster Singers, and a choice selection of ballads. But it is his arrangements, most of all, that give the album its very refreshing quality. The voices join the ensemble as an instrumental section in cleverly devised harmonies; the melody emerges in delightfully unexpected places; and familiar themes are colorfully wrought into the captivating mood of “Night Dreams.”
