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Hi Folks....No posts for a while (about a week)....doing some work on my other Music Blog !!

Come on over and join me and see what great Retro Music is on there !....The Post Below is one of the first posts....It's much improved now from 2020 !...Now I've got the hang of it !!

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Ray Anthony--Gisele Mackenzie--Poushnoff

 

Raymond Antonini (born January 20, 1922), known as Ray Anthony, is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor. He is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

Gisèle MacKenzie (born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche; January 10, 1927 – September 5, 2003) was a Canadian-American singer, actress, and commercial spokesperson, best known for her performances on the US television program Your Hit Parade.

Lev Nikolaevich Poushnoff (Russian) (11 October 1891 – 28 May 1959) was a Ukrainian-born pianist and composer, who made his home in the United Kingdom and whose career was largely in the West, from the 1920s onwards. He was especially associated with performances of the works of Frédéric Chopin, though he also played works by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt. His was among the earliest recordings of Schubert's Sonata in G major, D 894, made for English Columbia around 1928.

1. Busmans Holiday.......Ray Anthony & His Orchestra

2. Rollin' Home.......Ray Anthony & His Orchestra

3. Seven Lonely Days......Gisele Mackenzie

4. Till I Waltz Again With You......Gisele Mackenzie

5. Looking On The Bright Side (Part 1)......Gracie Fields (Film)

6. Looking On The Bright Side (Part 2)......Gracie Fields (Film)

7. Nocturne In B Major Op32 No 1......Pouishnoff

8. Waltz In A Flat Major Op 34 No 1......Pouishnoff

         1. Busmans Holiday

10001 Songs.Part 1..VA

What a mixture of different styles are featured in this collection...Jazz- Pop- Classical and every kind of music inbetween....so if you are a fan of something that is seemingly covering all the aspects of the recorded sound and a way out Title, and yes there is 10001 tracks,(not all at once of course !!) then have a listen !

1. O Sole Mio......Enrico Caruso

2. St Louis Blues......Besse Smith

3. Lafayette......Joe & Cleoma Falcon

4. Lagrimas Negra......Trio Matamoros

5. Pokarekare......Ana Hato (with Deane Waretini)

6. Saint James Infirmary Blues.......Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five

7. El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor)......

8. Minnie The Moocher......Cab Calloway & His Orchestra

9. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl......Bessie Smith

10. Brother Can You Spare A Dime......Bing Crosby

11. Mal Hombre......Lydia Mendoza

12. Hula Girl......Sol Hoopii's Quartet

13. Can The Circle Be Unbroken (By And By )......Carter Family

14. Cross Road Blues......Robert Johnson

15. Hellbound On My Trail......Robert Johnson

16. Strange Fruit......Billie Holiday

17. Over The Rainbow.....Judy Garland

18. The Gallis Pole......Lead Belly

19. Mbube......Soloman Linda

20. Java Jive......Ink Spots

21. Gloomy Sunday......Billie Holiday

22. Guantanamera.......Joseito Fernandez

23. God Bless The Child......Billie Holiday

24. Stormy Weather......Lena Horn

25. Rum And Coca Cola......Lord Invader

          9. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl

          12. Hula Girl

Caterina Valente & Edmundo Ros

Another Valente that I seemed to have missed.....Thanks Luc much appreciated for the link

1. Misirlou

2. Estrellita Del Sur

3. Fellicidade Infeliz

4. Frenesi

5. Fale Baixinho

6. Saudades Da Bahia

1. Canto Karabali (Jungle Drums)

2. Baiao

3. Recado

4. Ba

5. Contiga En La Distancia

6. Adios

          4. Frenesi

          6. Saudades Da Bahia

Werner Muller & His Orchestra

Great atmospheric productions from Werner's Orchestra.....he always seems to get the mood of the music to match the title of the L/P !

1. Maidens Dream

2. Willow And Carpenter

3. At Guard Station

4. My Country Is Green

5. Tea For You

6. Wandering Guitarist

1. Beautiful Harpist

2. Flower Dance

3. On The Autumnal Grass

4. Little Drummer

5. For A Plover

6. Eastern Paradise

         2. Willow And Carpenter

         6. Wandering Guitarist

Happy Day's..The Oldies Gold Collection (VA)..Vol 5

Continuing the Oldie's Compilation's with Volume 5...

1. Hi Lili- Hi Lo......Ray Martin & His Orchestra

2. Its All In The Game......Tommy Edwards

3. What's The Use......Johnnie Ray

4. I'm Yours.....Don Cornell

5. Undecided......Ray Anthony & His Orchestra

6. Wild Horses.......Perry Como

7. Ay Round The Corner......Jo Stafford

8. Now And Then There's A Fool Such As I......Jo Stafford

9. Charmaine......Mantovani

10. I'm Yours......Eddie Fisher

11. Cry......Johnnie Ray

12. Here In My Heart......Al Martino

13. She Wears Red Feathers.......Guy Mitchell

14. I Believe......Frankie Laine

15. Kiss Of Fire......Tony Martin

16. Out In The Cold Again......Richard Hayes

17. Sippin' Soda......Guy Mitchell

18. Walking My Baby Back Home.......Johnnie Ray

19. Your Cheating Heart......Joni James

20.Downhearted ......Eddie Fisher

21. No Help Wanted......Rusty Draper

          21. No Help Wanted

Tony Bennett

Here is the final Volume of the series of Rarities and Outtakes from Tony Bennett

Thanks to the Music Blog...https://missingbennetttracks.blogspot.com/

These are all previously released live concert recordings mostly included as bonus tracks on special retailer-exclusive versions of Bennett's CD's.

01. Love Me Tender (1994 ELVIS: NOW OR NEVER TV show)

02. Me, Myself and I (Are All in Love with You) (rec. Feb 3, 1997 at Apollo Theater NYC)

03. All of Me (rec. Feb 3, 1997 at Apollo Theater NYC)

04. They All Laughed (rec. December, 1998 LIVE BY REQUEST TV show, NYC)

05. Steppin' Out With My Baby (rec 2002 in San Francisco)

06. The Good Life (rec 2002 in San Francisco)

07. I Left My Heart In San Francisco (rec 2002 in San Francisco)

08. The Best Is Yet To Come (rec. July 2, 2010 at iTunes Festival, London)

09. Maybe This Time (rec. July 2, 2010 at iTunes Festival, London)

10. Sing You Sinners (rec. July 2, 2010 at iTunes Festival, London)

11. Smile (rec. July 2, 2010 at iTunes Festival, London)

12. Who Cares (So Long As You Care For Me) (rec. July 2, 2010 at iTunes Festival, London)

13. For Once In My Life (rec. July 2, 2010 at iTunes Festival, London)

14. Maybe This Time (rec. Oct 23, 2011 at Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View CA)

          1. Love Me Tender

The Au Go Go Singers

Now For Something Really Different !

The Au Go Go Singers were a nine-member folk group formed in New York City in 1964, and best remembered for featuring Stephen Stills and Richie Furay two years before they formed Buffalo Springfield.

They Call Us Au Go-Go Singers is the only studio album by the group. The album was released in November 1964 on Roulette records, and was released in the UK on Columbia records. 

         12. This Train

Stanley Black (Piano)

Some relaxing piano music with a Latin Beat

          

         8. April In Portugal

         10. Jamaican Rhumba

Paul Anka

A Young Paul Anka....sounding great !

Paul Anka, recorded live at the Copa, in New York, on July 6, 1960. At the time, the Canadian singer-songwriter was only 19 years old, performing at the Copa Cabana, the youngest entertainer ever to do so.

          7. Medley... I'm A Do It Yourself Type Song Man

Never On A Sunday..Film Soundtrack

Some Mood Movie Music Now

1. Never On A Sunday

2. Prologue

3. Bouzoukia

4. Dance Yorgo

5. Taki

6. The Charms of Ilya

7. Ilya

1. Never On A Sunday (Vocal)

2. Hasapico

3. The Lantern

4. Betrayed

5. Speak Softly

6. The Organ Grinder

7. Never On A Sunday (End Title)

          8. Never On A Sunday ( Vocal)

Johnny Ray

A Singing Hearthrob from the 50's ! to Jog your memory !

           4. I'll Never Be Free

Gunter Kallman & Orchestra.

 Carrying on with the gentle theme this one is relaxing as well...love the slight accent of the singers on some of the tracks...But you have to listen very carefully to get it !!...some of the tracks are in "German" so you folks in "Germany"will be able to join in on the chorus's....best track IMHO is "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"!!

1. Strangers In The Night
2. Once In Each Life
3. The Windmills Of Your Mind
4. Glocken Serenade
5. Largo

1. Put A Little Love In Your Heart
2. Days Of Laughter
3. Wish Me A Rainbow
4. Oh Mein Papa
5. Elizabethan Serenade

          6. Put A Little Love In Your Heart

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

A German release of Ella & Louis on the Brunswick label !

1. I'll Walk Alone......Louis Armstrong

2. Basin Street Blues.....Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

3. La Vie En Rose.......Louis Armstrong

4. Can Anyone Explain......Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

1. The Hot Canary......Ella Fitzgerald

2. Kiss Of Fire.......Louis Armstrong

3. Dream A little Dream Of Me.......Ella Fitzgerald & Lois Armstrong

4. Blueberry Hill......Louis Armstrong

          4. Can Anyone Explain

Linda Lewis.

Linda Lewis has a voice that you either love or hate....I love it !!....A very talented singer songwriter in fact all the songs on this L/P she wrote herself...a couple of her hits are on this one...Its one of those L/P's that the more you listen to it the better it becomes.....so have a listen Folk's !!!!

1. Spring Song
2. Reach For The Truth
3. Its The Frame
4. Feeling Feeling
5. What Are You Asking Me For
6. Lark

1. Rock A Doodle Doo
2. Old Smokey
3. Gladly Give My Hand
4. More Than A Fool
5. Been My Best
6. Waterbaby
7. Ten Little Indians

          7. Rock A Doodle Doo

Bette Midler.

This I believe is Bette's first L/P partly produced by her then pianist a certain "Barry Manilow"....I bought it because of the track "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"and thought at the time that she had a so-so voice sounding like so many other singers....Apart from "Boogie" I thought her tracks with all the girl chorus's and loads going on were a bit much of a row and I still have that opinion and can't think why she decided to do a repeat track of "Friends"which is the worst on the L/P !!!...SAYING THAT !!!...I think that the tracks were she sings on her own are great and "Superstar" is one of the best versions around today....And I did get to like the L/P a lot "Hello In There" is superb so is "Am I Blue"and I wish she had carried on "Delta Dawn" on her own !!!.....So here is one L/P that earns the title "The More You Play It The Better It Becomes"

          3.Superstar

VA. Easy Together.

Another compilation.....Now here we have a good compilation L/P that has 3 classic tracks on it !! I'll just say "Tommy" "Gene" & "Ella" The record company's sure has a peculiar sense of a mixture in this case !!

1. Burning Bridges....Mike Curb Congregation

2. Sandy's Theme....James Last & Orchestra

3. Meditation....Astrud Gilberto

4. Diamonds Are Forever....John Barry

5. Just An Old Fashioned Love Song....New Seekers

6. It's All In The Game....Tommy Edwards

1. Bye Bye Blues....Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra

2. Singin' In The Rain....Gene Kelly

3. Manhattan.....Ella Fitzgerald

4. Vincent....David Rose & Orchestra

5. John Shaft....Sammy Davis

6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head....Arthur Fieldler & Boston Pops Orchestra 

          6. It's All In The Game

Lita Roza

Here is a great L/P by a classy lady... love the arrangments particular on "The Other Woman"
Nina Simone done a great job with it on her Album "Nina At The Town Hall"....Lita's version I recon equals it...I remember meeting her in the 50's even bought her a coffee in a coffee bar after she had done a concert at our local concert hall....She was one of the singers with the "Ted Heath Band" along with "Dickie Valentine & Dennis Lotis"....They were in the pub along with most of the band members...Ah sweet memories !!...Anyway back to reality...I also have most of the tracks on a compilation CD....BUT they have mucked about with the sound.. the clarity in her voice seems to be missing and also if you notice they seemed to have recorded her with a very slight echo...that's missing and all of the tracks seem to be flat...If anybody is interested in hearing the difference I will be glad to post it..This L/P was recorded in 1958 !!

P.S. great to find a video from YouTube of one of the tracks below....Pity there is not more!!..This is also a great L/P that does get played loads of times even now 62 Years later !!!

          5. The Other Woman

Lita Roza - Oh Dear,What Can The Matter Be

Elton John

Here is Reg Dwight Before he became Elton John

1. United We Stand

2. Spirit In The Sky

3. Travelin' Band

4. Up Around The Bend

5. Come And Get It

6. Love Of The Common People

7. It's All In The Game

8. Yellow River

9. My Baby Loves Lovin'

10. Lady D'arbanville

11. Natural Sinner

12. I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top

13. Good Morning Freedom

14. She Sold Me Magic

15. Signed Sealed Delivered

16. Cottonfields

           7.It's all In The Game

            10. Lady D'arbanville

            13. Good Morning Freedom

Nina Simone.

Here is Nina at her singing best and includes a couple of tracks of her on the piano proving just how good a pianist she was....This compilation by "Polydor" includes some of her great tracks...When I first bought this L/P I thought maybe it was some re-recordings that she had made at some time in her career but no they seem to be the original "Bethlehem" recordings....Just checked on "Google" and it seems that it is the first L/P that Nina did for "Bethlehem Records"just re-released with one track missing by "Polydor"....So enjoy a great unique voice !

1. Mood Indigo

2. Don't Smoke In Bed

3. Love Me Or Leave Me

4. He Needs Me

5. My Baby Just Cares For Me

6. Little Girl Blue

1. Central Park Blues

2. I Loves You Porgy

3. Good Bait

4. Plain Gold Ring

          6. Little Girl Blue

20 Dynamic Hits.VA

This is a nice compilation of the hits of the early 70's....a real mixed bag of songs that will get everybody singing along to !!...I wonder how many of the groups featured are now still together and where are all the solo singers now ??

1. Hold Your Head Up......Argent
2. Storm In A Teacup......The Fortunes
3. Fireball......Deep Purple
4. Butterfly......Danyel Gerard
5. When You Get Right Down To It......Ronnie Dyson
6. Something Tells Me......Cilla Black
7. Witch Queen Of New Orleans......Redbone
8. Tonight......The Move
9. Say You Don't Mind......Colin Blunstone
10. Softly Whispering I Love You......The Congregation

1. Oh Babe What Would You say......Hurricane Smith
2. Black Knight......Deep Purple.
3. Iron Horse......Christie
4. Family Affair......Sly And The Family Stone
5. Everybody's Everything......Santana
6. Tom-Tom Turnaround....New World
7. Rosetta......Fame And Price
8. Banner Man...... Blue Mink
9. Don't Let It Die......Hurricane Smith
10. Go Down Gamblin'......Blood Sweat & Tears

          18. Banner Man

Ella Fitzgerald

Some of Ella's 1930/40's recordings with I presume the Chick Webb Band !!

          3. Baby Won't You Please Come Home