Nelson Riddle- Collection 1941-62

Nelson Riddle was one of great arranger/conductors of the post-war era, who also excelled as a musician and composer. He was legendarily associated with Frank Sinatra during his golden period when he created his ‘concept’ albums of the late ’50s, but his extensive output encompassed an extraordinary roll call of top flight male and female vocalists of the era, his classic arrangements contributing to their creative and commercial success – witness his landmark arrangement for Peggy Lee’s “The Folks Who Live on the Hill”, including here. This great-value 106-track 4-CD set brings together examples of Nelson Riddle’s work from recordings as a trombonist in Charlie Spivak’s Orchestra in 1941 through two decades of memorable recordings with major artists and with his own orchestra, with contributions from Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Billy Eckstine, Mel Torme, Dinah Shore, Al Martino, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Keely Smith, Louis Jordan and many more. Following on from our highly successful collections devoted to Billy May, Percy Faith and Hugo Winterhalter and with compilation and notes once again provided by former top journalist and showbiz photographer Geoff Wilding, this will undoubtedly strike a chord with collectors and enthusiasts.

Tracklist:

1. Prairieland Lullaby
2. Slap, Slap
3. When the Sun Comes Out
4. This Is No Laughing Matter
5. Opus One
6. Sunny Side of the Street
7. Mona Lisa
8. Unforgettable
9. Take Me Back 1
10. Weaver of Dreams 1
11. My Buddy 1
12. Blacksmith Blues 1
13. When You’re in Love 1
14. Darlene 1
15. Dreamers Cloth 1
16. No Other Love But Yours 1
17. You Will Never Grow Old 1
18. Kiss of Fire 1
19. Here in My Heart 2
20. I’m Sorry 2
21. I’ve Never Seen 2
22. Say You’ll Wait for Me 2
23. Come to the Mardi Gras 2
24. I’ll Walk Alone 2
25. That’s the Chance You Take 2
26. This Can’t Be Love 2
27. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was 2
28. It’s Better to Wait for Love 2
29. Only Yesterday 3
30. Just Like a Butterfly 3
31. Where Did He Go 3
32. I’ve Got the World on a String 3
33. From Here to Eternity 3
34. Waltz to the Blues 3
35. Make Believe That You’re in Love with Me 3
36. Martin Kane Theme 3
37. Getting Sentimental Over You 3
38. Brother John 3
39. Young at Heart 4
40. Answer Me My Love 4
41. Goodbye 4
42. I Speak to the Stars 4
43. Please Remember 4
44. Love Turns Winter Into Spring 4
45. In the Chapel in the Moonlight 4
46. Shadow Waltz 4
47. Argentine Fire Brigade 4
48. I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me 4
49. Stowaway 5
50. In the Hall of the Mountain King 5
51. Robin Hood 5
52. Lisboa Antigua 5
53. Julie Is Her Name 5
54. Instead of You 5
55. Port Au Prince 5
56. To the Ends of the Earth 5
57. Could You 5
58. Keep Your Eye on the Hands 5
59. If You Wanna See Mamie Tonight 6
60. I Feel a Song Coming on 6
61. Lucky Day 6
62. Come Rain or Come Shine 6
63. Theme from ‘The Proud Ones’ 6
64. Farmers Tango 6
65. Accordion Willy 6
66. Love of Genevieve 6
67. Holiday in Naples 6
68. Blame It on Paree 6
69. Let’s Face the Music 7
70. I Get Along Without You Very Well 7
71. Let Yourself Go 7
72. You and the Night and the Music 7
73. You’re An Old Smoothie 7
74. Seven Nights a Week 7
75. Man on Fire 7
76. Folks Who Live on the Hill 7
77. There Is No Greater Love 7
78. Rue Madeleine 7
79. In a Small Forgotten Town 8
80. Witchcraft 8
81. Tangi Tahiti 8
82. Get Happy 8
83. Something to Remember You By 8
84. When Your Lover Has Gone 8
85. Put Your Dreams Away 8
86. I Wish You Love 8
87. Easter Isle 8
88. Just in Time 8
89. When Your Lover Has Gone 9
90. Girl Most Likely 9
91. Jump for Joy 9
92. Seventh Voyage of Sinbad 9
93. Love Theme from St. Louis Blues 9
94. Volare 9
95. Two Loves Have I 9
96. Five O’Clock Whistle 9
97. It All Depends on You 9
98. Taking a Chance on Love 9
99. Medley: Where or When/They Can’t Take That Away from Me/Easy to Love/Ge 10
100. Get Me to the Church on Time 10
101. Cabin in the Sky 10
102. Love Me or Leave Me 10
103. Don’t Be That Way 10
104. Ol’ MacDonald 10
105. Route 66 T.V. Theme 10
106. Naked City Theme