In the fifties and sixties, instrumental hits were a regular feature of the pop charts in Britain and America. The Shadows in Britain and the Ventures in America were the big stars but there were many others too. This collection contains many classic hits from that era and plenty of lesser hits that are well worth hearing.The set opens with Stranger on the shore, a classic hit played by clarinettist Acker Bilk. Other highlights include A summer place (Percy Faith), Apache (Shadows), Midnight in Moscow (Kenny Ball), Pink panther theme (Henry Mancini), James Bond theme (John Barry), Telstar (Tornadosmore…), Nut rocker (B Bumble and the stingers), On the rebound (Floyd Cramer), Z cars them (Johnny Keating), Albatross (Fleetwood Mac), Petite Fleur (Chris Barber), Classical gas (Mason Williams), Yakety sax (Boots Randolph), Walk don't run (Ventures), Side saddle (Russ Conway), Cast your fate to the wind (Sounds orchestral) and A walk in the black forest (Horst Jankowski).Apart from these famous instrumentals, there are a few forgotten rarities. The South African group, Elias and his zigzag jive flutes, who had a British top ten hit playing Tom Hark. The Cougars had a minor hit with Saturday night at the duck pond.There are a few obvious omissions. I might have expected to find The good the bad and the ugly (Hugo Montenegro), Diamonds (Jet Harris and Tony Meehan) and something by Duane Eddy. But don't let those omissions put you off - this is a great collection and you can find the others without too much difficulty if you want them. If you enjoy pop instrumentals from the fifties and sixties, you will find plenty of interest here
Track List
Disc : 1
[01]. Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
[02]. Percy Faith - A Summer Place
[03]. Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra - A Swingin'Safari
[04]. Whilstling Jack Smith - I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman
[05]. The Shadows - Apache
[06]. Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Midnight In Moscow
[07]. Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther Theme
[08]. John Barry & Monty Norman - James Bond Theme
[09]. Brian Fahey & His Orchestra - At The Sign Of The Swingin' Cymbal
[10]. The Tornados - Telstar
[11]. B Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker
[12]. Floyd Cramer - On The Rebound
[13]. Dave Brubeck - Unsquare Dance
[14]. Bert Weedon - Guitar Boogie Shuffle
[15]. Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Sucu Sucu
[16]. Perez Prado - Guaglione
[17]. Joe Loss - Wheels Cha Cha
[18]. Eddie Calvert - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
[19]. Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - Dick Van Dyke Theme
[20]. The Charles Williams Orchestra - Devil's Galop
[21]. Sidney Torch - Barwick Green
[22]. Ron Goodwin & His Orchestra - Theme From '633 Squadron'
[23]. Ray Anthony - Dragnet
[24]. Billy May - The Man With The Golden Arm
[25]. Johnny Keating & The Z Men - Theme From 'Z Cars'
[26]. Mood Mosaic - A Touch of Velvet-A Sting of Brass
[27]. Ken Woodman & His Piccadilly Brass - Town Talk
[28]. Winifred Atwell - The Poor People Of Paris
Disc : 2
[01]. Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai
[02]. Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
[03]. Chris Barber's Jazz Band (With Monty Sunshine) - Petite Fleur
[04]. Johnny Dankworth - African Waltz
[05]. The Shadows - Sleep Walk
[06]. Jeff Beck - Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)
[07]. John Barry - Hit And Miss
[08]. Mason Williams - Classical Gas
[09]. The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
[10]. The Piltdown Men - McDonald's Cave
[11]. Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax
[12]. The Dakotas - The Cruel Sea
[13]. The Cougars - Saturday Nite At The Duck-Pond
[14]. The Shadows - Man Of Mystery
[15]. Elias & His Zigzag Jive Flutes - Tom Hark
[16]. Russ Conway - Side Saddle
[17]. Ray Martin & His Concert Orchestra - Marching Strings
[18]. Sounds Orchestral - Cast Your Fate To The Wind
[19]. Horst Jankowski & His Orchestra - A Walk In The Black Forest
[20]. Sounds Incorporated - Spanish Harlem
[21]. Sounds Nice - Love At First Sight (Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus)
[22]. Waldo De Los Rios - Mozart Symphony No.40 in G Minor
[23]. Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains - Concierto De Aranjuez
[24]. Ferrante & Teicher - Theme From 'Exodus'
[25]. The Johnny Pearson Orchestra - Sleepy Shores
[26]. Eric Coates - By The Sleepy Lagoon (Valse Serenade)
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