Buddy MORROW – A Big Band Buddy Studio & Live Recordings 1945 – 57

Buddy Morrow in the 1950's enjoyed his place in the sun leading a popular, stylish dance band that made a big impression on the popular music of the day. This success came after years of hard graft as a lead trombonist and featured soloist. Achieving only a measure of popularity with the public, the band needed a hit record and with the making of "Night Train" Buddy hit the jackpot. "Shuffle Off To Buffalo", "Prelude To A Kiss", and "Speak Low" are all well played and indicate that, even with a different personnel, high musical standards were maintained."Shaghai" is sung by Frankie Lester, he was a long-time member of the Morrow organisation and invariably handled the rhythm numbers. Equally entertaining is his vocal on "Re-enlistment Blues" ."One Mint Julep", recorded in July 1952, three months after Night Train, has the same rhythm-and-blues feel and this successful formula characterised several more Morrow recordings in later years. Buddy Morrow made a significant contribution to popular dance music.

Track Listing

1 NIGHT TRAIN
2 RIO RITA
3 AUTUMN LEAVES
4 STAIRWAY TO THE STARS
Vcl Frankie Lester And The Four Stars
5 LASSUS TROMBONE
6 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
7 STRANGERS Vcl TOMMY MERCER
8 SHADOW WALTZ
9 I CAN'T GET STARTED
Victory Parade Of Spotlight Bands - U.S.Army Specialist Training Centre, University Of Maine, November 16, 1945
10 SPOTLIGHT BANDS THEME AND INTRODUCTION / BUDDY MORROW THEME
11 AVALON
12 HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN
13 IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME
Vcl Helen Manning And George Lee
14 LOVE, YOUR MAGIC SPELL IS EVERYWHERE
15 HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
16 SHUFFLE OFF TO BUFFALO
17 PRELUDE TO A KISS
18 SPEAK LOW
NBC Bandstand Show, Radio City, New York - January 23, 1957
19 OH! LOOK AT ME NOW
20 I'LL CLOSE MY EYES
21 TENDERLY
22 MUSKRAT RAMBLE
23 EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS
24 SHANGHAI Vcl FRANKIE LESTER
25 TARA'S THEME
26 RE-ENLISTMENT BLUES Vcl FRANKIE LESTER
27 ONE MINT JULEP