Favorite Records Ever (Today!)
Composers Carl Orff and Guniel Keetman worked together to create a school of music for children, Orff Schulwerk, that is still in action all over the world today. This is one of the 10 superb records in the series for France. Several of the Orff Schulwerk children’s records for different nations appear in the Long Playing Album collection.
This opens with a swinging version of the Stephen Foster early American classic, “Beautiful Dreamer,” but that “I Love My Bed” is the one my mind wanders back to when I wish I was off to dreamland. The showcase features George Williams Orchestra, Julius La Rosa, Jacques Ysaye, Hollywood Presbyterian Church Choir, Voices Of Walter Schumann, Perez Prado Orchestra, Manny Albam, Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, Melachrino Orchestra, Coleman Hawkins, Bill Byers Orchestra, Frankie Carle Orchestra, Ray Bohr, and the Birdland Stars.
Founded in 1954, the Boston Camerata is one of the oldest early music ensembles in the USA. Joel Cohen directed the ensemble for nearly 40 years and conducts them in this recording. They were originally connected to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts as an ensemble that presented then-rare concerts of music from the eras of the museum’s famous paintings and performed on the institution’s collection of instruments.
Did you see the Summer of Soul documentary? (IMDB) Clara Ward was one of the artists to perform at the Harlem Cultural Festival 1969 in the film. Although mostly a gospel artist, this album is a fun soul pop album.
Bob Thompson was a fantastic bandleader, composer, and arranger. This was his debut album. His originals are “Peek A Boo” and the title track. Bachelor pad with full on brass, out there percussion, and wordless vocals.
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