Richard Hayman- Music For People Who Can’t Sleep

DSCN4525Insomnia is a common problem.  So people drink warm milk.  Others drink booze.  Some take pills.  Others tally sleep.  I suppose there are those who rely on custom high fidelity recordings to ease into slumbers.  This was 80 cents.  I got it for the title and the purdy girl on the cover.  A-128975-1426173185-3893.jpeg

Richard Hayman (1920-2014) was an arranger/conductor who worked on records and MGM movies.  He started life playing harmonica with Borrah Minevitch’s Harmonica Rascals  During his stint, Hayman arranged the music for Minevitch. From there, he worked for MGM as well as the Vaughn Monroe Orchestra.  He is best known for his 30 year stint arranging for the Boston Pops.  His award winnig arrangements are still used today.  He also worked extenisvley with the St Louis Symphony Orchestra.DSCN4526

So then there is this.  This is a collection of slower paced, relaxing tunes designed to calm the nerves before going to bed.  I should have known this reading the title but this is what we have.  You are not going to get fast paced, jagged complex arrangement on a record for people who can’t sleep.  So that being said, I really can’t fault this album for delivering what it promised.SleepTips_NSF_Insomnia_080315-img_1280x720

For a sample, I went with “Alone Together”.Hayman-Richard-02

 

Maybe it is unfair for me to say, but this album is too slow and bland for me.  Meh.