Cocktail Classics

On this CD:

1. Recuerdos de viaje, 7 pieces for piano, Op. 71, B. 18
Composed by Isaac Albeniz
Performed by Susann McDonald

2. Liebesleid "Love's Sorrow" for violin & piano
Composed by Fritz Kreisler
Performed by Leonidas Kavakos, Peter Nagy

3. Cancao sertaneja
Composed by Camargo Guarnieri

4. Lakmé, opera Flower Duet
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Dennis Helmrich, Allan Vogel, Eugenia Zukerman

5. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L..117
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Susann McDonald

6. Arabesques (2) for piano, L. 66 No. 1 in E major
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Carol Rosenberger

7. Dança negra
Composed by Camargo Guarnieri

8. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour
Composed by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Dennis Helmrich, Allan Vogel, Eugenia Zukerman

9. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 Claire de lune
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Carol Rosenberger

10. Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 Romance
Composed by Henryk Wieniawski
Performed by Corey Cerovsek, Katja Cerovsek

11. Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms for voice & piano
Composed by Thomas (ii) Moore
Performed by Susann McDonald

12. Greensleeves, English folk song
Composed by English Traditional
Performed by Susann McDonald

13. Rêverie, for piano, L. 68
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Carol Rosenberger

14. Ponteio, for piano, No.24
Composed by Camargo Guarnieri

15. Piano Trio, L. 3 Finale: Appassionato
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Lee Luvisi, Fred Sherry, Joseph Silverstein

16. Grande Fantasie for harp ("La mandoline") Op. 84
Composed by Elias Parish Alvars
Performed by Susann McDonald

17. Begegnung for cello & piano
Composed by David Popper
Performed by Shigeo Neriki, Janos Starker

18. Barcarolle for piano
Composed by Richard Rodney Bennett
Performed by Carol Rosenberger

19. Piano Trio No. 2, in E minor, Op. 92 Andante con moto
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens

Tracks:

Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, No. 1: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, No. 1: Baroque And Blue
Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, No. 1: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, No. 1: Sentimentale
Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano Trio: Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano Trio: Ragtime
Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano Trio: Suite for Violin and Jazz Piano Trio: Baroque In Rhythm
Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano Trio: Concerto for Classic Guitar and Jazz Piano Trio: Africaine
Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, No.2: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, No.2 : Jazzy
Toot Suite: Toot Suite: Mystique
Picnic Suite: Picnic Suite: Canon
Picnic Suite: Picnic Suite: Tendre
Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, No. 2: Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio, No. 2: Amoureuse
Toot Suite: Toot Suite: Rag-Polka
California Suite: California Suite: Black Folks

Customer Reviews:

Great Recordings with a twist.......2006-08-03

This CD is full of jazz in spite of the fact that I have associated most of the performers with classical music. This shows the diversity in their ability to perform a wide array of music that I never heard in the past from them.

If you like jazz without too much dissonance, this is a great CD to purchase. The interesting and awkward rhythms are the best parts of this CD.

You can have your own party just from listening to this music.

Bolling holds a swinging party & I won't leave.......2001-04-29

I had this CD around and was going to put it up for sale via Amazon Marketplace. I listen to other Bolling CDs. But, somehow I had "missed" the jivvy jazz in this recording.

As the sounds of "Baroque and Blue," 5:15, Track 1 started playing, the thoughts of selling the CD disappeared.

Bolling plays the piano superbly and Maurice Andre's trumpet radiates pure jazz notes. This is a clasical jazz CD. The 12 tracks tie together like movements of a symphony and there is a bewitching common theme, best heard in track 7 "Mystique." After Andre and Bolling swing in #7, track 8 "Canon," emerges with Jean Pierre Rampal's flute, golden. Guy Pedersen's string bass is crisp and Daniel Humair plays the drums with unhearlded pizzaz. And, how can one overlook the strumming of guitarist Alexandre Lagoya?

This is one of the best jazz or instrumental CDs I have ever heard. I normally listen while writing and use the sounds as background music. Lagoya's contribution to #9, Tendre, matching Rampal's clarity is mystical. So, I am enjoying each note and marveling at the classical synergy displayed.

The cover notes cite "recipes from Martha Stewart's "Entertaining" and her other best-selling books on food and lifestyle." Sure enough, Martha has a menu: 1. Cocktails & Sparkling Water...the CD's sounds sparkle. 2. Crudites with Anchovy Mayonnaise, complete with the recipe. 3. Chicken on Skewers, also including what to use & how. 4. Prosciutto and Figs: Anyone can lay this dish out. 5. Cornmeal-Fried Oysters: The recipe is for 2 dozen.

So, a person can buy this album (just) to get great recipes for dishes to accompany superb jazz. The recipes are simple to follow and delicious to read. One can buy the CD for the delightful cocktails that Bolling presents. But here "one = two." Or, to put this in other words "With two you get eggroll." The eggroll is the delightful dish one savors listening to the music while nibbling on the chicken & oysters. Magnifique!

...

Class Act.......2000-11-19

Very entertaining, classy music that I can listen to anytime, best of all with friends and suitably classy nosh!

Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 7: Sex Kittens - The Blondes

Average customer rating:

More Diana Dors, More Marilyn Monroe...
Gentlemen prefer blondes.
Your Mind is Just a Big Brass Bed! WOW ! Va Va Voom!

Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 7: Sex Kittens - The Blondes
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Music for a Bachelor's Den

ASIN: B0000001AM
Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

Roller Coster Blues - Diana Dors
Why Can't I - Paula Castle
The Gentleman Is A Dope - Jo Stafford
My Kind Of Trouble Is You - Helen Carr
That Makes It! - Jayne Mansfield
My Baby Just Cares for Me - June Hutton
You'd be Suprised - Marilyn Monroe
An Occasional Man - Judy Holliday
Gentleman Friend - Carole Simpson
Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered - Marilyn Maxwell
Close Your Eyes - Doris Day
Mean To Me - Bernadine Read
We Laughed At Love - Peggy Lee
The Exciting Life - Julie London

Customer Reviews:

More Diana Dors, More Marilyn Monroe..........2005-12-23

I have in my LP collection the Diana Dors Swinging Dors Lp. Her
version of Rodgers and Hart GENTLEMEN IS A DOPE is great. It was
not included here. I hope they release that Lp on CD soon.
Marilyn Monroe as a singer is a great actress. Her phrasing,
and interpretation of each song she does is superb. There must be
a lot of unreleased Marilyn Monroe songs in the vaults of 2oth
century Fox, many deleted songs from her movies, that have yet to
see the light of day.

Gentlemen prefer blondes........2005-06-30

This is a fine collection of "girl singers" from the "bachelor pad" era. This disc spotlights blondes. There is another CD that features brunettes. There isn't a redheads disc, probably because there aren't enough songs by redheads to fill a CD. Anyway, the disc at hand features a lot of fine blonde singers. Everybody knows Doris Day, Peggy Lee, Marilyn Monroe and Julie London, but you also get lesser known girls like Diana Dors, Paula Castle and Marilyn Maxwell. If you are interested in girl singers who can really swing, you should pick up this CD.

Your Mind is Just a Big Brass Bed! WOW ! Va Va Voom!.......2000-03-29

I have bought this fantastic disc and it is the best in my lounge collection. DCC Compact Classics, a little independent label with the utmost best sound quality compared to the big guys, released the Sex Kittens Blondes and Brunettes (where is the redheads - Tina Louise, Ann-Margret - Abbe Lane - Rhonda Fleming, et al ? ) and these discs are great. Rhino's Cocktail Mix also includes the fast and sexy "Come By Sunday", another great Diana Dors track, but on Sex Kittens in Hi-Fi, Blondes, her sassy, downright dirty lyrics for April 1960 were too wild, "Your eyes are lighted windows, there's a party going on inside, Your mouth's a roller coaster, let me buy a ticket let me slip and slide...your mind's just a big brass bed"...WOW! Why Sony Records does not release Diana Dor's complete Columbia (c. 1960) LP "Swingin' Dors" is beyond me. And the Jayne Mansfield track melts this disc! But we are fortunate to have Marshall Blondsteins in the world who put artistic integrity and sound quality in place of large numbers of sales as the big boys do.

This LP is swank!

Tracks:

The Lively Ones - Mel Henke
77 Sunset Strip - Warren Barker
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Felix Slatkin
Jazz Pizzicato - Percussion & Guitars
Swamp-Fire - Enoch Light & The Light Brigade
Caravan - Ray Conniff & His Orchestra & Chorus
The Topless Dancer Of Corfu - Dick Hyman
Swan's Splashdown - Perrey & Kingsley
The Girl From Ipanema - Richard Hayman
Carol's Theme - Los Brasilios
Music To Watch Girls By - Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
Lust - Les Baxter
The Twisters - Mel Henke
Hot Toddy - Julie London

Album Description

A new generation of hip Bachelors and Bachelorettes covets its unique arrangements, unusual instrumentation and startling stereo effects. Now you no longer need to scavenge for rare recordings by artists like Richard Hayman, Perry & Kingsley and Enoch Light. Here they are... tunes guys with hi-fl sets played to woo and seduce unsuspecting dates.

Customer Reviews:

shadow.......2004-07-20

Ran across this CD in a bargin bin and am I glad I grabbed it. It's my first foray into "lounge" and it is a great place to be. "Caravan" is my favorite cut on this album. Takes me back to the Sean Connery days of Bond and the Playboy Club I visited in Nassau. Definately a CD collection for the bunch of us who have been displaced by the recent music scene. Have committed to the rest of the collection and hope to not being disappointed. Also another one that is different genre but a great album is '101 strings' "A Night in the Tropics". I have the album looking for the CD.

For super fidelity, DCC is the only way to go!.......2002-08-28

The DCC discs just sound better. Under the direction of Steve Hoffman, this series uses consistently better tapes, and better mastering, with more of that "sounds like a good record, not a CD" quality that the music of this era needs!

Good Effort, but no Ultra-Lounge!.......2002-04-04

DCC has made a fair attempt to offer some swingin' music, although obviously following the lead of Capitol Records' far better series, "Ultra-Lounge". I have about four or five discs in DCC's set, including "Exotica" and both volumes of "Sex Kittens in Hi Fi". Overall, I give DCC a grade of C+, or at best a B- for the Bachelor's Den collection. This disc is a B-.

I have to say that the Mel Henke cuts lift this particular disc above the plain, workaday attempt to cash in on the retro Lounge craze. I'd never heard Henke's songs before, and they're a riot. It's always nice to hear "Caravan", and Ray Coniff offers his version here. "Music to Watch Girls By" with the Harmonicats is also featured. "Swamp-fire" is another good choice, as is "Jazz Pizzicato" and this version "I Get a Kick Out of You". The addition of cuts by Les Baxter and Julie London help round things out, although both are already on "Ultra-Lounge".

However, some cuts on this disc are just not swank. "Topless Dancers of Corfu" is just plain annoying. The music is more in the style of '70s electronica pop, which has no business in a Lounge, let alone your swingin' bachelor pad! And the version of "The Girl From Ipanema" on this disc makes me wish the "girl" would fly back there (wherever Ipanema is), never to return.

While not nearly as classy or wide-ranging as Capitol's "Ultra-Lounge" series, DCC does at least try to provide a swanky set of swingin' CDs with their "Music for a Bachelor's Den" collection. This disc is a pretty good one, with a good selection and competent liner notes.

Lounge music at its sauciest and its goofiest.......1998-08-08

This CD is an excellent example of "Lounge Music," a genre I only recently got into. The tracks are very pleasantly varied; there is something for every taste (among those who can dig this sort of music). The standout tracks, I feel, are the two "PLAYBOY-esque" songs by Mel Henke ("The Lively Ones" and "The Twisters"), a jazzed-up version of Leroy Anderson's "Jazz Pizzacato," and a big-band, no-frills version of "Caravan." P.S.: If you gritted your teeth when I used the phrase "dig this sort of music," then Lounge Music is not your cup of expresso!

Average customer rating:

Now THIS is music for the millions !!!
Melacholy serenade is NOT the theme form The Honeymooners...
Classic lounge tunes
Will take you back to a different time.

Music for a Bachelor's Den
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music

ASIN: B0000001A3
Release Date: 1995-05-05

Tracks:

Once in a While - Snyder, Terry
Love for Sale - Arthur Lyman Group
You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) - Gleason, Jackie&His
Sunset Strip - Rose, David&His Orc
Moonglow and Love (Theme from Picnic) [Long Version] - Stoloff, Morris
As Long as I Live/Let's Live Again - George Shearing Qui
Like Young - Lawson, Linda
Theme from Route 66 - Riddle, Nelson&His
Ill Wind - John Buzon Trio
Quiet Village [Long Version] - Exotic Sounds Of Ma
Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman Group
Moritat [A Theme from the Threepenny Opera] - Dick Hyman Trio
So Rare - Dorsey, Jimmy
Theme from the Honeymooners (Melancholy Serenade) - Gleason, Jackie&His
Around the World (In Eighty Days) {from Around the World in 80 Days}

Album Description

Space Age Bachelor's Den music of the '50s is cool, hip, with-it and the most!

So with this disc, relax, turn down the lights, make yourself comfortable and enjoy an evening in a bachelor's den.

Customer Reviews:

Now THIS is music for the millions !!!.......2007-03-17

This CD entitled Music For A Bachelor's Den contains excellent numbers from the late 1950s and early 1960s when Latin dance crazes were taking the country by storm, Cadillacs had fins and milk came in bottles. Men loved the new "Hi-Fi" records and record players; they entertained and romanced their women to many of these tunes.

The CD opens with "Once In A While" performed by Terry Snyder and his band. The musical arrangement makes excellent use of the percussion and some sounds come out the left speaker while others come out the right--this took advantage of the new stereophonic record players of the day. The xylophone adds a lot to the arrangement; too. The Latin beat is blended with the sound of a big band to produce a very special, memorable effect. Impressive!

"Love For Sale" by The Arthur Lyman Group follows and this number does not disappoint. The percussion, drums and xylophone carry the tune as the piano playing enhances the beauty of this track. This may be from the 1950s but it still sounds great to me today! Romantic, seductive and engaging all at once, "Love For Sale" is a highlight of this CD.

The George Shearing Quintet makes a contribution to the CD with their medley number entitled "Medley: As Long As I Live/Let's Live Again." The two numbers are joined together quite smoothly and the piano shines in the arrangement. "Like Young" by Linda Lawson provides a non-instrumental track for this CD; Linda's voice is rich, warm and vibrant. The arrangement with its use of the percussion and horn enhances the seductive and romantic flavor of this song. Excellent!

Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra perform the "Theme From 'Route 66;'" and the California based John Buzon Trio masterfully perform "Ill Wind" with the organ and the horns carrying most of the melody. The Arthur Lyman Group performs a second number on this CD with a heavenly version of "Yellow Bird." The xylophone, guitar and Latin beat give "Yellow Bird" an unforgettable quality. "Yellow Bird" enjoyed great popularity when it was released; and now you have a chance to see why! Moreover, The Dick Hyman Trio performs "Moritat (A Theme From The Threepenny Opera);" you just might recognize this as the melody for "Mack The Knife!"

One reviewer writes that the "Theme From 'The Honeymooners' (Melancholy Serenade)" does not match the melody used by The Honeymooners television show--and they are right. The version on this CD uses much more of an orchestral approach to this ballad; but I believe it remains beautiful nonetheless.

The CD ends fittingly with "Around The World (From 'Around The World In 80 Days).'" This ballad gets the orchestral treatment complete with a large strings section, flutes, piano and harp. You will enjoy the beauty of this final track.

The liner notes offer an essay by Paul Phillips and you get the song credits, too. The art work for the CD reflects forethought as well.

I highly recommend this CD for people who enjoyed this music when it first came out on record albums; and people who enjoy "lounge music" will thrill to every minute of this CD. The romantic flavor of each track is greatly enhanced by the often simultaneous Latin beat to produce a very exceptional effect that I rarely enjoy these days.

May you get this CD and enjoy it as much as I do. ¡Viva música!

Melacholy serenade is NOT the theme form The Honeymooners..........2007-02-11

It was the theme to the Jackie Gleason show. Similar but not the same...

Classic lounge tunes.......2004-03-10

In the '90's when lounge music suddenly became a musical fad, the marketplace was flooded with CD's trying to exploit the new-found popularity of the genre. Many of these CD's were a mish-mosh of anything that could vaguely be deemed "lounge" or easy listening and might bring in a few bucks to the owners. Here, in this volume from Steve Hoffman and the now defunct DCC Compact Classics, the genre gets an intelligent and thoroughly enjoyable treatment. Not only are some of these tunes representative of the "best" of the lounge tunes of the era but half of them are charting singles that will be recognized and immediately appreciated by the listener. Among the quintessential favorites here are the exotic sounding "Quiet Village" from Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman's ethereal "Yellow Bird". Other tunes spanning the diverse nature of the genre included here are Victor Young's "Around The World" from the movie and Jimmy Dorsey's big band last hurrah, "So Rare". While the track count (15) leans to the meager side, this collection has more great "lounge" music then many similarly-themed collections with twice the running time. Considering the vintage of the sources, production is first-rate with all but three tracks (12-14) in wide stereo and full-spectrum sound. Liner notes, while brief, pretty well tie up the package with backround notes and a bit of nostalgic rumination. If you need only a single sample of what this music encompassed both then and now, this is the one to get. An absolutely superb little package.

Will take you back to a different time........2000-01-27

This cd takes me back to a time when my friends dad had an actual Hi Fi player. They were just new at the time, but did they ever sound great. The type of music during this era was exactly as it is on this cd. First off this has a great sound. The songs are very exotic, early 60s type lounge. "Route 66" takes me right out on the highway and into the desert. "Once in a While" really expoits the stereo picture as it was definitely just coming out at that time. The theme from the Honeymooners, Sunset Strip, Wow...... Martinis and early 60s furniture, bamboo chairs, and wall lamps all come to mind when listening to this cd. Definitely an odd, likeable collection of rare gems. It will standout in your collection.

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Classics Explained: Rite of Spring
Stravinsky , Rahbari , and Brt Po Brussels
Manufacturer: Naxos
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Release Date: 2003-07-15

Modern Christmas Classics In Various Styles

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Fun versions of familiar Christmas tunes

Modern Christmas Classics In Various Styles
Blitch Bango
Manufacturer: Chobbs Records
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ASIN: B00005UMAJ
Release Date: 2001-12-06

Tracks:

Frosty The Snowman
Winter Wonderland
Holly Jolly Christmas
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
What Child Is This
Blue Christmas
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Jingle Bells
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Do You Hear What I Hear
Sleigh Ride
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
O Christmas Tree
Silent Night
Little Drummer Boy
Silver Bells
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Album Description

MODERN CHRISTMAS CLASSICS IN VARIOUS STYLES - "Christmas Classics" because they are Christmas standards, generally dating from the 1950's and before. "Modern" and "in various styles" because BLITCH BANGO takes a few liberties in bringing them up to date. Song styles range from rock to reggae, new wave to new age, folk to cocktail jazz, but all with pop overtones, and all characteristically BLITCH BANGO.

Customer Reviews:

Fun versions of familiar Christmas tunes.......2001-12-17

Standard Christmas tunes with some interesting twists. They obviously had fun producing these. You can hear the joy in the singer's voice. Different from the typical versions. Fun to listen to.

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we all should bump like nick
THIS ALBUM IS SO COOL!

Nick's Bump
Ben Sidran
Manufacturer: Liquid 8
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001ADAZ6
Release Date: 2004-02-17

Tracks:

Little Sherry
Cryin' Blues
Black Jack
Blue Panther
Cats
Zambia
Mean Greens
Listen Here
Blue Minor
Nick's Bump
Video Interview (The How and Why of Nick's Bump)
You Can't Judge a Book (A Great Rhythm Section) [Rare Video]

Customer Reviews:

we all should bump like nick.......2005-09-23

Top jazz recording by stellar jazz performer/composer who blazes new trails while paying homage to those who came before him. As good a CD as you will find .
Not commercial but ever so good!

THIS ALBUM IS SO COOL!.......2004-07-19

Sorry to say this has been my first real exposure consciously to Ben Sidran. I disc jockey at a Jazz Station near Portland, Oregon. This album appeared on our new release shelf several weeks ago. I played a couple of tracks on the air and went out and purchased a copy for my collection. It blew me away. This group of musicians are happenin' and the genius of Ben Sidran on this production is evident. The philosophic and lyrical voice clips worked in with the music are perfect. You want to join in with the rhythmic dialogue. The liner notes are a little sparse. The music is a groove through all 10 tracks. By the nature of programming music for air play, it is hard for me to listen straight through a whole album but with this album, I Loved it from "Little Sherry" to the cute female voice that almost sounds like she is smiling as she say's "Nick's Bump" on the last track. There is a bit of contrast from track to track so it never bores you. Check out this album, this is a great team of Musicians. Tim Taylor, KMHD 89.1 Please Note, 2 stars was a mistake, I intended 5 stars which it is.

Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 8: Sex Kittens - The Brunettes

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Gentlemen marry brunettes
Wow
outstanding

Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 8: Sex Kittens - The Brunettes
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
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ASIN: B0000001AN
Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

You Hit The Spot - Vicky Lane
What I Wouldn't Do For That Man - Polly Bergen
Gee Baby Ain't I Good For You? - Donna Hightower
I'm Thru With Love - Marlene Cord
Love Dance - Sondi Sodasi
I'd Rather Be Burned As A Witch - Eartha Kitt
Daddy - Pat Suzuki
Watch What Happens - Lena Horne
Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Georgia Carr
Where Flamingos Fly - Linda Lawson
If I Could Be With You - Lurlean Hunter
Pennies From Heaven - Doris Drew
I Found A Brand New Baby - Damita Jo
Please Dont Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Tammy Grimes

Customer Reviews:

Gentlemen marry brunettes.......2004-01-18

This is a fine collection of "girl singers" from the "bachelor pad" era. This disc spotlights brunettes. There is another CD that features blondes. There isn't a redheads disc, probably because there aren't enough songs by redheads to fill a CD. Anyway, the disc at hand features a lot of fine brunette singers. Everybody knows Eartha Kitt and Lena Horne, but you also get lesser known girls like Donna Hightower, Pat Suzuki and Linda Lawson. If you are interested in girl singers who can really swing, you should pick up this CD.

Wow.......2003-07-17

I thought the music was great. I especially liked Donna Hightower and Eartha Kitt. Overall, the cd was very cool, swanky and relaxing. The vocals were great and it took you back to an era that we can only image. This music paints a time of excitement, freedom and a "It's Great To Be Alive" emotion.

outstanding.......1999-11-05

the best lounge music i have in my collection. I also haev "THE BLONDES" but i think this one is the best. The girl,s really go for it.

Bachelor in Paradise: Cocktail Classics from MGM Films (Soundtrack Anthology)

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Rich Kitsch
good early evening martini music

Bachelor in Paradise: Cocktail Classics from MGM Films (Soundtrack Anthology)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000033TK
Release Date: 1996-09-03

Tracks:

Bachelor In Paradise (Main Title) - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Bossa Nova Bessie - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Over The Rainbow - Neal Hefti & Orchestra
Sunday In New York - Mel Torme
Ol' Man River - Cal Lampley & His Orchestra
How About You - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Love Is Oh So Easy (Kaluga) - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Aruba Liberace - Liberace
I've Got You Under My Skin - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
I Got Rhythm - Ferrante & Teicher
Temptation - Roger Williams
The Girl From Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto/Stan Getz Quartet
Fashion Show - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Theme From The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm - Les Baxter Orchestra
Appreciation - Ann-Margret
Dancing In The Dark - Esquivel
Coffee Time - Carmen McRae
Bachelor In Paradise - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus

Customer Reviews:

Rich Kitsch.......2000-09-06

I loved the lounge craze, the authentic lounge craze, the esquivel,the baxter, the real stuff. Not glib, not tongue in cheek pseudo-hipsters but full on real, period stuff. This is the real thing. Oh that opening tune(what that woman wants is your parking place) to a old man river rhumba,and the amazing aruba liberace, and one of my all time favorites, Sunday in New York done here by Mel Torme... and as an added perk, you have Ann_Margaret's amazing Appreciation(see my review of Viva Las Vegas.) Sit back, relax, and have a cocktail for me I wonder what a drink called an aruba liberace would be like

good early evening martini music.......2000-01-11

great cd if you just want to sit back and relax at sunset with a cocktail or three.girl from ipanema and aruba liberace alone make it worth buying.

Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 2: Exotica

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There could be no better background music for a first date.

Music for a Bachelor's Den, Vol. 2: Exotica
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Dcc Compact Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000001AH
Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

Taboo - South Sea Serenaders
Song Of India - Irv Cottler
Ritual Of The Torch - Frank Hunter & His Orchestra
Jungle Fantasy - Percy Faith
Bonga - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) - Robert Maxwell, His Harp & His Orchestra
Sim Sim - The Arthur Lyman Group
Salome's Veil - Sonny Lester, His Orchestra & Chorus
Arab Dance - Irv Cottler
Mountain High, Valley Low - Ethel Azama
Ataypura (High Andes) - Yma Sumac
Simba - Les Baxter, His Orchestra & Chorus
Zimbah! - Frank Hunter & His Orchestra
Tahiti Sunrise - South Sea Serenaders

Customer Reviews:

There could be no better background music for a first date........1999-06-24

You've invited that perfect girl over for dinner. You've got the wine. candles, take out from her favorite resteraunt, and condoms. Perfect... OH NO, WHAT DO I THROW IN THE STEREO? Look no farther than this C.D.. It is Quite possiblly the best you could have on hand. Not too intrusive for the level of intimacy desired yet intriuging enough to make her wonder if you might have enough culture and depth to introduce you to her friends. Buy this music!!

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