Cy Grant.

 This L/P does do exactly what is says on the sleeve !!... A Cool set of folks songs with a "Jazzy" feel to them well worth a download even if you have never heard of the singer !!

 1. Where Have All The Flowers Gone
2. Red Rosy Bush
3. Barbara Allen
4. Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out
5. Melanie
6. She Moved Through The Fair

1. O Pato
2. Yellow Bird
3. Blowing In The Wind
4. Every Night When The Sun Goes In
5. Work Song
6. Carnival

           2. Yellow Bird

Werner Muller

 Another great instrumental from Werner Muller with great Stereo !

1. South Of The Border

2. I Love Paris

3. American Patrol

4. A Foggy Day

5. Brazil

6. Vaya Con Dios

1. Arrivederci Roma

2. April In Portugal

3. Espana

4. Sayonara

5. Calcutta

6. Istanbul

          3. American Patrol

The Swingle Singers

It’s good to have this “Live 1982 in New York” it helps bridge the gap between the original Swingles and the later ones from the 1990s onwards. Ward Swingle was still a member of the group (he retired in 1984, although he retained the position of musical adviser and sometimes arranger) and on the cover photo he is starting to look, well, maybe not like the grand pop’ of the rest (and the rest look like they’ve just come out of adolescence), but certainly as their dad. But it certainly isn’t something you hear, although, playing by ear (specific credits are not given), it isn’t Swingle who takes the solo part the long solo part in Stevenson’s Romance and the shorter one in Shakespeare’s song (tracks 4 & 5). Gallant of him to have let the spotlight to the youngsters.

   14. Country Dances

   13. Flight Of The Bumble Bee

Chris Barber & Band.

Some great recordings on this L/P from across the pond !! classic "Trad Jazz" with "Lonnie Donegan".....Its cool to have all these different  L/P's !!!

             1. Bobby Shaftoe

             2. Rock Island Line

Frankie Laine

I guess that these are some early recordings of Frankie's...You could think that this was a religious set of songs by the cover..but it's not !!
And a fantastic recording of "Born To Be With You " !!

          2. Born To Be With You

The Melachrino Strings & Orchestra

 

You wouldn't be alone if you thought that you were in among the strings and violins of "Mantovani" but you ain't !!....so hear what "Charmaine" sounds like !

          8. Charmaine

It's Trad Dad

Okay now we have a compilation from the film.....I think I did see it in the distant past !!..not sure maybe it will be on TV I'll watch it if it does !..nice to hear the oldies again !!

 3. Rainbows

Brenda Lee

Starting in 1956 some very early Brenda's recording's pity that it only goes up to 1966...her voice defiantly changes through the years see my other post of hers !!....Even in the 10 years that this L/P covers you can hear the difference !!!..and of course the type of songs do make the difference from 1961 on they are less frantic !!...so the sound bite is the 1956 one to give you a taste!!

          1. Jambalaya

Ray Ellington--Valerie Masters--Barbara Virgil--The Mike Sammes Singers

A "Music For Pleasure" release now  from 1963..and it does exactly what it say's on the tin !! (Reference to A TV Ad) !!. it does give pleasure !...BUT I think that the writer of the notes on the back sleeve sells this release short !....Okay the music is about the music of "Jerome Kern" but he makes no mention of the content of the L/P ..only five lines at the bottom of the notes and the rest does tend to ramble on a bit !!!....I thought that the purpose of L/P liner notes is to review and inform everybody about the content be it good or bad !!

Saying all that I suppose I'd better make a comment about it !!

All the "Music For Pleasure" series are exactly that !!..and this one is no exception we have Three fine singers..shades of "Sammy Davies"....the great "Mike Sammes Singers" and a great orchestra...so have a download and make you own mind up....

Great version of "They Didn't Believe Me" well worth the download just for that !!

1. Ol' Man River....Ray Ellington & The Mike Sammes Singers

2. I Won't Dance....Ray Ellington & Valerie Masters

3. The Last Time I Saw Paris....Valerie Masters

4. Who....Ray Ellington

5. She Didn't Say Yes....The Mike Sammes Singers

6. The Folks Who Live On The Hill....Ray Ellington

1. The Way You look Tonight....Ray Ellington

2. Till The Clouds Rolls By....Barbara Virgil

3. A Fine Romance....Ray Ellington & Valerie Masters

4. Look For The Silver Lining.....Barbara Virgil & The Mike Sammes Singers

5. They Didn't Believe Me.....Valerie Masters

6. The Song is You....Ray Ellington & The Mike Sammes Singers

          11. They Didn't Believe Me

Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney

This was the first "Stereo" L/P that I bought and being thats it's about 60 years old it still sounds good...not many "Pops & Crackles"...Singers are good too!!!

1. Fancy Meeting You Here

2. On A Slow Boat To China

3. I Can't Get Started

4. Hindustan

5. It Happened In Monterey

6. You Came A Long Way From St Louis

7. Love Wont Let You Get Away

 

1. How About You

2. Brazil

3. Isle of Capri

4. Say Si Si

5. Calcutta

4. Hindustan

          2. On A Slow Boat To China

Matt Monro.

We now have "Matt" recorded I guess in US of A with a selection of songs dedicated to the fairer sex !!...hence the title !!!...as usual with all of Matt's recordings you can't fault them !!! excellent L/P !!

8. You've Got Possibilities

Al Cohn & His Orchestra

Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman.

Saxophonist, arranger and composer Al Cohn (1925-1988), a native New Yorker, became famous in the 1940s as one of the Four Brothers in Woody Herman's Second Herd in the 1940s. It was there that he met and established a lifelong musical partnership with fellow saxophonist Zoot Sims. Cohn and Sims played together regularly through the 1950s and 1960s. Cohn also performed or recorded with Joe Marsala, Buddy Rich, Artie Shaw, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae and Elliot Lawrence.

That Old Feeling is an album by saxophonist and arranger Al Cohn and His Orchestra featuring trumpeter Joe Newman recorded in 1955 for the RCA Victor label.

( Info Edited From Wikipedia )

1. That Old Feeling

2. Gone With The Wind

3. Sweet And Lovely

4. Soft As Spring

5. I'll Take Romance

6. Azure-Te (Paris Blues)

1. I'll Be Around

2. Swingin' The Blues

3. Trouble Is A Man

4. Honey Blond

5. Willow Weep For Me

6. In A Mellow Tone

         4. Soft As Spring

The New Jazz Group & The New Concert Orchestra

Always great to hear something different !!

Some Mood music now !! "Latin " Jazz" & "Classical"

The New Jazz Group  The New Concert Orchestra ‎– Background Music Specially Recorded For Film, Radio & Television (1968)

BOOSEY & HAWKES Recorded Music For Film Radio & Television  1968 UK limited edition 8-track non-commercial LP issued in very small quantities on the famous Boosey & Hawkes Music Library label an offshoot of the international music publishers.

1. Bossa Tapajos

2. Bossa Parana

3. Jazz For  Humanoids Theorem

4. Jazz For Humanoids Equation

5. Eight Man Bounce

6. Symphony (First Movement)

7. Lassu

8. Friska

         5. Eight Man Bounce

Carla Thomas

Carla Venita Thomas (born December 21, 1942) is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Thomas is the daughter of Rufus Thomas.

Thomas is best known for the work she completed for both Atlantic Records and most notably, Stax Records in the 1960s. Her first record, "'Cause I Love You" (1960), was a duet with her father, with brother Marvell on keyboards, that was released by Satellite Records, which eventually became Stax Records.

Thomas’ most famous single, "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)", reaching number 10 on the pop chart and number 5 on the R&B chart. While she continued to have success on the R&B charts throughout the 1960s, her only other solo top 40 pop hit was "B-A-B-Y," reaching number 14 in 1966......After her last Stax recording in 1971, Love Means..., and an appearance in Wattstax in 1972, Thomas slipped into relative obscurity when compared to her 1960s musical heyday. ( Info Edited From Wikipedia )

1. Comfort Me

2. No Time To Lose

3. Yes I'm Ready

4. A Lover's Concerto

5. I'm For You

6. What The World Needs now

1. Let It Be Me

2. A Woman's Love

3.  Will You Love me Tommorrow

4. Forever

5. Move On Drifter

6. Another Night Without My Man

          7. Let It Be Me

Lars Gullin

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Here's some great Jazz sounds from the 50's..........sooooo if you like your jazz swinging and cool have a listen !!

Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin (4 May 1928 – 17 May 1976) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist.A unique innovator in Swedish jazz.

Lars Gullin was a child prodigy on the accordion. At age thirteen, he played clarinet in a military band and later learned the alto saxophone, but after moving to Stockholm in 1947 became a professional musician as a pianist. He planned on a classical career, studying privately with classical pianist Sven Brandel.

Lars Gullin, composer, arranger and baritone saxophonist (1928-1976) is one of Sweden's most famous jazz musicians. He was a new-minded man who in his compositions and arrangements and in his play added a new dimension to jazz. His music lives today, as strong and engaging as ever before. It is played and sung by both young and "old" jazz musicians and singers.

He was a major personality and innovator and in his playing, he brought a new dimension into jazz.Both his compositions and his superbly fluent baritone saxophone playing possessed a very beautiful Nordic, romantic sound tinged with melancholy. He composed jazz, choral music and classical music. Lars Gullin is regarded by many to be the last of national romantics....(Info Edited From "Lars Gullin Sallskapet") Plus (Wikipedia)

1. Jeepers Creepers

2. Like Someone In Love

3. Half Nelson

4. Ma

1. Lover Come Back To Me

2. After Eight P.M.

3. Yesterdays

4. Always

          8. Always

Tony Orlando & Dawn.

 This one from "Tony Orlando" & Dawn is not so good as the "Ragtime Follies " that I have posted earlier but its still a good one..... still in line with the "Groovy" 70's !!!

1. Skybird
2. Jolie
3. Come Back Billie Jo 
4. Personality
5. Kelly Blye

1. All In The Game
2. Dance To The Music
3. Did You Ever Think She'd Get Away From You
4. Straight Ahead
5. That's The Way A Wallflower Grows

          3. Come Back Billie Jo

Frankie Laine

Back now and this one is a Brazilian release of the Hits of Frankie Laine ....This was supplied by Marcos so Thank you Marcos for that.. it is much appreciated...cheers !

          12. Sixteen Tons

Back In A Few Days !

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