Lounge Legends: 11/01/2011

1 White Christmas-version 1

2 It Came Upon A Midnight Cleas-version 1

3 Holy Night-version 1

4 Deck The Halls-version 1

5 The First Noel-version 1

6 Joy To The World-version 1

7 Adeste Fideles-version 1

8 Silent Night-version 1

9 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

10 O Tannenbaum-version 1

11 Hark The Herald AngelsSing-version 1

12 Faith Of Our Fathers

13 Jingle Bells-version 1

14 O Little Town of Bethlehem-version 1

Max Greger - Tanzen '98 (1997)

Max Greger

& die Rias Big Band

Tanzen '98

Polydor 557 023-2

Started in 1965, the series of dance records of the year became one of the most succesful German series of Ballroom albums. The very first one was with Béla Sanders, who only made one. Hugo Strasser made them from 1965 till 1995.

In 1977 Strasser was joined by Günter Noris and Max Greger. 1997 was the last year for Günter Noris to produce an album for this series. The very last one was Tanzen '98 by Max Greger, which we present here today.

Almost all of the records from this series can be found on this blog and in a few weeks the last ones will be available also.

- Enjoy -

- DancingJohnny -

01. Samba de Janeiro - Samba
02. Rumba Maragrita - Rumba

03. Cuentame / Oye como va - Cha cha cha
04. Candle in the wind - Blues

05. Happy Munich - Jive
06. As time goes by - Slowfoxtrot
07. Liebestraum / An der schönen blauen Donau / Oh when the saints - Quickstep
08. Some day my prince will come - Slow watz
09. Adios muchachos - Tango

10. Loveletters - Rumba
11. Cha-cha-lady - Cha cha cha
12. Brasil - Samba
13. What a wonderful world - Blues
14. Waltz Rubin - Viennese waltz

dinsdag 29 november 2011

Roland Shaw - Those Wonderful Whacky 40's

Roland Shaw and his Orchestra

Those Wonderful Whacky 40's

01 It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Dont Shake Like That)

02 'Taint What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It)

03 Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

04 The Flat Foot Floogee

05 Cement Mixer (Put-Ti Put-Ti)

06 The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade)

07 Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet

08 The Frim Fram Sauce

09 Three Little Fishes (Itty Bitty Poo)

10 Caldonia (What Makes your Big Head So Hard)

Peter Hamilton Orchestra & Dorsey Dodd - Mirage

Peter Hamilton Orchestra & Dorsey Dodd

Mirage (1971)

Vedette VPAS 898

Peter Hamilton and Dorsey Dodd were only pseudonyms of the italian artist Francesco Anselmo. With the name of Peter Hamilton, he produced music played with an orchestra, with the name of Dorsey Dodd he played the famous Hammond organ. Here there are together an orchestra and a Hammond organ.

01 Theme from Love Story

02 Africa addio

03 Djamball

04 Love is a many splendored thing

05 Here's to you

06 I love you, Phil

07 Indian love call

08 Soldier blue

09 Tomorrow's another day

10 Voyou

11 Snow frolic

12 Morte a Venezia

maandag 28 november 2011

Raymond Lefevre - No.19 (1974)

Raymond Lefèvre

Raymond Lefèvre N°19

01 Le premier pas

02 Emmanuelle

03 La maison est en ruïne

04 Muriele

05 Anima mia

06 Glory alleluia

07 Chanson pour Anna

08 Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime

09 Homme

10 Je suis amoureux de ma femme

11 She

12 Les enfants du siècle

13 The Sound Of Love (BONUSTRACK)

Hugo Strasser - Das goldene Tanzalbum 4 (1967)

Hugo Strasser

und sein Tanzorchester

Das goldene Tanzalbum 4

Yesterday - Vom Twist zum Beat

EMI SME 74 176

And now the last part in this series of the 1967 golden dance album by Hugo Strasser.

- Enjoy -

- DancingJohnny -

01. Tintarella di Luna - Twist
02. Paperback writer - Beat
03. Red hot - Memphis
04. Spanish eyes - Beat
05. La bamba - La bamba
06. The sun ain't gonna shine any more - Slow rock
07. Hully gully holiday - Hully gully
08. Monday, monday - beat
09. Wooly bully - Beat
10. Yesterday - Blues
11. Shake th'bere - Shake
12. Yesterday man - Shake

zondag 27 november 2011

The Man and his Music vol. 2

THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC

volume 2

tracklist:

1. Botticelli-Rikki, don't lose that number / 03:57

2. Ronnie Aldrich-Mr Bojangles / 03:06

3. Kai Waner-Japanese boy / 03:32

4. Caravelli-Il est libre Max / 03:33

5. Henry Mancini-Peter Gunn / 02:05

6. Béla Sanders-Pepito / 02:33

7. The Three Suns-Terry theme / 03:15

8. Günter Noris-Rasputin / 03:01

9. Billy Vaughn-My man / 03:10

10. André Rieu-Milord / 03:35

11. Andy Ross-Bill / 02:36

12. Max Greger-Theo, wir fahren nach Lodz / 02:13

13. Hagen Galatis-Jimmie's Shimmy / 02:22

14. 101 Strings-Charlie Polka / 02:32

15. Franck Pourcel-My Boy / 03:18

16. James Last-Caminito / 03:41

17. Bert Kaempfert-For Bert / 02:41

18. Percy Faith-Michael row the boat / 02:51

19. Burt Bacharach-Message to Michael / 03:19

20. The Brass Ring-Sunny / 02:48

21. Alan Parson-Lucifer / 04:09

22. Alan Tew-Tom Hark / 02:43

23. Bruno Bertone-Song for Guy / 03:18

24. Steve Race-Nicola / 02:42

25. Paul Mauriat-Fio Maravilha / 02:54

26. Raymond Lefevre-Hey Jude / 03:42

compiled & restored by Joey Starr

Stelvio Cipriani & his Orchestra - Antla (1972)

Stelvio Cipriani & his Orchestra

Antla (1972)

Cam Sag 9043

Here's a very rare lp from Stelvio Cipriani, the composer of the famous "Anonimo veneziano" theme. It's very beautiful, with famous themes played by the orchestra and the rythmic section.

01 Antla

02 Les parapluies de Cherbourg

03 Sound of silence

04 La maison sous les arbres

05 Rosy's theme

06 Summer of '42

07 Anonimo veneziano

08 Che vuole questa musica stasera

09 Smic, smac, smoc

10 Romeo e Giulietta

11 Windmills of your mind

12 Theme from "Shaft"

zaterdag 26 november 2011

In Memoriam-Ladi Geisler - (27 November, 1927 – 19 November, 2011)

Ladi Geisler passed away at the age of 83

Ladi played on all of Kaempfert's sessions as well as thos of developing international stars

Horst Wende (and his later incarnation, Roberto Delgado), James Last, and Hildegard Knef. Kaempfert rarely toured, and the others hired road guitarists, leaving Geisler free to stay in Hamburg to perform and record with the orchestras of Franz Thon, Alfred Hause, Helmut Zacharias, and Gunther Fuhlisch, while supporting such German schlager and pop artists as Abi & Esther Ofarim, Rudi Shuricke,Margot Eskens, Friedel Hensch, and Freddy Quinn as well as many others. Geisler played on over 1,000 recordings a year, covering every style from polka to pop, rock to rhumba, surf to schlager, with his only credit appearing on his union session sheets as he turned in performances for Polydor, Teldec, Philips, and Electrola.

In the early '60s he bought a Fender electric bass guitar from James Last, who didn't like the sound of the instrument; while recording with Kaempfert he developed what became one of the strongest beats in pop music, which came to define the Kaempfert style and separate those recordings from all the soundalike product in the marketplace. "Knackbass" is a treble staccato created when the string is plucked by a pick and immediately suppressed, canceling the sustain; the impact of the sound propelled such compositions as "Danke Schoen" and "That Happy Feeling" to world-wide hit status and cemented Geisler's industry reputation as an invaluable contributor. He began to release records under his own name in the '60s, and with his backup group the Playboys, had German hits with cover versions of such pop standards as "Calcutta" and "Wheels"; "Little Geisha" was a top charting single for Ladi Geisler and the Tonics in 1963, and became a hit in New Zealand as well. In the late '60s he released his own albums for the first time, Latin and Russian themed instrumentals that showed a great kinship with such skilled American players as Chet Atkins and Les Paul. Even the Beatlescame into contact with Geisler; when the band's equipment proved to be too shoddy for recording their early sessions in Hamburg withTony Sheridan, Geisler kindly loaned them the use of his gear. Ever versatile, he performed in an avant-garde piece by Pierre Boulezwith the NDR Orchestra to considerable acclaim, and played on an album with German hip-hop star Ill Will. A modest person, he was startled to be mobbed by interview requests and fan adulation while touring Japan in 1988 and 1990 with the Alfred Hause Orchestra. In the 1990s the ever-astute Bear Family label began compiling some of his work and recording more, making several excellent compilations and new recordings; they also released the audio-book Anekdoten Eines Gitarrens, featuring guitar work, tributes, and an interview with Geisler. Since his retirement from studio work in the late '90s, Ladi has focussed on jazz performances, playing live in clubs and festivals around Europe with a trio or quartet, often celebrating the works of his idol, Django Reinhardt. "Work keeps me young," he invariably replies when asked why he keeps performing in his eighth decade; if that is true, given his prolific high-quality output Ladi Geisler must be the youngest musician on the planet.

Ladi Geisler - Those Were the Days

Ladi Geisler

Those Were The Days

01 Malagueña

02 O Cangaceiro

03 Amorada

04 Spanish Flea

05 Recado

06 Maria Elena

07 Cumana

08 Guantanamera

09 Caqula

10 Delicado

11 An Jenem Tag (Those Were The Days)

12 Schiwago Melodie (Lara's Theme)

13 Tears

14 Golden Earrings

15 Hora Staccato

16 Java

17 Pepe

18 El Condor Pasa

19 Begin The Beguine

20 Guitar Tango

21 Malaguena Salerosa

22 Caballero Ole

Hugo Strasser - Das goldene Tanzalbum 3 (1967)

Hugo Strasser

und sein Tanzorchester

Das goldene Tanzalbum 3

In the mood - Melodie und Rhythmus

EMI SME 74 175

And here is part 3 in a series of 4 of the golden dance album from 1967 by Hugo Strasser.

- Enjoy -

- DancingJohnny -

01. Rock around the clock - Rock 'n' roll
02. Sentimental journey - Blues
03. Blue berry hill - Blues-boogie
04. Toro y capa - Paso doble
05. Blacksmith blues - Blues-boogie
06. Jeepers creepers - Quickstep
07. Eso es el amor - Cha cha cha
08. I know why - Blues
09. Muskrat ramble - Boogie-woogie
10. Melodie d'amour - Calypso
11. Manana - Samba
12. In the mood - Jitterbug

vrijdag 25 november 2011

Franz Lambert - Hammond Hit Parade 5

Franz Lambert

Hammond Hitparade Vol.5

501 Schone Maid, Carneval In Rio, Komm-Gib Mir Deine Hand

502 Beautiful Sunday, Michaela, Hello-A

503 Am Tag-Als Conny Kramer Starb, Dann Kamst Du

504 Song Sung Blue, Son Of My Father, Es Fahrt Ein Zug Nach Nirgendwo

505 Samson And Delilah, How Do You Do, Mama Papa

506 Beg-Steal Or Borrow, Today's A Tomorrow, Angelina

507 Du Bringst Sonne In Mein Herz, Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da, Ich Seh' Einen Engel Weinen

508 Warum Gerade Ich, Eine Rose Schenk' Ich Dir

509 One Way Wind, Heart Of Gold, Komm Zu Mir

510 Du Musst Nicht Weinen, Hab Sonne Im Herzen, Vergiss Die Liebe Nicht

Geoff Love - Tango with Love (1979)

Tango with Love

Geoff Love

T R A C K L I S T I N G

01 Temptation

02 La Cumparsita

03 Blue Tango

04 Spider of the Night

05 Spanish Eyes

06 Serenata

07 La Paloma

08 Jealousy

09 Adios Muchachos

10 Softly As In Morning Sunrise

11 La Rosa Negra

12 Ecstasy

donderdag 24 november 2011

The Bert Kaempfert Orchestra - Celebrating a Legend (2003)

The Bert Kaempfert Orchestra

under the direction of Tony Fisher

Celebrating A Legend

Bandleader Tony Fisher says, "In my 30 years experience playing in almost every orchestra in England and throughout Europe I thought it tragic that all this high quality music was left unheard, so I approached Marion Kaempfert and we jointly decided to re-launch that wonderfully unique sound."

T R A C K L I S T I N G

1 Intro- Strangers In The Night

2 I Can't Help Remembering You

3 Why Can't You And I Add Up To Love

4 Chanson D'Amour

5 Two O'Clock Jump

6 Tuxedo Junction

7 I Cover The Waterfront

8 San Francisco

9 Take The A-Train

10 Pussy Footin'

11 Mr Anthony's Boogie

12 The Way We Were

13 It Makes No Difference

14 Bye Bye Blues

15 Apple Honey

16 L.O.V.E

17 Strangers In The Night

18 Danke Schoen

19 Medley & Finale

Hugo Strasser - Das goldene Tanzalbum 2 (1967)

Hugo Strasser

und sein Tanzorchester

Das goldene Tanzalbum 2

Warum müssen Jahre vergehn - Ewig junge Filmschlager

EMI SME 74 174

The golden dance album 2 from 1967 by Hugo Strasser, the second in a series of 4.

- Enjoy -

- DancingJohnny -

01. Ich tanze mit dir in den Himmel hinein - Slow waltz
02. Le premier rendez-vous - Quickstep
03. Hör mein Lied, Violetta - Tango
04. Auch du wirst mich einmal betrügen - Foxtrot
05. Wie ein Wunder kam die Liebe - Viennese waltz
06. Lambeth walk - Lambeth walk
07. Bel Ami - Foxtrot
08. Du sollst mein Glücksstern sein (You are my lucky star) - Quickstep
09. Es war ein Mädel und ein Matrose - Carioca
10. Eine Insel, aus Träumen geboren - Foxtrot
11. Komm zurück (J'attendrai) - Slowfoxtrot
12. Warum müssen Jahre vergeh'n (Avant de mourir) - Rumba

woensdag 23 november 2011

Billy Vaughn - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Billy Vaughn

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS

DOT DLP 25899

01 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

02 The Christmas Song

03 Christmas Story

04 Rags

05 Silver Bells

06 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear-version 2

07 Night Bethlehem

08 Sleep Baby Mine

09 Deck The Halls-version 2

10 The First Noel-version 2

11 Silent Night-version 2

Marek & Vacek - Romantic Songs

Marek & Vacek

Utwory Romantyczne (Romantic Songs)

veriton records sxv-835

01 Traumerei (Schumann)

02 Mondscheinsonate (Beethoven)

03 Walzer Nr15 (Brahms)

04 Etiuda E-dur (Chopin)

05 Fur Elise (Beethoven)

06 Solveig's Lied (Grieg)

07 Poem (Fibich)

08 Liebestraum (Liszt)

09 Serenade (Schubert)

10 La Priere D'uneVierge (Badarzewska)

11 Moment Musical (Schubert)

dinsdag 22 november 2011

Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Fantasy

Manuel & the Music of the Mountains

FANTASY

T R A C K L I S T I N G

01 Summertime

02 Fantasy

03 Annie's Song

04 Little Drummer Boy

05 Carillon

06 Blue Tango-version 2

07 Bolero

08 La Campanilla

09 Daniella

10 That Old Black Magic

Hugo Strasser - Das goldene Tanzalbum 1 (1967)

Hugo Strasser

und sein Tanzorchester

Das goldene Tanzalbum 1

Valencia - Die goldenen 20er Jahre

EMI SME 74 173

The golden dance album 1 from 1967 by Hugo Strasser, the first in a series of 4.

- Enjoy -

- DancingJohnny -

01. Ragtime-Jim - Foxtrot(Shimmy)
02. Black-Bottom - Black-Bottom
03. Vilja-Lied - Rumba
04. Die Peruanerin - Onestep
05. Sabinchen / Oh Theophil - Viennese waltz
06. Bummel-Petrus - Rheinländer
07. Ausgerechnet Bananen - Charleston
08. Puppchen, du bist mein Augenstern - Polka
09. Schöner Gigolo - Foxtrot
10. Hiawatha - Hiawatha
11. O Donna Clara - Tango
12. Valencia - Marchfoxtrot

maandag 21 november 2011

Charles Barlow - 24 Ballroom Dancing Favourites

Charles Barlow

24 Ballroom Dancing Favourites