Larry Butler- Take Me- The Orchestra & Voices of Larry Butler

So I am now officially one week ahead of posts and in a frantic to get further ahead before my vacation this month to Amsterdam. Oh me, oh my. So let us proceed further with this record I paid $1 for. Probably for a combination of cover and track list.

I am guessing this is the same songwriter/producer Larry Butler ( 1942, Pensacola, FL-2012), best known for his work with Kenny Rodgers. Also, the only Nashville producer to win a Grammy for Producer of the year. 1967, Imperial Records.

Decent record. I believe it was mostly instrumental with some vocal work. For a sample, here is “Tabasco Road”.

Tabasco Road

The Dave Clark 5- Coast to Coast

Almost done with this week. Oh how I long for the days where I was 6 months ahead. I guess in time, I grew complacent. I am about 15 days current and is close to going week to week. ( Gulp). Here is a record I got for Saturday star power. I paid $1 for this in 2015. Bargain.

Epic Records.1965. Really good record. Here is ” Don’t You Know”.

Don’t You Know

VA- Command Records Vol 10

Here is a compilations from a series from the impeccable Command Records in 1962. I paid $ 1 for this due to the bargain price for a sure to be great sounding record. It almost got busy here and I had a slight panic attack. It is not busy now but it could come crashing back at any time so I am trying to gun thru this and tomorrow’s post.

Many ways to go but I ultimately went with Doc Severinsen with Cole Porter’s “Love For Sale”.

Love For Sale

Slim Jackson and the Promenaders- Square Dancing Made Easy

Here is a record I paid $3 for. Columbia Special Products ( I don’t know how to take that). 1973.

Like most kids my age, I had to learn square dancing in school. 6th grade/ Coach Kee’s gym. In light of current attitude and events, I would like to meet the person who was so insistent square dancing be kept in the curriculum.

Not sure how Slim Jackson was, or possibly is. We can be positive. But here he is uncannily calling out dances. I liked a good chunk of this. Rather different vocal style from the only other square dancing record I have posted. Here is “Captain Jinx” which makes me think of a sailor square dancing.

Captain Jinx

New World Theater Orchestra- My Fair Lady/ The King And I

And just like that, the bar got TV. A major source of celebration. I am here using WI-Fi to finish these posts. I paid $1 for this for the subject matter.

I suppose this is as good a time as ever to say I saw the touring cast of My Fair Lady in September at the Hobby Center. Good show. I enjoyed it. I think the “Church on Time” segment was my favorite.

From 1958 and Somerset Records, we have two sides of orchestral suites from the two works. Both continuous so either choice I go with will be long. Well, lets keep it going with the My Fair Lady Suite.

My Fair Lady

Judy Collins- Colors of the Day ( The Best of Judy Collins)

Well when we have not been focusing on piano’s, we have been spotlighting female artists on Saturday and this lady has been a familiar face here. Here is a 1972 Best of comp from Elektra from Judy Collins mainly because it was too goof not to pass up for $1.

I put many of the earlier folk and pop records that some of these songs were culled from. Also, I was impressed the breadth of writers whose songs Collins’ covers here. From Cohen to Brel to Lennon/ McCartney. It is Donovan, though , that we are going with . Here is ” Sunny Groodge Street”.

Sunny Groodge Street

Enoch Light and his Orchestra- Far Away Places Volume 2

We have been doing pianists this month and familiar subject this week. Yet again, we have an artist who easily applies to both, the illustrious Enoch Light. A man who has been on this blog so many times, he needs no introduction. I paid $1 ( possibly 80 cents) for this.

From Command Records in 1963, Light and his band of regular colab’s tackle songs with an international slant in the title. This record was recorded as opposed to culled together. Great track list as well as output.

For samples, I went with the “Wee Bit of Heather Medley” as well as one of my favorite tunes “Under Paris Skies”. Notice I did not say blog staple, as much as I wanted to.

Wee bit of Heather Medley
Under Paris Skies

Ronnie Aldrich and his Two Pianos- Two Piano’s Today!

Let’s keep both themes going with a familiar face and a pianist, Ronnie Aldrich. I paid $4 for this , probably for the play list and production value.

The ever fine London Records in 1967. Big hits from what would have been today 54 years ago.

Here is “You Only Live Twice”.

You Only Live Twice

George Shearing and the Quintet- On The Sunny Side Of The Strip

We are going with the sub theme of piano this month and the sub-sub theme of familiar artists this week. This guy checks both boxes. I paid $4 for this George Shearing record.

1960 on Capitol. 9 songs. Cool Jazz. Recorded live on the fabulous Sunset Strip in Hollywoodland.

For a sample, here is “Confirmation”.

Confrimation