Joe Posted March 1, 2005 Report Posted March 1, 2005 Some of you may recall some discussion on the old BNBB, begun by JSngry, regarding RUSTY IN ORCHESTRAVILLE... http://www.wecollect2.com/Rusty%20In%20Orchestraville.htm which, despite appearing to be terminally cute, features musicla arrangements by Billy May. Really unusual and intriguing arrangements by Billy May. It was a record I myself listened to many a time as I child, all the while not suspecting that, years later, it would throw some light on Frank Sinatra's musical universe. Similarly, this past weekend, I was browsing the used CD bins and came across an RCA / Camden Special Products CD reissues of Dr. Seuss' FOX IN SOCKS / GREEN EGS AND HAM, as read by actor Marvin Miller. Again, records I had bled white as a kid. But, looking at the credit, I was surprised to see that, for GREEN EGS AND HAM, one Shelly Manne was credited with "musical direction". And that gives me a whole new appreciation for this. (Yep, the reading of GREEN EGGS AND HAM is a lot stranger than I remembered...) All of which makes me wonder about other artists who made interesting / valuable music that is easy to overlook becuase it was originally intended for a certain audience, was giving candy-coated packaging, and was not meant to be serious or lasting, but diverting / to give idel hands (and hears) something to occupt them. I'll leave you with this: http://www.kiddierecords.com/ It's not just about nostalgia, IMO. Quote
Joe Posted March 1, 2005 Author Report Posted March 1, 2005 Jack Sheldon, wasn't it? SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK is another good example. Sheldon, Bob Dorough, Grady Tate. Plus, if you flash on over to the recent Eric Kloss threads, Kloss used to appear semi-regularly on MR. ROGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD... Quote
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