What is this cover ??!?!!

A monkey with a sax... Another with a bumbo ... And the thrid monkey with a banjo ... And ... the violine ?!?! In this EP from Helmut Zacharias, issued in Argentina, in 60's, the main instrument from Zacharias was lost in time ...

The brazilian Orchestra Som Bateau

In brazilian tupiniquim
Seria interessantíssimo, em termos de pesquisa de música popular - e principalmente de uma espécie de sociologia do profissional da música - um estudo sobre as anônimas orquestras que as diversas gravadoras formam para lançar sucessos do momento. São dezenas os exemplos de nomes fictícios, que os departamentos comerciais das fábricas "inventam" para, reunindo aqueles sucessos trimestrais, garantirem, bom faturamento. Maurice Monthier, Bob Fleming e tantos outros foram maestros que jamais existiram, sendo apenas pseudônimos criados para dar uma certa personalidade a formação orquestral de estúdio, com bons músicos, não resta dúvida, mas que pertencem a diferentes grupos e orquestras. A Phonogram, por exemplo, tem vários conjuntos nesta fase e uma delas é a Orquestra Som Bateau, nome dado anos atrás, quando a boite dos frances Caste já, era o "quente" na noite carioca. O título funcionou e assim a Som Bateau continua a funcionar. Agora, sai um novo disco da Som Bateau ("Ataca de Nostalgia", Polyfar, 2494551, setembro/75), produção de Guti, coordenação de Jairo Pires e arranjos de José Roberto Bertram, maestro a quem devem, provavelmente, serem creditados os elogios e críticas deste elepê comercial, reunindo mais de 20 hits que fizeram sucesso nos anos 30/50. E que, pode ser ouvido com prazer, pelo público com mais de 30 anos: "Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu", "Tea For Two", "Over The Rainbow"[,] "Al Di Lá", "Matilda", "A String Of Pearls", "Datemi Un Martello", "Moonlight Serenade", "Tenderly", "Singin`In The Rain", "Night And Day", "Besame Mucho", "Beguin The Bugine", ["]Diana", "Siboney", "El Dia Que Me Queiras" e outros. Enfim, na nostalgia tudo vale.
In english by The Google Translate
It would be interesting in terms of research of brazilian popular music - and especially a sort of sociology of professional music - a study on the anonymous orchestras that make up the various record labels to launch successes of the moment. Examples are dozens of fictitious names, that the marketing departments of the factories "invent" to, quarterly meeting those successes, guarantee, proper billing. Alain Debray, Maurice Monthier, Bob Fleming and many other conductors who have never existed, but only aliases created to give some personality to orchestral training studio, with good musicians, no doubt but that belong to different groups and orchestras. The Phonogram, for example, has several sets at this stage and one of them is the Bateau Sound Orchestra, the name given years ago when the French boite Caste now, was the "hot" night in Rio de Janeiro. Soon more information from Som Bateau, a brazilian orchestra from the 70's.

Orquestra Som Bateau - Les Marionettes

Otto Cesana -

Otto Cesana ... who is this great arranger and maestro ? Cesana's 1953 tracks are first-rate Forties-style pop instrumental in a David Rose, Meredith Willson, Morton Gould, Percy Faith mode . I know dates back to only 1951 or so, but hopefully I've demonstrated the silliness of that idea by now. What's commonly accepted isn't always what's right. Cesana's music is pure Forties, which suits my ears just fine. We're talking a musical genre (or collection thereof) that peaked circa 1944, after all.

Don Costa Plays The Beatles (1981)

Don Costa was recorded "DON COSTA PLAYS THE BEATLES" in february 23th 1981, in live show, in Milano (Italia) al Teatro Mazoni. The show was produced by Tony Renis and Danny B. Besquet (pic below). 21 songs from the Beatles. In 1981, Don Costa was producer from first LP from your Nikka Costa, "It's My First Time" and befor "On my own". In 1980, Nikka was recorded the OST from "Annie", from John Huston.

Fausto Papetti - Costa Rosada

"Costa Rosada" is a LP from the saxophonist Fausto Papetti, never issued em CD. The brazilian version come from 1978, include sucess from the disco era. Se moore in Lounge Musika

The Lions Sleep Tonight - Die George David Weiss

George David Weiss, a songwriter who had a hand in some of the biggest hits of midcentury pop music, recorded by some of the biggest stars, died on Monday (23 august 2010) at his home in Oldwick, N.J. He was 89. The death was of natural causes, his wife, Claire, said.
Among his most famous numbers were “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” recorded by Elvis Presley; “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” recorded by the Tokens; and “What a Wonderful World,” recorded by Louis Armstrong.
“Can’t Help Falling in Love,” introduced in Presley’s 1961 film “Blue Hawaii,” was a million-seller. It has words and music by Mr. Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore.
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” (1961), based on a South African Zulu song first recorded in the 1930s, was given a reworked melody and new lyrics (“In the jungle, the mighty jungle/The lion sleeps tonight”) by Mr. Weiss, Mr. Peretti and Mr. Creatore.
Their adaptation, which kept the refrain — “Wimoweh, wimoweh” — popularized in a 1950s version by the Weavers, became a million-selling hit for the Tokens. Widely recorded since, the song has been used in many motion pictures, including “The Lion King” (1994).
“What a Wonderful World” (1967), with words and music by Mr. Weiss and Bob Thiele, came to renewed attention after Armstrong’s recording of it was featured on the soundtrack of the 1987 film “Good Morning, Vietnam.” The Armstrong version has since become a contemporary standard.
Mr. Weiss’s other standards include “Lullaby of Birdland” (1952), the vocal version of George Shearing’s jazz standard, and many songs with his frequent collaborator Bennie Benjamin, among them “Surrender” (1946), recorded by Perry Como; “Confess” (1948), recorded by Patti Page; and “Wheel of Fortune” (1952), recorded by Kay Starr.
He collaborated on several Broadway musicals, the best known of which is “Mr. Wonderful” (1956), starring Sammy Davis Jr., for which Mr. Weiss contributed original music and lyrics with Jerry Bock and Larry Holofcener.
His other Broadway credits include “First Impressions” (1959), an adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” starring Polly Bergen, Hermione Gingold and Farley Granger, for which Mr. Weiss wrote music and lyrics with Robert Goldman and Glenn Paxton; and “Maggie Flynn” (1968), starring Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy, with book, music and lyrics by Mr. Weiss, Mr. Peretti and Mr. Creatore.
Mr. Weiss was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984. As president of the Songwriters Guild of America from 1982 to 2000, he spoke widely about copyright issues and testified before government bodies.
George David Weiss was born in Manhattan on April 9, 1921. He wanted to be a musician. His mother wanted him to be a lawyer. The ensuing emotional battle, he later said, drove him to consult a doctor.

Latino Maestros and his music

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Liberace in Muppet Show (1978)

Phase 4 Records

Phase 4 Stereo was a branch of London Records created in 1961. Phase 4 Stereo supposedly created better sound by being recorded on a 10-channel, and later 20-channel, recording console.Approximately 200 LPs were released under the label, including popular music, "gimmick" records engineered to make the sound travel from speaker to speaker, records featuring percussion effects, and historical sound-effect records. In 1964, a light-classical Phase 4 "Concert series" was produced. See more here