King Richard’s Fluegel Knights- Knights On Broadway

This was $3.  It had a lot of the Broadway tunes that I normally post.  I posted one of Dick Behrke’s albums before.  Actually, it was one of the first posts I put on this blog back when I could not get pictures straight, links pretty, or sound in a decent manner. I believe he is still alive today.  Been very busy at work so as always during these periods, the blog content suffers.

Link to said Post

While on vacation, I happened to spend some time on the North Side by Prins Hendikkade.  Among other things, there is the Dutch Nautical Museum, the Science Museum Nemo, the Public Library, and a display of boats from times of old (or the last two centuries). Except for the wind whipping off the water, it makes for a lovely stroll.

You can get a good view of the town from on top of the Nemo.  Likewise, there are tons of old boats with plaques with a bit of history .  A good place to kill some time during the day.

I really liked the last Fluegel Knight’s album I bought.  This one, too, does not disappoint.  Released in 1968? on MTA Records, this collection has show tunes as the title would suggest from Camelot, Fiddler on the Roof, Funny Girl, West Side Story, and Roar of the Greasepaint which I am unfamiliar with.  To the naked ear. it may sound like elevator music, but I think it has a pretty groovy sound with the uniqueness of the fluegel horn.  King Richard or Dick Behrke, who arranged for Bobby Darin, serves as the musical director of the album. What ever I wrote about him on the linked post above, still holds true and more importantly, that is all I have time to say.  Do you deserve more?  Probably.  Are you going to get it this week? No, unfortunately.

For a sample, I went with one of my favorites, West Side Story’s “Gee, Officer Krupke” as well as Fiddler’s “To Life” which I thought was a fine version.

Satisfactory record.