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Percy Faith ~ Latin Themes for Lovers
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December 24, 2018
101 Reel-to-Reel Tapes 123: Home for Xmas - Vol 2
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YouTube links:
Tracklist:
Volume 2
Side 1:
C1 – Doris Day - Silver Bells
C2 – The London Pops Orchestra, Joseph Dearest - Joseph Mine
C3 – The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Temple University Concert Choir, St. Francis De Sales Boychoir - It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, Directed by Peter La Manna, Robert Page
C4 – John Davidson - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
C5 – Andre Kostelanetz - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
C6 – The New York Philharmonic - Carol Of The Bells, Conductor – Leonard Bernstein
Side 2:
D1 – The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Temple University Concert Choir - Hark The Herald Angels Sing, Conductor – Eugene Ormandy, Directed by Robert Page
D2 – The London Pops Orchestra - We Three Kings Of Orient Are
D3 – Jim Nabors - Do You Hear What I Hear?
D4 – Rita Ford's Music Boxes - The Holy City
D5 – Robert Goulet - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
D6 – Percy Faith - Joy To The World
Various – Home For Christmas
Label: Columbia House – R21 6532
Series: A Columbia Musical Treasury –
Format: 2 × Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 7" Cine Reel, Compilation, Club Edition
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Vocal, Ballad, Easy Listening
Volume 2
Side 1:
C1 – Doris Day - Silver Bells
C2 – The London Pops Orchestra, Joseph Dearest - Joseph Mine
C3 – The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Temple University Concert Choir, St. Francis De Sales Boychoir - It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, Directed by Peter La Manna, Robert Page
C4 – John Davidson - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
C5 – Andre Kostelanetz - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
C6 – The New York Philharmonic - Carol Of The Bells, Conductor – Leonard Bernstein
Side 2:
D1 – The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Temple University Concert Choir - Hark The Herald Angels Sing, Conductor – Eugene Ormandy, Directed by Robert Page
D2 – The London Pops Orchestra - We Three Kings Of Orient Are
D3 – Jim Nabors - Do You Hear What I Hear?
D4 – Rita Ford's Music Boxes - The Holy City
D5 – Robert Goulet - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
D6 – Percy Faith - Joy To The World
Various – Home For Christmas
Label: Columbia House – R21 6532
Series: A Columbia Musical Treasury –
Format: 2 × Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 7" Cine Reel, Compilation, Club Edition
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Vocal, Ballad, Easy Listening
Viewfinder links:
YouTube links:
Doris Day - Silver Bells
The London Pops Orchestra ~ Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
The Philadelphia Orch., The Temple University Concert Choir ~
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
John Davidson - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Andre Kostelanetz - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Leonard Bernstein ~ New York Philharmonic - Carol Of The Bells
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orch, The Temple University Concert Choir - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
The London Pops Orchestra - We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Jim Nabors - Do You Hear What I Hear?
Rita Ford's Music Boxes - The Holy City
Robert Goulet - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Percy Faith - Joy To The World
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
John Davidson - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Andre Kostelanetz - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Leonard Bernstein ~ New York Philharmonic - Carol Of The Bells
Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orch, The Temple University Concert Choir - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
The London Pops Orchestra - We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Jim Nabors - Do You Hear What I Hear?
Rita Ford's Music Boxes - The Holy City
Robert Goulet - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
Percy Faith - Joy To The World
Home for Xmas - Vol 2, Reel-to-Reel Tape is for sale on eBay
December 18, 2018
101 Reel-to-Reel Tapes 122: Home for Xmas - Vol 1
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Tracklist:
Volume 1
Side 1:
A1 – The Mormon Tabernacle Choir*, The Philadelphia Orchestra Hallelujah Chorus, Conductor – Eugene Ormandy, Directed By – Richard P. Condie
A2 – Johnny Cash - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
A3 – The Brothers Four - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
A4 – Jerry Vale - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
A5 – Percy Faith - Good King Wenceslas
A6 – Ray Conniff - Jingle Bells
A7 – Tony Bennett - White Christmas
A8 – Tammy Wynette - Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
A9 – Johnny Mathis - I'll Be Home For Christmas
A10 – Eileen Farrell - Away In A Manger
A11 – The London Pops Orchestra - Glory To God In The Highest, Composed by Pergolesi
A12 – John Davidson - What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
Side 2:
B1 – Marty Robbins - O Little Town Of Bethlehem
B2 – The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble - O Tannenbaum
B3 – Gene Autry - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
B4 – Burl Ives - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
B5 – Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra - O Holy Night, Baritone Vocal by Earl Wrightson
B6 – Anita Bryant - Silent Night, Holy Night
B7 –The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Temple University Choir - Ave Maria, Composed by Schubert, Conductor – Eugene Ormandy, Directed by Robert Page
B8 – Patti Page - The Little Drummer Boy
B9 – E. Power Biggs - The Holly And The Ivy
B10 – Mahalia Jackson - Go, Tell It On The Mountain
B11 – Charlie Byrd - The First Noel
B12 – Ray Conniff - Here Comes Santa Claus
Various – Home For Christmas
Label: Columbia House – R21 6532
Series: A Columbia Musical Treasury –
Format: 2 × Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 7" Cine Reel, Compilation, Club Edition
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Vocal, Ballad, Easy Listening
Volume 1
Side 1:
A1 – The Mormon Tabernacle Choir*, The Philadelphia Orchestra Hallelujah Chorus, Conductor – Eugene Ormandy, Directed By – Richard P. Condie
A2 – Johnny Cash - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
A3 – The Brothers Four - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
A4 – Jerry Vale - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
A5 – Percy Faith - Good King Wenceslas
A6 – Ray Conniff - Jingle Bells
A7 – Tony Bennett - White Christmas
A8 – Tammy Wynette - Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
A9 – Johnny Mathis - I'll Be Home For Christmas
A10 – Eileen Farrell - Away In A Manger
A11 – The London Pops Orchestra - Glory To God In The Highest, Composed by Pergolesi
A12 – John Davidson - What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
Side 2:
B1 – Marty Robbins - O Little Town Of Bethlehem
B2 – The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble - O Tannenbaum
B3 – Gene Autry - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
B4 – Burl Ives - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
B5 – Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra - O Holy Night, Baritone Vocal by Earl Wrightson
B6 – Anita Bryant - Silent Night, Holy Night
B7 –The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Temple University Choir - Ave Maria, Composed by Schubert, Conductor – Eugene Ormandy, Directed by Robert Page
B8 – Patti Page - The Little Drummer Boy
B9 – E. Power Biggs - The Holly And The Ivy
B10 – Mahalia Jackson - Go, Tell It On The Mountain
B11 – Charlie Byrd - The First Noel
B12 – Ray Conniff - Here Comes Santa Claus
Various – Home For Christmas
Label: Columbia House – R21 6532
Series: A Columbia Musical Treasury –
Format: 2 × Reel-To-Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 7" Cine Reel, Compilation, Club Edition
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Vocal, Ballad, Easy Listening
Viewfinder links:
YouTube links:
Marty Robbins - O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Johnny Cash - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
The Brothers Four - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Jerry Vale - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Percy Faith - Good King Wenceslas
Ray Conniff - Jingle Bells
Tony Bennett - White Christmas
Tammy Wynette - Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
Johnny Mathis - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Eileen Farrell - Away In A Manger
The London Pops Orchestra - Glory To God In The Highest
John Davidson - What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble - O Tannenbaum
Burl Ives - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Andre Kostelanetz & Earl Wrightson - O Holy Night
Anita Bryant - Silent Night, Holy Night
Eugene Ormandy ~ Hallelujah Chorus
Patti Page - The Little Drummer Boy
E. Power Biggs - The Holly And The Ivy
Mahalia Jackson - Go, Tell It On The Mountain
Charlie Byrd - The First Noel
Ray Conniff - Here Comes Santa Claus
Eugene Ormandy ~ Hallelujah Chorus
Patti Page - The Little Drummer Boy
E. Power Biggs - The Holly And The Ivy
Mahalia Jackson - Go, Tell It On The Mountain
Charlie Byrd - The First Noel
Ray Conniff - Here Comes Santa Claus
August 21, 2017
Stan Getz articles/mentions
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Stan Getz ~ Another World
mentions:
Percy Faith ~ Latin Themes for Young Lovers
Jerzy Maksymiuk & Józef Skrzek ~ The War of the Worlds
Gil Mellé – The Andromeda Strain
Adolphe Sax ~ The saxophone & weird wonders
April 7, 2014
101 Reel-to-Reel Tapes 56: Percy Faith 2 ~ Latin Themes for Young Lovers
Latin Themes for Young Lovers
reel-to-reel tape cover spine
photo by Styrous®
photo by Styrous®
This is part two of a tribute to Percy Faith who was born on this day, April 7, 1908. There is a link to part one below.
Of all the albums by Faith my favorite were the Latin ones. Viva: The Music of Mexico (1957), Malagueña: Music of Cuba (1959), Mucho Gusto! More Music of Mexico (1961), The Music of Brazil! (1962), Latin Themes for Young Lovers (1965) and Viva!/Mucho Gusto! (1975).
By 1965, Faith had reached a level of sophistication and with the album, Latin Themes for Young Lovers, he soared with the rhythms of the Latin blood. Although still saccharine, the Latin rhythms goosed the sound up with a touch of picante. The album featured lovely and smooth bossa nova from Brazil and salsa from Cuba; tunes that were beautiful and gave non-Latin listeners a glimpse of the sensual and romantic tempos from south of the border.
Percy Faith
Latin Themes for Young Lovers
reel-to-reel tape cover back detailLatin Themes for Young Lovers
detail photo by Styrous®
Although not truly Latin, (Faith used castinets which kind of put me off) my favorite song on the album was Spanish Harlem, originally sung by Ben E. King of the Drifters, in 1960 on Atco Records. I fell in love with the song when King sang it. Written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector, and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, I think it's one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It was sensual and I remember dancing to the tune and drifting away into
ecstasy with it's moderate but driving beat that made me gently spin and bend
with my partner. You just couldn't help falling in love with whoever you
were dancing with at the moment.
For gentle sensuality, nothing comes close to the bossa nova tune, The Girl From Ipanema. You can almost smell the palms gently swaying in the tropic breeze as she walks down a beach in Brazil. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. English lyrics were written later by Norman Gimbel. It won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. The version performed by Astrud Gilberto, along with João Gilberto and Stan Getz, from the 1964 album Getz/Gilberto, became an international hit. In the US, it peaked at number five on the Hot 100, and went to number one for two weeks on the Easy Listening chart. It is believed to be the second most recorded pop song in history, after Yesterday by The Beatles. In 2004, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. In 2009, the song was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone as the 27th greatest Brazilian song.
And there is nothing like the song, Manha De Carnaval from the film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus). What a magnificent song and movie. I will never forget seeing the film. Written by Luiz Bonfá and lyricist Antônio Maria, it is amongst the most beautiful songs ever written. It was the principal theme in the 1959 Portuguese-language film, and the idea of the song being the reason the sun is rising was just magic to me. The retelling and relocation of the Orpheus (portrayed by Breno Mello) and Euridice legend during Rio Carnaval was brilliant. Manhã de Carnaval became one of the first compositions identified with Bossa Nova to gain popularity outside Brazil.
Particularly in the United States, the song is considered to be one of
the most important Brazilian Jazz/Bossa songs that helped establish the Bossa Nova movement in the late 1950s.
Latin Themes for Young Lovers
reel-to-reel tape cover spine detaildetail photo by Styrous®
Percy Faith – Percy Faith Plays Latin Themes For Young Lovers
Label: Columbia – CQ 709
Format: Reel-to-Reel tape
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Latin
Style: Bossa Nova
Tracklist
Side 1:
1 - The Lonely Bull - 2:20
2 - One Note Samba - 2:45
3 - Spanish Harlem - 2:22
4 - How Insensitive - 2:36
5 - No More Blues - 2:33
6 - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - 2:55
Side 2:
1 - The Duck - 2:25
2 - Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars - 3:15
3 - Someone To Light Up My Life - 2:19
4 - Kahlua - 2:42
5 - The Girl From Ipanema - 2:36
6 - Manha De Carnaval - 2:55
Producer – Ed Kleban
Label: Columbia – CQ 709
Format: Reel-to-Reel tape
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Latin
Style: Bossa Nova
Tracklist
Side 1:
1 - The Lonely Bull - 2:20
2 - One Note Samba - 2:45
3 - Spanish Harlem - 2:22
4 - How Insensitive - 2:36
5 - No More Blues - 2:33
6 - (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - 2:55
Side 2:
1 - The Duck - 2:25
2 - Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars - 3:15
3 - Someone To Light Up My Life - 2:19
4 - Kahlua - 2:42
5 - The Girl From Ipanema - 2:36
6 - Manha De Carnaval - 2:55
Producer – Ed Kleban
Music videos on YouTube:
reel-to-reels for sale on eBay
101 Reel-to-Reel Tapes 55: Percy Faith 1 ~ Themes for Young Lovers
This is part one of a tribute to Percy Faith who was born on this day, April 7, in 1908. There is a link to part two below.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Percy Faith, was a bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor
of lush orchestral covers of pop songs of the 1950's and 1960's. He
played violin and piano as a child, and played in theatres and at Massey Hall
in Toronto. After his hands were badly burned in a fire, he turned to conducting,
and his live orchestras used the new medium of radio broadcasting. Beginning with stations CKNC and CKCL, Faith was a staple of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's live-music broadcasting from 1933 to 1940, when he resettled in Chicago.
left: June 26, 1942
Faith arranged hits by Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, and Burl Ives, among many others, as the musical director for Columbia Records in the 1950's.
With the advent of harder rock sounds in the 1970s, Faith's elegant arrangements fell out of favor with the listening and record-buying public, although he continued to release albums as diverse and contemporary as Jesus Christ Superstar and Black Magic Woman. He released one album of country music and two albums of disco-oriented arrangements toward the end of his forty-year career, his very last recording being a disco-style reworking of Theme from a Summer Place, titled Summer Place '76, which was a minor posthumous hit. Percy Faith died of cancer on February 9, 1976 in Encino, California. He was 68 years old.
Percy Faith - May, 1931
photo by Maurice Seymour
photos by Maurice Seymour
With this album, Faith took many of the top hit songs that were on the charts from artists Steve Lawrence, Skeeter Davis, Brenda Lee, Peggy March, Paul Petersen and Barbra Streisand.
Faith arranged hits by Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, and Burl Ives, among many others, as the musical director for Columbia Records in the 1950's.
With the advent of harder rock sounds in the 1970s, Faith's elegant arrangements fell out of favor with the listening and record-buying public, although he continued to release albums as diverse and contemporary as Jesus Christ Superstar and Black Magic Woman. He released one album of country music and two albums of disco-oriented arrangements toward the end of his forty-year career, his very last recording being a disco-style reworking of Theme from a Summer Place, titled Summer Place '76, which was a minor posthumous hit. Percy Faith died of cancer on February 9, 1976 in Encino, California. He was 68 years old.
Label: Columbia – CQ 567
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Easy Listening
Tracklist
Side 1:
1 - I Will Follow You - written by – A. Altman, Del Roma, J.W. Stole, J. Plante and N. Gimbel - 2:04
2 - End Of The World - written by – A. Kent and S. Dee - 2:20
3 - Rhythm Of The Rain - written by J. Gummoe - 2:20
4 - Go Away Little Girl - written by G. Goffin and C. King - 2:49
5 - Amy - written by B. Mann and C. Weil - 2:44
6 - On Broadway - written by M. Stoller-J. Leiber, B. Mann and C. Weil - 2:56
Side 2:
1 - Up On The Roof - written by G. Goffin and C. King - 2:32
2 - Can't Get Used To Losing You - written by D. Pomus, M. Shuman - 2:35
3 - Our Day Will Come - written by B. Hilliard, M. Garson - 2:57
4 - All Alone Am I - written by A. Altman, J. Ioanidis, M. Hadjidakis - 2:46
5 - My Coloring Book - written by J. Kander - F. Ebb - 2:57
6 - Theme For Young Lovers - written by Percy Faith - 2:35
Credits:
Arranged and conducted by Percy Faith
Producer – Ed Kleban
Country: US
Released: 1963
Genre: Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Easy Listening
Tracklist
Side 1:
1 - I Will Follow You - written by – A. Altman, Del Roma, J.W. Stole, J. Plante and N. Gimbel - 2:04
2 - End Of The World - written by – A. Kent and S. Dee - 2:20
3 - Rhythm Of The Rain - written by J. Gummoe - 2:20
4 - Go Away Little Girl - written by G. Goffin and C. King - 2:49
5 - Amy - written by B. Mann and C. Weil - 2:44
6 - On Broadway - written by M. Stoller-J. Leiber, B. Mann and C. Weil - 2:56
Side 2:
1 - Up On The Roof - written by G. Goffin and C. King - 2:32
2 - Can't Get Used To Losing You - written by D. Pomus, M. Shuman - 2:35
3 - Our Day Will Come - written by B. Hilliard, M. Garson - 2:57
4 - All Alone Am I - written by A. Altman, J. Ioanidis, M. Hadjidakis - 2:46
5 - My Coloring Book - written by J. Kander - F. Ebb - 2:57
6 - Theme For Young Lovers - written by Percy Faith - 2:35
Credits:
Arranged and conducted by Percy Faith
Producer – Ed Kleban
Percy Faith music videos on YouTube:
Theme For Young Lovers
I Will Follow You
Rhythm Of The Rain
Go Away Little Girl
Amy
On Broadway
Up On The Roof
Our Day Will Come
All Alone Am I
Maurice Seymour Archieves
1625 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
773-235-0161
Theme For Young Lovers
I Will Follow You
Rhythm Of The Rain
Go Away Little Girl
Amy
On Broadway
Up On The Roof
Our Day Will Come
All Alone Am I
Maurice Seymour Archieves
1625 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
773-235-0161
Themes for Young Lovers on eBay
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