Latin Escapade - George Shearing

"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 wit a romantic touch all his own. He has long been a master of jazz with a latin beat, and now, for the first time in a complete album, this special mastery finds fine, full expression. Backed by the colourful sounds of maracas, timbale, claves and conga drums, Shearing's deft piano and his famed quintet make music that is sultry indeed; it will lure even the shyest dancer to the floor, and thoroughly delight the listener who does not choose to dance."

In playing order:

Perfidia

Mambo With Me

Without You

Old Devil Moon

Mi Musica Es Parati

Anitra's Nañigo

Yours

Cuban Love Song

Watch Your Step

Poodle Mambo

Canto Karabali

Strange Enchantment

SM-11454 - 1958

The George Shearing Quintet and Orchestra - Black Satin

"The satin-smooth Shearing sound has never been so expressive of it's creator's unique yersatility (sic) as it is in this album. "




side one

The Folks Who Live On The Hill
If I Should Lose You
Starlight Souvenirs
What Is There To Say
Black Satin

side two

You Don't Know What Love Is
Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
One Morning In May
Moon Song
Medley: As Long As I Live-Let's Live Again

T858 - 1956

George Shearing - Burnished Brass

"An exciting album blending the Shearing piano and quintet with an array of brass instruments.

It's a distinctive new format, a study in rich, melodic music.

Sparked by a program of specially tailored tunes arranged by George Shearing and Billy May, the sound comes rolling out full, wide and hefty."

side one

Memories Of You
Lulu's Back In Town
If You Were Mine
Burnished Brass
These Things You Left Me
Mine

side two

Beautiful Love
Cuckoo In The Clock
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Cheek To Cheek
Blame It On My Youth
Basie's Masement

T 1038 - 1958

Martin Denny - Quiet Village

"Martin Denny's music is becoming so famous it's a little pointless for me to tell you how wonderful it is. If you've alredy heard it you know, and if you haven't, stop reading this right now . . . put the record on and play it."

I'll do that then. . .

Side One

Stranger In Paradise
Hawaiian War Chant
Coronation
Sake Rock
Paradise Found
Firecracker

Side Two

Martinique
My Little Grass Shack In Kealakekua, Hawaii
Tune From Rangoon
Happy Talk
Pagan Love Song
Laura
Quiet Village

LST 7122 - 1959

The Ray Conniff HI-FI Companion

"Over the last few years Ray Conniff has made a name for himself as one of the foremost conductor-arrangers of our time, dynamic, highly imaginative and equally skilled in handling voices and instruments. As this truly delightful album demonstrates, he has struck out along bold new paths; he has explored the fields of colour and texture with such effect that he has attracted a host of imitators who are unable to conjure up his magic but are conscious that he has recreated the essence of popular music."


First record: Side 1

You Do Something To Me (Weller)
They Can't Take That Away From Me (Carey)
Hello Young Lovers (Sparks)
Where Or When (Rodgers & Hart)
All The Things You Are (Kern)
People Will Say We're In Love (Rodgers & Hammerstein)

First record: Side 2

On The Streets Where You Live (Loewe-Lerner)
Moonlight Serenade (Miller-Parish)
The Way You Look Tonight (John-Taupin)
As Time Goes By (Hupfeld)
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Kern-Harbach)
Lullaby Of Birdland (Zawinul)

Second record: Side 1

Cheek To Cheek (Sahara Hotnights)
Thanks For The Memory (Wentz-Stump-Hurley-Tohrman)
Easy To Love (Hess-Bray)
Laura (Hoffman-Sellards)
It Might As Well Be Spring (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
Warsaw Concerto (Addinsell)

Second record: Side 2

I Could Have Danced All Night: I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Loewe-Lerner)
An improvisation on "Liebestraum" (Liszt)
An improvisation on "Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy" (Tchaikovsky)
Young At Heart (Dallin-Fahey-Woodward-Hodgens)
In The Still Of The Night (Coverdale-Sykes)
I'll See You Again (Coward)

BET 101 - (p) 1958

Some of the writing credits may not be real, just seeing if anyone's paying attention! Or maybe Ray Conniff really did cover Paul Weller, Mariah Carey, Sparks, Elton John, Birdland, Sahara Hotnights, Fallout Boy, Scissor Sisters, Bananarama and Whitesnake!!!

Sing Somethin Simple - The Adam Singers

Feeling in the mood for some musical relaxation? Them (sic.) just sit back and enjoy the work of a team who really know what easy listening is all about.

On this album the Adam Singers vocal charm works like a dream and creates the kind of listening pleasure that can only leave you asking for more. And that's why the "Sing Something Simple" formula is one of the most popular sounds around.

Side 1

Sing Something Simple
Hometown/Underneath The Arches
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
Cruising Down The River
Home On The Range

Side 2

Little Dolly Daydream/Lily Of Laguna
I Love You Truly
Me And My Shadow
My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
Let The Great Big World Keep Turning

HMA 214 - 1959

Volare

Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) (Migliacci/Modugno/Parish) - Dean Martin
c/w Outta My Mind (Spence/Bergman/Keith)

1958

"In the Blue Painted Blue", otherwise known as 'Volare' was Domenico Modugno's signature tune and Eurovision song contest entry. Also a hit for Dean Martin (who I've found out, like Tom Jones, shares my birthday) at the height of his fame in 1958.

'Volare' means 'to fly' in Italian and the song describes his feelings when around his lover.

Sweet.