Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin Vol 2

 Here Is Sarah's Volume 2 Of the Gershwin Songs... I Forgot That I had found it but was reminded that I had it when "Adison" requested a repost for Vol 1 which is below. 

              2. Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did

Sarah Vaughan.

  This one is great "Stereo"..and Sarah does a great job...unfortunately I have only Volume One on Vinyl....I have the CD which is a 2 Disc version and contains quite a few "Extra's" on it like most of the "Takes" from the session that includes alternative takes and incomplete takes...and it shows how much time and effort must go into the production of an L/P....on the sleeve it does not say who the Orchestra is...Its Conducted by Hal Mooney

1. The Man I Love 
2. Someone To Watch Over Me
3. I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise
4. Is'nt It A Pity
5. Biddin' My Time

1. Of Thee I Sing
2. How Long has This Been Going On
3. I've Got A Crush On You 
4. Lorelei
5. My One And Only

         3. I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise

Agnetha Faltskog

 Here's the blond girl from ABBA proving she can do it alone !

Eyes of a Woman is the second English-language solo album by Swedish singer and former ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, and her eighth album overall. It was released in March 1985.

Agnetha Fältskog born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her self-titled debut album in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which has sold over 380 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in history.

After the break-up of ABBA, Fältskog found success with three albums and a leading role in a movie as a solo artist in the 1980s, though she became more solitary in the 1990s, avoiding outside publicity and residing on the Stockholm County island of Ekerö. Fältskog stopped recording music for 16 years until she released a new album in 2004. She returned again in 2013 with A, her highest UK charting solo album to date.

       1. One Way Love

Eugen Cicero

A little bit of "piano" music now "Semi Classic" I would rate this one co's its got a rhythm section and boy that "Bass" is Cool !!! and the piano does "Swing" at times !!!!
Piano enthusiasts don't miss this one it's Great !!!

          3. Cicero's Praludium Und Fuge

Diana Dors

Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English actress and singer.

Diana Dors recorded only one complete album, the swing-themed Swingin' Dors, in 1960. The LP was originally released on red vinyl and with a gatefold sleeve. The accompanying orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott.

Diana Dors came to public notice as a blonde bombshell, much in the style of Americans Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, and Mamie Van Doren. Dors was promoted by her first husband, Dennis Hamilton, mostly in sex film-comedies.

During the signing of contracts, in agreement with her father, she changed her contractual surname to Dors, the maiden name of her maternal grandmother; this was at the suggestion of her mother Mary. Dors later commented on her name

 "They asked me to change my name. I suppose they were afraid that if my real name Diana Fluck was in lights and one of the lights blew"

Ok now back to the music "Diana" has a good singing voice and its a pity that she did not do more than this L/P which I believe is the only on she did !...or am I wrong !!
Dig that "Roller Coaster Blues" !!!!

         6. Roller Coaster Blues

Your Hit Parade 1940..VA

A couple of compilations now with the 40's number featured ! this one hits from the 1940's, the one below the record spins a 45 RPM !!

1. Frenesi......Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

2. Darn That Dream.......Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

3. Only Forever......Bing Crosby

4. When You Wish Upon A Star.......Cliff Edwards

5. Body And Soul......Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra

6. On The Isle Of May......Connee Boswell

7. In The Mood......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

8. Sierra Sue......Bing Crosby

9. The Breeze And I......Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra

10. I'm Nobody's Baby.......Judy Garland

11. Romance In The Dark......Lillian Green

12. Make Believe Island......Mitchell Ayres & His Fashions In Music

13. Ferryboat Serenade.......The Andrews Sisters

14. Maybe...... The Ink Spots

15. Trade Winds......Bing Crosby

16. All The Things You Are......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

17. Its A Blue World.....Tony Martin

18. There I Go......Vaughan Monroe

19. Down Argentina Way......Bob Crosby & His Orchestra

20. We Three My Echo My Shadow & Me......The Ink Spots

21. Blueberry Hill.....Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

22. I'll Never Smile Again......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

23. Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar......Will Bradley & His Orchestra

24. Pennsylvania 65000......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

         4. When You Wish Upon A Star

          23. Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar

Blasts From The Past--Vol 4 VA

Continuing with some 45's from the past...some well known other's not so !!

1. Guns KLF.....The Klf

2. 3.am......The Klf

3. Everybody Wants To Rule The World......Tears For Fears

4. Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Running Version)....Tears For Fears

5. Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi.......Kylie Minogue

6. Made In Heaven......Kylie Minogue

7. Magical Mystery Tour---Your Mother Should Know......The Beatles

8. The Piper......ABBA

9. Stay On These Roads......A-Ha

10. Soft Rains Of April......A-Ha

11. Best Thing That Every Happened To Me......Gladys Knight & The Pips

12. Don't Burn Down The Bridge......Glady's Knight & The Pips

13. Doctorin' The Tardis Part 1.......The Time Lords

14. Doctorin' The Tardis Part 2.......The Time Lords

15. First Time.......Robin Beck

16. First Time.......Instrumental

17. Lets Stay Together......Tina Turner

18. I Wrote A Letter......Tina Turner

19. Manic Monday......Bangles

20. In A Different Light......Bangles

21. Do Wa Diddy Diddy......Showadywaddy

22. You Are Love......Showaddywaddy

23. Hava Nagila.......Joe Brown

24. That's What love will Do

          13. Doctorin' The Tardis 1

           21. Do Wa Diddy Diddy

Kay Starr And Count Basie

How About This is an album by vocalist Kay Starr and pianist and bandleader Count Basie, released in 1969 by the Paramount Records label. 

How About This is superb because the song choices were smart and pop giant Starr  was really a closet jazz singer, as evidenced on Capitol's Jazz Singer (1960) and I Cry By Night (1961). Like Patti Page, Starr was a tremendous singing talent who wound up entangled in pop's netting and, for personal economic reasons, worked for bland producers charged with making treacly easy-listening hit singles and albums for suburbia. When she occasionally escaped pop's cage, Starr proved herself to be as good as any jazz belter.On this album, Basie's band wraps around Starr's bluesy, after-hours phrasing like a stole. In addition, Starr is firmly in charge; Dick Hyman's band arrangements wisely just tag along. What I love most is that Starr and Basie speak the same bluesy language. (Thanks to Marc Myers of Jazz Wax For The Above edited comments)

1. I Get The Blues When It Rains

2. God Bless The Child

3. Baby Won't You Please Come Home

4. Ain't No Use

5. Keep Smiling At Trouble

6. If I Could Be With You

7. My Man

8. Halelujah I Just Love Him So

9. I Can't Stop Loving You

10. Goodtime Girl

11. Cottage For Sale

          9. I Can't Stop Loving You

Cora Lee Day

Here's a forgotten singer who only made this L/P

Cora Lee Day (1914-1996) was virtually unknown when she recorded "My Crying Hour" in 1960, the only album in her brief singing career, before becoming an actress.

She bore a striking vocal resemblance to another legendary “Day,” the immortal “Lady Day” —Billie Holiday— but her voice still has that certain intangible quality that singles her out as a rare-find on the jazz scene and is sure to catch your ear. Under the direction of pianist Jimmy Jones and with a number of skillful arrangements, Cora Lee gained the drive and confidence to sing an engaging repertoire of fragile, moving songs in the manner that came most natural to her —soft and intimate.

1. My Crying Hour

2. When Your Lover Has Gone

3. Trouble Is A Man

4. The Very Thought Of You

5. I See A Million People

6. Ain't No Use

1. It Isn't Fair

2. You Taught Me How To Cry

3. Weeping Willow

4. Try I Little Tenderness

5. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life

6. The Masquerade is Over

          11. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life

Continental Juke Box No 1 (VA)

Some Unusual Tracks on this compilation !!

         7. Le Grisbi ( The Touch)

Happy Day's..The Oldies Gold Collection (VA)..No 4

Continuing with the remaster of some Golden Oldies of the 50's (Number 4)

1. That's The Chance you Take......Eddie Fisher 

2. To Live My Life With You......Lee Lawrence

3. Be Anything But Be mine......Eddy Howard

4. Hey Good Lookin'......Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine

5. Little Train-a-Chugin' in My Heart

6. Oh Happy Day......The Four Knights

7. Bye Bye Baby......Ray Antony & Orchestra

8. Calla Calla......Vic Damone

9. Hot Toddy......Ralph Flanagan & His Orchestra

10. The Candy Dancers Ball......Frankie Laine

11. Kiss Of Fire......Georgia Gibbs

12. Side By Side......Kay Starr

13. Slow Poke......Pee Wee King

14. Triplets......The Beverley. Sisters

15. Delicado.....Percy Faith & His Orchestra

16. Doggie In The Window......Patti Page

17. Lets have a party......Winifred Atwell

18. Unforgettable.....Not King Cole

19. Anywhere I Wander......Julius la Rosa

20. Gambella (The Gambling Lady)......Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine

        4. Hey Good Lookin'

         15. Delicado

The 5th Dimension

We have a new Kid on the Block!!...all the way across the "Pond" "New York" to be exact so here's  a couple and there are more to come !!....Thanks "John" !!!

The 5th Dimension - The Age Of Aquarius  (1969)

The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1969 

1. Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In
2. Blowing Away
3. Skinny Man
4. Wedding Bell Blues
5. Don't Ya Hear Me Callin' To Ya
6. The Hideaway
7. Workin' on a Groovy Thing
8. Let It Be Me
9. Sunshine Of Your Love
10. The Winds Of Heaven
11. Those Were The Days

12. Let The Sunshine In Reprise

               5. Don't Ya Hear Me Callin' To Ya  

Louis Armstrong

Here we have a double L/P of some of Louis Early Recordings 1926 - 1931 on Side One & Two

And on Side Three & Four from 1954-56...These recordings have been Electronically Re-Channelled for Stereo and sound great !!!

1. Muskrat Ramble                                 1. Mack The Knife

2. St James Infirmary Blues                  2. On The Sunny Side Of The Street

3. West End Blues                                   3. Royal Garden City Blues

4. Cornet Chop Suey                              4. All Of Me

5. Basin Street Blues                               5. Tiger Rag

6. Twelfth Street Rag                              6. St Louis Blues

7. I Can't Give You anything but Love  7. Ain't Misbehavin' 

8. Body And Soul                                      8. Black And Blue

9. Stardust                                                 9. Indiana

10 Just A Gigolo                                       10. Mahogany Hill Stomp

11. When Its Sleepy Time Down South

12. Chinatown My Chinatown

          11. When Its Sleepy Time Down South

The Electro-Sonic Orch Conducted By Dick Jacobs

Some great Stereo Sound.. if you have good speakers you will definitely hear the music separation !..and some different weird sounds !

Dick Jacobs (29 March 1918 – 20 May 1988) was an American musician, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, music director and an artists-and-repertoire director for several record labels (Coral, Decca, Brunswick and Springboard). He helped Jackie Wilson, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin and others early in their careers in the late 1950s and early 1960s.He also dabbled in the possibilities of the newer technologies being introduced into the studio, and recorded the one album space age pop fans should look for, The Electro-Sonic Orchestra on Coral. One of the earliest popular recordings to use electronic instruments, The Electro-Sonic Orchestra went beyond the theremin and added the ondioline and modified tape playback effects to spice up a set of pop standards.

1. Volare

2. Cry

3. Hey There

4. Tammy

5 Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Dot Bikini

6. Sincerely

1. Mack The Knife

2. Fascination

3. I'm Sorry

4. Little Things Mean a Lot

5. Music Music Music

6. That's My Desire

          5. Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orch conducted By Carmen Dragon

Carmen Dragon (July 28, 1914 – March 28, 1984) was an American conductor, composer, and arranger who in addition to live performances and recording, worked in radio, film, and television. Dragon made a series of popular light classical albums for Capitol Records during the 1950s with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Some of these recordings have been reissued on compact disc.

1. Overture To Russlan And Ludmilla

2. The Volga Boatman

3. Dance Of The Buffoons

1. Kamennoi Ostrow

2. Melodie Opus 42 No 3

3. Meadowland

          6. Meadowland

Sara Montiel

Not much info about her singing career mostly about her films...If you like the sultry sound then you will like this one !!

María Antonia Abad Fernández  (10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013), known professionally as Sara Montiel, was a Spanish singer and actress.

Montiel was born in Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile–La Mancha in 1928. She worked in Europe, Latin America and United States. Her films The Last Torch Song and The Violet Seller netted the highest gross revenues ever recorded for films made in the Spanish-speaking movie industry during the 1950s/60s.She played the role of Antonia, the niece of Don Quixote, in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's novel.

           1. Besame Mucho

The Muskrats.

This one is from my Brother's collection that I acquired at Xmas....AND it's signed on the back by the 4 members of the band....Domenico or "Dom" for short is my Bro's name asked me if I thought it was worth anything and I replied "Could be but don't hold your breath"!!!!!...so if anybody is interested get in touch.....Also an earlier post by "Traffle"was also signed....same for that one get in touch !!!....Now back to the music !!!...can't say I have heard of these guy's but they do a great job of some well know CW songs...including the most laid back recording of "Proud Mary"that I have ever heard...Its a gentle and as the title says"Freaky"rock and roll venture !!...and a generous 14 tracks !!!

1. A Freaky Kind Of Country Rock And Roll Band
2. Silver Wings
3. A Dog Named Boo
4. Hello Trouble
5. Okie From Muskogie
6. Long Gone
7. Mean Streak 

1. Proud Mary
2. I Can't Stop Loving You
3. Pretty Girl Jane
4. Me And Bobby Magee
5. San Antone
6. Six Days On The Road
7. Gentle On My Mind

         1. Proud Mary

The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ)

Concorde is an album by the Modern Jazz Quartet, recorded in New York on July 2, 1955, and first released that year as an LP, Prestige 7005, with liner notes by Ira Gitler. The album was reissued in 2008 as part of the Rudy Van Gelder Remasters collection.

The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. For most of its history the Quartet consisted of John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), Percy Heath (double bass), and Connie Kay (drums). The group grew out of the rhythm section of Dizzy Gillespie's big band from 1946 to 1948, which consisted of Lewis and Jackson along with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Kenny Clarke. They recorded as the Milt Jackson Quartet in 1951 and Brown left the group, being replaced on bass by Heath. During the early-to-mid-1950s they became the Modern Jazz Quartet, Lewis became the group's musical director, and they made several recordings with Prestige Records. This album is the first to feature drummer Connie Kay, who replaced Kenny Clarke in 1955. It is also the first Modern Jazz Quartet LP conceived from the beginning as a long playing record; previous MJQ recordings had been released as 78's, 10 inch 33's or reissues of these formats on a 12-inch LP. The liner notes acknowledge the additional playing time of the LP format by asking the listener to regard this album as a performance set "at one of America's leading jazz rooms".

1. Ralph's New Blues

2. All Of You

3. I'll Remember April

1. Gershwin Medley

    a. Soon

    b. For You For Me For Evermore

    c. Love Walked In

    d. Our Love Is Here To Stay

2. Softly As In a Morning Sunrise

3. Concorde

          3. I'll Remember April

Samantha Jones

Can't get enough of Sam !!. info on Wikipedia say's that she recorded 7 L/P's we now have 3 of them fingers crossed we may get them all eventually 

         

          6. My Way

The Hollies

A few more 12 inchers this time they are moving at 45 RPM !

1. He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother

2. Carrie

3. Air That I Breathe

The Hollies are an English rock and pop band formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Singer Allan Clarke and rhythm guitarist/singer Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat-type group in Manchester. 

3. Air That I Breathe