Charley Pride.

We now go "Country & Western" for the next three posts courtesy of my brother from the "Hoard" that I got....not forgeting "Ken & my niece "Nicola"who also made a substantial contribution !!...But now back to the Music !!..can't say That I have heard any of "Charley's" work the name seems familiar but not the songs....The selection that is on this L/P seems to be more or less the same but with different words....the tempo is the same I wish there was a "Gem" on this one but can't see or hear one !!...maybe my ears are not attuned to the 123 tempo !!!

1. I'd Rather Love You
2. Time Your Not A Friend Of Mine
3. Jeanie Norman
4. Anywhere Just Inside Your Arms
5. When The Train Comes In

1. Piroque Joe
2. Was It All Worth Losing You
3. Instant Loneliness
4. This Highway Leads To Glory
5. Time Out For Jesus

 

            1. Piroque Joe

Billie Jo Spears.

Now this compilation is spot on !!..true the 123 tempo is still hanging around but it has been mixed in with popular hits and cover versions of songs by other singers...and the record company has been generous with a great 22 tracks !!

1. Blanket on The Ground
2. Here You Come Again
3. Crystal Chandeliers
4. What I've Got In Mind
5. Fire And Rain
6. Blue Blue Day
7. Just The Way You Are
8. It's a Heartache
9. All I Have To Do Is Dream
10. This Ole House
11. Tennessee Waltz

1. 57 Chevrolet
2. Cryin' Time
3. I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again 
4. For The Good Times
5. I'll Never Love This Way Again
6. Love Of The Common People
7. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
8. Blue Bayou
9. Rocky Top
10. Till I Get It Right 
11. Queen Of The Silver Dollar

          10. This Ole House

This Is Country Music.

These compilations are getting better and the last one is the best !!....out of the 12 tracks I am only familiar with 2 of the singers !!..the rest are all new to me but I bet your bottom dollar that the CW fans out there have heard of all of them !!...this is definatley full of "Gems" so don't hesitate give it a download and enjoy !!!

1. Jackson...Johnny Cash & June Carter 
2. Big Dummy...Tommy Collins
3. Help Stamp Out Loneliness...Stonewall Jackson
4. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry...The Carter Family
5. Don't Let Me Cross Over...Carl & Pearl Butler
6. Foggy Mountain Breakdown...Lester Flatts & Earl Scruggs

1. Tonight Carmen...Marty Robins
2. Saginaw Michigan...Lefty Frizzell
3. Deep Water...Carl Smith
4. Danny Boy...Ray Price
5. You Can't Have Your Kate And Ethel Too...The Statler Brothers
6. The Wheels Fell Of The Wagon Again...Johnny Dollar

           6. Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Mel Torme

 Now here we have a mixed post of a CD and L/P 

The CD say's that its the Complete Recordings from 1954 & 1957...But I Only have the 2nd CD

This one is with the Marty Paich Quintet......And The L/P is with Al Pellegrini Trio.

There is also a Bonus track on the CD

CD Tracks...1957

1. It's Only A Paper Moon

2. What Is This Thing Called Love

3. One For My Baby And One For The Road

4. Love Is Just A Bug

5. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

6. Just One Of Those Things

7. The Girl Next Door

8. Lover Come Back To Me

9. Looking At You

10. The Tender Trap

11. I'm Beginning To See The Light

12. Autumn Leaves (Gag Intro)

13. Autumn Leaves (Straight In French )

14. Tenderly

15. I Wish I Were In Love Again

16. It's Delovely

17. It's Alright With Me

18. Manhattan

19. Taking A Chance On Love

20. Home By The Sea

21. Nobody's Heart

22. I Got Plenty Of Nuttin' ( Bonus Track)

L/P.....1954

1. From This Moment On

2. That Old Black Magic

3. Get Out Of Town

4. Goody Goody

5. Love Is Here To Stay

6. Blue Moon

7. Old Devil Moon

1. Get Happy

2. Mountain Greenery

3. The County Fair

4. The Christmas Song

5. Jeepers Creepers

6. You're Driving Me Crazy

7. Bernie's Tune

5. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

        7. Old Devil Moon

Female Legends Of The 50's..2.VA

 Here is the 2nd one of the Legend Gals !

A leap in time now to the 50's when the pace of life was more slower ! and not so frantic !!

1. You Send Me.....Teresa Brewer

2. Fire Down Below......Jeri Southern

3. Alright Okay You Win......Peggy Lee

4. Teach Me Tonight......Jo Stafford

5. Goodnight My Love Pleasant Dreams......The McGuire Sisters

6. Mr Wonderful......Peggy Lee

7. How Important Can It Be......Joni James

8. Secret Love......Doris Day

9. I Wanna Be Loved.....The Fontane Sisters

10. Gonna Get Along Without You Now......Patience And Prudence

11. Allegheny Moon.....Patti Page

12. Happiness Street......Georgia Gibbs

13. Something's Gotta Give......The McGuire Sisters

14. Hey Joe......Kitty Wells

15. Old Cape Cod......Patti Page

16. The Banjo's Back in Town.......Teresa Brewer

17. Mango's......Rosemary Clooney

18. Mama Teach Me To Dance......Eydie Gorme

19. Go On With The Wedding......Patti Page

20. Sisters......Rosemary Clooney

21. Ready Willing And Able......Doris Day

22. Tra La La.......Georgia Gibbs

23. Music Music Music......Teresa Brewer

24. I Love My Baby My Baby Loves Me......Jill Corey

25. Under The Bridges Of Paris......Eartha Kitt

          18. Mama Teach Me To Dance

          25. Under The Bridges Of Paris

Don Costa Echoing Voices & Trombones

We now have an Orchestra doing a "Ray Conniff !!.. that  usually arranged and conducted for singers like Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence, Frank Sinatra....Sounds are great Stereo 

Dominick P. "Don" Costa (June 10, 1925 – January 19, 1983) was an American conductor and record producer. He discovered singer Paul Anka and worked on several hit albums by Frank Sinatra, including Sinatra and Strings and My Way.

Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé invited Costa to write vocal backgrounds for their recordings. He agreed and thus began an association that led to their joining a record label headed by Sam Clark: ABC-Paramount Records. Costa accepted the position of head A&R man as well as chief arranger and producer. Many hits were to follow, not only with Lawrence and Gormé, but with Lloyd Price, George Hamilton IV, and Paul Anka.

1. Day In Day Out

2. Deed I Do

3. The Breeze And I

4. Just In Time

5. But Not For Me

6. I'm Beginning To See The Light

1. Skyliner

2. Echo Of Love

3. Opus No 1

4. Adios

5. Thou Swell

6. Nice Work If You Can Get It

         4. Adios

The Harmony Records Story VA..Disc 2

 Now we have the second Disc of a great Various Artists selection Disc One is below !!..together with my comments of this Great selection !!!

1. Autumn Leaves......Hank Garland

2. Dream A Little Dream Of Me......Dinah Shore

3. My Melancholy Baby......Ella Fitzgerald

4. Blue Moon Of Kentucky......Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

5. Book Of Love......The Harmony Blazers

6. Personality......Pearl Bailey

7. As Time Goes By......Liberace

8. On A Little Street In Singapore......Harry James with Frank Sinatra

9. For Me And My Gal......The Chordettes

10. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White......Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra

11. San Antonio Rose.......Polly Bergen & Bill Bergen

12. Too Young......Rosemary Clooney

13. Sabre Dance......Woody Herman & His Orchestra

14. Slippin' Around......Floyd Tillman

15. My Rough And Rowdy Ways......Lefty Frizzell

16. Come Back To Sorrento......Toni Arden

17. Boogie Blues......Gene Krupa with Anita O'Day

18. Fool Am I......Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa

19. Pistol Packin' Mama......Al Dexter & His Troopers

20. Without A Song......Nelson Eddy

21. Foggy Mountain Special......Flatt & Scruggs

22. The Lonesome River......The vStanley Brothers

23. Just As I Am......Jimmy Dean

24. Nice Work If You Can Get It,,,,,,Sarah Vaughan

25. Worried Man Blues

           3. My Melancholy Baby

           21.Foggy Mountain Special

50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett

The man with 50 Guitars at his disposal does "South America" and it sounds great !!...courtesy of "Bob" !!

      1. Maria Elena

The Harmony Records Story.VA

 Even tho' the cover say's 1957-1962 I'm sure that some of the tracks date from the 40's and maybe the 30's...still i'm not complaining  there are some classic's on here.....as I said below  78's definatley !!.....AND the DeLeorean is still under covers !!!......Disc 2 coming at a later date !!

1. Tuxedo Junction......Gene Krupa

2. Saturday Night Fish Fry......Pearl Bailey

3. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter......Don Cherry

4. Hello Young Lovers......Rosemary Clooney

5. Hey Good Looking......Carl Perkins

6. Johnny B Goode......The Harmony Blazers

7. I Love You So Much It Hurts.....Floyd Tilman

8. Jambalaya......Little Jimmy Dickens

9. Shuckin' The Corn......Flatt & Scuggs

10. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine...... Don Cherry

11. Mad About The Boy......Dinah Shore

12. Stardust......Liberace

13. It's All In The Game......Sammy Kaye

14. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm......Les Brown And His Orchestra

15. I Take To You.....  Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa 

16. Bear Cat Crawl......Meade Lux Lewis

17. Secret Love......Hank Garland

18. Tallahasee Lassie......Rocky Curtis & The Harmony Flames

19. Wildwood Flower......The Carter Family

20. Kiss Of Fire......Toni Arden

21. The Man I Love......Billie Holiday

22. South Of The Border...... Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

23. That Lucky Old Sun......Sarah Vaughan 

24. Drifting And Dreaming.......The Chordettes

25. Riders In The Sky......Nelson Eddy

5. Hey Good Looking

25. Riders In The Sky

Tony Bennett

Two great singers next......this one is the second of Tony early tracks maybe 78's definatley 45's !

Vol 1 is further down the posts !

1. Silly Dreamer

2. Sleepless

3. Somewhere The Way

4. I'm Lost Again

5. Have A Good Time

6. Here In My Heart

7. Roses Of Yesterday

8. You Could make Me Smile Again

9. Congratulations To  Someone

10. Anywhere I Wander

11. Stay Where You Are

12. Take Me

13. No One Will Ever Know

14. I'm The King Of Broken Hearts

15. I'll Go

16. Rags To Riches

17. Here Comes That Heartache Again

          16. Rags To Riches

 

Sarah Vaughan

The Great Sarah singing songs from the 60's and doing them justice definitely giving them the "Sassy" touch ..

The New Scene pairs Sarah Vaughan with arranger Luchi de Jesus for a luminously crafted collection of songs squarely in the style and sensibility of the mainstream pop of the mid-'60s and while jazz purists will have already recoiled in horror and moved on to another review, less myopic listeners will discover an effervescent, lively LP that refuses to sacrifice the sensitivity of Vaughan's remarkable voice in favour of crossover success. Decades removed from the album's original release, songs like "Michelle" and "Call Me" are now indistinguishable from the traditional standards they usurped, and to her credit Vaughan seems to grasp completely the excellence of the material at her disposal, savouring the lyrics and navigating the melodies with her trademark artistry. De Jesus' buoyant arrangements are similarly perceptive, playing to Vaughan's myriad strengths while channelling the lessons of Abbey Road and Hitsville USA to subtly update her approach for a brave new world.

1. One Two Three

2. What Now My Love

3. Love

4. Who Can I Turn To

5. Call Me

6. With These Hands

1. Michelle

2. Sneakin' Up On You

3. Everybody Loves Somebody

4. The Shadow Of Your Smile

5. Dominque's Discotheque

6. I Should Have Kissed Him More

2, What Now My Love

Ray Conniff. Concert In Rhythm VOL 2

DeLorian back under the covers !!...and time for another Concert !!

1. Liebestraum

2. Yours Is My Heart Alone

3. None But The Lonely Heart

4. I'll See You Again

5. My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice

6. Poem

1.Warsaw Concerto

2. Chopin's Nocturne In E Flat

3. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

4. Favourite Themes From Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony

5. Favourite Themes From Grieg's A Minor Concerto

6. One Fine Day

          4. I'll See You Again

Glenn Miller & The Andrews Sisters

It seems that the "DeLorean" is being dusted down and whooshing away to 1940 !!

with some great swing and big band sounds plus the swingin' Andrews !!

18 Tracks on the first Disc & 21 on the second giving a total of 39 Swinger's !!

All these broadcasts were made from December 1939 till March 1940....most of them was only 15 mins long but for these recordings they all have been strung together to make a one long concert !!....All the Producers notes and info is included in the download.....so folks give it a download and remember some memories !!!......Complete with the Ciggy's Commercials !!!

Courtesy Of Duke...Thanks !!

         13. Say Si Si

Tammy Jones.

When I first saw this L/P I thought that "Tammy" was an American CW singer it was not til I "Googled" her that I found that she is a "Welsh" singer that won "Oportunity Knocks" for several weeks !!!....Once again we "Brit's" let this crystal clear singer get away !!....She Only had one moderate hit  which is Track One "Let Me Love Again"....she should have had more she has a great voice....On this L/P the arrangments let her down apart from "Amazing Grace" that she sings in "Welsh" and a great arrangment of "My Happiness" The rest are very similar to the original hit versions.....and as you know I like to hear singers own interpritations of well known songs !!!

1. Let Me Try Again
2. Answer Me
3. The Way We Were
4. Amazing Grace
5. With These Hands
6. The Day The Rains Came
7. May You Always
8.  The Wedding

1. No Regrets
2. Loves A Carousel
3. Behind Closed Doors
4. It Must Be Him
5. Wonderful Dream
6. My Happiness
7. All The Love In The World
8. My Way

           6. My Happiness
 

Jerry Murads Harmonicats

Don't think we have had any "Harmonica's" on here yet so we have now...the arrangements are first class and the harmonica's blend in well with the orchestra...not so much featuring them as solo's but incorporating them in the orchestra....Most harmonica music I have heard don't do that !!...so this L/P sounds like a fresh sound !!.....Of course they are featured but to my mind they blend in perfectly !

1. Peg O'My Heart
2.  Bewitched
3. Malaguena
4. Charmaine
5. Galloping Comedians
6. Maria Elena

1. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
2. Yesterday
3. A Taste of Honey
4. Diane
5. The Last Outpost

       

          3. Malaguena

Richard Harris.

We now have a "Mr Harris"singing the songs of "Jim Webb"..still wondering if he finally got time to bake that cake again !!!....I would guess that this might be the first of "Richard's" venture into the recording studio....If I am wrong I guess somebody will put me right !!!

1. Prelude / Didn't We
2. Interlude / Paper Chase
3. Interlude / Name Of My Sorrow
4. Interlude / Lovers Such As I
5. In The Final Hours

1. Mac Arther Park
2. Dancing Girl
3. Interlude / If You Must Leave My Life
4. A Tramp Shining

      2. Dancing Girl

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