Golden Age of Light Music: Stereo into the Sixties

By the time the 1960s arrived, most conductors and record companies had just about learned to forget about the ‘ping pong’ effects that the arrival of stereo had offered. Instead, the new medium was employed in demonstrating that the extra sound channel sometimes allowed the listener to hear the more delicate nuances that had previously been difficult to detect among the wall of sound fighting to emerge through just one loudspeaker.

Light orchestras certainly benefitted from the opportunities that stereo offered, and there are many fine examples in this collection. With conductors such as Ron Goodwin, David Rose, Robert Farnon, Frank Cordell, Percy Faith and Johnny Douglas on the podiums, it is hardly surprising that this is a CD that shines with quality throughout.

Contents:
1. Night And Day (from the film 'The Gay Divorcee') (Cole Porter, arr. Brian Fahey): Cyril Ornadel and the Starlight Symphony
2. Bidin' My Time (George Gershwin, arr. Rayburn Wright): Frederick Fennell and his Orchestra
3. Bobsled (Wayne Robinson,Caesar Giovannini, Herman Clebanoff): Clebanoff and his Orchestra
4. Italia Mia (Annunzio Paolo Mantovani): Mantovani and his Orchestra
5. London Serenade (Ron Goodwin): Ron Goodwin and his Orchestra
6. Coney Island (Don Banks): The Sinfonia Of London conducted by Douglas Gamley
7. Carioca (from the film 'Flying Down To Rio') (Gus Kahn, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans): Jack Shaindlin and his Orchestra
8. What Is There To Say (Vernon Duke, E Y Harburg): David Rose and his Orchestra
9. Jockey On The Carousel (Jerome Kern, arr. Morton Gould): Morton Gould and his Orchestra
10. Pedro The Fisherman (from 'The Lisbon Story') (Harold Vousden Purcell, Harry Parr-Davies, arr. Johnny Douglas): The Living Strings conducted by Johnny Douglas
11. Petite Waltz (Joe Heyne): David Carroll and his Orchestra
12. Amparito Roca (Jaime Texidor): Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra conducted by Frederick Fennell
13. One Eyed Jacks - Love theme from the film (Hugo Friedhofer): Ferrante and Teicher at two Pianos, with Orchestra and Chorus
14. Lisa (Percy Faith): Percy Faith and his Orchestra
15. Ruby (from the film 'Ruby Gentry') (Heinz Roemheld, Mitchell Parish): The Melachrino Orchestra conducted by George Melachrino
16. On The Beach At Waikiki (Henry Kaikimai, G H Stove, arr. William Hill Bowen): The Living Strings conducted by William Hill Bowen
17. Dream Of Olwen (from the film 'While I Live') (Charles Williams): Russ Conway, Piano, With Michael Collins and his Orchestra
18. Nobody's Heart (Richard Rodgers, arr. Frank Cordell): Frank Cordell and his Orchestra Featuring Neill Sanders, Horn
19. The Alamo - Theme from the film (Green Leaves Of Summer) (Paul Francis Webster, Dimitri Tiomkin): Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra
20. Fete Circassienne (Wal-Berg): Wal-Berg and his Orchestra
21. Mayfair (from ‘London Again' Suite) (Eric Coates): Eric Johnson and his Orchestra
22. Away Out West (from the film 'Around The World In Eighty Days') (Victor Popular Young, Harold Adamson, arr. Robert Farnon): Robert Farnon and his Orchestra