Product Description

Victor Silvester, Tommy Rogers, and Joe Loss lead their respective orchestras on delightful pop standards meant to be used for ballroom dancing. The music is organized by dance style: samba, jive, tango, foxtrot, etc., and with 54 tracks over two discs, there is plenty of music here to practice to.Fans of orchestral pop will enjoy the music on its own merits.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Quickstep: Lonesome And Sorry - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
2. Quickstep: At The Jazz Band Ball - Tommy Rogers & His Ballroom Orchestra directed by Harry Gold
3. Quickstep: If You Knew Susie - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
4. Slow Foxtrot: No Other Love - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
5. Slow Foxtrot: Have You Ever Been Lonely? - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
6. Slow Foxtrot: Make Believe - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
7. Waltz: It Happened In Monterey - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
8. Waltz: Hello Young Lovers - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
9. Waltz: Tenderly - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
10. Foxtrot: Guys And Dolls - (Selection: (a)I've Never Been In Love Before (b) I'll Know (c) I've Never Been In Love Before) - Ian Stewart & His Music
11. Foxtrot: If I Loved You - Billy Ternent & His Orchestra (Vocalist: Bobby Breen)
12. Foxtrot: Learnin' The Blues - Tommy Rogers & His Ballroom Orchestra directed by Harry Gold
13. Viennese Waltz: Waves Of The Danube - Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings
14. Viennese Waltz: Melody In F - Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings
15. Quickstep: The Lady Is A Tramp - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
16. Quickstep: (If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked A Cake - Paul Adam & His Mayfair Music (Vocalist: Paul Adam)
17. Quickstep: It's De-Lovely - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
18. Tango: Adios Muchachos - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
19. Tango: La Cumparsita - Geraldo & His New Concert Orchestra
20. Tango: The Elephants' Tango - Tommy Rogers & His Ballroom Orchestra directed by Harry Gold
21. Jive: Stompin' At The Savoy - Victor Silvester's Jive Band
22. Jive: Rockin' The Blues - Josephine Bradley & Her Jive Rhythm Band
23. Jive: Blue Lou - Victor Silvester's Jive Band
24. Rumba: El Cubano - Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings
25. Rumba: Cachita - Lecuona Cuban Boys (Vocalist: Agustin Bruguera)
26. Samba: The Wedding Samba - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
27. Samba: Brazil - Joe Loss & His Orchestra

Disc 2:

1. Foxtrot: Secret Love - Malcolm Lockyer's Strict Tempo Music For Dancing
2. Foxtrot: Hold My Hand - Ian Stewart & His Music
3. Foxtrot: Young And Foolish - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
4. Waltz: Three O'Clock In The Morning - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
5. Waltz: Wonderful One - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
6. Waltz: I'll See You Again - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
7. Quickstep: Guys And Dolls - (Selection: (a) A Bushel And A Peck (b) If I Were A Bell (c) Take Back Your Mink) - Ian Stewart & His Music
8. Quickstep: Lullaby In Rhythm - Wally Fryer & His Perfect Tempo Dance Orchestra
9. Quickstep: June Is Bustin' Out All Over - Billy Ternent & His Orchestra (Vocalist: Bobby Breen)
10. Slow Foxtrot: Jealous Heart - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
11. Slow Foxtrot: It's The Talk Of The Town - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
12. Slow Foxtrot: Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
13. Viennese Waltz: Blue Danube - Harry Davidson & His Orchestra
14. Viennese Waltz: The Princess Beatrix Valse - Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings
15. Mambo: Zambezi - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
16. Mambo: In Old Lisbon - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
17. Tango: The Golden Tango - Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings
18. Tango: Hernando's Hideaway - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
19. Jive: Boston Bounce - Victor Silvester's Jive Band
20. Jive: Kansas City Moods - Josephine Bradley & Her Jive Rhythm Band
21. Rumba: Amapola - Lecuona Cuban Boys (Vocalist: Alberto Rabagliati)
22. Rumba: Miami Beach - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
23. Samba: Chee Chee-Oo Chee (Sang the little bird) - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
24. Samba: Chiquita Bacana - Joe Loss & His Orchestra
25. Quickstep: A Sky Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie - Ian Stewart & His Music
26. Quickstep: That Certain Feeling - Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra
27. Quickstep: A Room With A View - Joe Loss & His Orchestra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4135 in Music
• Released on: 2007-02-19
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

dance practice
This is very good if you are learning to dance and if you have a nostalgia for the old greats, very atmospheric

A Galaxy of Star Ballroom Orchestras
One of television's beneficial side-effects is to generate audience participation outside the box, not least in the field of ballroom dancing. On the heels of this resurgence has come the demand for suitable music, and the latest CD label to take the floor is Avid, with this quite splendid panorama of terpsichorean temptation. It covers almost every ballroom form, and a wide range of compositions and styles, but all focussed on the primary requirement for a strict tempo.

Although aimed specifically at aspiring hoofers and their teachers, this compilation should have a wider appeal. The ballroom orchestras aimed for purity of tone, and this is particularly noticeable on the tracks by Maxwell Stewart's Ballroom Orchestra, where the golden sound of Freddy Gardner's saxophone can be heard clearly. One of the stand-out numbers for me is "The Elephant's Tango" on which Harry Gold perambulates most enjoyably. The five jive sides, two by Josephine Bradley and three by Victor Silvester, inject an occasional note of freneticism into the proceedings. Great value for money, and highly recommended.

Classy Finish
The songs are not just great as dancing songs but also for relaxing. I also noticed some classic ballroom songs in this CD which been re-recorded briliantly. Im very pleased with this product.