On the seventh day of Christmas, I posted Tchai-kov-sky....
This Freddy Martin EP set first saw life on this blog in Christmas of 2008. And here it is again, with a new rip and a new scan. In fact, the previous image was a photo, so this baby is really stepping up in the blogosphere. I have no idea what I just typed.
Fabulous Ray Austin arrangements of Tchaikovsky's wonderful ballet suite--a suite which remains as masterful and imaginative as when we first heard it 80,000 times ago. And it really shines in this dance band treatment. Heck, it would sound musical played on a rubber-band-and-shoe-box banjo. Arena-rock treatments, however....
Download without delay: Nutcracker Suite in Dance Tempo--Freddy Martin and His Orch.
OVERTURE MINIATURE
MARCH
DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
RUSSIAN DANCE
ARAB DANCE
CHINESE DANCE
DANCE OF THE REED FLUTES
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS
(RCA EP-3052; Orig. recorded in 1942.)
Lee
6 comments:
Weird, downloaded your nutcracker files and they opened in itunes as duke ellington, but thanks, they sound great!
Lee,
Just another thing to thank you for--starting long, long ago in the infancy of your blog: Freddy Martin. And this isn't just because of all those wonderful Merv Griffin vocals. Happy New Year!
David--Happy New Year to you, too!
Anon.,
Hmm... Ellington recorded a "Nutcracker Sweeties." That must be what itunes is referencing.
Glad you enjoyed!
The songs opened in Windows Media Player and were fine. Ya know, there is a 'preference' setting on most players. I disarm them and set them to only play their type files or whatever Windows Media Player doesn't play. Done it with iTunes, Quick Time and Real. One of the reasons Windows98 had problems was deciding what player to pull up when it was time to play an mp3. Thanks for the nice Freddy Martin album. I amd I am sure in the day, RCA appreciated it. Mikelj3
Thank you.
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