LATIN RENDEZVOUS - MANTOVANI AND HIS ORCHESTRA
LATIN RENDEZVOUS - MANTOVANI AND HIS ORCHESTRA
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Side No. 1 MALAGUENA PERHAPS, PERHAPS, PERHAPS BE MINE TONIGHT CIELITO LINDO LA PALOMA SIBONEY |
Side No. 2 A GARDEN IN GRANADA PERFIDIA ANDALUCIA LA GOLONDRINA MARIA ELENA ESPANA |
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PERHAPS, PERHAPS, PERHAPS | ||
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BE MINE TONIGHT | ||
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CIELITO LINDO | ||
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LA PALOMA | ||
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SIBONEY | ||
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A GARDEN IN GRANADA | ||
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PERFIDIA | ||
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ANDALUCIA | ||
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LA GOLONDRINA | ||
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MARIA ELENA | ||
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ESPANA | ||
| Side One 1. MALAGUENA (Lecuona; Banks; Hansen) '2. PERHAPS, PERHAPS, PERHAPS (Farres; Davis) 3. BE MINE TONIGHT (Lara; Skylar) 4. CIELITO LINDO (Santos) 5. LA PALOMA (Yradier, arr. Mantovani) 6. SIBONEY (Lecuona; Morse) Side Two 1 A GARDEN IN GRANADA (Lewis-Baer-Vesilescu) 2. PERFIDIA (Tonight) (Dominguez; Leeds) 3. ANDALUCIA (The Breeze and I) (Lecuona; Stillman) 4. LA GOLONDRINA (Sarradell, arr. Manto^zani) 5. MARIA ELENA (Barcelata; Russell) 6. ESPANA (Chabrier, arr. Milner) |
How long is it since you
heard the sound of burning-bright Mediterranean sunshine? When did you
last listen to the colour-splashed beaches of a blue-bordered Spanish
bay? Have you ever let your ears take in the magnificent beauty of a
Latin girl's flowing black hair? Do you long to hear again the panoramic
splendour of a luxuriant Italian valley? These and a hundred more audio
pictures will leap out at your ears, grasp the attention of your mind's
eye, conjure up past memories and future dreams, when you play this
irresistible new Mantovani programme, Latin Rendezvous.Despite the
otherwise comprehensive range of available Mantovani recordings, this is
the first time the world's most popular orchestra has turned its
attention to the music of Southern Europe's Latin countries. Those'
persuasive, cascading strings which have swept through the melodies of
tender lullabies, haunting screen themes and so many other different
types of instrumental compositions take on a fresh role in Latin
Rendezvous. Here they help to create atmospheres of fierce brilliance,
sultry warmth, dramatic intensity and breath-catching beauty. Latin
Rendezvous comprises twelve best-known Latin tunes set in rich
arrangements, played with that remarkably high standard of precision
which we have come to expect from the musicians of Mantovani's orchestra.This album came about as a result of a competition Organised in America by London Records, the Decca-owned label which releases Mantovani's recordings on the far side of the Atlantic. American collectors were invited to submit a programme-title and a list 'of tunes which had never been included in the many pre-Mantovani records. The response was exceptional and thousands of music lovers sent in their ideas. The winner was Angelo Ruggerio of Nlilford, New Jersey, who suggested that Mantovani should record twelve outstanding compositions under the Latin Rendezvous heading. When the recording sessions were scheduled in the early part of 1963, Mr. Ruggerio and his wife were flown from New Jersey to London where they met Mantovani, watched him at work upon the Latin Rendezvous material, dined with their favourite conductor and enjoyed an exciting sightseeing tour of the capital. Tony Barrow. DECCA 331 R.P.M. LONG-PLAYING FULL
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