Charly Foster

This one is great fun !!...courtesy once again from "Bob" across the channel..a great selection of tunes some well known ones and some not so !!...BUT we have some enthusiastic instrumental playing and once again never heard of them....with a guess and seeing on the back it was recorded in "Belguim" its a "Belguim" based band....well worth a download !!

      1. Liebestraum

Werner Muller & His Orchestra

As the title say's the Strings are Cascading !!..another great instrumental  L/P  from the German orchestra.

 

1. Tango In The Rain

2. Lisbon Antigua

3. Bistro

4. La Cumparsita

5. Simonetta

6. Monte Carlo Melodie

1. Arpanetta

2. Song Of The Pearl Fisher

3. Guitar Mambo

4. Valse Baccara

5. Bolero Bleu

6. Tango Of The Drums

          3. Guitar Mambo

Yma Sumac

Queen Of The Exotica 6 tracks including the 50's hit Virgin Of The Sun God !

1. My Destiny

2. Virgin Of The Sun God

3. Anthem

4. Forest Creatures

5. Love

6. Farewell

          2. Virgin Of The Sun God

 

Vic Damone

Below we visited Hollywood for a live performance,now off we go to New York to Basin Street East to be precise for another "Live" gig !!......some of the well known songs are defiantly given a different treatment.. but it does take a couple of songs before Vic gets in his stride vocally of course !!
 

1. You And The Night And The Music

2. When Your Lover Has Gone

3. What Kind Of Fool Am I

4. At Long Last Love

5. Fascinating Rhythm

6. They Can't Take That Away From Me

1. The Most Beautiful Girl In The  World

2. Adios

3. I Left My Heart In San Francisco

4. Lot Of Livin' To Do

5. Your Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

6. On The Street Where You Live

Luiz Bonfa

There is something truly majestic in the guitar playing and composing of Luiz Bonfá
The Brazilian Scene, released in 1965 on the Philips imprint, sits right on the knife edge between something as wonderfully organic as his solo recordings and the more stylized Anglo projects that were flooding the bins at the time. This date was produced by Hal Mooney, who also served as co-arranger along with Bonfá. The Brazilian Scene set features 12 tunes, seven of which are Bonfá originals, and one an arrangement of a traditional song ("Malaguena Salerosa"). The rest are pop standards and some that would be (the Beatles' "Yesterday"). The studio group includes Bonfá's New York studio band, featuring the great drummer Hélcio Milito, bassist Donald Payne, and flutist Jerome Richardson, Of the pop standards, his reading of "That Old Black Magic" transforms the tune into a top-flight samba, with ticking triple-time percussion by Milito. The band performs this one without accompaniment from the orchestra, and it is among the set's highlights. This is colorful and polished Brazilian jazz performed by a crack group with tasteful -- if sometimes overly busy arrangements

                                                                        (Edited) Review by Thom Jurek Of AllMusic

1. Avocado

2. Moonlight In Rio

3. Malaguena Salerosa

4. Zomba

5. Yesterday

6. That Old Black Magic

1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

2. Embolada

3. Bye Bye Blues

4. Her Face

5. Samalero

6. Dream Girl

          6. That Old Black Magic

Ella Fitzgerald

If you are an Ella fan then this is a must for you...IMHO this is the best live performance ever by Ella....As I have said before I have seen her 5 times in the 60's/70's...BUT I would have loved to be in this audience in 1956...The comunication with the audience is MAGIC MAGIC !!

So why did this recording sit in the vault for over 60 years?

The enchanting archival live album, Ella at Zardi's, finds legendary jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald in concert at the famed Los Angeles club Zardi's in February of 1956. No random session, the Zardi's show was captured in the wake of producer Norman Granz founding his then-newly minted label Verve Records for the sole purpose of recording Fitzgerald. While the singer had long been under Granz's management, in his estimation she had languished at Decca, suffering under the label's choice of average songs and poor promotion. In moving Fitzgerald to Verve, Granz sought to showcase her virtuosic talent on record much in the same way that he had with the vibrant Jazz at the Philharmonic concerts since the mid-'40s.While all of her talent is on display here, the charm of the album is just how intimate, low-key, and seemingly off-the-cuff everything sounds. Backing Fitzgerald with urbane sensitivity is pianist Don Abney, bassist Vernon Alley, and drummer Frank Capp.The result is a breezy cabaret vibe with Fitzgerald fielding requests from the audibly enthusiastic audience. Included are many of her most well-known songbook standards at that point, including such standouts as "Tenderly," "How High the Moon," and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love." She even offers up an exuberantly swinging reading of her signature 1938 original hit "A-Tisket, A-Tasket,"....Ella's dazzling vocal skills, that make Ella at Zardi's such a magical experience.

             Edited Review By Matt Collar From AllMusic

 The Zardi’s recording has great historic importance, as it is undoubtedly the earliest authorized recording of Ella Fitzgerald working in a nightclub....Zardi’s, located on Hollywood Boulevard, was one of the popular jazz spots in 1950s Los Angeles.

      4. Airmail Special.......(Wow!.. what a performance nobody does Scat Like Ella !)

Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson

Some great Ella's live performances now this one from 1953 JATP tours....

 In March 1953, Ella & Oscar and a group of people visited Switzerland on a JATP tour performed at a large theater there. Ella started off cheerfully with a youthful voice. The fast tempo scat and the ballad that makes you listen carefully are impeccable. From the ninth track, Peterson performed with Brown and Kessel in a straightforward manner. The sound quality is also superb, and the stage is full of enthusiasm and activity, typical of jazz of this era, and the audience also applauds with a crackling applause. 

                                                       Pure Magic !

Tracks 1-8....Ella

Tracks 9-13....Oscar Peterson

          7. St Louis Blues

Eddie Fisher

Here's The Singer !!

1. Anytime

2. Oh My Papa

3. Heart

4. Trust In Me

5. Lady Of Spain

6. I'm Walking Behind You

1. Tell Me Why

2. I'm Yours

3. I Need You Now

4. Wish You Were Here

5. Thinking Of You

6. Fanny

 

          5. Lady Of Spain

Eddie Calvert

We now have two "Eddies".....one on Trumpet and one vocal cordist ! (Singer)

         5. La Ultima Noche

Francoise Hardy

A set of French Songs sung by the soft voice of Francoise Hardy...

                               A Couple More Re-Posts

   
   4. La Fin De L'ete

Perry Como.

We now have some re-posts that has been requested

Seems that we are stuck on "Compilations" at the moment so here is another one !!...Mr Laid Back himself singing a couple of his hits then filled out with a couple of standard songs ending with not so familiar songs !!....All sung as only Mr PC can do !!!...Horizontally !!!

1. Kiss Me Kiss Me And Kiss Me
2. Here's To My Lady
3. You'll Always Be My Lifetime Sweetheart
4. Carolina Moon
5. Somebody Loves Me

1. Juke Box Baby
2. Mandolins In The Moonlight
3. I Know
4. The Island Of Forgotten Lovers
5. That Old Gang Of Mine

           5. Somebody Loves Me

Tony Bennett.

 Here's a nice selection of song's by "The greatest singer in the world" as Quoted by "Frank Sinatra"!!!....Some well known song's are on this L/P and they are different from what the originals are and sung by other singers....Tony seems to do that with most of the well known songs...hence the Quote by Sinatra !!....I prefer his more "Jazz" and "Swing" L/P's.....But this one is worth having a good listen to.....

1. Something
2. The Long And Winding Road
3. Everybody's Talking
4. On a Clear Day
5. Coco
6. Think How Its Gonna be

1. Wave
2. Make It Easy On Yourself
3. Come Saturday Morning
4. When I Look In Your Eyes
5. Yellow Days
6. What A Wonderful World 

           2. The Long And Winding Road

Li'L Abner Original Trailer

Peter Palmer & Orchestra & Voices

Well now is it "Conniff" ?.....recorded in 1959... they say imitation is a form of flattery !...

so Peter does a decent job... I suppose that if you didn't know you would think that it was Ray Conniff....but to me being a lover of the Conniff sound there's is something missing the richness of the shuffle beat is not quite right !! and the voices are not as full and rich....still it is worth listening to !!

Bandleader, tenor saxophonist and composer who recorded several albums for Mercury Records including "A Swingin' Love Affair", "A Swingin' Dance Date", and "Moonlight on the Campus", with a small singing group which included Ann Trendler, whom he would later marry. Later in his career he changed his name to Johnny Palmer to avoid confusion with the popular Broadway singer and actor Peter Palmer of Li'l Abner fame.

          1. Lets Fall In love

Alma Cogan

Here we have a Swedish release of Alma's early recordings.....it seems that they have cranked up the orchestra on the first track and went for a cup o'tea !!..leaving poor Alma to battle with the orchestra.....it just shows you that the little man twiddling the knobs in the control room is sometimes needed !!

          4. Fly Me To The Moon

Sarah Vaughan

A Classic singer singing some Classical Vocal Interpretations !

1. Be My Love

2. Intermezzo

3. I Give To You

4. Because

5. Full Moon And Empty Arms

6. My Reverie

7. Moonlight Love

1. Ah Sweet Mystery Of Life

2. Till The End Of Time

3. None But The Lonely Heart

4. Night

5. If You Are But A Dream

6. Only

7. Experience Unnecessary

          4. Because

Twiggy.

 Here's "Twiggy" of  M&S fame & Model of "The Swingin'60's" doing quite a pleasant job of singing some "Country & West" style songs 1977 is the date !!....around this time I think she must have starred in the "Ken Russell" film "The Boy Friend" which was a "Musical" wonder what came first this L/P or the film !!!......anyway she does do a pretty good job with the songs best one being "20/20 Hindsight"....I think she did do another L/P and released some singles and had a minor hits with "Here I Go Again" and "Vanilla Ole"

1. Rings
2. I Hope We Get To Love In Time
3. Cooking School
4. I'll Be Doggone
5. I Lie Awake And Dream of You
6. Fish In The Sea
7. My Town

1. Brown Shoes
2. You've Got Me To Hold On
3. I Love Us
4. Everything Falls Into Place
5. 20/20 Hindsight
6. Please Get My Name Right

 

          5. 20 / 20 Hindsight 

Bill Haley & His Comets

I would give a guess that this is some of Bill Haley's early recordings......OOOOOPs...just checked on Wikipedia and this is some of what they say...

Recorded over the span of more than 18 months, Strictly Instrumental was the ninth rock and roll album by Bill Haley & His Comets, and their final album of new material for Decca Records (although Decca would release previously unissued recordings during the 1960s). Produced by Milt Gabler (the last full album he would produce for Haley), the album collects instrumental recordings made by Haley and the Comets between June 1958 and their final Decca recording sessions in September 1959. (The band subsequently began recording for Warner Bros. Records in January 1960.)

As the title of the album suggests, all of the songs on this album were instrumentals, with the exception of some ensemble singing on the track "Chiquita Linda". Bill Haley's involvement in the recordings was a matter of conjecture until research for the Bear Family Records box set The Decca Years and More in the early 1990s confirmed his presence. 

          1. Joey's Song

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Right  up to date now ....Most of the tracks are duets except two solo's each from Tony* and Lady G*..

Voice great for a 95 year old singer !!

1. Anything Goes.

2. Cheek To Cheek

3. Don't Wait To Long.....Tony Bennett*

4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

5. Nature Boy

6. Goody Goody

7. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye......Lady Gaga*

8. Firefly

9. I Wont Dance

10. They All Laughed

11. Lush Life......Lady Gaga*

12. Sophisticated Lady......Tony Bennett*

13. Lets face The Music And Dance

14. But Beautiful

15. I Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

          4. I Can't Give You anything But Love

Werner Muller & His Orchestra

Great Strings Great Orchestra what's more to say but just listen !!

         1. Tico Tico

Dickie Valentine

A Trip now to the 50' & 60's with two popular singers of that Era...completely different from one another singing popular hit songs of the time....Enjoy the Nostalgia !!

1. All The Time And Everywhere

2. Endless

3. Many Times

4. Who's Afraid Not I Not I

5. A Blossom Fell

6. Mister Sandman

1. The Finger Of Suspicion

2. I Wonder

3. Runaround

4. Guessing

5. You Too Can Be A Dreamer

6. No Such Luck

7. La Rosita

           1. Finger Of Suspicion

David Whitfield

Second of  the popular singers of the 50's/60's.....totally different from the above one...Listening to this and the one above makes me realise just  how much popular music has changed in the last 60 odd years !!...still the recorded music of the 20's 30's 40's was also very different from the 50's & 60's as is the music from the 70's onward !!.......I wonder how all the great singers that are now no longer with us would cope and perform with the music of the 2022's

1. Lady Of Madrid

2. How When Or Where

3. You Are Ev'rywhere

4. Santa Rosa Lea Rose

5. Beyond The Stars

6. When You Lose The One You Lose

1. I'll Never Stop Loving You

2. Mama

3. Open Your Heart

4. The Lady

5. Angelus

6. Cara Mia

           1. Lady Of Madrid