Delicado

Gabriel Ruiz (Composer), Joaquin Pardave (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Ary Barroso (Composer), Arthur Schwartz (Composer), Zequinha de Abreu (Composer), Frank Loesser (Composer), Lina Pesce (Composer), Cole Porter (Composer), Rafael Hernandez (Composer), Jerome Kern (Composer), Matos Rodriguez (Composer), Hoagy Carmichael (Composer), John A. / Morales, Noro Camacho (Composer), Billy Reid (Composer), Harold Arlen (Composer), Raymond [Jazz] Scott (Composer), Nacio Herb Brown (Composer), Percy Faith (Composer), Hugo Alfven (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Gabriel Ruiz, Joaquin Pardave, George Gershwin, Ary Barroso, Arthur Schwartz, et al.
• Audio CD (June 29, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Asv Living Era
• ASIN: B0001EMM2Y
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #539,907 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "early beginnings from the vaults ~ Percy Faith", February 14, 2005

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delicado (Audio CD)

Living Era presents "Delicado", fifty original mono recordings from 1944 to 1955 featuring Maestro Percy Faith who was churning out some of the best releases with top notch arrangements...each song had an upbeat and faraway tone to it...beautiful ballads from composers Harold Arlen, Waldir Azevedo, Irving Berlin, Nacio Herb Brown, Hoagy Carmichael, Zez Confrey, Peter De Rose, Jimmy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Rafael Hernandez, Johnny Green, Jerome Kern, Frank Loesser, Cole Porter, Arthur Schwartz ...beautifully recorded representing Faith's limitless talent at crafting musical arrangements to fit an evolving music scene.

Now for the real treat...songs composed by Percy Faith with his unmistakable arranging "NOCHE CARIBE " (Caribbean Night), recorded in New York 1947..."DA DU", with Ray Charles Singers recorded 3/04/1952..."FIDDLE DERBY", recorded in New York 1951..."FLIGHT 33 1/3", after Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble-Bee, recorded New York 5/11/1950..."NERVOUS GAVOTTE", with Lou Stein on piano recorded New York 5/22/1951..."PERPETUAL NOTION", recorded New York 6/02/1949...Percy's arrangements comes from the heart and weaving a magic spell over the listener...compilation goodies on two compact discs for all the Faith Fans!

Sweeping and gliding strings, beautiful renditions of all time favorite Faith arrangements, such a statement of string counter melodies within the orchestration...many were favorites of my parents when they were dating...these songs represent some of the best arrangements in my Faith collection...when you put this collection on, you're in for a magic carpet ride sprinkled with the "Percy Faith Touch"...every arrangement has the signature of his pen and baton, two totally different tempos and rhythms surface within the boundaries of his genius...no doubt he was a master at his craft, they'll never be another like 'em, they only pass this way once...thank you Living Era for sharing these rare gems with the fans that encountered Maestro Percy Faith!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Living Era 278 ~ (6/29/2004)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Percy Faith - Not Just Music For Old Folks!, November 21, 2007

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Patricia Elliott "Book Woman" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delicado (Audio CD)

As a Baby Boomer, I grew up hearing the music of Percy Faith. My mother's favorite song is "Where Is Your Heart?," the theme song from the original movie Moulin Rouge starring Jose Ferrer. There are many other arrangements of this song, but Percy Faith and his orchestra's is the best. I originally bought this for that one song, but am thoroughly enjoying the others! This is a wonderful collection of his music from the '40s through the '50s. Beautiful, lush arrangements.