Betty Grable – The Pin-Up Girl

 

Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.

Her 42 films during the 1930's and 1940's grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll's top 10 box office stars (a feat only matched by Doris Day, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand, although all were surpassed by Mary Pickford, with 13 years). The U.S. Treasury Department listed her as the highest-salaried American woman in 1946 and 1947, and she earned more than $3 million during her career.

Throughout her career, Grable was a celebrated sex symbol. Her bathing-suit poster made her the top pin-up girl of World War II, surpassing Rita Hayworth. The photo was later included in the Life magazine project "100 Photographs That Changed the World". Hosiery specialists of the era often noted the ideal proportions of Grable's legs and thighs (18.5 in (47 cm)), calf (12 in (30 cm)) and ankle (7.5 in (19 cm)). Her legs were insured by her studio for $1 million as a publicity stunt. Describing her film career, Grable said: "I became a star for two reasons, and I'm standing on them."

1-1 Cowboy Number 2:04

1-2 Snake Dance 3:00

1-3 Let's K-nock K-nees 3:28

1-4 Music In My Heart 2:29

1-5 Boys Will Be Boys 3:16

1-6 What Goes On Here In My Heart 1:53

1-7 Down Argentine Way 2:38

1-8 Two Dreams Met 3:31

1-9 Hawaii-A 2:22

1-10 The Sheik Of Araby 2:39

1-11 You Started Something 2:10

1-12 Loveliness And Love 2:43

1-13 Kindergarten Conga 1:48

1-14 Hi Ya Love 1:46

1-15 Another Little Dream Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm 1:06

1-16 Are You Kidding? 1:37

1-17 I'm Still Crazy For You 2:08

1-18 I Heard The Birdies Sing 1:24

1-19 Sing Me A Song Of The Islands 2:17

1-20 Down On Ami Ami Oni Oni Island 3:54

1-21 O'Brien Has Gone Hawaiian 2:05

1-22 Run Little Raindrop Run 2:40

1-23 Pan American Jubilee 2:40

1-24 Cuddle Up A Little Closer 2:15

1-25 Pretty Baby 2:57

1-26 Miss Lulu From Louisville 2:32

2-1 Take It From There 2:36

2-2 Beautiful Coney Island 1:17

2-3 There's Danger In A Dance 3:02

2-4 Waiting At The Church 2:15

2-5 My Heart Tells Me 3:04

2-6 Sweet Rosie O'Grady 2:01

2-7 Going To The County Fair 1:20

2-8 You're My Little Pin-Up Girl 2:41

2-9 Don't Carry Tales Out Of School 2:35

2-10 Once Too Often 5:22

2-11 Song Of The Very Merry Widow 3:23

2-12 Welcome To The Diamond Horseshoe 2:34

2-13 In Acapulco 3:13

2-14 Medley: Play Me An Old-Fashioned Melody / A Nickel's Worth Of Jive / Let Me Call You Sweetheart / You'll Never Know / Sleep, Baby, Sleep / Shoo Shoo Baby 6:34

2-15 I Wish I Knew 2:18

2-16 Cooking Up A Show / The More I See You 3:41

2-17 The Vamp 1:24

2-18 We Have Been Around / Carolina In The Morning 2:49

2-19 Powder, Lipstick And Rouge 2:54

2-20 I'm Always Chasing Rainbows 3:06

2-21 The Darktown Strutters' Ball 3:36

2-22 I Can't Begin To Tell You 1:38

Betty Grable – The Pin-Up Girl

Helen Forrest With Harry James – The Complete Helen Forrest With Harry James

 

Helen Forrest (born Helen Fogel, April 12, 1917 – July 11, 1999) was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James), thereby earning a reputation as "the voice of the name bands."

1 The Devil Sat Down And Cried 2:42

2 He's 1-A In The Army And He's A-1 In My Heart 3:03

3 Make Love To Me 3:04

4 J.P. Dooley III 2:37

5 I Don't Want To Walk Without You 2:51

6 But Not For Me 3:05

7 I Remember You 3:21

8 Skylark 3:21

9 You're Too Good For Good-For-Nothing Me 3:04

10 You're In Love With Someone Else (But I'm In Love With You) 3:07

11 He's My Guy 3:18

12 That Soldier Of Mine 2:57

13 I Cried For You 3:08

14 I Heard You Cried Last Night 2:58

15 Manhattan Serenade 2:49

16 My Beloved Is Rugged 3:12

17 I Had The Craziest Dream 3:23

18 Mister Five By Five 2:52

19 I've Heard That Song Before 2:57

The Complete Helen Forrest With Harry James

Betty Page: Private Girl - Spicy Music - various artists compilation

 

Martin Taylor / Jean Pierre Fabien– Gramercy Swing 2:43

Mel Young– On The Beat 2:32

Pete Thomas – Apollo 1:51

Roger Roger– Lotus Girl 2:34

Roger Roger– Big Band Riff 1:53

Van Doren*– Low Down And Mean 1:36

Frank Barcley– Sandwich Bar 1:39

Malcolm Lockyer– Uncle Fred 1:13

Roger Roger– Big Band Bounce 2:23

Johnny Scott*– Blue Beating 2:30

Pete Thomas – Coolstuff 3:11

Malcolm Lockyer– Sparkling Brass 2:56

Jack Arel– De Paris A Liverpool 1:16

Nino Nardini– Trouser Suit 1:31

Henri Betti– Javache 2:01

Mel Young– Goofy Guitar 3:07

Van Doren*– Kit For Kats 1:29

Sam Fonteyn– Drama Links (D) 1:27

Pete Thomas – Mood Blue 1:24

Jack Dorsey– The Big Fight 2:05

John Barry– Smokey Blues 2:18

Sam Fonteyn– With Jazz In Mind 1:26

John Cacavas– The Leatherman 1:12

Roger Webb– Swing Song 1:56

Spicy Music

Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Sinatra Jobim (The Complete Reprise Recordings)

 

Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim is a 1967 album by Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim. The tracks were arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman, accompanied by a studio orchestra. Along with Jobim's original compositions, the album features three standards from the Great American Songbook, ("Change Partners", "I Concentrate on You", and "Baubles, Bangles and Beads") arranged in the bossa nova style.

The album was recorded on January 30 and February 1, 1967, at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles. At the 10th Annual Grammy Awards in 1968, Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. 

Sinatra and Jobim followed up this album with sessions for a second collaboration, titled Sinatra-Jobim. That album was briefly released on 8-track tape in 1969 before being taken out of print at Sinatra's behest, due to concerns over its sales potential. Several of the Sinatra-Jobim tracks were subsequently incorporated in the Sinatra & Company album (1971) and the Sinatra–Jobim Sessions compilation (1979). In 2010 the Concord Records label issued a new, comprehensive compilation titled Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings.

1 The Girl From Ipanema (Gârota De Ipanema) 3:20

2 Dindi 3:31

3 Change Partners 2:43

4 Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) 2:45

5 Meditation (Meditação) 2:55

6 If You Never Come To Me 2:11

7 How Insensitive (Insensatez) 3:18

8 I Concentrate On You 2:39

9 Baubles, Bangles And Beads 2:36

10 Once I Loved (O Amor En Paz) 2:38

11 The Song Of The Sabia 3:40

12 Drinking Water (Aqua De Beber) 2:37

13 Someone To Light Up My Life 2:40

14 Triste 2:42

15 This Happy Madness (Estrada Branca) 2:57

16 One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So) 2:22

17 Don't Ever Go Away (Por Causa De Voce) 2:30

18 Wave 3:21

19 Off Key (Desafinado) 3:09

20 Bonita 3:40

 Sinatra Jobim

Ultra-Lounge – Volume Seventeen - Bongoland : Spicy Latin Licks, Hot Voodoo Chicks!

 

Hey, Daddy-O! The natives are getting restless and you're invited to a wild percussion party. We're serving up eighteen crazy bongo-spanking relics just raucous enough to pop your precious eardrums. You can't beat it, man. Bam!

1 Terry Snyder– Deep Night / Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 5:41

2 Jack Costanzo– Latin Fever 3:02

3 Leo Arnaud– Taboo 4:00

4 Joe Loco– Nightmare 2:45

5 Martin Denny– On Green Dolphin Street / Hernando's Hideaway 4:45

6 Elliott Fisher– Dr. No's Fantasy 3:03

7 The Latin Jazz Sextet– A Night In Tunisia 3:52

8 Les Baxter / Billy May– Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White 5:24

9 Al Caiola– Bernie's Tune 3:36

10 Tino Contreras– Brazil 3:40

11 Dick Hyman– Caravan 2:21

12 Jack Costanzo– The Inch Worm 3:02

13 Nick Perito– Misirlou / Quien Sera 5:12

14 Martin Denny– The Young Savages 2:36

15 Les Baxter– Balinese Bongos 3:07

16 Laurindo Almeida And The Danzaneros– Club Caballeros 2:25

17 Joe Loco– Moderna Muchacha 2:39

18 Jack Costanzo– La Cumparsa / Harlem Nocturne 6:25

19 The Savage Beat Of Augie Colón*– Colón 3:10

Bongoland

...A Tutto Beat - vintage and modern Italian's cinematic shake, jazzy lounge

 ..vintage and modern Italian's cinematic shake, jazzy lounge, sitar-beat, hammond a go-go, flute loops tracks selected for your Cinedelic party

1 Luis Bacalov– Una Questione D’Onore (Juke-Box & Soda) 2:41

2 Ennio Morricone– Laila Laila 3:08

3 Piero Piccioni– I Giovani Tigri (Young Tigers Shake) 3:05

4 G.P. Reverberi* & G.F. Reverberi*– Le Malizie Di Venere Seq. 6 2:53

5 VIP 200– Quand' Ero Un Bebe' 2:22

6 Ennio Morricone– Ho Messo Gli Occhi Su Di Te 2:55

7 Luis Bacalov– Roma Bene (Party Music At The Villa) 5:12

8 Francesco De Masi / Alessandro Alessandroni– Hot Camera Shake 2:51

9 Robert Passera*– Champagne Music 3:29

10 Piero Piccioni– I Giovani Tigri (Funny Tigers Shake) 1:52

11 Ennio Morricone– Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (The Big One) 2:22

12 Il Punto Con L' Orchestra Francesco De Masi*– Il Tallone Di Achille 2:10

13 Fred Buongusto*– Il Divorzio (Discoteque Medley) 4:00

14 Piero Umiliani– 28 Minuti Per 3 Milioni Di Dollari Seq. 10 3:11

15 VIP 200– Wordless Blues 3:27

16 Sante Maria Romitelli– Gimmie Time 2:40

17 Luis Bacalov– La Pecora Nera (Ra-ta-ta) 2:23

18 Ennio Morricone– L’Alibi (Party Music) 2:16

19 Magnetic 4– Psycho Sitar 3:53

20 Doing Time– I Was A Ye-Ye Girl (Radio New Vocals) 3:52

A Tutto Beat

Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl) – The Complete RCA Victor Recordings

 

Rose Murphy (April 28, 1913 – November 16, 1989) was an American jazz pianist and singer, famous for the song "Busy Line" and her unique vocal style.

Described by AllMusic's Scott Yanow as having "a unique place in music history", Murphy was known as "the chee chee girl" because of her habit of singing "chee chee" in many of her numbers. She was also known as "the girl with the pale pink voice".

Murphy began her musical career in the late 1930's, playing intermission piano for such performers as Count Basie, and became popular in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1940's. She is best known for her high-pitched singing style, which incorporated scat singing, giggling, and percussive sound effects. "Busy Line", one of her most well-known songs, made use of perhaps her most famous vocal sound effect: the 'brrp, brrrp' of a telephone ring. A version of the song by Peter Skellern was later used in 1990 by BT Cellnet in a television commercial which was such a success that RCA reissued the original recording. Princess Margaret became a fan after "Busy Line" became a hit in the United Kingdom. She attended Murphy's concerts in London, imitated her while playing the piano and sang "Busy Line" at parties.

1 A Little Bird Told Me 2:26

2 Baby, Baby 3:11

3 Pennies From Heaven [Previously Unissued] 2:28

4 You Were Meant For Me 2:23

5 Girls Were Made To Take Care Of Boys 3:09

6 Busy Line 2:45

7 Is I In Love ? I Is [Previously Unissued] 2:36

8 Gee, I Wonder What The Trouble Can Be 2:38

9 Honeysuckle Rose 2:53

10 Rosetta 2:46

11 You, Wonderful You 2:22

12 Hey ! Mama (He's Tryin' To Kiss Me) [Previously Unreleased] 2:24

13 If You Were Only Mine [Previously Unreleased] 2:24

14 Not Tonight [Previously Unreleased] 2:34

15 Is I In Love ? I Is [Previously Unissued] 2:10

16 Don't Stop 2:17

17 Don't Stop [Previously Unissued] 2:19

Rose Murphy (The Chee-Chee Girl)

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - StarTrax - 26 track compilation

 

1 A Taste Of Honey 2:43

2 This Guy's In Love With You 3:55

3 The Work Song 2:10

4 Spanish Flea 2:07

5 Mame 2:08 

6 The Happening 2:26

7 Mexican Road Dance 2:35

8 Third Man Theme 2:28

9 South Of The Border 2:06

10 Abanda 2:10

11 Hello Dolly 1:55

12 Marching Thru Madrid 2:30

13 Whipped Cream 2:33

14 Mexican Shuffle 2:09

15 Cabaret 2:38

16 Tijuana Taxi 2:03

17 Theme From "Zorba The Greek" 4:23

18 Casino Royale 2:34

19 The Lonely Bull 2:12

20 The Girl From Ipanema 2:25

21 A Walk In The Black Forest 1:46

22 Acapulco 2:37

23 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 2:10

24 More & More Amour 2:43

25 Walk Don't Run 1:46

26 Felicia 2:41

StarTrax 

Walk On By - Songs That Inspired Generations

 

1-1 Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars featuring Billy Kyle– St Louis Blues

1-2 Ella Fitzgerald– Night And Day

1-3 Ray Charles– Alexander's Ragtime Band

1-4 Harry Nilsson– It Had To Be You

1-5 Bing Crosby– White Christmas

1-6 The Andrews Sisters– Tea For Two

1-7 Dinah Washington– Manhattan

1-8 Nat King Cole– Stardust

1-9 The Platters– Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

1-10 Aaron Neville– Danny Boy

1-11 Louis Armstrong And Ella Fitzgerald– Summertime

1-12 Billie Holiday– Strange Fruit

2-1 Etta James– One For My Baby

2-2 Chuck Berry– Route 66

2-3 Patsy Cline– You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)

2-4 Doris Day– Singin' In The Rain

2-5 Simply Red– Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

2-6 Dionne Warwick– Walk On By

2-7 Nina Simone– My Way

2-8 Jim Croce– Ol' Man River

2-9 Eva Cassidy– Over The Rainbow

2-10 Julie Covington– Don't Cry For Me Argentina

2-11 Tori Amos– Smells Like Teen Spirit

2-12 Lucinda Williams– Cold, Cold Heart

2-13 Gipsy Kings– Hotel California (Spanish Mix)

Walk On By - Songs That Inspired Generations

Perez Prado, Shorty Rogers – Voodoo Suite Plus Six All-Time Greats

 

In April, 1954, while on one of his periodic recording trips to Hollywood, Herman Diaz, Jr., of RCA Victor's Artists and Repertoire staff, found himself rather routinely surveying prospective material with Perez Prado. During the conversation at which, by one of those odd quirks of fate, RCA Victor's jazz director, Jack Lewis, was also present and without attaching too much importance to it at the moment, Messrs. Diaz and Lewis suggested that, at least at some time in the future, Prado prepare an orchestral work that would depict the marriage of primitive rhythms to American jazz, a sort of tone poem in which the African, the mambo and the basic aspects of jazz would be united in such a way as to show their true relationship. As soon as the idea was formulated, Prado expressed a wild and un-contained enthusiasm so, amidst really frantic preparations, while Diaz and Lewis corralled the necessary musicians, Prado retired to write and arrange the music. Shorty Rogers was called in as a consultant, and twenty-four hours later, on April 8, everyone was back in the studio, Prado had his manuscript, Diaz and Lewis had twenty-two musicians, and the recording commenced as though it had been planned for months.

The Voodoo Suite is the result of that now-historic session. Prado's score, which called for four saxes, six trumpets, three trombones, French horn, bass and seven drummers, required a greater personnel than that included in his own band, with the result that several of the West Coast's leading jazz musicians were hastily recruited, including practically every available drummer in the area.

1 Perez Prado And His Orchestra Featuring Shorty Rogers– Voodoo Suite

2 Perez Prado And His Orchestra– St. James Infirmary

3 Perez Prado And His Orchestra– In The Mood

4 Perez Prado And His Orchestra– I Can't Get Started

5 Perez Prado And His Orchestra– Jumping At The Woodside

6 Perez Prado And His Orchestra– Stomping At The Savoy

7 Perez Prado And His Orchestra– Music Makers

Voodoo Suite Plus Six All-Time Greats

The Beat, The Shake And The Lounge - Volume Uno and Volume Due

 

A collection of the music that started the Italian lounge craze.

1 Piero Piccioni– Love War Call 3:27

2 Ennio Morricone– Gli Intoccabili (Party Music) 3:39

3 Nico Fidenco– Supercolpo Da 7 Miliardi (London Streets) 2:54

4 Armando Trovaioli– Il Profeta (Party Mood) 3:20

5 Bruno Nicolai– Agente Speciale LK Operazione Re Mida (LK Shake) 2:19

6 Berto Pisano– Inchiesta (New Edit) 2:46

7 Marcello Giombini– Seli 2:17

8 Luis Bacalov– La Pecora Nera (Grand Shake) 2:23

9 Luis Bacalov– La Bambolona (Big Doll Shake) 3:58

10 Wess & The Airedales– Crazy 3:58

11 Luis Bacalov– Rebus (Beirut Shake) 2:12

12 Armando Trovaioli– Dove Vai Tutta Nuda? (Vittorio Gassman Shake) 2:10

13 Piero Piccioni– I Giovani Tigri (Young Tigers Shake) 2:13

14 Nora Orlandi– A Doppia Faccia (Soho) 3:12

15 The Casuals– Seven Times Seven 3:30

The Beat, The Shake And The Lounge - Volume Uno

1 Armando Trovaioli– Incontro Alla Balera 2:18

2 Ennio Morricone– La Moda (Carla Gravina Shake) 2:24

3 Luis Bacalov– La Pecora Nera (Black Sheep Shake) 2:27

4 Piero Piccioni– I Giovani Tigri (Party Music) 2:36

5 Stefano Torossi– L'Età Del Malessere (Shake) 1:30

6 Ennio Morricone– Allegretto Per Signora 2:23

7 Nico Fidenco– Supercolpo Da 7 Miliardi (Gabry Shake) 4:44

8 Fred Bongusto– Il Divorzio (The Divorce Shake) 1:44

9 Piero Piccioni– Ti Ho Sposato Per Allegria (Monica Vitti Shake) 1:37

10 Armando Trovaioli– Fiorella With The Umbrella 1:57

11 Armando Trovaioli– Bada Caterina 2:17

12 Alessandro Alessandroni– I Baronetti 2:04

13 Ennio Morricone– L'Alibi (Party Shake) 2:49

14 Armando Trovaioli– Vedo Nudo (I See Naked Shake) (New Edit) 2:59

15 Piero Umiliani– Requiem Per Un Agente Segreto (Discoteque Party) 2:32

16 Fred Bongusto– Un Detective (Franco Nero Shake) (New Edit) 2:11

17 Armando Trovaioli– Adulterio All'italiana (Catherine Spaak Shake) (New Edit) 2:53

18 Piero Piccioni– Easy Dreamer 2:43

The Beat, The Shake And The Lounge, Volume Due

Jazz Noire - Darktown Sleaze From The Mean Streets Of 1940's L.A. - various artists compilation

 

1-1 Miklós Rózsa– Theme From 'The Killers' 2:42

1-2 Johnny Otis, His Drums & Orchestra*– Harlem Nocturne 3:04

1-3 Ella Fitzgerald– I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So 2:58

1-4 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– If I Ever Find You, Baby 2:16

1-5 Billie Holiday– Don't Explain 3:26

1-6 The King Cole Trio*– Blues In My Shower 2:55

1-7 Jimmy Witherspoon With Jay McShann & His Orchestra*– Skid Row Blues 2:52

1-8 Dinah Washington With Dave Young & His Orchestra*– You Satisfy 2:50

1-9 T-Bone Walker & His Guitar*– Call It Stormy Monday 3:04

1-10 Baron Mingus & His Octet*– This Subdues My Passion 2:55

1-11 Billie Holiday– No Good Man 3:09

1-12 Percy Mayfield With Monroe Tucker And His Orchestra– Leary Blues 2:59

1-13 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– You Can't Tell Who's Lovin' Who 3:19

1-14 Leo Parker's All Stars– Solitude 2:55

1-15 Alice Roberts, Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra*– Good Dues Blues 3:03

1-16 Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Serves Me Right 3:21

1-17 Etta Jones With Luther Henderson & His Orchestra*– What Ev'ry Woman Knows 3:20

1-18 Amos Milburn– Money Hustlin' Woman 2:36

1-19 Helen Humes With Buck Clayton & His Orchestra*– Blue And Sentimental 3:15

1-20 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet– All The Things That You Are 2:49

1-21 Claude Trenier With Charlus Mingus Sextette*– Weird Nightmare 3:07

1-22 Wini Brown With Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Gone Again 2:54

1-23 Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra– Jelly Jelly 3:21

1-24 Thelonious Monk Quintet*– 'Round About Midnight 3:13

1-25 Miklós Rózsa– Theme From 'Double Indemnity' 1:54

2-1 Adolph Deutsch– Theme From 'High Sierra' 2:08

2-2 The King Cole Trio*– Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? 2:58

2-3 Dinah Washington With Lucky Thompson's All Stars– Pacific Coast Blues 2:42

2-4 Charles Brown Trio– How High The Moon 2:18

2-5 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Far Cry 3:22

2-6 Julia Lee– Marijuana 3:15

2-7 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five*– Why'd You Do It, Baby? 3:22

2-8 Sarah Vaughn* With Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra*– Interlude 2:33

2-9 Lester Young & His Sextet*– No Eyes Blues 3:02

2-10 Charlie Parker Quartet* Feat. Earl Coleman– Dark Shadows 3:09

2-11 Billy Holiday* With Eddie Heywood & His Trio*– Billie's Blues 3:12

2-12 Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone 3:00

2-13 Charlie Parker– Lover Man 3:22

2-14 Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra– Prisoner Of Love 2:57

2-15 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Since I Fell For You 3:18

2-16 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*– San Francisco Fan 3:24

2-17 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Midnight Sun 3:20

2-18 Etta Jones With JC Heard & His Orchestra*– I Sold My Heart To The Junkman 2:51

2-19 Al Hibbler With Harry Carney's All-Stars*– I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3:10

2-20 Billie Holiday– Good Morning Heartache 3:10

2-21 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars*– Goofin' Off 2:28

2-22 Wynonie "Mr Blues" Harris & His All Stars*– Whiskey And Jelly-Roll Blues 3:11

2-23 Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm– Fine And Mellow 3:15

2-24 Crown Prince Waterford– LA Blues 2:42

2-25 Alfred Newman– Theme From 'Cry Of The City' 5:37

Jazz Noire - Darktown Sleaze

The Sound Gallery Volume One and Volume Two

 

These releases are compilations of mood music mostly originating from EMI's flagship "Studio Two"label, augmented by offerings from the United Artists label and the KPM Recorded Music Library. 

"The Sound Gallery" features tracks recorded over an eight year period from 1968 to 1976. They were recorded using the best available studios (more often EMI's Abbey Road Studio Two) and the best session men, and using the most advanced recording techniques of the day. The music is generally in the style of lounge/easy listening/jazz/pop-rock.

Vol.One

The Dave Pell Singers– Oh Calcutta 2:18

Mandingo – Black Rite 4:09

Alan Parker– Punch Bowl 1:39

Alan Hawkshaw– The Night Rider 2:01

Neil Richardson– The Riviera Affair 1:31

John Gregory– Jet Stream 2:49

John Cameron – Half Forgotten Daydreams 4:06

John Gregory– Jaguar 3:41

Keith Mansfield– Life Of Leisure 2:01

Alan Hawkshaw– Girl In A Sportscar 1:39

Keith Mansfield– Young Scene 1:21

Alan Hawkshaw– It's All At The Co-Op Now 1:13

Alan Morehouse And His Bond Street Brigade*– Funky Fever 2:46

Denny Wright And The Hustlers– Shout About Pepsi 2:23

Mandingo – The Headhunter 3:05

Alan Hawkshaw– Blarney's Stoned 1:51

Paddy Kingsland– The Earthmen 3:17

John Keating– I Feel The Earth Move 3:40

Syd Dale– The Penthouse Suite 1:54

Mandingo – The Snake Pit 3:11

Brian Bennett– Boogie Juice 1:35

Alan Tew– The Detectives 1:32

John Keating– Jesus Christ Superstar 3:54

Joe Loss Concertium*– Music To Drive By 2:48

The Sound Gallery Volume One 

1 Laurie Johnson– Jason King Theme 2:03

2 Keith Mansfield– Powerhouse Pop 2:30

3 The Scottmen– The Good Word 2:48

4 James Clarke– Two Lane Blacktop 1:53

5 David Lindup– Zodiac 3:07

6 Alan Moorhouse– That's Nice 2:14

7 Lord Sitar– I Can See For Miles 3:41

8 Paris Studio Group*– Accroche Toi, Caroline 2:50

9 Francis Lai– Marseillaise Generique 2:09

10 Franck Pourcel– Francais Francais 2:09

11 The Noveltones– Left Bank 2 2:26

12 John Andrews Tartaglia*– Light My Fire 5:17

13 Laurie Johnson– Avengers Tag 1:58

14 Brian Fahey– Open House 2:04

15 E. Cap*– Mama Elephant 3:02

16 David Snell – International Flight 1:55

17 The Simon Park Orchestra– Up To Date 1:47

18 Mike Vickers– On The Brink 2:23

19 Johnny Pearson– Sports Car Special 1:33

20 Brian Fahey– Countdown 2:27

21 Syd Dale– Miss World 1:36

22 Jack Parnell & His Orchestra– Enter The Dragon 2:17

23 The Steve Karmen Big Band– Breakaway 3:49

24 Laurie Johnson– Caesar Smith 2:12

25 Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra– The Rat Catchers 2:41

26 Brian Fahey– At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal 2:33

27 George Martin– Theme One 2:25

The Sound Gallery Volume Two

It's A Scandal! Songs For Soho Blondes - various artists compilation

 

Compiled by Bob Stanley and Martin Green, It's A Scandal! harks back to the heady world of Soho clubland in the years immediateley before Swinging London, an environment evoked on record through risqué material sung by the likes of Diana Dors, Shirley Bassey and Elke Sommer. This was the milieu for many of the characters caught up in the Profumo Affair, satirised by the Miss X single and further exploited by Mandy Rice-Davies. Most of this material is hard to find on CD, and all will appeal to the aficionados of burlesque.

1 Miss X– Christine

2 Mandy Rice-Davies– Close Your Eyes

3 Shirley Bassey– Sex

4 Lucille Mapp– Chinchilla

5 Diana Dors– Roller Coaster Blues

6 The Knightsbridge Chorale– Make Mine Mink

7 Elke Sommer– Be Not "Notty"

8 Anne Heywood– Love Is

9 Maxine Daniels– Lola's Heart

10 The Barry Sisters– Why Don't You Do Right

11 Eric Winstone Orchestra*– Picadilly Third Stop

12 Sheila Buxton– Shakedown

13 Lynn Cornell– Demon Lover

14 Jeri Southern– Run

15 The Beverley Sisters– The Sphinx Won't Tell

16 Valerie Masters– Say When

17 The Jazz Stars– The Jazz Scene

18 Beryl Bryden– Moanin'

19 Linda Laurie– Ooh, What A Lover

20 Marion Ryan– An Occational Man

21 Anita Lindblom– Mr Big Wheel

22 Toni Eden– Send Me

23 Sylvia Sands– Love Me Now! Love Me Now! Love Me Now!

24 Eve Boswell– Wimoweh Cha Cha

25 Miss X– S-E-X

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