Riz Ortolani - Original Music from the Film The Valachi Papers

1. The Valachi Papers - Main Title
2. A Generous Girl
3. Murder in the Street
4. Tarantella Party
5. Engagement of Joe and Maria
6. Power and Violence
7. Valachi Theme
8. Awaiting
9. Te Vurria Vasa'
10. The Valachi Papers - End Title

The Valachi Papers

The Composer

(1926 - 2014)

Woody Herman - The Raven Speaks

1. Fat Mama
2. Alone Again (Naturally)
3. Watermelon Man (Sandia Chicano)
4. It's Too Late
5. The Raven Speaks
6. Summer of '42
7. Reunion at Newport  1972
8. Bill's Blues

The Raven Speaks

Si Zentner and His Orchestra - From Russia with Love

1. The James Bond Theme
2. Burke's Law Theme
3. Mr. Lucky
4. Dragnet
5. The Third Man Theme
6. Peter Gunn
7. From Russia with Love
8. M Squad Theme
9. Charade
10. Bond's "007" Theme
11. The Man with the Golden Arm
12. The Fugitive Theme

From Russia with Love

Ronnie Aldrich and His Two Pianos - Love - with The London Festival Orchestra

1. Love
2. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
3. The Nearness of You
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
5. Once Upon A Summertime
6. All the Things You Are
7. Days of Wine and Roses
8. I Will Wait for You
9. Tenderly
10. The Sound of Love
11. Watch What Happens
12. The Party's Over

Love

Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra - Good Life Music - The World We Knew Vol. 11

1. The World We Knew (Over and Over)
2. Rain
3. Moonlight Serenade
4. I Can't Help Remembering You
5. You Are My Sunshine
6. Lover
7. VAT 96
8. Serenade in Blue
9. Talk
10. Lonesome
11. Stay with the Happy People
12. Night Dreams
13. If There's A Way (Always in Love)
14. So What's New
15. Sweet Romance (Love for Love)
16. Sermonette

The World We Knew

Recorded in March 1967, the album THE WORLD WE KNEW could well be regarded as the central part of a trilogy of LP productions, the others being STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT (1966) and MY WAY OF LIFE (1968). All three title numbers have a common factor: they were sung by no less than Frank Sinatra. Although the melancholy The World We Knew (Over And Over) did not achieve the legendary success of Strangers In The Night, Sinatra's version entered the Top Ten on the American "easy listening" charts and was a Number 1 hit for several weeks in Argentina.

Five further compositions from the original album were written by Bert Kaempfert and Herbert Rehbein: the gently swinging I Can't Help Remembering You, with which Dean Martin enjoyed worldwide success; Lonesome, with its solemnly majestic melody; Stay With The Happy People, which was influenced by gospel songs and spirituals; Vat 96's simple riff theme is enhanced by the harsh accents of the brass and muted trumpets; and finally Talk, whose snappy theme is presented by two trumpets and which is treated stereophonically, one might say, towards the end in that it passes from one section of the winds to the next.

The remaining compositions are successful numbers of various origins: Rain was written as early as 1927 and has taken its place among the evergreens through recordings by the orchestras led by Sam Lanin and Arnold Frank for example. Lover was sung by Jeanette MacDonald in an imaginative musical from the early days of the "talkies"; during the Forties this number achieved renewed popularity through a recording by the trick guitarist Les Paul, while in 1952 it was a million seller for Peggy Lee. Originally one of the most popular waltzes by the Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, Lover takes on a completely new character in this almost aggressively swinging version by Bert Kaempfert.

Interpreted by such varied artists as Tex Ritter, Bing Crosby, Gene Autry and Ray Charles, the ever popular country and western evergreen You Are My Sunshine, written in 1940, was composed by Jimmy Davis, a professor of history and social studies who devoted himself to music in his spare time. In 1944 he became Governor of the State of Louisiana, having used his song in his election campaign - obviously with success.

The two remaining compositions are connected with one of the most famous names of the swing era - Glenn Miller. The Serenade In Blue, which is appropriately given a "bluesy" trumpet introduction by Bert Kaempfert, was premièred in 1942 in the film "Orchestra Wives" where it was performed by Glenn Miller's orchestra and his singer Ray Eberle.

Moonlight Serenade, which Miller composed in 1939, is probably the most popular signature tune ever to have been written for an orchestra in the big band era. During his studies with the "music mathematician" Joseph Schillinger, Miller wrote the melody "just for practice"; the serenade was one of his very first recorded hits and has lost nothing of its fascination in Bert Kaempfert's version, despite its totally different sound with the leading piano.

Three original compositions are included on this CD as bonus tracks: Night Dreams (1967) and If There's A Way (1965) are two unreleased Kaempfert recordings which could only be heard in vocal versions sung by Johnny Mathis. Sweet Romance (1965) was released in the USA under the title Love For Love in a vocal version sung by Pat Boone; it was released in Germany under this title on the LP HOLD ME (1967). The two numbers Sermonette and So What's New? are also from HOLD ME; written by Peggy Lee and John Pisano, the Kaempfert version of the latter number was an extremely popular radio hit.

(Bert Kaempfert Music, Hamburg)

The Frankie Capp Percussion Group - A Tribute to Les Brown

1. Bizet
2. Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
3. Less Brown, More Blues
4. Midnight Sun
5. Leap Frog
6. Mexican Hat Dance
7. Little Brown's Jug
8. Sentimental Journey
9. Montoona Clipper
10. Bernie's Tune

A Tribute to Les Brown

Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orchestra - Holiday for Percussion

1. El Cumbanchero
2. Tiger Rag
3. Bolero Diablo
4. Can-Can
5. Ruby
6. Cherokee
7. Chinatown My Chinatown
8. Holiday for Percussion
9. Stop Time Cha Cha
10. Twelfth Street Rag
11. Ain't Misbehavin'
12. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers

Holiday for Percussion

Clebanoff and His Orchestra - Strings Afire

1. Millionaire's Hoe-Down
2. You Do Something to Me
3. Nigrita
4. Oye Negra
5. Blue Theme
6. Bobsled
7. Strings Afire
8. Like Paganini
9. Harlem Nocturne
10. Cherokee
11. Brazilizan Polka
12. Blue Mountain

Strings Afire

The Warner Bros. Orchestra - Parrish - Composed and Conducted by Max Steiner

1. Tobacco Theme from Parrish
2. Paige's Theme from Parrish
3. Allison's Theme from Parrish
4. Lucy's Theme from Parrish
5. Someday I'll Meet You Again
6. Paige's Theme from Parrish
7. Ellen's Theme from Parrish
8. Paige's Theme from Parrish
9. Allison's Theme from Parrish
10. Lucy's Theme from Parrish
11. Tara's Theme from "Gone with the Wind"
12. Theme from A Summer Place

Parrish

Caravelli et Son Grand Orchestre - The Best of Screen & Musical Theme

1. Les Parapluies De Cherbourg
2. My Own Love Theme (From "Gone with the Wind")
3. 13 Jours En France
4. I Could Have Danced All Night (From "My Fair Lady")
5. Jeux Interdits
6. Theme from Love Story
7. Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
8. The Way We Were
9. Love Theme from The Godfather
10. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
11. Over the Rainbow
12. Plein Soleil
13. Moon River
14. Un Homme et Une Femme
15. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
16. The Windmills of Your Mind
17. Mack the Knife
18. The Shadow of Your Smile
19. Sound of Silence
20. Tonight (From "West Side Story")

The Best of Screen & Musical Theme

Bert Kaempfert with His Orchestra - In London - A German Guy Swings

1. Medley: Market Day / Gentleman Jim / Mexican Road / Happy Trumpeter
2. Bye Bye Blues
3. Never My Love
4. A Song for Satch
5. Wonderland by Night
6. That Happy Feeling
7. Strangers in the Night
8. All I Ever Need Is You
9. Blue Midnight
10. Three O'Clock in the Morning
11. Tahitian Sunset
12. Afrikaan Beat
13. Sweet Caroline
14. Take the "A" Train
15. I Cover the Waterfront
16. Let Me Be There
17. Melancholy Serenade
18. Tuxedo Junction
19. L.O.V.E.
20. A Swingin' Safari
21. Red Roses for A Blue Lady
22. Over the Rainbow
23. Skyliner
24. Moon Over Naples (Spanish Eyes)
25. Danke Schoen
26. The Good Life (Marina)

In London - A German Guy Swings

Paul Weston and His Orchestra - Hollywood

1. I'll Take Romance
2. Stella by Starlight
3. I Concentrate on You
4. Like Someone in Love
5. Stars in My Eyes
6. I Remember You
7. Je Vous Adore
8. You Stepped Out of A Dream
9. As Long As There's Music
10. Intermezzo
11. Shadow Waltz
12. Because You're Mine

Hollywood

Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra - Good Life Music - Safari Swings Again Vol. 10

1. Happy Safari
2. Soft Shoe Safari
3. Limbo Lady
4. Tom Hark
5. Angelica
6. Sugar Bush
7. Baby Elephant Walk
8. Pata Pata
9. Monkey Shuffle
10. Mombasa Rock
11. Walking with Fips
12. The Way I Love You
13. Seven Up
14. Take Me
15. Zambesi
16. Tootie Flutie

Safari Swings Again

This album was recorded in the Polydor Studio in Hamburg at the beginning of October 1976 by the usual recording engineer, Peter Klemt. As the title suggests, Bert Kaempfert intentionally wanted to follow in the footsteps of his legendary LP A SWINGIN' SAFARI from 1962 with his such as Afrikaan Beat, Happy Trumpeter and the title number A Swingin' Safari which brought him success all over the world and two gold discs. The typical Kaempfert rhythm had been enhanced by a sensational sound coming from the flutes: here Bert Kaempfert oriented himself on the sound produced by blowing penny whistles in a special way as found in South African Kwela music whose style had been influenced by American swing and was very popular with young black people in the townships. "At the rehearsals, Bert Kaempfert tried to get the piccolos to imitate the sound of penny whistles. That was real hard work! But at last he heard what he wanted and Bert was really satisfied to have captured the charm of the whistles in 'his' piccolos," reminisced bass guitarist Ladi Geisler.

This unique sound of the flutes is also heard aplenty in SAFARI SWINGS AGAIN, and is accompanied by a larger orchestra than that of the 1962 production. Further tonal attractions are provided in lengthy solos by Ack van Rooyen (trumpet) and Jiggs Whigham (trombone). The nine original compositions by Bert Kaempfert and Herbert Rehbein are complemented by the delightful Tom Hark with its improvisatory tossing back and forth between the trumpet and trombone, Pata Pata, a top-ten hit from the South African-born Miriam Makeba, and the traditional Sugar Bush, taken from the South African song collection "Songs from the Veld" and performed by such great artists as Doris Day and Frankie Laine. And last but not least we have Henry Mancini's Baby Elephant Walk from the film "Hatari!" starring John Wayne, which, bathed in Bert Kaempfert's "Afrikaan Sound," takes on a whole new interesting dimension.

Fourteen years lie between these two LP productions - each of which having its own particular attraction. And what is more natural and fitting than to include in this CD three delightful bonus tracks, Take Me, Zambesi and Tootie Flutie, from the first "Safari" production?!

(Bert Kaempfert Music, Hamburg)

Ronnie Aldrich - For the One You Love & In the Gentle Hours

1. You Needed Me
2. The Main Event / Fight
3. She Believes in Me
4. Just When I Needed You Most
5. Can't Smile Without You
6. I know I'll Newer Love This Way Again
7. Gypsomania
8. Reunited
9. Just the Way You Are
10. You Take My Breath Away
11. You're the Only One
12. After the Love Has Gone
13. In the Gentle Hours
14. You Make Me Feel Brand New
15. She
16. The Entertainer
17. And I Love You So
18. Everybody's Talkin'
19. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
20. Meditation
21. The Old Fashioned Way
22. Yesterday
23. You Are the Sunshine of My Life
24. Didn't We

For the One You Love & In the Gentle Hours

Wallace Roney - The Standard Bearer

1. The Way You Look Tonight
2. I Didn't You What Time It Was
3. Don't Blame Me
4. Con Alma
5. Giant Steps
6. When Your Lover Has Gone
7. Loose

The Standard Bearer

In Memoriam

(1960 - 2020)

Will Glahe - Tour De France

1. C'est Si Bon
2. La Vie En Rose
3. Paris Canaille
4. Sous Les Ponts De Paris
5. L'Amour Est Bleu
6. Parlez-Moi D'Amour
7. La Petite Diligence
8. Titine
9. Le Jour On La Pluie Viendra
10. La Mer
11. Oh, Champs Elysees
12. Les Trois Cloches
13. Oh! Lady Mary
14. Le Premier Rendez-Vous

Tour De France

Herbert Rehbein and His Orchestra - The Complete LP Collection - Disc Two

1. Hold Back the Dawn
2. It Was A Very Good Year
3. Strangers in the Night
4. My Yiddeshe Momma
5. It's Only Love
6. Ebb Tide
7. Lonely Is the Name
8. Spanish Eyes
9. Malaysian Melody
10. Welcome to My Heart
11. The Times Will Change
12. The World We Knew
13. Manhattan After Dark
14. I Can't Help Remembering You
15. My Way of Life
16. On My Lonely Way
17. Our Street of Love

The Complete LP Collection - Disc Two

William Fisher Orchestra and Voices - Reflections

1. Peaceful
2. Sing
3. Something You Really Want
4. Reflections
5. Day by Day
6. Song Sung Blue
7. Final Fling
8. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
9. The Nicest Part of Me
10. Mouse's Allegretto

Reflections