Herm Saunders • At The Beach: The Tinkling Piano In The Next Apartment [1958] Warner Brothers Records W 1234

 

Guy Luypaerts • Symphonic Portraits of Irving Berlin and Richard Rodgers [1951] Capitol Records P278

 

Guy Luypaerts was born in Paris of Belgian parents.  His father played in a Brussels brass band and became Guy's copyist of scores.  Guy was raised in an artistic and musical environment and showed early talent as a pianist.

He won a fine reputation as a musician in Paris nightclubs.  He subsequently became conductor of the French orchestra known as the Nouvelle Association Symphonique de Paris and broadcast over the Paris radio station.  He conducted frequently in many European cities as guest conductor of radio stations in Luxembourg, Brussels, Hamburg, and Stockholm and composed and arranged light music.

Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra • Soul of A People [1961] Time Records Series 2000 S/2050

 

If music is the universal language, there is no better proof of this than the music of the Jewish people.  Unlike most so-called national music, Jewish music is not confined to any one place, or for that matter, to any one people.  It is beloved throughout the world, its popularity crosses borders, frontiers, "curtains" of all possible political descriptions with more ease than a jet.

Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra • In The Still of The Night [1954] Decca Records DL 8077

 

Gordon Jenkins Complete Manhattan Tower [1956] Capitol Records T766

 

The original suite of this musical narrative which served as a love story between the narrator Steven and Julie, and the parallel romance between Steven and Manhattan (comprised of "The Magical City," "The Party," "New York's My Home," and "Love In A Tower") was first released in 1946 on two 78 rpm platters where it slowly gained momentum and became a best seller. By 1956, with “microgroove” and “high fidelity” the buzzwords of the day, Manhattan Tower seemed a natural choice for an overhaul and re-recording on an LP. This new recording was expanded with the addition of side trips to a bar, a dance floor, Central Park and Greenwich Village. The glories of the expanded suite are apparent at first hearing, and could easily be appreciated by anyone who has journeyed to New York, and anyone who's ever been in love - or wants to be.

Dance Craze [1958] Capitol Records T927

 

Tracklist: 

01 The Bunny Hop - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

02 Charleston - Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra

03 The Big Twist - Plas Johnson, His Saxophone and Orchestra

04 Shake Shake Señora - Lord Flea and His Calypsonians

05 The Creep - Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

06 Mad About The Boy - Billy May and His Orchestra

07 The Continental (You Kiss While You're Dancing) - Les Brown and His Band of Renown

08 The Petite Waltz - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

09 The Hokey Pokey - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

10 Let's Bop - Big Dave and His Orchestra

11 Donkey Tango - Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra

12 The Varsity Drag - Pee Wee Hunt and His Orchestra

Chita Rivera, Nancy Dussault, Herschel Bernardi • Bajour [1964] Columbia Masterworks KOS 2700

 

Synopsis:  Written by Curtis F. Brown and is similar to the liner notes also written by Mr. Brown

The highest of all arts, to gypsies, is the bajour – a confidence game in which they swindle lonely and unhappy women out of their life savings. Among gypsies, a talented bajour woman is the most precious possession of her husband’s tribe. 

The Uncollected Sterling Young and His Orchestra 1939-1940 [1982] Hindsight Records HSR-113

 

Orchestra leader Sterling Young grew up on Catalina Island off the coast of southern California. He studied violin as a child and at age 19 joined Ted Dahl's outfit. In 1935 Young formed his own sweet orchestra. The new group quickly became popular, especially with the Hollywood celebrity crowd. Bobbie Ennis was the female vocalist. She later became Young's wife. During the early 1950s, the orchestra played in Las Vegas.

Jo Basile, Accordion and Orchestra • Buenos Aires With Love [1977] Audio Fidelity Records AFSD 6289 (Reissue)

 

Audio Fidelity dives into the works of French accordionist Jo Basile on a tour around the world of the artist's "... With Love" series. Buenos Aires with Love features some of the great Argentine tangos, performed with passion and skill.

Fred Lowery • Walking Along Kicking The Leaves... [1957] Decca ‎Records DL 8476

 

Ed Ames • Time, Time [1967] RCA Victor LPM-3834