Today’s album from the Radio Corporation of America features two main points. In fact, it’s almost hard to decipher which is being promoted more on the album cover; The technology or the music? The album uses “Dynagroove” which is “The Magnificent New Sound Developed by RCA Victor.” For a mono album from 1963 it sounded pretty clean, so have most the other records I’ve checked out. So I’ll have to research what this technology they are bragging about is referring to.
Album: SOUNDPOWER!
Music to the Limits of Audibility
Marty Gold
and His Orchestra
As I was listening to the album, I was impressed with an amazing trumpet solo on cut 4 of side 1. I also enjoyed cut 5 and 6 on the same side along with the following cuts on side 2... Scratch that all… This turned out to be a great easy listening album! I’m gonna have to keep an eye out for some of Gold’s earlier work.
Track listing:
Side 1:
- I’ll Remember April
- Stella By Starlight
- The Moon Was Yellow
- The Terry Theme From “Lime-Light”
- Without A Song
- Harlem Nocturne (featuring Phil Bodner on alto sax)
Side 2
- Shangri-la
- A String Of Pearls
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco (opening solo by contrabass clarinet Stan Webb)
- I Concentrate On You (tuba Don Butterfield)
- Till There Was You (trumpet solo Mel Davis, alto saxophone solo Phil Bodner)
- Misty (Bob Alexander on the lush trombone, Mel Davis on the trumpet)
Marty Gold and His Orchestra