The Lounge Legend Ballroom Collection (2009)

Ballroom dancing can be divided into two different sections. According to the World Dance Council these are the Standard or Modern Dances ((Slow) Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slowfoxtrot and Quickstep) and Latin or Latin-American Dances (Samba, Cha cha cha, Rumba, Paso Doble and Jive). I have made two compilations for you containing all ten Ballroom Dances. If you like them, just leave a comment. Here at Lounge Legends we simply like to share the music that we like and it is always nice to get comments to keep one motivated to go on with what we are doing.

I hope you will enjoy the following compilations.

There are 2 links in this post, one under each picture.

- DancingJohnny -

Standard Dances - Volume One

Rapidshare

The link for the Latin-American Dances can be found below

Slow Waltz

01. Walzer opus 39 No. 15

02. Moon river

03. Eternity melody

04. Wiegenlied von Brahms

Tango

05. Stern von Rio / Rote Rosen, rote Lippen, roter Wein / Tanze mit mir in den Morgen

06. Guantanamera

07. La cumparsita

08. Autumn leaves

Viennese Waltz

09. Schatzwalzer

10. Nussknacker und Dornröschen Walzer

11. The thornbirds

12. Jubiläumsball

Slowfoxtrot

13. Komm in den Park von Sanssouci

14. Raindrops keep falling on my head

15. Smoke gets in your eyes

16. In apple blossom time

Quickstep

17. Up, up and away / For once in my life

18. Something's gotta give

19. Goody goody

20. I got rhythm

Latin-American Dances - Volume One

Rapidshare

Samba

01. Matrimony

02. Jump in the line

03. Carioca

04. La bamba

Cha cha cha

05. Patricia

06. Poco roco

07. Cha cha Brasilia

08. Ma he's making eyes at me

Rumba

09. Du bist mein erster Gedanke

10. Feelings

11. More

12. And I love you so

Paso Doble

13. España cani

14. Carmen

15. Malaguena

16. Exodus

Jive

17. Trumpet blues

18. Tanze mit mir in den Morgen

19. Joshua fit the battle of Jericho

20. Boogie queen

Botho Lucas Chor - Küss Mich, Bitte Bitte, Küss Mich

Botho Lucas Chor -

Küss Mich, Bitte Bitte, Küss Mich

MFP 5578

One of germany's best known choirs, who had huge successes in the 60's and 70's.

They also worked and toured with the Bert Kaempfert orchestra.

Side 1

01-Küß' Mich

02-Träum Wenn Du Einsam Bist

03-Abends In Der Taverne

04-Laß' Die Welt Darüber Reden

05-Wenn Die Weiße Flieder Wieder Blüht

06-Die Kleine Stadt Will Schlafen Geh'n

Side 2

07-Donkey-Serenade

08-Ganz Leis' erklingt Musik

09-Sing', Nachtigall, Sing'

10-Star-Gast

11-Heute Nacht Beginnen Wir Die Reise

12-Schlaf' Mein Liebling

I've had quite a struggle on this album to get it to Loungelegend standards.

The uncleaned version is included for you to evaluate.

Enjoy Pierre

Hugo Strasser - Das Tanzalbum 1993/94 (1993)

Hugo Strasser

und sein

Orchester

Das Tanzalbum 1993/94

EMI 8 27094 2

01. Guten Morgen, Sonnenschein - Samba

02. Chaka, chaka - Cha cha cha

03. Everytime we touch - Rumba

04. Swing, Hugo, swing - Jive:

Volare / Wenn du heimkommst / Heisser Sand / Tscha, tschau bambina

05. Choucoune - Disco-fox

06. Irresistible - Rumba

07. Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer - Quickstep

08. He'll have to go - Slow Waltz

09. Tango Iduna - Tango

10. Dance in the ballroom - Foxtrot

11. San Francisco - Slowfoxtrot

12. Tinterella di luna - Twist

13. Chim-chim-cherie - Viennese Waltz

Enjoy

DancingJohnny

Bert Kaempfert - Warm and Wonderful (1969)

Bert Kaempfert

Warm and Wonderful (1969)

Tracklisting:

1 One Lonely Night

2 I May Be Wrong

3 Petula

4 Some of These Days

5 Reminiscing

6 One Morning in May

7 Can't Take My Eyes Off You

8 Only in Your Arms

9 This Guy's in Love With You

10 Maltese Melody, The

11 Our Street of Love

Klaus Wunderlich - Wunderlich Pops vol. 7 (1978)

Klaus Wunderlich

Wunderlich Pops 7

01 Don't let me be misunderstood -- Yes sir, boogie

02 Sir Duke -- So you win again -- 7 fasser wein

03 Ti amo -- Lucille

04 Im wagen for mir -- It's your life -- Lady in black

05 A far l'amore -- Standing rain -- Love air -- Spring

06 Queen of chinatown -- Sorry I'm a lady -- Love me baby

07 Mull of Kintyre -- Auld lang syne

08 Accidental lover -- Belfast -- Black is black -- Crossfire

09 Einsamer hirte -- Ballade pour Adeline

10 Oxygene IV -- Magic fly -- I feel love

Bert Kaempfert - Stranger In The Night (2002)

Stranger in The Night

Die Bert Kaempfert Story

Polydor 089 420-2

An unique document and a must for the real Bert Keampfert addicts among you. With historical and unreleased tracks and also with interviews from Bert Kaempfert.

01 – Intro: Strangers In the Night *

02 – Interview (Radio 1979)

03 – Pst, Pst Blondine **

04 – Interview (radio 1979)

05 – Take It ***

06 – Interview (Radio 1960)

07 – Wenn es heut’noch wahre Liebe gibt (vocal: Mona Baptiste ) ******

08 – Dieses Lied gehört nur Dir (vocal: Cindy Ellis) *

09 – Wo und wann fängt die Liebe an (vocal: Brenda Lee) *

10- Interview (radio 1974)

11 – Ain’t She Sweet (vocal: John Lennon) ****

12 – Interview (radio 1966)

13 – Fanfare Olympic Games 1972 *

14 – Interview (radio 1966)

15 - Mond guter Freund (Moon over Naples/Spanish Eyes) (vocal Ivo Robic) *

16 – Interview (radio 1979)

17- Strangers In The Night *****

18- Interview (radio 1979)

19- Party, Party (vocal: Gustav Gründgrens) *

20- Chanson Abigal (vocal: Sabine Sinjen) *

21- Flücht über dunkle Landstrasse *

22- Interview (radio 1979)

23 – There’s No Business Like Showbusiness *

24 – Interview (1979)

25 – Intro/Medley: Heimweh-Die Gitarre und das Meer (vocal: Freddy Quinn) *

26 – Interview (1979)

27 – Danke Schoen (vocal: Sylvia Vrethammer) *

28 – Interview (radio 1980)

29 – medley: Afrikaan Beat, A Swinging Safara; Red Roses For A Blue Lady, Three O’clock in the Morning *

* Bert Kaempfert und sein Orchester

** Hans Busch Tanz-Orchester

*** Bert Kaempfert Swing-Band

**** The Beatles

***** Herbert Rehbein und sein Orchester

****** Orchester Bob Parker

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Syd Lawrence - Swing classics (1982)

Syd Lawrence Orchestra

Swing classics

Philips TIME 3 (6381 072)

In 1967 trumpeter and arranger Syd Lawrence (1923-1998) founded the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. He had been playing in different dance bands and orchestras since the 40's. But now he could play the music he loved most, the music of the Big Band Era, especially Glenn Miller. He led the orchestra till his retirement in 1994. The orchestra still plays and tours now under the direction of Chris Dean.

Here we have a compilation Lp from 1982. Listen to the music we all now so well.

- Enjoy -

- DancingJohnny -

01. In the mood - 1969

02. Take the 'A' train - 1972

03. Chattanooga choo choo (vocal) - 1969

04. American patrol - 1969

05. Eager beaver - 1972

06. Begin the beguine - 1970

07. Opus one - 1972

08. At the woodchoppers ball - 1970

09. Tuxedo junction - 1969

10. String of pearls - 1969

11. Peanut vendor - 1973

12. Let's dance - 1973

Ray Connif His Orchestra & Singers - Concert In Rhythm Vol.1 & Vol.2 (1958)&(1959)

Ray Connif His Orchestra & Singers -

Concert In Rhythm Vol.1 & Vol.2

(1958)&(1959)

CBS 8805S

Concert In Rhythm Vol.1 (1958)

Side 1

01-Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto

02-Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Ballet

03-Favorite Theme From Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto

04-Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony

05-Early Evening (Theme From The Ray Conniff Suite)

06-Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's Romeo And Juliet

Side 2

07-Rhapsody In Blue

08-I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (From Chopin's 'Fantasy Impromptu')

09-The Lamp Is Low (From Ravel's 'Pavane For A Dead Princess')

10-On The Trail (From Grofe's 'Grand Canyon Suite')

11-My Reverie (From Debussy's 'Reverie')

12-Schubert's Serenade

Concert In Rhythm Vol.2 (1959)

Side 1

01-An Improvisation On Liszt's 'Liebestraum'

02-You Are My Heart's Delight From 'Land Of Smiles'

03-An Improvisation On Tchaikovsky's 'None But The Lonely Heart'

04-I'll See You Again

05-An Improvisation On 'My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice'(Samson And Delilah)

06-An Improvisation On Fibich's 'Poeme'

Side 2

07-Warsaw Concerto

08-An Improvisation On Chopin's 'Nocturne In E Flat'

09-An Improvisation On 'Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy'

10-Favorite Themes From Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony

11-One Fine Day (From 'Madame Butterfly')

12-Somebody Loves Me

On another copy of this record in my collection (CBS62322) track 5 is not present.

It is replaced (as track 6) by The Green Leaves of Summer.

I've added This track as:

13-The Green Leaves Of Summer (Dimitri Tiomkin)

Günter Noris - Die Tanzplatte des Jahres '92 (1991)

Günter Noris

und seine

Gala Big Band

Die Tanzplatte des Jahres '92

Tanzen ist tierisch schön

BMG Ariola 261 935-222

The dancerecord of the year '92 from Günter Noris is all about animals this time. So let's all be party animals and have a go with the Kangaroo Cha Cha or the Turtle Dove Tango.

- Enjoy -

- DancingJohnny -

1. Schmetterlings-Samba

2. Känguruh-Cha cha

3. Schmusekatzen-Rumba

4. Kakadu-Jive

5. Bernhardiner-Blues

6. Disco-Hase

7. Dackel-Fox

8. Nachtigallen-Waltz

9. Turteltauben-Tango

10. Forellen-Walzer

11. Teddybär-Slow

12. Pinguin-Quick

Klaus Wunderlich - Wunderlich Pops vol. 6 (1977)

Klaus Wunderlich

Wunderlich Pops 6

link

01 Money, money, money -- Sunny -- Tante Emma

02 Argentina -- Und es war summer -- Rock bottom

03 Alice -- Beautiful noise -- Anita

04 Boogie woogie -- Under the moon of love

05 Marleen -- Knowing me knowing you -- Fairytale

06 So ein mann -- Unter dem Schottenrock -- In Zaire

07 Silver bird -- Orzowel -- L'oiseau et l'enfant

08 Shake your booty -- Jeans on -- Dance little lady

09 Verde -- Le reve

10 Ma baker -- Oh, Susi -- Tarzan ist wieder da

In Memoriam - Erich Kunzel

Erich Kunzel dies at 74

BY JANELLE GELFAND • JGELFAND@ENQUIRER.COM • SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

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An era has ended.

Erich Kunzel, 74, Cincinnati’s music man for more than 44 years, has died.

He died Tuesday at about 10 a.m. in Bar Harbor, Maine, near his home on Swan’s Island, according to his personal manager Peter Throm. He had battled cancer since receiving a diagnosis in late April.

The Pops maestro is survived by his wife of 44 years, Brunhilde. The couple’s homes are in Newport, Ky.; Naples, Fla.; and Swan’s Island.

“Erich Kunzel built the Cincinnati Pops into one of the best known orchestras in the world and is not only beloved in Cincinnati, but around the globe,” said Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra president Trey Devey.

Orchestra members learned that Kunzel died in a special meeting that had been called at Music Hall at noon on Tuesday. The meeting’s original purpose was to announce Kunzel as the founder and conductor emeritus of the Cincinnati Pops. Earlier on Tuesday, the board of trustees established the Erich Kunzel Pops Legacy Fund to carry on Kunzel’s vision for the orchestra, Devey said.

“In speaking to Erich over the last couple of weeks, there are consistent themes. One was his passion and intensity and resolve for the pops to be as good as it can be. The other was his feeling for the people that he touched in this institution – for the board, the staff, the musicians, and for his audiences. That’s what he was thinking about.”

“He was a remarkable spirit and a tremendous musician,” said Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra music director Paavo Järvi. “His many years of music making with the Cincinnati Pops brought joy to literally millions, and I join with our community in Cincinnati as well as his fans around the world in mourning the loss of this great musical icon.”

Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - ¡Fiesta! (1990)

Erich Kunzel

and the

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

¡Fiesta!

Telarc CD-80235

Get yourself a cuba libre or tequila and listen or dance to some Latin-American music symphonic style. No siesta during this fiesta.

- Enjoy -

- DancingJohnny -

1. Tico tico no fubá

2. Granada

3. La Virgen de la Macarena

4. España cani

5. Estrellita

6. El carretero *

7. El cumbanchero

8. Brazil

9. Carioca

10. The girl from Ipanema

11. South of the border

12. Sweet and gentle

13. Tequila

14. Lambada

15. Siboney

16. Desafinado

17. Besame mucho

18. Chiquita banana song

19. Mexican hat dance

20. Cielito lindo

21. Copacabana

* Los Caminantes Mariachi Band

Max Greger - Klassisches Tanzvergnügen (1984)

Max Greger und sein Orchester

Klassisches Tanzvergnügen

Polydor 817 857-2

On this record from 1984 Max Greger and his Orchestra, accompanied by a classical string orchestra, present 14 well-known classical titles. So Samba with Mozart, Shuffle with Liszt, Tango with Bizet or Disco with Brahms, just make your choice and have some fun with the old composers. They might even have liked it themselves if they could have heard it, who knows.

Enjoy

DancingJohnny

1. Pizzicati - Cha cha cha

2. Melodie in F - Rumba

3. Symphonie Nr. 40 - Samba

4. Balletmusik "Fürst Igor" - Rumba

5. Liebestraum - Shuffle

6. Barcarole - Slow Rock

7. Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Disco

8. Aufforderung zum Tanz - Foxtrot

9. Poéme - Slow Waltz

10. Carmen - Tango

11. Etüde Nr. 3 E-dur - Slowfoxtrot

12. Humoreske - Quickstep

13. Wiener Blut - Viennese Waltz

14. Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5 - Disco

Bert Kaempfert - The best of Vol. II (1974)

Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra

The very best of Bert Kaempfert Vol. II

MCA Records MCA2-4100

A compilation 2Lp from 1974 featuring recordings from 1958 till 1970.

1. Sweet Caroline

2. One lonely night

3. The glory of love

4. Hit the open road

5. So what's new

6. Lover

7. Midnight blues

8. This guy's in love with you

9. Gentleman Jim

10. Trumpet in the night

11. Mister Sandman

12. Don't talk to me

13. When you're smiling

14. Malaysian melody

15. Now and forever

16. Sermonette

17. Manhattan after dark

18. Somebody loves you

19. It makes no differrence

20. Pussy footin'

Enjoy

DancingJohnny

James Last - For Always (1996) Taiwan Release

James Last

For Always

special Taiwanese Release - 1996

Polydor 531-015-2

Here's a special bonus for all the James Last fans. A mega rare album from Taiwan, containing 14 "classic"tracks and 3 new tracks (never released outside Taiwan) with songs from the Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng.

(Teresa Teng (January 29, 1953 – May 8, 1995)was an immensely popular and influential Chinese pop singer from Taiwan.Teng, a lifelong sufferer from asthma, died in 1995 from a severe respiratory attack while vacationing in Thailand. She was 42.)

TRACKLISTING:

1 Paradiesvogel

2 Lili Marleen

3 The Lady In Red

4 Der Einsame Hirte

5 Rhapsody In Blue

6 Der Morgen

7 Don't Cry For Me Argentina

8 Theme from Paganini

9 Yosaku

10 Ballade pour Adeline

11 La Vie en Rose

12 Everything I Do I Do It for You

13 The Seduction

14 I Just Called To Say I Love You

15 Drunken Tango (new track)

16 You Are Far Away At The Front (new track)

17 Stories of A Small Town (new track)

Hugo Strasser - Dance Party '89

Hugo Strasser

Dance Party (1989)

Grasmere Record GRALP 38

TRACKLISTING:

01 Crazy Rhythm

02 Congratulations

03 Theme from Love Story

04 I Could Have Danced All Night

05 Fascination

06 Ramona

07 Maria from Bahia

08 Samba Cielito

09 Reet Petite

10 Red Roses For A Blue Lady

11 Moonlight and Roses

12 Undecided

13 Frenesi

14 La Cumparsita

15 Kiss of Fire

16 Spanish Gypsy Dance

17 Y Viva Espana

18 Wunderbar

Eddie Calvert - Italian Carnival (1962)

Eddie Calvert

with Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra

Italian Carnival

MFP 5032

Eddie Calvert (1922-1978), "The Man with the Golden Trumpet" playing some Italian songs. According to the backside of the cover of this Lp the tracks were originally recorded in mono, but have been electronically rechannelled to give a stereo effect.

01. Volare

02. Dormi-dormi

03. Come prima

04. Americano

05. Angelina

06. Little serenade

07. Mandy

08. Quando, quando, quando

09. By the fountains of Rome

10. Summertime in Venice

11. Isle of Capri

12. Come back to Sorrento

Enjoy

DancingJohnny

Max Greger - Sax in love (1992)

Max Greger und sein Orchester

Sax in love

Polydor 513 040-2

1. (Everything I do) I do it for you

2. Night and day

3. Only you

4. Sugar sax

5. Wind of change

6. Rhythm of my heart

7. Somewhere over the rainbow

8. Amor

9. All of you

10. Senza una Donna

11. Sax in love

12. Harlem nocturne

13. Deep purple

Buddy Morrow and the Night Train Orchestra - Big Band Guitar (1959)

Buddy Morrow

and the Night Train Orchestra

Big Band Guitar

RCA Living Stereo LP LSP-2018

TRACKLISTING:

1 Scraunchy

2 I Cried For You

3 Isle Of Capri

4 The 3rd Man Theme

5 I'll Get By

6 Tequila

7 Don't Fret

8 Deep Purple

9 Ambrosia

10 The Very Thought Of You

11 Hong Kong Blues

12 Camp Meetin'

Andre Kostelanetz - Wonderland of Sound (1961)

Andre Kostelanetz

Stereo Wonderland of Sound

Columbia CS 8457

1 Be My Love

2 Everybody Loves a Lover

3 Wonderland By Night

4 Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)

5 Greenfields

6 It's Not for Me to Say

7 Vaya Con Dios

8 Round and Round

9 Are You Lonesome Tonight?

10 So Rare

11 Unchained Melody

12 Marianne

Bundeswehr Showband - Tanz Weltmeisterschaft (1985)

Bundeswehr Showband

Major Schiffer & the Majories

Tanzweltmeisterschaft 1985

Ariola 207 108-620

TRACKLISTING:

1 Half a Minute

2 Guentame

3 We Are The World

4 El Bailador

5 Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed

6 Rock A Beatin Boogie

7 I Guess That´s Why They Call It The Blues

8 Sing, Sing, Sing

9 You Light Up My Life

10 Blauer Himmel

11 Belle of The Ball

12 One More Night

13 Jeepers Creepers

14 Lets Twist Again

Henry Mancini - Top Hat (1992)

Henry Mancini and the Mancini Pops Orchestra

Top Hat

Music from the films of Astaire and Rogers

BMG 09026 60795 2

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, for many people the best dancing couple that ever lived. The music from their movies lives on forever and keeps being played and covered by many other singers and orchestras. Here we have Mr. Mancini, who arranged and conducted the music composed by great names like Berlin, Gershwin, Kern and many more. So put on your dancing shoes and dance to the music of the films of Astaire and Rogers, or if you don't feel like dancing, just sit down, relax and enjoy the medleys.

- DancingJohnny -

1. Top hat

2. Roberta

3. Flying down to Rio

4. The gay divorcee

5. Follow the fleet

6. Shall we dance

7. Swing time

8. Astaire!