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A Musical Salute to Kitchen Appliances
The big news on Broadway in 1957 may have been West Side Story and The Music Man, but in Columbus, Ohio they were singing about kitchen appliances rather than Jets, Sharks or 76 trombones.The occasion...
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Reups: Morton Gould, Simply Heavenly, Sousa
A quick post to let you know about some recent reuploads on the blog, per requests by readers. The links below take you to the original posts. Download links are in the comments sections both there and...
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Lambert's Façade, Sargent's Wand of Youth
Tonight, two versions of Walton's Façade music from Constant Lambert, plus music of Elgar conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent.Side one of the LP above contains the two Façade instrumental suites for...
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Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, the Soundtrack
Back in August, I brought you an Arthur Fiedler LP centered on Richard Rodgers's ballet music, "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue." At that time I noted, "This marks the fifth time I've presented some version...
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The 'Original' Slaughter, Plus Related Bonuses
Tamara Geva, George Church and Ray Bolger in 1936After I posted a soundtrack making use of themes from Richard Rodgers's "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue," the question came up, what was the original version...
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Maria Cole
While Nat Cole was certainly the most famous member of his family, he wasn't the only singer in the brood. His brothers Ike and Freddy both sang professionally - Freddy still does, in fact. Nat married...
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Edith Sitwell's 1949 Façade
The other day I was listening to some early-30s radio recordings of George Gershwin performing his own music, and was struck by how different his rendition of the first piano Prelude was from the...
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Song Settings by Finzi, Butterworth and Vaughan Williams
Gerald FinziRecently I have been posting recordings of the Walton-Sitwell entertainment Façade, including the original 1929 version with Dame Edith and Constant Lambert, Walton conducting. That edition...
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Neal Hefti on Coral
Neal Hefti hasn't made many appearances on this blog, but his bands, arrangements and compositions are favorites of mine (well, maybe not the "Batman Theme").Young Neal HeftiHefti made his name by...
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Kerstmis - Christmas in Flanders
There may be no better way to herald the holiday season with this gorgeous cover and the lovely and touching music it contains.Lod. de Vocht"Kerstmis" is Dutch for Christmas, and this 10-inch LP...
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Nöel-France with the Janequin Chorale
For our second Christmas post, we move from Flanders to France for this fine 10-inch LP dating from 1955.Jean PérissonNöel-France presents a selection of fare that is mainly unfamiliar to this middle...
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Seasonal Fare from Mid-Century England
This post is an opportunity to present some of my favorite singers from England's postwar music scene. Dame Vera Lynn has appeared here before, but Lita Roza, Dame Gracie Fields and the wonderful Anne...
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Christmas in Oberlin, 1957
I looked close to home for my next holiday share - nearby Oberlin College, located west of Cleveland.This Christmas program by the Oberlin College Choir, directed by Robert Fountain, dates from the...
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Christmas Harmony from the Ames Brothers
The Ames Brothers achieved their first successes on Decca's new subsidiary, Coral Records, beginning in 1949, and it wasn't long before the label had them recording the latest holiday songs, along with...
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More Ames Brothers for Christmas
Last time out, I presented a collection of the Ames Brothers' 1949-52 Christmas records, while noting that it was missing two items: the "Twelve Days of Christmas" and the "Wassail Song."My great...
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Holiday Music from 1960s Cleveland
After my post of Christmas music from Oberlin College, a few readers thanked me for presenting local artists. So here is an excellent holiday LP from one of the great churches in nearby Cleveland.It...
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Ahronovitch Conducts Nielsen
The Russian-Israeli conductor Yuri Ahronovitch (1932-2002) made only a few commercial records, although he was a most interesting musical personality.Among those recordings was this 1981 live...
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In my last post, I inadvertently uploaded a mono version of the Nielsen symphony conducted by Yuri Ahronovitch. I've now corrected that error, and a link to the stereo version can be found in both the...
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Gil Peterson - Our Last Goodbye
I am happy to provide a transfer of this, the sole LP by the obscure vocalist Gil Peterson, in response to a request from my longtime friend and blog supporter Scoredaddy.Don't be put off by the clumsy...
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Your Dance Date with Harry James, Plus Reups
Harry James led a big band for an impressively long time - from leaving the Benny Goodman band in 1939 until his death in 1983.This 1950 10-inch LP is much closer to the beginning of his career than...
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