James Last - A-Go-Go

Thanks to all the folks who left comments in the last couple of posts. Sadly the requested James Lasts are not in my collection, but here's another "A-Go-Go" release to ease the pain...

01 - My Love
02 - Mack The Knife
03 - Little Brown Jug
04 - That's Life
05 - Laura's Theme
06 - Fly Me to The Moon
07 - Caravan
08 - America
09 - What Now My love
10 - Funiculi Funicula

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The Village Stompers - A Taste Of Honey

How do you describe the Village Stompers? Here's what the liner notes say...

Traditional jazz instrumentation - brass and winds, banjos and guitars - in modern Folk-Dixie dress. Real New Orleans spirit with a strong discotheque beat.

Sound like your cup of tea? In fact there's a varied menu of musical styles, though they do get a bit "Dixieish" at times. Curiously enough they remind me of the raga-rock style exemplified by Rajput and the Sepoy Mutiny, with the banjo sound reminiscent of the sitar...

01 - A Taste Of Honey
02 - The In Crowd
03 - England Swings
04 - Murmurio
05 - Wabash Blues
06 - A Lover's Concerto
07 - Yesterday
08 - The Bird Of Bleeker Street
09 - Second Hand Rose
10 - On The Lonely Hill

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Gibson Custom Shop Limited-Edition John Lennon Les Paul Junior Faded Cherry

John Lennon was always a fan of Charlie Christian, and he also enjoyed tinkering with his guitars. So when he met New York luthier and guitar repairman Ron DeMarino in the early '70s, he asked him to take his 1950s Tobacco Sunburst Les Paul Junior and add the pickup made famous by the jazz legend. Later, at Lennon's request, DeMarino sanded off the 'burst finish and added the Tuno-O-Matic bridge and stop tailpiece. On August 30, 1972, Lennon used his customized Les Paul in its new, raw wood state during his famous benefit concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. Today, the guitar is on permanent display at the John Lennon Museum in Japan.



Specs:

• Body & Hardware:
• Solid mahogany body & aged chrome hardware
• Lightweight aluminum tailpiece with two thumb wheels on treble side of bridge,one on bass
• Wraparound holes plugged & ABR-1 added; Stopbar moved back
• 3-way Switchcraft switch added to normal Les Paul positioning
  
  Neck & Headstock:
• 1-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon
• 22 fret rosewood fingerboard and pearloid dot inlays
• Early 50 s rounded neck profile
• 24 3/4 scale length, 1 11/16 nut width
• Schaller tuners
  
  Electronics & Strings:
• P-90 single coil pickup in bridge position & Charlie Christian pickup in neck position
• Pickguard modified for Charlie Christian pickup
• 1 volume, 1 tone control
• Vintage Reissue .010 strings
• Includes Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity, custom care kit & signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort
  
  Serialized LENNON
• 001-300
  
  This limited edition guitar includes:
• Signed print on canvas by famed artist Allison Lefcort.
  
  Certificate of Authenticity
• and the Andy Babiuk article "The Making of the Original
• John Lennon Special" framed by a miltary-style case resembling the jacket worn by John at The Madison Square Garden concert in April 1972.

• Authentic reproduction of John Lennon's famous Les Paul Jr
• Includes Charlie Christian pickup in neck position, as preferred by Lennon
  
• Mahogany body and 1 piece mahogany neck with long tenon neck joint
  
• Limited Edition of 300 worldwide
  
• Includes Custom Shop case, Certificate of Authenticity, custom care kit & signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort

Charlie Byrd - Aquarius

Check out this classy collection of Right Now songs from guitar virtuoso Charlie Byrd. Helped out by the likes of Herbie Hancock on keyboards and Vinnie Bell on guitar, Charlie creates a smooth gently-swingin' album with fresh arrangements of the hit tunes of the moment.

01 - Aquarius
02 - My Way
03 - Galveston
04 - Time Of The Season
05 - Julia
06 - You've Made Me So Very Happy
07 - Traces
08 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
09 - The Way It Used To Be
10 - Happy Heart
11 - Where's The Playground Susie

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James Last - Trumpet A-Go-Go

More of the party sound of James Last. His music "changes tired folks into merry party guests".

01 - American Patrol
02 - Wheels
03 - Granada
04 - Never On A Sunday
05 - La Paloma
06 - Ave Maria No Morro
07 - Tico Tico
08 - Delicado
09 - Cherry Pink
10 - La Bamaba
11 - Greensleeves
12 - Mexican Hat Dance
13 - Passion Flower
14 - Mexico City

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James Last - Hammond A-Go-Go Vol 2

Because too much cheesy Hammond is never enough...

James Last, you either love him, hate him or are completely indifferent to him. I've been susceptible to all three during my lifetime, but at the moment I find myself curiously partial to his brand of cheesy lounge pop schmaltz. They're like the band you'd hire for your Bar Mitzvah...

01 - On The Street Where You Live-I Love Paris-Bye Bye Blues.mp3
02 - Patricia-Sweet And Gentle-Managua Nicaragua.mp3
03 - Lights Out-Vier Worte Mocht Ich Dir Jetz Sagan-You Are My Sunshine.mp3
04 - Bist Du Einsam Heut Nacht-Candlelight Waltz.mp3
05 - Skokiaan-Stars In Your Eyes-Das Leben Ist Wunderbar.mp3
06 - Singin' In The Rain-Bell Bottom Trousers-Das Gibt Es Nur In Texas.mp3
07 - Estrelita-In Portugal.mp3
08 - You're Driving Me Crazy-Boo-Hoo-Sweet Georgia Brown.mp3
09 - Danke Schon-No Can Do.mp3
10 - Samba Estrella-Baiao Cacula-The Peanut Vendor.mp3
11 - La Bostrella.mp3

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James Last - Hammond A-Go-Go Vol 1

Hammond goodness from the Teutonic Titan of easy listening.... foxtrots, sambas, waltzes and cha-chas for your further enjoyment.

01 - Hello Dolly-Milord-C'est Magnifique
02 - In A Spanish Town-Benita-Wheels
03 - Sole, Sole, Sole-Ich Mocht So Gern Mit Dir Nach Hause Geh'n-Goody Goody
04 - True Love-Moon River
05 - Letkiss-Norskejenka
06 - America-If I Had A Hammer-Lucky Lips
07 - Du, Du, Du-Blue Moon-Makin' Whopee
08 - Cavaquinho-Cumana-Sambarita
09 - Melancholie-La Mamma
10 - Red Roses For A Blue Lady-Bye Bye Blackbird-Auf Wiederseh'n Bei Dir

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Stan Getz - Big Band Bossa Nova

Following the last Black Orpheus post, I have decided to share the Stan Getz gem from 1962, which covers many of the songs from the film. Gary McFarland's arrangements give Stan plenty of room for his lyrical sax playing, whilst keeping a sense of the ensemble throughout each recording. Smooth, cool and swingin'.

01 - Manha De Carnival
02 - Balanco No Samba
03 - Melancholio
04 - Entre Amigos
05 - Chega De Saudade
06 - Noite Triste
07 - Samba De Uma Nota So
08 - Bim Bom

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Gibson SG-3 Fireburst with Chrome Hardware

The Gibson SG-3 pushes the power, sustain, and tonal range of Gibson's legendary SG into new sonic dimensions. The SG3 Fireburst goes where no SG has gone before. With three single-coil pickups and a jaw-droppingly beautiful Fireburst finish, the SG-3 is equipped with a 5-way chicken-head pickup switch. Rotary selector offers five pickup settings: bridge, neck, middle, middle/bridge, and middle/neck. Combining unrivaled playability with an extraordinary spectrum of sweet yet scorching humbucker tones, the SG-3 is the perfect guitar for rock, metal, and blues guitarists. Limited Edition of 400.

Moog Plays Abba

Moogtastic! Abbalicious!!

One for you Moog (or Abba) fans, an Australia-only release from 1976. All their best tunes, played on your favourite synthesiser...

01 - Mamma Mia
02 - S.O.S.
03 - Honey Honey
04 - Nina, Pretty Ballerina
05 - Ring Ring
06 - Fernando
07 - So Long
08 - I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
09 - Waterloo
10 - Man In The Middle
11 - Rock Me
12 - Tropical Loveland

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Cole Porter - High Society

For musical fans, here's one of the best - Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly team up to sing a few famous Cole Porter songs accompanied by Louis Armstrong and his band.

In between deciding who wins the hand of the fair maiden, Bing and Frank croon, Satchmo growls and Grace swoons. Innocent fun from another age.

01 - High Society Overture
02 - High Society Calypso
03 - Little One
04 - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
05 - True Love
06 - You're Sensational
07 - I Love You, Samantha
08 - Now You Has Jazz
09 - Well Did You Evah
10 - Mind If I Make Love To you

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Art Blakey - The African Beat

Jazz, African rhythms and the limitless potential of the drum. As the Blue Note logo on the cover suggests this album was originally conceived as an America meets Africa jazz outing. Nowadays we can hear the exotica influences, and the album has lounge as well as jazz leanings.

Nonetheless this album is dominated by the drums, about 30 different bamburas, telegraph drums and so on. The ensembles does try to work as an ensemble, not a collection of soloists trying to outdo one another. There are some killer grooves and a nice fusion of African rhythms with jazz cool.

01 - Prayer By Solomon G. Ilori
02 - Ife L'Ayo
03 - Obiran African
04 - Love. The Mystery Of
05 - Ero Ti Nr'ojeje
06 - Akiyo Akiyo
07 - Tobi Ilu

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Gibson SG Bass Supreme Fireburst

A beautiful body, a slim neck, and two primo pickups add up to luscious looks and premier performance.Gibson's classic dual-pickup, short scale, SG bass, has been updated with a beautiful AAA flame maple top and Fireburst finish. With a slim neck for effortless playability, the SG Supreme AAA Maple bass is fast, powerful, and beautiful. A vintage-style TB Plus bass humbucker neck pickup coupled with a bass Mini-humbucker at the bridge deliver trademark tone. A real stunner. Limited Edition of 400 Bass Guitars.

Specs:

• AAA maple body
• Rounded profile mahogany neck
• Rosewood fingerboard
• 30.5" scale
• 20 frets
• 1.695" nut width
• Trapezoid inlays
• Chrome hardware
• 3-way adjustable bridge
• Schaller tuners
• Vintage-style TB Plus bass humbucker neck pickup
• Bass Mini-humbucker bridge humbucker
• Two volume, one tone control

Gibson Les Paul Antique Classic Zebrawood Natural Satin Finish

Drawing on the specifications that have made the Les Paul the most legendary electric guitar of all time, the Les Paul Classic Antique continues Gibson's popular Classic line with the vintage touches guitarists love. With a beautiful zebrawood top and acclaimed '57 Classic "Patent Applied For" humbuckers with zebra pickup covers, the Les Paul Classic Antique allows players to experience the power and performance of an original Les Paul. Manufactured in Nashville, TN. Limited Edition of 400 Guitars.