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The Guild label's extensive series of CDs devoted to what North Americans call easy listening and Europeans call light music has employed various organizational principles for individual discs. They have been devoted to musical themes or moods, to chronological periods, to specific musicians, composers, national styles, or musical forms. This release, titled Light and Lively, is something of a grab bag, with most but not all of the music being upbeat in rhythm. With one exception, Percy Faith's Caribbean Nights (recorded in 1947 but unissued until 1954 when it was used in a B movie called Starlift), the music all dates from the 1950s, and mostly from the high-water mark of easy listening between about 1954 and 1957. A few major figures -- Faith, Robert Farnon, and Frank Chacksfield -- are represented, but actually what ties this album together more than lightness or liveliness is the diverse collection of bandleaders and orchestras, several of whom made only a few recordings. The curiously named violinist and conductor Florian ZaBach, for example, may be remembered by fans of Ed Sullivan and other early TV hosts, but his presence on reissues is sparse indeed. French composer and bandleader Gérard Calvi contributes Le bal de Madame Mortemouille, better known in a texted version called One of Those Songs. But this original, with a little melody stated first by a baritone saxophone and developed in a dizzying variety of orchestral textures over its two minutes and 42 seconds, is far superior. If you were raised to hate easy listening music, which was one of the few things classical and rock fans could agree on, sample this arresting piece of work for a good example of why it is loved. Another orchestration highlight is Proud as a Peacock, composed and conducted by Britain's Eric Spear, with its unusual piano-plus-harpsichord timbre. The selection of pieces from outside the music's Anglo-American-Canadian axis is an attraction, as is the presence of the Telecast Orchestra, which is not explained in the rather brief notes, but apparently an ensemble that specialized in transcription discs, whose function in the easy listening genre awaits investigation. Not necessarily the best disc to start with in Guild's series (Mantovani: By Special Request or The 1950s, Vol. 1, would be better choices), this release will nevertheless be eagerly welcomed by collectors and libraries
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Robert Farnon, Composer - Chappell Recorded Mu, MusicPublisher - Danish State Radio Orchestra Conducted By Robert Farnon (Melodi Light Orchestra Conducted By Ole Jensen On 78 Label), MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Gerard Calvi, Composer - Carrousel Editions, MusicPublisher - Gérard Calvi And His Orchestra, MainArtist - real name Grégoire Elie Krettly, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Percy Faith, Composer - Percy Faith and His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Helmut Zacharias, Composer - Helmut Zacharias and His Magic Violins, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
José Fontaine, Composer - Guy Luypaerts And His Orchestra (As ‘Guy Lupar’ On Lp Label), MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Amsterdam Symphonic Orchestra Conducted By Tom Van Elst, MainArtist - Eugene Cines, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Joe Leahy, Composer - Joe Leahy and His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Florian Zabach And His Violin And Orchestra, MainArtist - Francois J.M. Charpin, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Cole Porter, Composer - Richard Hayman and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Chappell-Co Inc, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Angela Morley, Composer - The Telecast Orchestra Conducted By Elliott Mayes, MainArtist - as Walter Stott, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Michael Carr, Composer - Cyril Ornadel and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Western Music Publ C, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Ken Morris, Composer - Danish State Radio Orchestra Conducted By Robert Farnon (78 Label States ‘Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra Conducted By David King’), MainArtist - real name Ken Mackintosh, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Leon Pober, Composer - Lou Busch and His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Trevor Duncan, Composer - Frank Chacksfield And His Orchestra, MainArtist - real name Leonard Charles Trebilco, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Boris Sarbek and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Francois Lemarque, Composer - Romantic Music Co, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Billy Mayerl, Composer - The New Century Orchestra Conducted By Erich Börschel, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Eric Spear, Composer - Eric Spear And His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Nino Rota, Composer - David Rose and His Orchestra, MainArtist - Redi Ponti de Lauren, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
David Curry, Composer - The Crawford Light Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Jacobson, Composer - Acquaviva and His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
The Symphonia Orchestra Conducted By Curt Andersen, MainArtist - George Elliott, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Harold Arlen, Composer - Ted Koehler, Composer - Piano, MainArtist - EMI Mills Music Inc, MusicPublisher - Tony Osborne And His Orchestra, MainArtist - Featuring Tony Osborne, MainArtist - arr. Tony Osborne, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Guy Luypaerts, Composer - Guy Luypaerts And His Orchestra (As ‘Guy Lupar’ On Lp Label), MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Davis, Composer - Ray Martin and His Orchestra, MainArtist - World-Music-Company, MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Peter Yorke, Composer - The Connaught Light Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Len Stevens, Composer - Grosvenor Studio Orchestra Conducted By Dolf Van Der Linden, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Frank Cordell, Composer - Frank Cordell and His Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Sidney Torch and his Orchestra, MainArtist - Al Golding, Composer
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Robert Stolz, Composer - The Telecast Orchestra Conducted By Robert Farnon, MainArtist
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Robert Farnon, Composer - Mishel Piastro and his Concert Orchestra, MainArtist - Marlowlynn Ltd., MusicPublisher
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
Chronique
The Guild label's extensive series of CDs devoted to what North Americans call easy listening and Europeans call light music has employed various organizational principles for individual discs. They have been devoted to musical themes or moods, to chronological periods, to specific musicians, composers, national styles, or musical forms. This release, titled Light and Lively, is something of a grab bag, with most but not all of the music being upbeat in rhythm. With one exception, Percy Faith's Caribbean Nights (recorded in 1947 but unissued until 1954 when it was used in a B movie called Starlift), the music all dates from the 1950s, and mostly from the high-water mark of easy listening between about 1954 and 1957. A few major figures -- Faith, Robert Farnon, and Frank Chacksfield -- are represented, but actually what ties this album together more than lightness or liveliness is the diverse collection of bandleaders and orchestras, several of whom made only a few recordings. The curiously named violinist and conductor Florian ZaBach, for example, may be remembered by fans of Ed Sullivan and other early TV hosts, but his presence on reissues is sparse indeed. French composer and bandleader Gérard Calvi contributes Le bal de Madame Mortemouille, better known in a texted version called One of Those Songs. But this original, with a little melody stated first by a baritone saxophone and developed in a dizzying variety of orchestral textures over its two minutes and 42 seconds, is far superior. If you were raised to hate easy listening music, which was one of the few things classical and rock fans could agree on, sample this arresting piece of work for a good example of why it is loved. Another orchestration highlight is Proud as a Peacock, composed and conducted by Britain's Eric Spear, with its unusual piano-plus-harpsichord timbre. The selection of pieces from outside the music's Anglo-American-Canadian axis is an attraction, as is the presence of the Telecast Orchestra, which is not explained in the rather brief notes, but apparently an ensemble that specialized in transcription discs, whose function in the easy listening genre awaits investigation. Not necessarily the best disc to start with in Guild's series (Mantovani: By Special Request or The 1950s, Vol. 1, would be better choices), this release will nevertheless be eagerly welcomed by collectors and libraries
© James Manheim /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 30 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:18:50
- Artiste principal : Various Artists
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Guild Music
- Genre : Classique
(C) 2009 Guild Light Music (P) 2009 Guild Light Music
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