Jazzy mambos from the king – and easily the most successful of Perez Prado's albums for RCA in the 50s! The album showcases the Latin mode that Prado crossed over big with on his hit "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White" – a tune that almost single-handedly grabbed the energy and audiences of the late swing years, and grafted them onto the growing New York Latin scene of the time! Prado's got that great growl in his chants, as usual – pushing the band to even more rhythmic heights and brassy horn flourishes with his trademark calls – and titles include the classic "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White", as well as tracks like "Tomcat Mambo", "Mambo Ala Kenton", "The High & The Mighty", "Marilyn Monroe Mambo", and "Skokiaan". (Latin, Now Sound) LP, Vinyl record album

A mix of now sound, jazz & classical – Includes tracks by Les Baxter, Stan Kenton, Les Paul, Ray Anthony, and others. LP, Vinyl record album

Beautiful beautiful work from Stan Kenton – an album that applies the dark tones of his arranging style to a range of popular numbers that end up completely transformed! The set has Stan working with some unusual instrumentation that features the Kenton-designed "mellophonium" – an odd larger horn that creates a beautiful shimmering finish in the brass section – one that pushes the Kenton "wall of color" style even further than before, as Stan takes the group through a set of lushly emotive numbers. The tones and sounds are still very much in the Kenton mode, despite the "romantic" tag in the title – with a style that shows that brings in the modern along with the mellow – on tracks that include "Fools Rush In", "You're Mine You", "Moonlight In Vermont", "I'm Glad There Is You", and "All The Things You Are". (Jazz, Now Sound) LP, Vinyl record album

A killer album from Johnny Richards – possibly the best he ever cut! The album sparkles with all the intensity he brought to Stan Kenton's Cuban Fire album – with bits of Latin, jazz, and some of the modernist scoring that Kenton, Richards, and Pete Rugolo were using at the time. However, the main thing about this album is that it swings like a mo-fo – moving past any tricks and gags to hit a strong jazz mode, with excelelnt solo work by players like Frank Socolow, Gene Quill, and trumpeter Burt Collins. Willie Rodriguez brings some nice Latin percussion to the set – and titles include "Cimarron", "Eyes", "Nipigon", and "The Ballad Of Tappan Zee". (Jazz, Now Sound) LP, Vinyl record album

Music from Dick Kent, Bobbi Blake, The MSR Singers, Norm Burns & Singers, Rod & The MSR Singers, Gene Marshall, The Music Magicians, Bill Joy, Rod Rogers With The "Swinging Strings", Teri Summers & The Librettos, Rodd Keith, and ,ore - 28 tracks in all. (Rock, Now Sound) CD