Roger Williams Songs Of The Fabulous Forties 1960 Easy Listening (vinyl lp)

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Tracklist

A1Holiday For Strings

A2Sunday, Monday, Or Always

A3Don’t Fence Me In

A4To Each His Own

A5The Warsaw Concerto

A6Donkey Serenade

B1Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah

B2Oh, What It Seemed To Be

B3Some Enchanted Evening

B4Anniversary Song

B5As Time Goes By

B6Riders In The Sky

C1Buttons And Bows

C2Blueberry Hill

C3Linda

C4Laura

C5Peg O’ My Heart

C6Symphony

D1You’ll Never Know

D2Nature Boy

D3The Last Time I Saw Paris

D4The Bells Of St. Mary’s

D5Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

D6Now Is The Hour

Condition

Here’s a fascinating slice of American popular music history that often gets overlooked in favor of flashier releases. Roger Williams was one of the most successful pianists of the post-war era, and this 1960 Kapp Records release captures him interpreting the standards that defined the previous decade. Williams had a distinctive approach that bridged the gap between jazz sophistication and mainstream appeal – he could swing when he wanted to, but never forgot that melody was king. His arrangement style influenced countless lounge and easy listening artists who followed, making this album something of a blueprint for the genre’s golden age.

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