JONES, Spike: Spiking The Classics (1945-1950)

HITS OF THE 1930s, Vol. 1 (1930): Happy Days Are Here Again!

• Released on 2005-11-28 by Naxos
• Main artists: Spike Jones
• Genre: Classical

Digital booklet

1 An der schönen, blauen Donau (the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314 [arr. S. Jones]

Carl Grayson 00:02:54

S. Jones, Arranger - Carl Grayson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sol Meyer, Composer - Johann Strauss II, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Del Porter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Boys in the Back Room, Ensemble, MainArtist

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Liebestraume, S. 541/R. 211, No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major (Franz Liszt)

2 Liebestraume, S. 541/R. 211: No. 3, Nocturne in A-Flat Major (Arr. S. Jones and D. Porter)

Red Ingle 00:03:14

Franz Liszt, Composer - Red Ingle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones, Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Morgan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Del Porter, Arranger - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist

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Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57 (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)

3 The Flight of the Bumble-Bee, "the Jones Laughing Record"

Spike Jones 00:02:47

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist

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The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)

4 I. The Little Girl’s Dream (Overture Miniature)

Various Interprets 00:02:14

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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5 II. March

Various Interprets 00:01:14

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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6 III. Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Various Interprets 00:01:06

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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7 IV. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Various Interprets 00:01:57

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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8 V. The Fairy Ball

Various Interprets 00:00:26

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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9 VI. Chinese Dance

Various Interprets 00:00:46

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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10 VII. Dance of the Flutes

Various Interprets 00:02:00

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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11 VIII. The Mysterious Room

Various Interprets 00:00:54

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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12 IX. Arab Dance

Various Interprets 00:02:07

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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13 X. Back to the Fairy Ball

Various Interprets 00:00:29

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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14 XI. Russian Dance (Trepak)

Various Interprets 00:01:13

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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15 XII. Waltz of the Flowers

Various Interprets 00:03:20

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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16 XIII. End of the Little Girl’s Dream - Granny Speaks - Goodnight, Sleep Tight

Various Interprets 00:01:59

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Studio chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Susan Scott, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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17 Il bacio (Arr. S. Jones and e. Brandt)

Ina Souez 00:03:26

S. Jones, Arranger - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Arditi, Composer - Ina Souez, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Horatio Q. Birdbath, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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Guillaume Tell (William Tell) (Gioachino Rossini)

18 Overture [arr. S. Jones and D. Weaver]

Doodles Weaver 00:03:27

S. Jones, Arranger - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Doodles Weaver, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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6 Songs, Op. 6 (Camille Saint-Saëns)

19 No. 6, None but the Lonely Heart, "a Soaperetta" (Arr. S. Jones and e. Brandt)

Helen Grayco 00:03:19

S. Jones, Arranger - CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Grayco, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist

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20 Pal-Yat-Chee

Homer 00:03:26

Homer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Jethro, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Maxwell, Composer - Frederick Gas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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La Gioconda, Act III (Amilcare Ponchielli)

21 Dance of the Hours (Arr. S. Jones and D. Weaver)

Doodles Weaver 00:05:14

S. Jones, Arranger - Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Doodles Weaver, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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22 Morpheus (Arr. S. Jones and e. Maxwell)

Freddy Morgan 00:02:58

S. Jones, Arranger - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Freddy Morgan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist

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Carmen, Act I (Georges Bizet)

23 Overture (Bizet Gets the Business) - The Bubble Gum Girls Stick Together - Carmen [a Square In Seville] [arr. J. Sommers and e. Brandt]

Eileen Gallagher 00:03:28

Georges Bizet, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Stanton, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Frederick Gas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood Bowl Choral Group and Bull, Choir, MainArtist - Jay Sommers, Arranger - Eileen Gallagher, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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Carmen, Act II (Georges Bizet)

24 Don Schmozay and Soldiers - March (April, May, June and July) - Carmen Kills a Cadenza [arr. J. Sommers and e. Brandt]

Eileen Gallagher 00:02:49

Georges Bizet, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Stanton, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Frederick Gas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood Bowl Choral Group and Bull, Choir, MainArtist - Jay Sommers, Arranger - Eileen Gallagher, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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Carmen, Act III (Georges Bizet)

25 The Giggle Song (Arr. J. Sommers and e. Brandt)

Eileen Gallagher 00:03:25

Georges Bizet, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Stanton, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Frederick Gas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood Bowl Choral Group and Bull, Choir, MainArtist - Jay Sommers, Arranger - Eileen Gallagher, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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Carmen, Act IV (Georges Bizet)

26 Typewriter Solo for Twelve Fingers - Toreador Song (It's the Bull) - Finale [Also End] [arr. J. Sommers and e. Brandt]

Eileen Gallagher 00:03:15

Georges Bizet, Composer - Spike Jones, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Stanton, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist - Frederick Gas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hollywood Bowl Choral Group and Bull, Choir, MainArtist - Jay Sommers, Arranger - Eileen Gallagher, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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27 Rhapsody from Hunger(y) [arr. S. Jones]

Freddy Morgan 00:03:17

Freddy Morgan, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones, Composer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Grayco, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Spike Jones City Slickers, Ensemble, MainArtist

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About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 27 track(s)
• Total length: 01:06:44
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: Spike Jones
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Naxos
• Genre: Classical
• Collection: Naxos Nostalgia
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