Larry Clinton - My Million SellersOne of the most prolific arrangers for dance orchestras, jazz trumpeter Larry Clinton wrote charts for many of the biggest bandleaders including Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Glen Gray, Louis Armstrong, and Bunny Berigan. As a bandleader he became famous for his swing adaptations of classical compositions, and pretty soon orchestras everywhere were "swinging the classics". This 1960 audiophile recording features Clinton revisiting his biggest hits in

The increase in importance and popularity of Hausmusik was enabled by rapid technical advancements in the development of the piano

American Aquarium - Dances for the Lonely

including his wife Belle (Angela Bettis

The result is music that sounds warm and vintage

The songs of Sea Wolf's first full-length effort

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Mary Frances (Mare Winningham)

In depth liner notes by Dave Thompson are a feature of the 24 page booklet which also includes pictures of all the relevant records as well as clippings

the set comprises 52 tracks (12 previously unreleased)

"Most people think that to be a good artist you have to suffer

these solo arrangements took on a life of their own

who owned the pressing plant that made the label's records