Easy Listening Music

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"Christmas With Conniff" (09/01/2001) Easy Listening Conniff, Ray, Columbia (USA)

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"Music of Christmas" (09/01/2001) Easy Listening Faith, Percy, Columbia (USA)One of the classic easy listening Christmas albums, 1966's MUSIC OF CHRISTMAS is perennially one of Percy Faith's most popular albums. Unlike Faith's later CHRISTMAS IS album, which included several vocal tracks, the 14 tracks on MUSIC OF CHRISTMAS are completely instrumental full-orchestra arrangements of some glorious Christmas songs, from the usual suspects-"Deck the Halls," "Joy to the World," etc.-to a batch of more obscure gems like the English carols "The Holly and the Ivy" and "Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming." The CD remastering job is excellent, and the music is first-rate orchestral easy listening. Highly recommended to all easy listening fans, though admittedly non-fans might find it a bit soppy.

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"Greatest Hits" (10/25/1990) Easy Listening Mendes, Sergio, A&M Records (USA)Personnel includes: Sergio Mendes (piano); Lani Hall (vocals). Engineers include: Larry Levine, Henry Lewy, Bones Howe. Unlike vocalist Astrud Gilberto, pianist Sergio Mendes was highly respected as a musician in his native Brazil from the very beginnings of bossa nova in the early '60s. Mendes and his combo, Brasil '66, were also the most Americanized of the Brazilian semi-expatriates who enjoyed stateside success at the height of the bossa nova craze. Brazil '66, which featured gifted singer Lani Hall, could occasionally even sound like a slightly Latin version of the Fifth Dimension-without the soaring strings and deluxe production values. Mendez was a shrewd leader, and he understood that much of '60s pop music was ripe for bossa nova treatment. He successfully covered Beatles tunes several times, with his version of "Fool On The Hill" being a particularly winning example, as well as songs by Simon & Garfunkle, Burt Bacharach, and even Cole Porter-whose "Night And Day" seemed tailor-made for the sensual bossa rhythms. From time to time, Brasil '66 would also introduce the songs of fellow countrymen, such as Jorge Ben's exuberant, "Mais Que Nada," sung in Portuguese.

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"Caribbean Cruise/Music For a Rainy Night" (03/14/2006) Easy Listening Weston, Paul, Collectables Records2 LPs on 1 CD: CARRIBEAN CRUISE (1954)/MUSIC FOR A RAINY NIGHT (1954). CARRIBEAN CRUISE originally released on Columbia (572). MUSIC FOR A RAINY NIGHT originally released on Columbia (574). Includes original LP liner notes and reissue liner notes by Mark Marymont.

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"The Woman I Am: The Definitive Collection *" (05/02/2006) Easy Listening Reddy, Helen, Capitol/EMI RecordsRecording information: 1971 - 1980. Along with Melissa Manchester, Barbara Streisand, and a few others, Helen Reddy was one of the defining voices of women's soft pop in the 1970s. Her hit "I Am Woman" became an anthem, and her other major charters--"Delta Dawn" and "I Don't Know How to Love Him," among them--are memorable as well. There are plenty of other gems here among the 22 tracks that feature Reddy's mix of easy-going arrangements, breezy vocals, and strong sentiment. Well-selected and assembled, WOMAN I AM: THE DEFINITIVE HELEN REDDY is arguably the most comprehensive sampler of the artist's talents on the market.

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"Love at the Movies" (2000) Easy Listening Countdown Singers (The), Madacy Records

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"The Very Best of Bert Kaempfert *" (02/06/1996) Easy Listening Kaempfert, Bert, Taragon RecordsProducer: Milt Gabler. Reissue producer: Eliot Goshman. Recorded between 1960 and 1967. Includes liner notes by Steve Kolanjian. Digitally remastered by Eliot Goshman (1995, Taragon Studios, Deer Park, New York). Beginning with Louis Armstrong, through Harry James and Bobby Hackett of the Jackie Gleason Orchestra, the trumpet was once a king in pop music. This was true even in '60s-era easy listening, as demonstrated by the success of Al Hirt, Herb Alpert, and the ultra-shrewd German musician Bert Kaempfert, who probably was as responsible as anyone else in rehabilitating Germany's post-war world image. The Taragon label is re-releasing all of Kaempfert's many albums in an ambitious reissue project. This excellent compilation is the one to have however. As well as being a successful composer ("Strangers in the Night," "Spanish Eyes," "Danke Schon," "L.O.V.E" are all his compositions), Kaempfert was an even better producer, superior even to Herb Alpert in that he didn't rely as much on a formula sound as did the Tijuana Brass. His studio work is ultra-clean and efficient, and very pop-modern in the use of a prominently recorded low-strung electric guitar on all tracks. What lingers on are his memorable melodies however, sunnily displayed and all danceable in the old-fashioned European style.

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"Wedding Songs" (n/a) Easy Listening Drew's Famous, Turn Up The Music

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"Music From "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" & "A Fistful of Dollars" & "For a Few Dollars More."" (05/23/1995) Easy Listening Montenegro, Hugo, RCA Records (USA)Hugo Montenegro Orchestra includes: Hugo Montenegro (conductor). Producers: Neely Plumb (tracks 1-5, 7-11); Neely Plumb, Al Schmitt (track 6). Reissue producer: Paul Williams. Recorded at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California on January 18, April 26 and November 18, 1967. All songs written by Ennio Morricone.

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"The Essential Ray Conniff" (03/02/2004) Easy Listening Conniff, Ray, Legacy RecordingsPersonnel includes: Ray Conniff (trombone); Billy Butterfield (trumpet); The Ray Conniff Singers. Producers includes: Mitch Miller, George Avakian, Al Ham, Ernie Altschuler, Jack Gold. Compilation producers: Didier C. Deutsch, Darcy M. Proper. Recorded between 1957 & 1998. Includes liner notes by Tamara Conniff.s

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"All Time Great Movie Themes" (07/23/1996) Easy Listening Ferrante & Teicher, EMI Records (USA)Producers: Don Costa, Nick Perito, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, Leroy Holmes, George Butler. Compilation producer: Ron Furmanek. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios and Fine Recording Studios, New York; United/Western Studios, Hollywood, California. Includes liner notes by Joseph F. Laredo and track annotations by Steve Kolanjian. Digitally remastered by Bob Norberg (June 1992, Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California) This is part of the EMI Legendary Masters Series. All tracks are ADD except tracks 16 and 18-22, which are AAD.

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"Mob Hits" (2005) Easy Listening Countdown Singers (The), Madacy Records

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"King of the Pan Flute & Other Favorites" (07/18/1994) Easy Listening Zamfir, Bescol

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"An Evening With Belafonte/Mouskouri" (01/29/1990) Easy Listening Bel Aire Band, RCA Records (Germany)AN EVENING WITH BELAFONTE MOUSKOURI captures the two singers live for ten duets. This 1960s-vintage set finds the 1960s folk music icon Harry Belafonte teaming up with the then-newly discovered Greek singer Nana Mouskouri in a set of traditional Greek songs. Belafonte acquits himself well singing in Greek, and the pair's duets on "If You Are Thirsty" and "Irene" show their voices' remarkable compatibility.

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"Wedding Music: The Ultimate Collection [Digipak]" (04/13/2007) Easy Listening Various Artists, St. Clair

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"Love Is Blue" (03/07/2005) Easy Listening Mauriat, Paul, Mercury

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"25 All Time Christmas Favorites" (2000) Easy Listening Starlite Pop Orchestra (The), Madacy Records

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"Vera Lynn Collection" (05/05/1997) Easy Listening Lynn, Vera, EMI Records (Australia)A collection of 40 tracks by British pop vocalist, Vera Lynn.

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"The Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason" (11/05/1996) Easy Listening Gleason, Jackie, Capitol/EMI RecordsIncludes liner notes by RJ Smith. All tracks have been digitally remastered.

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"Mega Movies" (05/23/2000) Easy Listening Kunzel, Erich, TelarcFull performer name: Erich Kunzel/The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Personnel includes: Erich Kunzel (conductor); Eric Rigler (Uillean pipes, low whistle); Winton Woods High School Chorus, The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Recorded at Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio on June 7, 1999. Includes liner notes by Richard E. Rodda and Michael Bishop.