Sunday, February 15, 2009

A Moment with The Great One

Here's one of the MANY Gleason orchestral recordings. The lush strings, tingling piano and soft muted trumpet of Bobby Hacket. Gleason's style was popular in the movies when the lovely lead lady would make a romantic dinner for her boyfriend to come visit. Course, the opposite would happen as well. The romantic guy that wanted to make the perfect backdrop for a romantic evening for his female companion.
The sounds are beautiful. So is the cover art of this album. According to the liner notes on the back cover, the cover is original artwork of The Great One himself. So, you're encouraged to download the cover as well as an original piece of artwork.
Enjoy the two forms of art, painting and music. A great combination from The Great One!

01. The Sentimental Torch
02. The End of a Great Affair
03. The Song is You
04. On the Sentimental Side
05. Dansero
06. That's All
07. Why Was I Born
08. You're My Thrill
09. I Thought About You
10. Oh! What it Seemed to Be
11. A Cottage for Sale

2 comments:

Bill S. said...

Thanks so much for making available this Gleason platter that I've never heard before.
Most of Gleason's recordings still achieve what they set out to achieve in their day...creating a mood.
The version here of COTTAGE FOR SALE, which I know from Jack Teagarden's version, is beautiful!

mel said...

Just found your blog. Many thanks for this Jackie Gleason which I've never come across before.