Born in Ontario in August 1919, Tommy Reilly studied violin from the age of eight, and began playing harmonica at the age of eleven. Though he had played in England in 1935-37 and continental Europe in 1937-39, it was not until his arrest (while studying violin at the Leipzig Conservatory) and subsequent internment 1939-45 in prisoner-of-war camps that he developed his virtuosity on the harmonica, basing his ideas of phrasing and interpretation on the playing of Jascha Heifetz. Returning to London in 1945, Reilly began parallel careers as a concert soloist and recitalist, a popular BBC radio and television performer, and a studio musician-composer. He performed with most of the major European orchestras and toured all over the world as a concert soloist. Inspiring the composition of more than thirty works by other composers, Reilly also transcribed a great deal of repertoire for the instrument, in addition to composing his own works. In 1967 he designed a concert harmonica, later manufactured by Hohner and marketed as the Silver Concerto Chromonica. In 1992, he became the first harmonica player to be made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. His other awards included the Gold Medal of the Deutscher Harmonika-Verband, and a Golden Badge from the British Association of Composers, Authors and Songwriters. Sir Neville Marriner and Igor Stravinsky were among those who admired his playing.

Contents:
1. Zigeunerweisen (Sarasate, arr.Reilly)
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra / Øivind Bergh (NRK Radio, Oslo, 21 November 1953)
2. Sonata in G minor, L338 (D Scarlatti, arr.J.Moody)
- Kaare Ørnung (piano)
3. Gigue from Partita no.3, BWV1006 (JS Bach, trans. Tommy Reilly)
- harmonica solo
4. Serenade (Rachmaninov)
- Kaare Ørnung (piano)
5. Age of Innocence (David Reilly/Robert Farnon)
- The Norwegian Opera String Quartet, Tor Hultin (piano), Knut Guettler (bass)
6. Italian Dance (Madeleine Dring)
- Kaare Ørnung (piano)
7. Spanish Dance no.2 in G minor (Moszkowski)
- Kaare Ørnung (piano)
8. Voice from the Past (Tommy Reilly/James Moody)
- The Norwegian Opera String Quartet, Robert Normann (guitar), Knut Guettler (bass)
9. Firebrand (Alan Langford)
- Kaare Ørnung (piano)
10. Deep Purple (de Rose, arr.Reilly/Still)
- Frank Still (piano)
11. Dance of the Comedians, from “The Bartered Bride” (Smetana, arr. Reilly)
- Billy Ternent and his Orchestra
12. The Marriage of Figaro, overture (Mozart, arr. Reilly)
- Billy Ternent and his Orchestra
13. Midnight in Mayfair (Newell Chase)
- Vic Hammett (piano)
14. El Cumbanchero (Hernandez, arr.Reilly)
- Vic Hammett Quartet
15. Jealousy (Jacob Gade, arr. Reilly)
- Vic Hammett Quartet
16. Dinah (Lewis/Young/Akst, arr. Norman Warren)
- with rhythm accompaniment
17. Bop! Goes the Weasel (Bentley-Owen, arr. George Martin)
- with rhythm accompaniment
18. Firefly (Donald Phillips)
- Northern Variety Orchestra / Vilem Tausky
19. Begin the Beguine (Porter, arr. Reilly, orch. Norman Warren)
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra / Øivind Bergh
20. Gin Ginger (Bobby Young)
- with rhythm group
21. No Limit (Tommy Reilly/Bobby Young)
- James Moody (piano), with rhythm group
22. Bulgarian Wedding Dance (James Moody)
- James Moody (piano), with rhythm group
23. Hora Staccato (Dinicu-Heifetz)
- Johan Øian (piano)
24. 18th-Century Rock (Jimmy Leach, arr. Reilly/Moody)
- The Edward Rubach Quartet
25. Irish Medley (trad., arr.James Moody)
- The Edward Rubach Quartet
26. The Breeze and I (Lecuona, arr.Reilly)
- The Edward Rubach Quartet
27. Le Grisbi (Jean Wiener)
- The Edward Rubach Quartet
28. The Red Flame (Tommy Reilly/Maurice Arnold)
- James Moody (piano)
29. Waltz in D flat major, op.64 no.1 “Minute Waltz” (Chopin)
- Kaare Ørnung (piano)
30. Golden Girl (Tommy Reilly/James Moody)
- James Moody (piano)

Tracks 2-9 and 29-30 are Stereo, the rest Mono