The Golden Age of Light Music: The 1950s Vol.5: Sunny Side Up
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Label: Guild - Light Music
Cat No: GLCD5142
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 25th February 2008
About
This selection has been chosen with the aim of recalling the cheerful, bright and breezy style of music that over fifty years later our memories tell us seemed prevalent in the 1950s. Typically, the entertainment profession at the time was trying to provide an antidote to the post-war misery and austerity that was still afflicting so many countries. Listening to these happy sounds one can be forgiven for forgetting that the early 1950s witnessed rationing and shortages of most luxury items, while the later years in the decade were overshadowed by the threat of global nuclear war. They were hardly the happiest of times to be alive, but you will find plenty of clues to suggest otherwise as you listen to this CD!
The title track Sunny Side Up sets the tone admirably, with a Robert Farnon (1917-2005) arrangement that was chosen as the play-out music for many of Kenneth Hornes shows on the BBC Light Programme. Usually only the first few bars were heard by listeners at home, which was a pity because this is a fine example of the way in which a full concert orchestra can be made to swing like a dance band. Farnon had learned this technique during his period as conductor of the Canadian Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in World War Two, and it was to be the kind of orchestration that would add such a tremendous backing to Tony Bennett when the two of them worked together on radio, television, records and in the concert hall in later years.
Contents:
Baffi (Ravasini) - Monia Liter & His Orchestra
Bel Air (Frank Sterling, real name Dennis Berry) - Paul Franklin & His Orchestra (actually Dolf Van Der Linden)
Bumps-a-Daisy (George Siravo) - George Siravo & His Orchestra
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (Gugliemi, Larue, Mack - arr. John Gregory) - Cyril Ornadel & His Orchestra
Clown on the Eiffel Tower (Jacques Strop, Dany Michel) - Franck Pourcel & His Orchestra
Dance of Fury (Nacio Herb Brown) - David Rose & His Orchestra
Easy on the Eyes (Marvin Wright) - Grosvenor Studio Orchestra
Fairy Coach (Ernest Tomlinson) - Crawford Light Orchestra
Flat Spin (Cyril Watters) - Louis Voss & His Orchestra
Holiday On The Road (Peter Pares, Roger Roger) - Grosvenor Studio Orchestra
Las Vegas (Bert Kaempfert) - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra ('Bob Parker' on record label)
Lido Fashion Parade (Len Stevens) - Crawford Light Orchestra
London Transport Suite: 5.25 From Victorloo (Sidney Torch) - Danish State Radio Orchestra / Robert Farnon
London Transport Suite: Rosie The Red Omnibus (Sidney Torch) - Danish State Radio Orch / Robert Farnon
London Transport Suite: The Hansom Cab (Sidney Torch) - Danish State Radio Orchestra / Robert Farnon
Madame Pompadour (Jack Say) - Robert French & His Continental Orchestra
Mischievous Mac (Ronald Binge) - Crawford Light Orchestra
My Friend Elizabeth (Robert Katscher) - Ray Martin & His Concert Orchestra
My Last Love (Lewis, Cochrane) - Geoff Love & His Concert Orchestra
Orange (Nelson Riddle) - Symphony Orchestra / Frank Sinatra
Party Dress (Tony Tamburello) - Telecast Orchestra / Elliott Mayes
Pizzicato Waltz (Delanger) - George Liberace & His Orchestra
Practical Joker (Van Phillips) - Lansdowne Light Orchestra
Prairie Duster (Mahlon Merrick) - Mahlon Merrick & His Orchestra
Red Cloak (Ron Goodwin) - Ron Goodwin & His Concert Orchestra
Starlight (Angela Morley) - Danish State Radio Orchestra / Robert Farnon
Sunny Side Up (De Sylva, Brown, Henderson) - Robert Farnon & His Orchestra
Telegraph Operator And The Chorus Girl, The (Bernie Wayne) - Bernie Wayne & His Orchestra
Toot Sweet (Ira Lee) - David Carroll & His Orchestra
Vuelve (Noro Morales, arr. Laurie Johnson) Ambrose & His Orchestra With Strings / Laurie Johnson
The title track Sunny Side Up sets the tone admirably, with a Robert Farnon (1917-2005) arrangement that was chosen as the play-out music for many of Kenneth Hornes shows on the BBC Light Programme. Usually only the first few bars were heard by listeners at home, which was a pity because this is a fine example of the way in which a full concert orchestra can be made to swing like a dance band. Farnon had learned this technique during his period as conductor of the Canadian Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in World War Two, and it was to be the kind of orchestration that would add such a tremendous backing to Tony Bennett when the two of them worked together on radio, television, records and in the concert hall in later years.
Contents:
Baffi (Ravasini) - Monia Liter & His Orchestra
Bel Air (Frank Sterling, real name Dennis Berry) - Paul Franklin & His Orchestra (actually Dolf Van Der Linden)
Bumps-a-Daisy (George Siravo) - George Siravo & His Orchestra
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (Gugliemi, Larue, Mack - arr. John Gregory) - Cyril Ornadel & His Orchestra
Clown on the Eiffel Tower (Jacques Strop, Dany Michel) - Franck Pourcel & His Orchestra
Dance of Fury (Nacio Herb Brown) - David Rose & His Orchestra
Easy on the Eyes (Marvin Wright) - Grosvenor Studio Orchestra
Fairy Coach (Ernest Tomlinson) - Crawford Light Orchestra
Flat Spin (Cyril Watters) - Louis Voss & His Orchestra
Holiday On The Road (Peter Pares, Roger Roger) - Grosvenor Studio Orchestra
Las Vegas (Bert Kaempfert) - Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra ('Bob Parker' on record label)
Lido Fashion Parade (Len Stevens) - Crawford Light Orchestra
London Transport Suite: 5.25 From Victorloo (Sidney Torch) - Danish State Radio Orchestra / Robert Farnon
London Transport Suite: Rosie The Red Omnibus (Sidney Torch) - Danish State Radio Orch / Robert Farnon
London Transport Suite: The Hansom Cab (Sidney Torch) - Danish State Radio Orchestra / Robert Farnon
Madame Pompadour (Jack Say) - Robert French & His Continental Orchestra
Mischievous Mac (Ronald Binge) - Crawford Light Orchestra
My Friend Elizabeth (Robert Katscher) - Ray Martin & His Concert Orchestra
My Last Love (Lewis, Cochrane) - Geoff Love & His Concert Orchestra
Orange (Nelson Riddle) - Symphony Orchestra / Frank Sinatra
Party Dress (Tony Tamburello) - Telecast Orchestra / Elliott Mayes
Pizzicato Waltz (Delanger) - George Liberace & His Orchestra
Practical Joker (Van Phillips) - Lansdowne Light Orchestra
Prairie Duster (Mahlon Merrick) - Mahlon Merrick & His Orchestra
Red Cloak (Ron Goodwin) - Ron Goodwin & His Concert Orchestra
Starlight (Angela Morley) - Danish State Radio Orchestra / Robert Farnon
Sunny Side Up (De Sylva, Brown, Henderson) - Robert Farnon & His Orchestra
Telegraph Operator And The Chorus Girl, The (Bernie Wayne) - Bernie Wayne & His Orchestra
Toot Sweet (Ira Lee) - David Carroll & His Orchestra
Vuelve (Noro Morales, arr. Laurie Johnson) Ambrose & His Orchestra With Strings / Laurie Johnson
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