Cocktails With Cole Porter...VA.

Great singers paired with songs from the Great American Song Writer and we have some great music from the by-gone days !!!...Heather says it all !!!

Cocktails With Cole Porter Review by Heather Phares (All Music)

Cocktails With Cole Porter, a collection of '50s and '60s renditions of songs Porter wrote in the '20s and '30s. For the most part, these songs made the transition into lounge territory intact; Nat King Cole's "Just One of Those Things," Ella Fitzgerald's "It's De-Lovely," Julie London's "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," Nancy Wilson's "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," and Peggy Lee's "Ridin' High" are some of the best examples of Porter songs refurbished for the lounge-pop era. Occasionally, schmaltzy production overpowers both the singers and the songs themselves -- Dean Martin's sappy "True Love" and Judy Garland's overblown "I Happen to Like New York" are neither the best performances of these songs nor the best performances from these vocalists. Sammy Davis, Jr.'s "Easy to Love" and Steve Lawrence's "Night and Day" better incorporate the razzle-dazzle of '50s and '60s lounge music with Porter's timeless words and melodies, even if these interpretations seem more than a little glib compared to their subject matter. On the other hand, Louis Armstrong's radical revision of "High Society," "High Society Calypso," is a delightful blend of Armstrong and Porter's respective wittiness and the '50s passion for calypso music. Similarly, Peggy Lee and George Shearing's "Always True to You in My Fashion" adapts the song to the era's fascination with Latin rhythms with a playful grace. Ella Fitzgerald and the Duke Ellington Orchestra's "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" and Sarah Vaughan's "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" close the collection with a breezy elegance that still sounds contemporary. Even though Cocktails With Cole Porter has its share of less-than-great moments, overall the album celebrates both nostalgia for the lounge-pop era and the timelessness of Porter's work.

         12. I Love Paris

         20. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Erwin Halletz & his Orchestra...Ole.

Great sounding instrumentals..!!...not heard of this orchestra before definitely music to listen too or maybe a Rumba around the room !!

Erwin Halletz (Vienna, 12 July 1923 – 27 October 2008) also performed as René Roulette, was an Austrian orchestra leader and songwriter.

Erwin Halletz started taking violin lessons at the age of 6 and made his first appearance at the age of 12. From 1937 he attended the Vienna Music Academy , where he studied clarinet with Leopold Wlach....From 1950 he took over the management of the Vienna Dance Orchestra, with which he undertook extensive tours abroad and recorded records for Elite Spezial .With his own orchestra he made numerous recordings for Austroton and Polydor .

In 1961 Halletz went to Monaco for a guest performance . There he became arranger and conductor of the Monte Carlo Light Symphony Orchestra . This “guest performance” was to last for 41 years.  

1. No Can Do (Mambo)

2. Perfidia

3. Tipitin (Foxtrot)

4. Zambesi (Foxtrot)

5. Mama Inez (Rumba)

6. Maria From Bahia (Samba)

7. Te Quiero (Calypso)

1. O Cangaceiro

2. South America Take it Away (Rumba)

3. Amorcito Mio (Rumba)

4. Cha-Cha Roulette

5. Baiao Bongo (Baiao)

6. South Of The Border (Mexico Serenade) (Rumba)

Erwin Halletz

          8. O' Canganceiro

Ricardo Santos (Werner Muller) & His Orchestra...Holiday In Italy.

Here we have a conundrum (a confusing and difficult problem or question).!!

The tracks are supposed to be by "Werner Muller Orchestra" but as you can see from above it says "Ricardo Santos Orchestra"...I have checked on several music sites "GoBuz" & "Tidal" and they have both these L/P's and you can play samples of the tracks....and Lo and behold !...the tracks are the same !! on both L/P's !!

so I wonder who's orchestra it really is...be interesting if anyone can say definitely one or the other !!

Another check on the internet and I found this !.....SO conundrum Solved !!

Ricardo Santos (Werner Muller)---------HOLIDAY IN ITALY (1956)

1. Funculi- Funicula

2. Tiritomba

3. Serenata

4. Il baco

5.O Sole Mio

6. Viena Viena

1. Torna Sorrento

2. Maria Maria

3. Mattinata

4. Ciribiribin

5. Reginella Campagnola

6.Santa Lucia

         2. Tiritomba

Well I Ask You..No 1...VA

We now have some tracks from some well known singers and some not so !!.....nostalgia on the Blue Decca label of the 50's & 60's !

         23. My Baby's Crazy About Elvis

         24. Lady May

Well I Ask You No 2...VA

Another 34 awesome tracks !!....British Pop at it's best even tho' some of the artists / singers are not at all known... more than likely not top record sellers of yesteryear !!.. nevertheless there are some great recordings on this double helping !!

 

          9. Magic Star

         10. Five Minutes More

Sammy Davies .Jr. Sings Just For Lovers.

An L/P now from the early singing career of Sammy Davis...

1. You Do Something To Me

2. You're My Girl

3. Come Rain Or Shine

4. Body And Soul

5. It's Aright With Me

1. Get Out Of Town

2. These Foolish Things

3. When Your Lover Has Gone

4. The Thrill Is Gone

5. Tenderly

6. Happy Ending

         4. Body And Soul

The Hits Of Frank Ifield.

All the hits are there !...so if you like a little yodelling in your songs then have a listen !!

Francis Edward "Frank" Ifield (born 30 November 1937) is an English-born Australian easy listening and country music singer who often incorporated yodeling into his performances. Ifield achieved considerable success in the early 1960s, especially in the UK Singles Chart, where he had four No. 1 hits in 1962 and 1963.

 

          2. Lovesick Blues

Lee Towers & Anita Meyer...Run To Me.

Seems we have a concert going on !!...but there is no information on the back sleeve !!...But its a good selection of duet songs and they do it with style !!

        12. It Takes Two

Frankie Vaughan...Love Hits & High Kicks.

Here's a double L/P from a singer from the 50's/60's who always managed to do  High Kick's on some of his songs !!..hence the L/P Title

           18 Singing In The Rain

The Great Benny Goodman.

Some swing now from as the L/P is titled "One Of The Greats" !!

        3. Memories Of You

20. Original Hits...Get Dancing'

Yeh can't beat the Originals !!......Well now!! sometimes it happens !!!

        15. I Get A Kick Out Of You

Nat King Cole...20 Golden Greats.

Yep ! these are definitely Golden!!

        19. Somewhere Along The Way

The Springfields...On An Island Of Dreams.

The Beginning Of a Musical Legend !

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop, and dramatic ballads. 

        9. Tzena Tzena Tzena

        10. They Took John Away

Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934 - 1941).No 2.

Nunber 2.. Jazz session with Chick & Ella 

1. Go Harlem.....Chick Webb & His Orchestra

2. Sing Me A Swing Song......Ella Fitzgerald

3. A Little Bit Later On.....Ella Fitzgerald

4. Love Your Just a Laugh....Ella Fitzgerald

5. Devoting My Time to You....Ella Fitzgerald

6. (If You Can't Swing It) Mr Paganni....Ella Fitzgerald

7. Swinging On The Reservation....Ella Fitzgerald

8. I've Got The Spring Fever Blues....Ella Fitzgerald

9. Vote For Mr Rhythm....Ella Fitzgerald

10. My Last Affair....Ella Fitzgerald & Her Savoy Eight

11. Organ Grinders Swing....Ella Fitzgerald & Her Savoy Eight

12. Shine....Ella Fitzgerald & Her Savoy Eight

13. The Darktown Strutters Ball....Ella Fitzgerald & Her Savoy Eight

14. Oh Yes Take Another Guess.....Ella Fitzgerald

15. Love Marches On...Chick Webb & His Orchestra..vocal (Charles Linton)

16. Big Boy Blue....Ella Fitzgerald & The Mills Brothers

17. There's A Frost On The Moon......vocal (Charles Linton & Louis Jordon)

18. Gee! But Your Swell....Chick Webb & Orchestra..vocal (Louis Jordon)

19. Dedicated To You....Ella Fitzgerald & The Mills Brothers

20. Mr Paganni...(If You Can't Swing it)....Ella Fitzgerald..(Alt Take) B

       6. Mr Paganni