Cilla Black

Great to find this one an early set of songs by "Cilla" produced by the the 5th "Beatle" George Martin !!!!

           10. Oh Pleasure Man

Russ Conway.

Piano now in full Concert Mode...Pity it is not "Stereo" !!...dreams ! melody's ! rhapsody's & concerto's are on the programme !!

1. My Concerto For You
2. The Way To The Stars 
3. Dream Of Olwen
4. Dusk
5. The Lonely Melody
6. The Warsaw Concerto 

1. Autumn Concerto
2. Forgotten Dreams
3. Cornish Rhapsody
4. Jeannie
5. Till
6. La Mer 

          11. Till

The Shadows

After the sophisicated piano sound of a "Musical Great" we now have the "Twangy"sound of the Guitars with the the "Shads" via "MFP"...two or three of their "Hits" and the rest is okay....One surprise for me is the track "Nivram"which could be classed as a "Guitar Jazz Jam Session" !!...."Kudos"to "Welch Marvin & Harris" for that one !!!

1. Apache
2. Kinda Cool
3. Shazam
4. Quatermasters Store
5. The Savage
6. 36-24-36
7. Sleep Walk
8. Man Of Mystery

1. F.B.I.
2.Nivram ****
3. Shadoogie
4. Stand Up And Say That
5. The Runble
6. Bo Didley
7. Midnight
8. Frightened City

          2. Nivram
 

Oscar Peterson

We usually only hear "Oscar" sometimes "Humming" when he is playing for "Ella" or "Sarah" But now here he is playing piano and singing which is great... singing some well know standard songs well worth a listen too !!.....even tho' he does sound like the "King C " it does not deter from his great piano playing and his voice !!

         4. Too Marvellous for Words

Cleo Laine

Here's a great L/P from one of my favourite singers from 1968 !

Dame Cleo Laine DBE (born 28 October 1927) is an English jazz and pop singer and an actress, known for her scat singing and for her vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a G above high C, giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves. Laine is the only female performer to have received Grammy nominations in the jazz, popular and classical music categories. She is the widow of jazz composer Sir John Dankworth.

Laine did not take up singing professionally until her mid-twenties. Her early influences as a singer were Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Judy Garland and Lena Horne. She auditioned successfully, at the age of 24, for John Dankworth's small group, the Dankworth Seven, and later his orchestra, with which she performed until 1958. Dankworth and Laine married that year....She had two major recording successes. "You'll Answer to Me" reached the British Top 10 while Laine was "prima donna" in the 1961 Edinburgh Festival production of Kurt Weill's opera/ballet The Seven Deadly Sins, directed and choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan. In 1964 her Shakespeare and All that Jazz album with Dankworth was well received. 

She played Julie La Verne in Wendy Toye's production of Show Boat at the Adelphi Theatre in London in 1971. Show Boat had its longest run to date in that London season with 910 performances staged. 

Laine's international activities began in 1972, with a successful first tour of Australia. Shortly afterwards, her career in the United States was launched with a concert at New York's Lincoln Center, followed in 1973 by the first of many Carnegie Hall appearances.

In May 1992, Laine appeared with Frank Sinatra for a week of concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

In the 1997 New Year's Honours list, Laine became a Dame Commander, and she was appointed Dame Cleo Laine DBE. In the 2006 New Year's Honours list, her husband was made a knight bachelor, becoming Sir John Dankworth. They were one of the few couples where both partners held their titles in their own right and the only couple in jazz to be thus recognised.

( Info Edited From Wikipedia )

And I believe that she is still with us at the great cool age of 96 years young !!!

1. Chattanooga Choo Choo

2. Oh lady be Good

3. Perdido

4. Come Rain Or Come Shine

5. Tea For Two

6. On a Slow Boat To China

7. If We Lived On Top Of A Mountain

1. Remind Me

2. Song Without Words

3. They Say Its Wonderful

4. Easy Street

5. Who Walks In When I Walk Out 

6. Sure As You Were Born

           6. On A Slow Boat To China

The 5 Royals

The "5" Royales was an American rhythm and blues (R&B) vocal group from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, that combined gospel, jump blues and doo-wop, marking an early and influential step in the evolution of rock and roll. Most of their big R&B hits were recorded in 1952 and 1953 and written by the guitarist Lowman "Pete" Pauling. Cover versions of the band's songs hit the Top 40, including "Dedicated to the One I Love" (the Shirelles and the Mamas & the Papas), "Tell the Truth" (Ray Charles and Ike & Tina Turner), and "Think" (James Brown & The Famous Flames). Brown modeled his first vocal group after the "5" Royales, and both Eric Clapton and the legendary Stax guitarist Steve Cropper cited Pauling as a key influence. The Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger covered "Think" on his 1993 solo album Wandering Spirit. The "5" Royales were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.

Originally the Royal Sons Quintet, the group began recording for Apollo Records in the early 1950s, changing its name to the Royals after abandoning gospel for secular music. The group initially included Lowman Pauling and his brother Clarence, as founding members. Clarence Pauling later shortened his name to "Clarence Paul". He left the group to become involved with Motown as a producer. Other members included the vocalists Jimmy Moore, Obadiah Carter, and Otto Jeffries, with Johnny Tanner singing lead. Tanner's younger brother, Eugene, later replaced Jeffries. The robust Johnny Tanner sang lead on most of the group's hits, including "Think," but the sweeter-voiced Eugene Tanner stepped to the microphone for the group's best-known song, "Dedicated to the One I Love." "Baby Don't Do It" and "Help Me Somebody" became hits in 1953, and the group soon signed with King Records. ( Info Edited From Wikipedia )

1. Baby Don't Do It

2. Too Much Lovin'

3. Baby Take All Of Me

4. Courage To Love

5. You Know I Know

6. Help Me Somebody

1. What's That

2. Laundromat Blues

3. All Righty

4. I Wanna Thank You

5. Put Something In It

6. I Like It Like That

          2. Too Much Lovin'

Annette

Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She rose to prominence as one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club. As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful career as a singer with the pop singles "O Dio Mio", "Tall Paul" and "Pineapple Princess", as well as establishing herself as a film actress, popularizing the successful "Beach Party" genre alongside co-star Frankie Avalon during the mid-1960s.

Funicello moved on from Disney to become a teen idol, starring in a series of "Beach Party" movies with Frankie Avalon for American International Pictures. These started with Beach Party (1963), which was so successful American International Pictures signed Funicello to a seven-year contract and starred her in a series of beach party movies. (Info Edited From Wikipedia)

1. Dance Annette

2. Rock - A - Charleston

3. The Rock And Roll Waltz

4. The Rock  - A - Cha 

5. The Hokey Pokey

6. The Glide

1. The Hucklebuck

2. It Takes Two To Tango

3. Como Esta Usred ( Rock La Raspa)

4. Ballin The jack

5. Rock - A - Polka

6. I Could have Danced All Night

                                                       Annette With Paul Anka                                           

            5. The Hokey Pokey..

Brenda Cochrane.

Here's another voice that we "Brits" didn't take care of !!...I am sure that with the right management and the right songs she would have made it big !!...she has got that big power ballad voice !! just listen to "Your The Voice" & "New York New York" !!!....We Brits are a bit slow on the uptake or maybe "Brenda" didn't fit the so called "Pop" image !!!...so give it a listen too if you haven't heard of her work....once again you wont be disappointed !!!!!

1. Your The Voice
2. Pearls A Singer
3. Right Here Waiting For You
4. New York New York
5. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
6. You Make Lovin' Fun

1. I Want To Know What Love Is
2. Wind Beneath My Wings
3. Easy To Love
4. Put The Weight On My Shoulders
5. All Night Long 

        4. New York New York

Louis Armstrong

Here's 22 tracks of pure magic !!.

          7. I Only Have Eyes For You

Danny Williams

A selection of songs from a singer that should have been more popular than he was !

          3. The Story Of A Starry Night

Fats Waller

Its great to hear how good a piano player is Fats on this L/P some of the tracks are just with him playing no vocal and those are the tracks that shine through.

           10. Your Feet's To Big

Badfinger

Another first for me from Johns Record Store...I guess there will be loads of fans out there !!...Comments and info welcome !

1. I Can't Take It

2. I Don't Mind

3. Love Me Do

4. Midnight Caller

5. No Matter What

6. Without You

1. Blodwyn

2. Better Days

3. It had To Be

4. Watford John

5. Believe Me

6. Were For The Dark 

          7. Blodwyn

Werner Muller

Some great music from Germany's top Orchestra !

           7. My Blue Heaven

Ted Heath

Some early recordings from Ted Heath...just the way I remember the band in concert !!....All the way from John's Record Store !!...Thanks for the memory ! John !

1. Entry Of The Gladiators

2. Casey Jones

3. The Hour Of Parting

4. I Want To Be Happy

1. Limehouse Blues

2. Turkey In The Straw

3. A Kiss In The Dark

4. Black Bottom 

          1. Entry Of The Gladiators

Tim Hardin

Heard the name but never heard any of his music...so I'll let the Internet speak !!!

 James Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980) was an American folkmusician and composer. He wrote the Top 40 hit "If I Were a Carpenter", covered by, among others, Bobby Darin, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, The Four Tops, Robert Plant, and Johnny Rivers; his song "Reason to Believe" has also been covered by many artists, notably Rod Stewart (who had a chart hit with the song), Neil Young, and The Carpenters. Hardin is also known for his own recording career....By 1966, Tim was signed to Verve Forecast and had produced his first album, a mixture of initial demo material and new recordings. The development of his style from those original blues songs of the Columbia demos to the higher production standards of this first Verve album show an interesting evolution. Indeed, Artie Butler’s strings on his first single, Hang On to a Dream, rely heavily on the work being done by George Martin with the Beatles, although it would seem that Tim was less than happy with their appearance. Tim’s vocals show a wide range of influences and demonstrate his ability to handle blues, country, rock, jazz and ballad.

1. Don't Make Promises

2. Green Rocky Road

3. Smugglin' Man

4. How Long

5. While Your On Your Way

6. It'll Never Happen Again

1. Reason To Believe

2. Never Too Far

3. Part Of The Wind

4. Ain't Gonna Do Without

5. Misty Roses

6.How Can we Hang On To A Dream

          3. Smugglin' Man

Connie Francis

This compilation has most if not all of Connie's Top hits so it's one that does live up to it's title !!

          11. Lipstick On Your Collar

Guy Mitchell.

Another blast from the past 50's again !!...an age of innocence !!....great tunes with unsophisticated titles and lyrics !!...what were the song writers on !!!....I doubt whether we will hear anything like these today !!..What is "The Po Po" !!!.....but great nostalgia !!!!! and I love Um !!!!

1. My Heart Cries For You
2. The Roving Kind
3. Sparrow In The Tree Top
4. My Truly Truly Fair 
5. Belle Belle My Liberty Belle 
6. Pittsburg Pennsylvania
7. Feet Up Pat Him On The Po Po
8. Cause I Love You That a Why

1. Ninety Nine Years
2. Singing The Blues
3. Knee Deep In The Blues
4. Rock a Billy
5.  Heartaches By The Number
6. My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You 
7. Call Rosie On The Phone
8. She Wears Red Feathers

          4. My Truly Truly Fair