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The Golden Age of Light Music: Light & Lively

Item No. GLCD 5160

Light Music

Price GBP 8.75 / USD


Medium:	CD
Release Date:	15.08.2009

Although the title of this collection rightly suggests that there is a wealth of ‘Light and Lively’ music on offer, there are some more gentle – even restful – numbers to provide a welcome contrast. The opening track, Robert Farnon’s famous Derby Day, finds the master of light music in top form, although the competition is tough from the likes of Percy Faith, Helmut Zacharias, Florian ZaBach, Richard Hayman, Frank Chacksfield, Ray Martin, Acquaviva, Frank Cordell, Mishel Piastro, David Rose and Sidney Torch. Among some special gems are the Gérard Calvi instrumental which became a worldwide hit as One of those Songs when lyrics were added; also a marvellous ‘Hollywood-sounding’ tour-de-force from Joe Leahy with his Theme from Studio X.

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Tracklist and soundclips:

	Title	Composer	Artist	Time	Play
01	Derby Day	Robert Farnon	DANISH STATE RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON (MELODI LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by OLE JENSEN on 78 label)	2:25
02	Le Bal De Madame De Mortemouille (Madame De Mortemouille’s Ball)	Gérard Calvi, real name Grégoire Elie Krettly	GÉRARD CALVI AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:42
03	Caribbean Night (Noche Caribe) (from “Starlift”)	Percy Faith	PERCY FAITH AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:55
04	The Boy On The Carousel	Helmut Zacharias	HELMUT ZACHARIAS AND HIS MAGIC VIOLINS	2:29
05	Whimsy	Jose Fontaine	GUY LUYPAERTS AND HIS ORCHESTRA (as ‘GUY LUPAR’ on LP label)	2:23
06	Spindrift	Eugene Cines	AMSTERDAM SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by TOM VAN ELST	3:21
07	Theme from “Studio X”	Joe Leahy	JOE LEAHY AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:11
08	Golden Strings	Francois J.M. Charpin	FLORIAN ZaBACH, HIS VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA	1:59
09	Everything I Love	Cole Porter	RICHARD HAYMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA	3:05
10	Miss Universe	Angela Morley, as Walter Stott	THE TELECAST ORCHESTRA Conducted by ELLIOTT MAYES	2:17
11	alling Star	Michael Carr	CYRIL ORNADEL AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:31
12	Strings On Wings	Ken Morris, real name Ken Mackintosh	DANISH STATE RADIO ORCHESTRA conducted by ROBERT FARNON (78 label states ‘Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra Conducted by David King’)	3:03
13	Rainbow’s End	Leon Pober	LOU BUSCH AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:51
14	Smile Of A Latin	Trevor Duncan, real name Leonard Charles Trebilco	FRANK CHACKSFIELD AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:32
15	La Grenouille	Francois Lemarque	BORIS SARBEK AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:14
16	Reno Runaway	Billy Mayerl	THE NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by ERICH BÖRSCHEL	2:33
17	Proud As A Peacock	Eric Spear	ERIC SPEAR AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:02
18	Stars Shine In Your Eyes (from “La Strada”)	Nino Rota	DAVID ROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:48
19	Leprechauns’ Dance	David Curry	THE CRAWFORD LIGHT ORCHESTRA	2:50
20	Everyday	Jacobson	ACQUAVIVA AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:48
21	Piccadilly Playboy	George Elliott	THE SYMPHONIA ORCHESTRA Conducted by CURT ANDERSEN	2:47
22	I’ve Got The World On A String	Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen, arr. Tony Osborne	TONY OSBORNE AND HIS ORCHESTRA, featuring TONY OSBORNE, piano	2:20
23	Chatter Box	Guy Luypaerts	GUY LUYPAERTS AND HIS ORCHESTRA (as ‘GUY LUPAR’ on LP label)	1:31
24	Silhouettes In The Sand	Davis	RAY MARTIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:11
25	Monica	Peter Yorke	THE CONNAUGHT LIGHT ORCHESTRA	2:35
26	Smart Set	Len Stevens	GROSVENOR STUDIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by DOLF VAN DER LINDEN	2:49
27	Rhapsody In Red	Frank Cordell	FRANK CORDELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:22
28	On The Fiddle	Al Golding	SIDNEY TORCH AND HIS ORCHESTRA	2:49
29	African Moon	Robert Stolz	THE TELECAST ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON	2:52
30	Peanut Polka	Robert Farnon	MISHEL PIASTRO AND HIS CONCERT ORCHESTRA	2:37

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