Circus Time with Dukes of Dixieland

Who could pass by an album like this?  I certainly couldn’t!

It came about in 1958.  Liner notes explain all the exciting or gory details (take your pick).  Scans of these narrations are enclosed, of course.

TRACKS:

01. Billboard March (2:10)

02. Entry of the Gladiators (Thunder and Blazes March) (2:12)

03. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (2:39)

04. Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay (2:07)

05. A Vision of Salome (3:34)

06. In a Persian Market (4:11)

07. Washington Post March (2:23)

08. Asleep in the Deep (3:04)

09. Over the Waves (3:41)

10. Swinging William (2:51)

11. Merry Widow (2:17)

12. Go Galop (2:53)

Come to the Circus ...

.... but don’t eat the yellow snowcone!

See you next Monday!

   

Parlor Piano (Joe “Fingers” Carr)

This 1956 album, like other work from Joe “Fingers” Carr, is a lot of fun.

His real name was Lou Busch, and he did more than produce knuckledusters at an alarming rate.  He was also a producer and A&R man.  His musical career was interrupted by a stint in the US Army during WWII.

His song “Rollercoaster,” co-composed with Milton DeLugg, was used as the closing credits for What’s My Line?, 1950-1967.  He was the producer behind comic Allen Sherman’s hit comedy albums, including the single “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh.”

Another appreciation page for Joe/Lou is Space Age Pop. 

Here are the tracks from this album:

Parlor Piano

(Capitol T698 - Released 1956 - All selections performed by Lou Busch as Joe “Fingers” Carr)

1. Moonlight Bay (Percy Wenrich/Edward

         Madden - 1912)

2. Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Albert

         Von Tilzer/Jack Norworth - 1908)

3. That Old Gang of Mine (Ray

         Henderson/Mort Dixon/Billy Rose -

         1923)

4. Let Me Call You Sweetheart (Leo

         Friedman/Beth Slater Whitson - 1910)

5. Smiles (J. Will Callahan/Lee S. Roberts -

         1917)

6. My Wild Irish Rose (Chauncey Olcott -

1899)

7. The Gang That Sang “Heart of my

Heart” (Ben Ryan - 1926)

8. By the Light of the Silvery Moon

(Gus Edwards/Edward Madden - 1909)

9. I Love You Truly (Carrie Jacobs-Bond -

1911)

10. Moonlight and Roses (Ben Black/Neil

Moret - 1925)

11. There’s a Long, Long Trail (Alonzo

Elliot/Stoddard King - 1911)

12. Three O’Clock in the Morning

(Dorothy Terriss/Julian Robledo - 1922)

13. Shine On Harvest Moon (Nora Bayes/

Jack Norworth - 1911)

14. Home Sweet Home (John Howard

Payne - 1823)

I’m gonna tickle me some ivories ...

See you next Monday!

 

Mel Brooks’ Greatest Hits: The Music of John Morris

Here’s a great album of film music by John Morris, for some great movies.

As you can tell by the cover, the release of High Anxiety in 1977 was the reason (or excuse, or prompting, etc) for this record’s existence.  Side One was music from that film, and all the other selections, on Side Two of the LP, were from other Brooks movies.

If I remember correctly, Side One clocked in at around 14 minutes, while the music on Side Two was closer to 30 minutes!

High Anxiety

1   Main Title  3:01 

2   High Anxiety  2:32 
3   Anxious Theme  2:55 
4   If You Love Me Baby, Tell Me Loud  1:33 
5   End Title  2:38 

The Producers

6   Springtime For Hitler  3:24 
7   Prisoners Of Love  2:25 

The Twelve Chairs

8   Hope For The Best, Expect The Worst  2:38 
9   Vorobyaninov’s Theme (The Walk Through Russia)  3:15 

Blazing Saddles

10   Blazing Saddles  2:20 
11   The French Mistake  0:31 
12   I’m Tired  4:36 

Young Frankenstein

13   Main Title  2:54 
14   Puttin’ On The Ritz  3:34 

Silent Movie
15   Burt Reynold’s House  2:16 
16   Silent Movie March  2:58 


Also included are the LP liner notes, retyped because the original LP scan was hard to read.

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