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The Golden Age of Light Music: Orchestral Gems in Stereo

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Label: Guild - Light Music

Cat No: GLCD5165

Barcode: 0795754516524

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 15th March 2010

About

As the 1950s drew to a close, television was gaining dominance over radio as the main source of home entertainment, and in the world of recorded music the long playing record – with the added benefit of stereophonic sound - was overtaking the single disc as the preferred choice for most music lovers’ collections. The idea of around forty minutes of music dedicated to a certain theme had a strong appeal and the ‘concept album’ gradually evolved.

Those recordings - particularly the collections labelled ‘light orchestral’ or ‘easy listening’ - contained a wealth of beautiful sounds that were created by talented people with a genuine love of their craft. Stereo provided a new dimension, and this Guild CD attempts to recreate the excitement felt by record collectors around fifty years ago as they scanned the lists of new releases to see what new ‘Orchestral Gems in Stereo’ were being offered by their favourite conductors.

Contents:
1. Lady Of Spain (Tolchard Evans, arr. Carmen Dragon), Carmen Dragon and the Capitol Symphony Orchestra
2. She Didn’t Say Yes, from “The Cat And The Fiddle” (Jerome Kern, arr. Paul Weston), Paul Weston and his Orchestra
3. Just A Kiss Apart (from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”) Jule Styne; Leo Robin), Warren Barker and his Orchestra
4. La Mer (Charles Trenet), Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra
5. Shooting Star (Les Baxter), Les Baxter and his Orchestra
6. Our Love Affair, from “An Affair To Remember” (Harry Warren; Harold Adamson, arr. Conrad Salinger), The Conrad Salinger Orchestra, conducted by Buddy Bregman
7. Mr. Punch (Robert Farnon), Leslie Jones and his Orchestra of London
8. Chelsea (Fats Waller, arr. Angela Morley), Angela Morley and her Orchestra
9. Misirlou (Nicholas Roubanis; Fred Wise; Milton Leeds; Sidney Keith Russell), John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra
10. Glamorous Night (Ivor Novello, arr. Peter Yorke), Peter Yorke and his Concert Orchestra
11. After You (Cole Porter), Victor Silvester and his Silver Strings
12. When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan, arr. Gordon Jenkins), Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
13. Le Premier Rendezvous (Sylviano; Busch), Hans-Georg Arlt and his Orchestra
14. Majorca (David Rose), David Rose and his Orchestra
15. I’ll Follow My Secret Heart (Noel Coward, arr. Philip Green), Philip Green and his Orchestra
16. Damisela Encantadora (Ernesto Lecuona, arr. Percy Faith), Percy Faith and his Orchestra
17. Sea Of Dreams (Nelson Riddle), Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
18. Dreamland USA (Hal Mooney), Hal Mooney and his Orchestra
19. Marigold (Billy Mayerl, arr. Ronald Binge), Ronald Binge and his Orchestra
20. Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (Raymond Evans; Jay Livingston), Frank Devol and his Orchestra
21. Mostly For Lovers (Henry Mancini), Henry Mancini and his Orchestra
22. Cecelia (Herman Ruby; Dave Dreyer, arr. Dennis Farnon), Dennis Farnon and his Orchestra
23. La Vita E Un Paradiso Di Bugie (Gaetano Oliviero), George Melachrino conducting the Orchestra of the 6th San Remo Festival
24. The Theme From “A Summer Place” (Max Steiner, arr. Percy Faith), Percy Faith and his Orchestra
25. España (Emmanuel Chabrier), 101 Strings
26. My Native Heath – Barwick Green (Arthur Wood), Regent Concert Orchestra, conducted by William Hodgson
27. In Buddah’s Realm (José Armandola, real name Willi Lautenschläger), Regent Classic Orchestra
28. Life’s Laughter (Lachendes Leben) – Overture (Friedrich Wilhelm Rust), Louis Voss Grand Orchestra