Happy New Year for 2023 !!!

 Thank you all the Guys and Gals that have made comments on this Blog during the last year....hope everybody had a good pleasant Xmas and everyone have a Great 2023.....Cheers....Espo /Luigi

Ralph Dollimore & His Orchestra

Soooooooo we might have a battle of the "Stereo's" !! "Studio 2 Stereo" here and what we have below !!....this one is a more gentle one featuring the piano ! not a Brash Brass in earshot !!....but both are enjoyable.. this one for a relaxing lie down ! and the one below have a jig around the room !!

1. Reflections
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Here's That Rainy Day
4. A man And A Woman
5. Kulta's Lullaby 
6. One Day Soon

1. Shades of Blue
2. Love Is Blue
3. You And I
4. Someone to Watch Over Me
5. Waltz For Debbie
6. Sophia

 
2. Love Is Blue

Ted Heath And His Music

Will Mr Ted Heath step up to the front and sort out all the musicians that seem to be on top of one another on the above cover !!...so we can hear some classic Swing Tunes in glorious "Phase Four Stereo"....And he does !!!...Hope nobody thinks of  this Ted Heath as the politician !!...different person !!

1. Opus 1
2. Skyliner
3. A String Of Pearls
4. South Rampart Street Parade
5. Long John Silver
6. Intermission Riff

1. Jumping At The Woodside
2. Oh Lady be Good
3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
4. Jersey Bounce
5. Harlem Nocturne
6. Apple Honey

1. Jumping At The Woodside

Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie

Two greats having a ball !!...from the first track where Ella does her great "Scat" peformance to the last track   Pure Magic !!!....I'm going to struggle to make up my mind what track to feature !..everyone is a classic her voice is at its peak !!

1. Honeysuckle Rose
2. Deed I Do 
3. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
4.  Them There Eyes
5. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
6. Tea For Two

1. Satin Doll
2. I'm Begining To See The Light 
3.  Shiny Stockings
4. My Last Affair
5. Ain't Misbehavin'
6. On The Sunny Side Of The Strret

  4. Them There Eyes

Adam Wade

This singer is new to me...although his voice and style is his own you can hear the influences of Johnny Mathis and Nat King Cole... its a smooth and tasty set of standards from 1961 !!...so if you like Johnny & Nat you will enjoy this one !

 Adam Wade (born Patrick Henry Wade, March 17, 1935) is an American singer, drummer and television actor.  He had his first major hit with a song called "Ruby" in early 1960, a cover of the hit movie song of 1953.  He released the following albums in the United Kingdom: 1961 Adam and Evening, HMV CLP 1451, Adam Wade One Is A Lonely Number, mono Columbia 33SX1501, stereo Columbia SCX3474, both 1962. He also released an EP in 1960, And Then Came Adam, HMV 7EG 8620.

1. Sleepy Time Gal
2. We Kiss In a Shadow
3. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
4. Gloria's Theme
5. Guess I'll Have To Hang my Tears out To Dry 
6. Canadian Sunset

1. My Reverie
2. I Have Dreamed
3. I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night
4. For You
5. Dreamy
6. The Party Over

4. For You

Labi Siffre

Not had any Labi so now is the time to put that right...This L/P includes his hits !
Its great to hear songs once again that make sense and tell a story !

1. Saved
2. Cannock Chase
3. Fool Me a Goodnight
4. It Must be Love
5. Gimme Some More
6. Blue Lady

1. Love Oh Love Oh Love
2. Crying Laughing Loving Lying
3. Hotel Room Song
4. My Song
5. Till Forever
6. Come On Michael 

 
4. It Must Be Love

Petula Clark.

 There is not much info on the back cover of this L/P in fact there's "Nowt"...so I assume from the title that it was recorded in "Memphis" and I think that you can tell....not a sign of the "Hatch & Trent" sound....and its a good photo of Petula !!....give it a listen and see what you think !!
P.S I think that this L/P is one of Petula's best clear diction and singing.....BUT it's not as good as her CD "Blue Lady" "The Nashville Sessions"recorded in 1976 for ABC records but was not released owing to "Creative Differences"...It was released in 1995 by "Varese Sarabande"....If You are a Petula fan it's worth making the effort to find it...It's a Good One !!

 1. I Wanna See Morning With Him
2. Nothing's As Good as It Used To Be
3. Goodnight Sweet Dreams
4. Right On
5. Neon Rainbow
6. It Doesn't Matter To Me

1. How We Gonna Live To Be A Hundred
2. When The World Was Round
3. That Old Time Feeling
4. That's What Life's All About
5. People Get Ready

6. It Doesn't Matter To Me

Liza Minnelli.

 This is Liza in the 70's 1973 to be exact so I recon that she made this after her Film "Cabaret"I think I'm safe saying that looking at the hair style !....It's a typical 70's style music with songs of the day and she does a good job on all of them...best tracks for me is "I'd Love You To Want Me"...and "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" !!

 1. I Believe In Music
2. Use Me
3. I'd love You To Want Me
4. Oh Babe What Would You Say
5. You're So Vain
6. Where Is The Love

1. The Singer
2. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
3. Dancing In The Moonlight
4. You Are The Sunshine Of My life
5. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

 

3. I'd Love You To Want Me

Frank Sinatra.

 This L/P is much better than "The Swingin' Brass" one....Sinatra's voice seems to blend in better with the arrangements and the "Stereo" is much better....and the selection of songs seem to fit better.....That's my opinion any way...but I guess some one out in cyber space will disagree....It would be a dull world if everybody had the same opinion !!!

 1. Falling In Love With Love
2. The Curse Of An Aching Heart
3. Don't Cry Joe
4. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
5. Love Walked In
6. Granada

1. I Never Knew
2. Don't Be That Way
3. Moonlight on The Ganges
4. It's A Wonderful World
5. Have You Met Miss Jones
6. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You 

6. Granada

Holiday In Paris..Werner Muller & His Orchestra

When Christmas is over and the weather gets warmer it's time to go on Holiday so here's some Music from the countries that you could be visiting...

1. Les Feuilles Mortes

2. Domino

3. La Vie En Rose

4. La Petite Valse

5. Parlez Moi D'amour

6. Bolero

1. La Seine

2. Pigalle

3. J'attendrai

4. Sous Les Toits De Paris

5. Je Suis Seul Ce Soir

6. Syphony

        2. Pigalle

Holiday In Rio..Werner Muller & His Orchestra

From France we move over to Rio !

1. Siboney

2. Anna

3. El Cumbanchero

4. Cumana

5. La Cucaracha

6. Katherina

1. La Cumpasita

2. Tango Glamour

3. Careless Lips (Tango Roulette)

4. Tango Of Desire

5. Song Of The Pearl  Fishers

6. Ole Guapa

1. La Cumpasita

Cherry Blossom Time In Japan..Werner Muller & His Orchestra

Picking Cherry Blossom on the next leg of the journey !

1. Moon On The Ruined Castle

2. Flowers

3. Japan Bridge

4. Red Dragonfly

5. Old Home

6. Weeping Willow

1. Solitude

2. Song Of The Beach

3. Cherry Blossom Time

4. Tender Love

5. Springtime

6. Sunset

       3. Cherry Blossom Time

        6. Sunset

Holiday In New York..Werner Muller & His Orchestra

Last Port of Call "The Big Apple" !!

1. Give My Regards To Broadway

2. Penthouse Serenade

3. Forty Five Minutes From Broadway

4. Rose Of Washington Square

5. Manhattan

6. Lullaby Of Broadway

1. Manhattan Serenade

2. The Streets Of New York

3. Forty Second Street

4. Autumn In New York

5. Underneath The Harlem Moon

6. The Sidewalks Of New York

        3. Forty Second Street

Teddi King

 Teddi King (September 18, 1929 – November 18, 1977) was an American jazz and pop vocalist. Born Theodora King in Boston, Massachusetts on September 18, 1929.
 Signing with RCA, she recorded three albums for the label, beginning with 1956's Bidin' My Time. She also had some minor chart success with the singles "Mr. Wonderful" (which made the Top 20 in 1956), "Married I Can Always Get" and "Say It Isn't So" (both of which made the Hot 100 from 1957–1958). Her critically praised 1959 album All the Kings' Songs found her interpreting the signature songs of contemporary male singers like Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole (the "kings" of the title).......Be great if anyone has a link to this one !!

1. The Way You Look Tonight
2. You Go To My Head 
3. Where Have You Been
4. How Come You Do Me Like You Do
5. The Touch Of Your Lips
6. If I Could be With You One Hour Tonight

1. I Can't believe That Your in Love With Me
2. All I need Is You
3. The Very Thought Of You
4. Mr You've Gone And Got The Blues
5. To You
6. When Did You Leave heaven

            2. I Can't Believe That Your In Love With Me

The Seekers

 Here we have an L/P of the Seekers !...singing Irish & American and not forgetting where they came from !! Australian Songs !! and as it say's on the back cover "The Cool Clear Voice " of Judith Durham !!

 1. The Wreck Of The Old 97
2. Danny Boy
3. Waltzing Matilda
4. Cotton Fields
5. Lemon Tree
6. Gotta travel On

1. With My Swag All On My Shoulder
2. Isa Lei
3. Whiskey In The Jar
4. Five Hundred Miles
5. Gypsy Rover
6. South Australia

           2. Danny Boy

Barbara Dickson

 The Song "Answer Me" gets a great different arrangment from the "Songtress" that is "Barbra Dickson"...a great collection of her "Hits" !!!

          4. Stardust

Albert Hammond

Albert Louis Hammond OBE (born 18 May 1944) is a Gibraltarian singer, songwriter.

        8. Down By The River

Helmut Zacharias & Werner Muller Orchestras

Two great orchestra's now living up to the L/p's title of a million strings !!!....with some great violin solo's !!

1. Caminito

2. I Want To be Happy

3. I'll Always Love You

4. When The White Lilacs Bloom Again

5. Bistro

6. Lisbon Antigua

1. Blue Blues

2. Monte Carlo Melody

3. Spanish Violins

4. The Song From Desiree

5. Apanetta

6. The Elephants Tango

       2. I Want To Be Happy

        1. Blue Blues

Jimmy Dean

An early voice and recordings of Jimmy Dean (1960)....his voice at this stage gets a little while to get used to the treble !!

1. Release Me

2. Sugar Coated Sweetheart

3. There Stands The Glass

4. I'm feeling For You

5. Queen Of Hearts

6. A Million Tears From Now

1. Just Bumming Around

2. Paper Loving Affair

3. Picking Sweethearts

4. Sweet Darlings

5. I'll Always Love You

6. Why Don't You Shut Your Mouth

     4. I'm Feeling For You

Gale Storm

A song bird from 1956 singing some standard songs....

1. I'm In The Mood For Love

2. Pennies From Heaven

3. I Cried For You

4. Anytime

5. If I Had You

6. Don't Take Your Love From Me

1. More Than You Know

2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

3. I'll Hold You In my Heart

4. Back In Your Own back Yard

5. Hold on

6. Sentimental Me

      2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Eddie Condon & The Dixieland All Stars

Some well known tunes Dixieland style makes some great listening !!....Played by a classic all star band !!

1. Meadowland

2. Dark Eyes

3. Theme From The Swan Lake

4. Hindustan

5. The Japanese Sandman

1. Loch Lomond

2. Londonderry Air

3. La Vie En Rose

4. The Sheik Of Araby

5. Midnight In Moscow

          1. Loch Lomand

Mirreile Mathieu

The champion of the rolling Rrrrrrrr's warbles her way through some French titled songs and there are at least 3 songs that will definitely be easy recognisable !!

1. Adagio
2. Nos Souvenirs
3. Ou est l'amour
4. Ma vie M'appartient
5. New York New York

1. Trois Milliards de Gens Sur Terre
2. Tu n'as Pas Quitte Mom Coer
3. Un Homme
4. Soeur Des Etoles
5. Santa Maria

 
2. Nos Souvenirs

Shelby Flint

A different kinda voice now but still a good one...Folksy kinda music and once again a new voice to me...hope you all enjoy this one !!

 Shelby Flint (born September 17, 1939 in North Hollywood, California) is a singer-songwriter who had two top-100 hits, "Angel on My Shoulder" in 1961 and "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in 1966.

1. Joey
2. Quiet Kind Of Love
3. Scarlet Ribbons
4. Lavender Blue
5. Far Away Places
6. I Will Love You

1. Heather On The Hill
2. Riddle Song
3. Danny Boy
4. Hi-Lilli-Hi Lo
5. Every Night 

1. Joey

Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

Now for something crazy and different !....I have seen this L/P in the record shops for years but not took any notice of it and I have not heard of their work at all...I should have !!....A great "Parody" L/P... doing all kind of funny things with the songs..have a listen and you will get what I mean !...It's Mad Mad Mad !!..But Good

 Gorilla is the debut album by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, originally released by Liberty Records, LBL 83056, in 1967.The album includes "Jazz, (Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold)" which savagely parodied their early "trad" jazz roots and featured some of the most deliberately inept jazz playing ever recorded—the record company only allowed two hours of studio time per track, so it was completed in a single take to allow for the far more complex "The Intro and the Outro". The band deliberately swapped instruments to increase the degree of incompetence.

1. Cool Brittania
2. The Equestrian Statue
3. Jolity Farm
4. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
5. Look Out There's A Monster Coming
6. Jazz Delicious Hot Disgusting Cold
7. Death Cab For Cutie 

1. The Intro And Outro
2. Micky's Son And Daughter
3. Big Shot
4. Music For Head Ballet
5. Piggy Love Bank
6. I'm Bored
7. The Sound Of Music

1. The Intro And Outro