Jenkins, Gordon

The Golden Age of Light Music: The Art of the Arranger, Vol. 2 / Nelson Riddle, Morton Gould, Percy Faith, Mantovani et al.

1 CD / Guild / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Rodgers: A Wonderful Guy, song (from "South Pacific"); Soliloquy, song (from "Carousel"); Where or When, song (from "Babes in Arms"); Dancing on the Ceiling, song (from "Evergreen"); Jack Str...
Performers: Jenkins, Gordon
Conductors: Bregman, Buddy; Morley, Angela; Rose, David; Ornadel, Cyril; Fennell, Frederick; Mantovani; Farnon, Robert; Faith, Percy; Chacksfield, Frank; Gould, Morton; Cordell, Frank; Binge, Ronald; Jenkins, Go...

The Golden Age of Light Music: A First A-Z of Light Music

1 CD / Guild / 2010-12-14

Works: Vivian Ellis: Alpine Pastures, for orchestra; George Forrest / Robert Wright: Baubles, bangles and beads, song (from Kismet); David Rose: The Christmas Tree, song; Aldo Von Pinelli: Durch dich wird d...
Performers: Dolf van der Linden Metropole Orchestra; Farnon, Robert & His Orchestra; Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra; Gould, Morton & His Orchestra; Grosvenor Studio Orchestra; Hans-Georg Arlt Orchestra; Jenki...
Conductors: Torch, Sidney; Barker, Warren; Rose, David; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Trotter, John Scott; Börschel, Erich; van der Linden, Dolf; Freedman, Michael; Farnon, Robert; Morley, Angela; Mooney, Hal; Jenkins,...

Guild has assembled 26 tracks of light music covering all letters of the English alphabet. There are works created for light orchestras in the concert...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Strings in Rhythm

1 CD / Guild / 2010-09-14

Works: Victor Herbert: Natoma; James Van Heusen: Swinging On A Star (used in the film "Going My Way"); Cole Porter: You do something to me, song (from "Fifty Million Frenchmen"); Gordon Jenkins: In the Heat...
Conductors: Faith, Percy; Chacksfield, Frank; Silvester, Victor; Jenkins, Gordon; Melachrino, George; Green, Philip; Arlt, Hans-Georg; Weston, Paul; Yorke, Peter; Paramor, Norrie; Dragon, Carmen; Mooney, Hal; Za...

There is plenty of rhythm on offer in this collection of the Guild Light Music Series, from Latin American dances to quicksteps, slow foxtrots, polkas...continue...
Guild's The Golden Age of Light Music series continues apace with Strings in Rhythm, a survey of mostly Latin and popular material recorded by pop orchestras between 1953-1959 with an emphasis on big ...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music: Orchestral Gems in Stereo

1 CD / Guild / 2010-08-10

Works: Tolchard Evans: Lady of Spain (Linda española); Jerome Kern: She Didn't Say Yes, song (from "The Cat and the Fiddle"); Jule Styne: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Charles Trénet: La Mer (Beyond t...
Conductors: Dragon, Carmen; Weston, Paul; Barker, Warren; Cugat, Xavier; Baxter, Les; Salinger, Conrad; Bregman, Buddy; Jones, Leslie; Morely, Angela; Trotter, John Scott; Yorke, Peter; Silvester, Victor; Jenkin...
Ensemble: ; 101 Strings Orchestra; Victor Silvester & His Silver Strings

This latest Guild CD in The Golden Age of Light Music Series attempts to recreate the excitement felt by record collectors around 50 years ago...continue...
Ahh, the glory of stereo -- it is so difficult to impart what a difference it made when it first became generally available on records in 1958; for audio nuts, it was a dream come true, whereas for th...continue...

The Golden Age of Light Music - 1950s Vol 3

1 CD / Guild / 2006-06-01

Works: Irving Berlin: Music Box Revue; Harold Arlen: That Old Black Magic; Mario Nascimbene: The Barefoot Contessa; Edward White: White Wedding; Leroy Anderson: Sandpaper Ballet; Georges Auric: La Fêt...
Performers: Henderson, Joe "Mr. Piano"; Leighton, Bernie
Conductors: Black, Stanley; Rose, David [Composer]; Williams, Charles; van der Linden, Dolf; Anderson, Leroy; Chacksfield, Frank; Johnson, Laurie; Baxter, Les; Love, Geoff; Faith, Percy; Roger, Roger; Perkins, F...
Ensemble: Charles Williams Concert Orchestra; Cyril Stapleton Orchestra; Danish State Radio Orchestra; David Rose Orchestra; Dolf van der Linden Metropole Orchestra; Frank Chacksfield Orchestra; Frank Cordell ...

Wonderful hits from the 50's, a collection placing more emphasis on familiar pop standards in sparkling and imaginative arrangements. Fans of this series, the Golden...continue...