Teddy Wilson & His Trio

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A different kind of piano playing now....Jazz Interpretations of the songs from Gypsy...I am not familiar with some of the songs  but its a great Jazz L/P and well worth a listen to !! if like me you like the old Joanna

Danny La Rue

Re- Post requested by Paul Roberts

In London in "Theatre Land"...The "Music Hall" is a must...so here's the guy that usually wears a dress doing songs that relate to said "Music Hall"....

1. On Mother Kellys Doorstep

Louis Armstrong..320.Kbps

Satchmo in his early 1935 days recording for the "Decca / Brunswick" labels with some "Jazz Classics" as the title says !

9. You Rascal You

Nat King Cole..320.Kbps

We now have the smooth vocals of Nat smooching away with a  dozen of well known standard songs proving that in the 50's and 60's he was one of the best !!

1. The Touch Of Your Lips

De Beste Van De Edison Winnaars..320.Kbps

Wow what a surprise when I came across this one !!...thanks "Aunty Jean"...I wonder if she  
was in Holland and bought this back !!...its a great L/P Thank AJ !! Thanks !!

The Edison Award is annual Dutch music prize, awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. It is one of the oldest music awards in the world, having been presented since 1960.

4. A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Doctor Zhivago..320.Kbps

A trip to the cinema now to hear the music of "Maurice Jarre"....these soundtracks to me only make sense if you have actually seen the film...so if you have not seen it then it will just be a collection of music....The main them "Lara's Theme" just about manages to get into most of the tracks....But as a selection of film music its fine !!

7. Lara's Theme

The Three Degrees..320.Kbps

20 great tracks from the 70's that have the distinction of being a "Royal" favourite !!...all of the hits are here so enjoy !!

5. My Simple Heart

Dutch Swing College Band..320. Kbps

A combination of Swing band and Brass band gels pretty well but the emphasis is definatley on "Swing" with the marching sound taking a second place !!...But its  a good different sound and these days its great to hear something new !!

3. Swanee

The Spotnicks

A surprisingly good L/P that does include the Cosmic Telstar !!...along with other twangy tunes love "Take Five"

1. Take Five

Top Of The Pops No 4 VA

Number 4 !!

1. Boom Bang a Bang
2. Good Times
3. Gentle On My Mind
4. Maria Elena
5. Hello World
6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine

1. Sorry Suzanne
2. Surround Yourself With Sorrow
3. Where Do You Go
4. First Of May
5. If I Can Dream
6. Monsieur Dupont

2. Good Times

Top Of The Pops No 5 .VA

Number 5.!!

1. Get Back
2. My Way
3. Snake In The Grass
4. Man Of The World
5. Ragamuffin Man
6. Galveston

1. Love Me Tonight
2. The Boxer
3. Come Back And Shake me
4. My Sentimental Friend
5. Behind A Painted Smile
6. Dick-a Dum Dum

1. Get Back

Richard Digance

I don't know what I expected when I got this L/P from John...the cover definitely doesn't give away the fact that this is a folk comedy set of songs definately with tongue in cheek !!
definatley something different !!

Richard Digance (pronounced DYE-jance; born 24 February 1949) is an English comedian and folk singer.

1. The Joe Louis Story

Jerry Vale

We are in Belgium seeing what Bob has to offer now...26 tracks of popular and standard songs and I have heard of Jerry Vale and he is okay !!....cross between Andy Williams & Vic Damone I Should say !!

1. Come Back To Sorrento
2. More
3. Born Free
4. Non Dementicar
5. You Don't Know me
6. Speak Softly Love
7. Love Is A many Splendored Thing
8. In Amorata
9. What A Wonderful World
10. We've Only Just Begun
11. Anema a Cuore
12. You Belong To My Heart
13. For Mama

1. O Sole Mio
2. You Don't Have To Say You Love me
3. Have you looked Into My Heart
4. Spanish Eyes
5. Prima Donna
6. Domage Domage
7. And This Is My Beloved
8. Pretend You Don't See Her
9. I Can't Get You Out Of My Heart
10. Lovers Roulette
11. Go Chase A Moonbeam
12. Where Were You When I needed You
13. My Way

12. You Belong To My Heart

Ray Conniff Orchestra & Chorus

Ray Conniff Orchestra and chorus moving with the times and giving some of his old hits a 60's/70's Disco feel...Not much of his shuffle sound left in this release !!...But its still first class !!
Thanks Bob !!

1. Begin The Beguine

Skeeter Davies

The first of some Girl singers all different !! so we start with a Country Singer and see what comes after that !!.....Thanks John !!.......Wow what a gem of a track "Hold Me Tight" is.... it's a cool one !!

Mary Frances Penick (December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004), known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Victor. In the late 1950s, she became a solo star.
One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer.

7. Hold Me Tight

Sue Raney

We are in the midst of some Lady singers at the moment and I must admit that although I have heard of this singer but not actually heard anything by her !..so this is a first for me !!..lets give it a whirl !!

In 1963, Capitol Records producer Lee Gillette was looking for a way to amp up the singing career of young crooner Sue Raney. Impossibly young when she entered the music business, Raney nevertheless had the talent, looks, and delivery of a star -- she just needed to shake that "little girl" aspect and tap into a more "adult" vein. Gillette tried to secure Stan Kenton as her backing arranger (for the album that would become All by Myself), but when that fell through, Capitol house arranger Ralph Carmichael was brought on board, and he channeled that stabbing, boisterous Kenton vibe to a T. In fact, the arrangements proved so volatile that Raney wondered how she was going to compete. Well, she mostly succeeded. Some tracks (like the explosive opener, "Some of These Days") find Raney struggling to overcome the blasting brass, which all but bury her vocal line. She was not as forceful as Anita O'Day, nor did she have the shrewd phrasing talents of, say, June Christy, but Raney did have a sweet, sweet voice -- maybe not powerful enough to blast through the more bombastic numbers, but on slow burners (like the über-sensual "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" or the appropriately melancholy "Here's That Rainy Day") her breathy delivery is stunning. The album's title track is without a doubt the most successful venture here. By peeling away the flash and getting down to an intimate purr, "All By Myself"'s comely arrangement allows Raney to whisper in your ear, which is ultimately the best way she comes across on record.  

  

             

4. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life