Sunday, January 14, 2007

Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra - Melodies in Gold (1957)


Today's post is one of Billy Vaughn's many recordings on the Dot label - "Melodies in Gold". Having played the sax myself, I'm especially fond of Billy Vaughn (and others who played or featured the sax in their recordings). This album contains great standards by such composers as Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter - some of my favorites! Check out Space Age Pop for a great bio on Billy Vaughn. Oh, yeah - I guess I should mention that it was the album cover that first grabbed my attention when I bought this album (yet another gem from the Half-Price Books clearance bin)!

Track listing for Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra - Melodies in Gold:

Side 1:
1. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
2. Indian Love Call
3. Dream
4. Sweet and Lovely
5. Time on My Hands
6. Night and Day

Side 2:
1. I'm in the Mood for Love
2. My Melancholy Baby
3. Moonglow
4. Intermezzo
5. I'll Get By
6. Stardust

4 comments:

Unknown said...

It's 00:30 here and I've just downloaded this album..

It's great :) Thanks a lot for this wonderfull music..

Esther said...

Hi, Lazar! Glad you like it! Hope you're having a great New Year!

riddim1903 said...

Wonderful, wonderful... Those moments just keep rushing back. So great!

Many heartfelt thanks

Logan said...

what a great album! thank you:)