Artist.......: Stanley Black
Album........: Spain Vol. 2 More Top Tangos
Label........: Label Dutton Laboratories / Vocalion (UK)
Genre........: Easy Listening
Catnr........: 4286
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Sep-25-2006
str.date.....: Sep-13-2005
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. The Pearl Fisher 03:21
02. Poema 02:45
03. Violetta 02:16
04. Blaue Himmel (Nightfall) 03:16
05. Tango Delle Rose 02:34
06. Tango Notturno 03:16
07. Dark Eyes 03:02
08. Serenade In The Night 02:33
09. El Amanecer 02:15
10. Caminito 02:00
11. Yira! Yira! 02:07
12. La Cumpartsita 02:32
13. Spanish Gypsy Dance 04:06
14. La Paloma 03:47
15. El Gato Montez 02:31
16. Andalucia 02:44
17. Rumba 02:59
18. March From "The Captain From Castille" 03:44
19. Prelude To Act IV From Carmen 02:29
20. Solamente Una Vez 04:01
21. Concierto De Aranjuez 07:03
22. Espana 06:48
Runtime 72:09 min
Size 101,5 MB
Release Notes:
Stanley Black was one of the most prolific and
eclectic British bandleaders of the postwar era,
appearing almost daily on BBC radio and recording
dozens of LPs and film scores in a vast array of
styles. Born in London on June 14, 1913, Black
began studying piano at the age of seven under the
tutelage of Rae Robinson; he went on to attend the
Mathay School of Music, and was just 12 when the
BBC Symphony Orchestra performed one of his
original compositions (a distinction he earned by
winning a contest in Melody Maker). By age 18,
Black was touring with bandleader Maurice Burman,
in the years to follow working with British jazz
luminaries including Howard Jacobs, Joe Orlando,
Lew Stone, and Teddy Joyce. He also played
alongside visiting American greats like Benny
Carter, and even recorded a version of "Honeysuckle
Rose" with the legendary Coleman Hawkins. In 1936
Black signed on with bandleader Harry Roy,
remaining with his group for four years, including
a 1937 South American tour that introduced him to
Latin American music, a tradition his work
regularly celebrated in the years to follow. During
this time, he also took his first stab at writing
for cinema, contributing to the score of the film
Rhythm Racketeers. After serving in World War II,
Black returned to London in 1944 and was appointed
conductor of the BBC Dance Orchestra, broadcasting
as many as six performances a week for nine years
and regularly topping Melody Maker's lists of
radio's most-heard musicians. With the dawn of
long-playing records, he also began recording for
Decca, releasing as many as four albums per year as
a headliner (several of which are much prized by
today's connoisseurs of space age pop, in
particular the Exotic Percussion album), in
addition to playing countless other backing
sessions. On top of all this he also scored films ù
some 200 total over the course of his career ù
including 1948's It Always Rains on Sunday, 1951's
Laughter in Paradise, and 1957's The Naked Truth.
In 1952, Black left the BBC to join Decca as a
full-time staff conductor and arranger, and in 1958
he was appointed music director at Elstree Studios,
where he scored the Cliff Richard musicals The
Young Ones and Summer Holiday. Black won a
Gramophone Award in 1965 for his version of
Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol, and went on
to conduct most of Britain's major orchestras.
Despite the gradual loss of his hearing, he
continued directing broadcasts at the BBCs Maida
Vale studios into the 1990s. He died in London on
November 27, 2002.