MM Digs Bread

No, not just the carbohydrates stuff with some butter and cheese, or with a dollop of fresh home made marmalade... Mmmmm...
No, in this case it's the 70's LA pop group  and the songwriting artistry of David Gates.

Tracklist :
01 Make It With You - Maxine Weldon
02 It Don't Matter To Me - Friends Of Distinction
03 Sweet Surrender - Andre Kostelantz
04 Hold Tight - Mary MacGregor
05 The Guitar Man-Sweet Surrender - Orquestra Serenata Tropical
06 Everything I Own - Olivia Newton-John
07 The Other Side Of Life - Dusty Springfield
08 if - John Pigneguy
09 Lost Without Your Love - Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
10 Coming Apart - Jack Jones
11 Diary - Anita Kerr
12 Baby I'm A Want You - Shirley Bassey
13 Make It With You - Young Holt Unlimited
14 The Guitar Man - Dave Snell
15 Look At Me - The Main Ingredient
16 Medley-If ~ Make It With You ~ It Don't Matter To Me - Hugo Montenegro

A sweet lineup of 16 tracks for you to savor on a Sunday morning, together with a fresh slice of the carbohydrates stuff.
Enjoy ! 
MM

Iconic Album Tribute : Tapestry

Some albums are iconic. They set the bar and stand the test of time.
One of these albums is (imho) Carole King's Tapestry. I've re-created this album, Monsieur Maurice Style. I've also kept on the original track sequence, plus a little MM extra.

Tracks

01 I Feel the Earth Move - Don Ellis Orchestra
02 So Far Away - The Crusaders
03 It's Too Late - Johnny Hammond
04 Home Again - B.W. Stevenson
05 Beautiful - Anne Murray
06 Vägen Till Jesus (Way Over Yonder) - Roland Utbult
07 You've Got A Friend - Enoch Light
08 Where You Lead - Barbra Streisand
09 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Charles Earland
10 Smackwater Jack - Quincy Jones
11 Tapestry - 101 Strings Orchestra
12 A Natural Woman - Anita Kerr Singers
13 Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Si Zentner & His Orchestra

I hope you'll enjoy (re)discovering this album and this icons music. You know where to find it.


On a more personal note, we've had some sad news. Early October we had to say goodbye to the 'real' Monsieur Maurice. Our Extraordinary Cat. He was an elderly gentleman and he became very ill. The only humane thing left was letting him go. Saying goodbye was very hard, and we miss him terribly.

A World of Wonder

Monsieur Maurice presents a new compilation in the MM Signature Series. A double disc collection of tracks composed by Mr. Wonder himself.

Tracklist

Disc 1

01 Don't Worry About A Thing - Peter Nero
02 If You Really Love Me - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77
03 My Cherie Amour - Duncan Lamont
04 Superstition - Pete Moore's Rockin' Solid Brass
05 Sir Duke - Franck Pourcell
06 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Alan Tew Orchestra
07 All in Love Is Fair - Cleo Lane
08 They Won't Go When I Go - Rune Gustafsson
09 You And I - Barbra Streisand
10 The Secret Life of Plants - Franck Pourcel
11 I Don't Know Why I Love You - David Porter
12 Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Im Yours - Jimmy McGriff
13 Creepin' - Hugo Montenegro
14 Have A Talk With God - Sonny Criss
15 Heaven Help Us All - The Nigel Brooks Singers
16 A Place In The Sun - The Young Rascals
17 Superwoman - Harry Roche Constellation
18 Blame It On The Sun - Kim Hart
19 Visions - Paul Horn
20 Lookin' For Another Pure Love - Mark Murphy
21 Rien, Rien, Rien - Claude François

Disc 2

01 Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing - Anita Kerr
02 I Wish - Urbie Green
03 You Are The Sunshine of My Life - Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra
04 Uptight (Everything`s Alright) - Nancy Wilson
05 Nothing's Too Good For My Baby - Sandy Nelson
06 I Was Made To Love Her - The John Schroeder Orchestra
07 Bird Of Beauty - Ernestine Anderson
08 Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Jr Walker & The All Stars
09 Girl Blue - The Main Ingredient
10 If It's Magic - Linda Clifford
11 Living For The City - Ramsey Lewis
12 You've Got It Bad Girl - Hugo Montenegro
13 Master Blaster - James Last
14 Superstition - Peter Herbolzheimer
15 Higher Ground - Pete Moore's Solid Rockin' Brass
16 I Love Every Little Thing About You - Bobbi Humphrey
17 Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Joan Baez
18 As - Stuff
19 Too Shy To Say - Walter Jackson
20 Stevie Wonder-Medley - Geoff Love's Big Disco Sound

Enjoy the artistry of this great man. You can find the links in the comment section.
Keep on Jammin'
MM

Mellow Yellow Fellow

Monsieur Maurice presents to you the 'British answer to Dylan'. A Mellow Yellow Fellow... A Sunshine Superman... Donovan.

Tracks

    1 Sunshine Superman - Enoch Light
    2 Mellow Yellow - Noel Trevlac
    3 Jennifer Juniper - The Sandpipers
    4 Oh Gosh - Sandie Shaw
    5 Skip-A-Long Sam - Cleo Laine
    6 Epistle To Dippy - The John Schroeder Orchestra
    7 Season Of The Witch - Enoch Light
    8 Catch the Wind - The Nirvana Sitar and String Group
    9 Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Eartha Kitt
    10 Hurdy Gurdy Man - Button-Down Brass
    11 Trans-Love Airways - Big Jim Sullivan
    12 First There is a Mountain - Cal Tjader
    13 Colours - Shake Keane
    14 Mellow Yellow - Big Maybelle
    15 Sunny Goodge Street - Judy Collins
    16 Be Not Too Hard - Joan Baez
    17 Lalena - Anita Kerr Singers
    18 Young Girl Blues - Marianne Faithfull
    19 Hurdy Gurdy Man - Eartha Kitt
    20 Turquoise - Joan Baez
    21 Atlantis - Electronic Concept Orchestra
    22 Sunny Googe Street - The Mystic Moods Orchestra
    23 Poor Cow - Vic Lewis & His Orchestra
    24 Wear Your Love Like Heaven - Peggy Lipton

24 tracks of psychedelic colors drifting on essence of Patchouli.
Enjoy man !
MM

Wunderbar Und Fabelhaft

As promised the second installment of German takes on well known Pop Songs. I hope you'll enjoy the trip trough this next European Holiday Destination Compilation.

Tracklist :


01 Erni Bieler - Lollipop
02 Bernd Spier - Einmal geht der Vorhang zu
03 Ramona - In Rosarotes Himmelbett
04 Heidi Bruehl - Mein Weg mit Dir
05 Rebekka - Ich seh dich mit meinen Augen
06 Penny Mc Lean - zwischen zwei Gefühlen
07 Drafi Deutscher - Weil ich dich liebe
08 Mary Roos - Für uns beide
09 John Dattelbaum - Maedchenschreck
10 Werner Overheidt - Hotel Zur Einsamkeit
11 Peter und der Wolf - Der Boxer
12 Hans Hass Jr, - American Pie I & II
13 Daliah Lavi - Wär ich ein Buch
14 Juliane Werding - Der ewige Soldat
15 Vicky Leandros Singers - Wo ist Er
16 Daliah Lavi - Wer hat mein Lied so zerstört, Ma
17 Holger Stern - Nächte im Schatten
18 Peter Alexander - Bist du einsam heut Nacht
19  Leo Leandros - Komm Mister Tallimann
20 Bill Ramsey - Casa Bambu
21 Gus Backus -  Papa Oh Momo

Tracks @ various bitrates. Link can be found in the comment section.
Enjoy !
MM

Fun in the Sun !

Summer holiday season has started !
The sun is beating us Belgians down with temperatures above 30°C.
In a country mainly known for its chocolate, beer and lousy weather, that's unusual and it's hard.
So Mr Maurice switches over into Summer mode and brings you a new installment of the 'European Holiday Destination Series'
Let's travel East and go to Germany. Enjoy the Bier, the Wurst, and the Deutsche Pünktlichkeit !

Tracklist

01 Ed Viller - Mein Erstes Konzert
02 Eddie Freytag - An Meiner Seite
03 Gerhard Dlugi - Gloria
04 The Blackberries - Ich Seh Black
05 The Black Stars - Ich Frag Dich Noch Einmal
06 Nina & Mike - Lola
07 Buddy Caine - Traenen Im Gesicht
08 Manuela - Etwas In Mir Wurde Traurig
09 Vicky Leandros - Sag Mir, Wo Ist Mein Boy
10 Marion - Warten Und Hoffen
11 Die Jacob Sisters - Was Hab Ich Dir Getan
12 Four Kings - Brötchen Und Milch
13 Peter Horton - Mrs Robinson
14 Juliane Werding- Am Tag Als Conny Kramer Starb
15 Carmela Corren - Donna Donna
16 Jasmin Bonnin - Angie
17 Cornflakes - Kein Weg Ist Zu Weit
18 Lill Lindfors - Viele Gehn Vorbei
19 Howard Carpendale - Geh Doch Nicht Am Gluck Voruber
20 Die Dorados - Keine Klasse
21 Boy Berger - Wulle Wulle  

21 well known tracks underwent the German Treatment. 

Sit back and enjoy !

You can find the link in the comment section.

For more European Holiday Vibes  (France - Italy) :

Bella Italia!

Vive La France!

Vive La France II

Let's go to the Movies...

Monsieur Maurice presents to you a compilation of Movie and Show-themes from the Command vaults. Some are well known, some are hidden gems. But they all have been treated with the "Command - Je ne sais quoi".

Tracklist
1    Thunderball - Bobby Byrne & His Orchestra
2    Theme From "The Hustler" - Enoch Light and his Orchestra
3    Days Of Wine And Roses - Count Basie And His Orchestra
4    Charade - The Ray Charles Singers
5    Jean - Herb Larson
6    Love Theme From The Carpetbaggers - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
7    Secret Love - Count Basie And His Orchestra
8    Sing, Sing, Sing - Robert Maxwell & His Orchestra
9    Talk To The Animals - Bobby Byrne & His Orchestra
10    Georgie Girl - Walter Kime  And His "Brass Impact' Orchestra
11    Promise Her Anything - Bobby Byrne & His Orchestra
12    Mac The Knife - Dick Hyman & His Orchestra
13    More - The Ray Charles Singers
14    Moon River (from : ""Breakfast At Tiffany's") - Enoch Light and His Orchestra
15    A Man And A Woman - Benny Goodman
16    Mame - Count Basie And His Orchestra
17    Sentimental Journey - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
18    I Could Have Danced All Night - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
19    With A Song In My Heart - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
20    Over The Rainbow - Enoch Light And His Orchestra

This compilation has been put together with tracks from my personal vinyl collection and all the tracks are 320 kbps. As always you can find the link in the comment section.
Enjoy
MM

Blame it on the Bossa Nova...

Today's offering is a compilation of Bossa Nova and Brazilian themed songs from the Command Records vaults.

Tracklist :

01    Song Of The Jet - The Ray Charles Singers
02    The Girl From Ipanema - Tony Mottola
03    Fly Me To The Moon - Dick Hyman & His Orchestra
04    Meditation - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
05    Laia Ladaia - Walter Kime  And His "Brass Impact" Orchestra
06    Brazil - Charles Magnante
07    Peligro Bossa Nova (Danger) - Tony Mottola
08    No More Blues - The Ray Charles Singers
09    Hello, Dolly !  - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
10    What's New - Bob Haggart & His Orchestra
11    Big Ben Bossa - Dick Hyman & His Orchestra
12    The Piano Lesson - The Hellers
13    One Note Samba - Charles Magnante
14    Quiet Nights - The Ray Charles Singers
15    La Mentira (Se Te Olvida) - Tony Mottola
16    O Baraquinho - Charles Magnante
17    Brasilia -Tony Mottola
18    Recado Bossa Nova - Tony Mottola
19    Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
20    The Constant Rain - Walter Kime  And His "Brass Impact" Orchestra
21    Adios - The Ray Charles Singers

As always all music comes out of my personal vinyl collection.
Enjoy !
MM

Sing a song...

Let's focus on the vocal groups in the world of Command Records. The main group being The Ray Charles Singers (not that Ray Charles, another one...) Their honey dripping harmonies come to you in full stereo on this next compilation of MM in Command

 

Tracklist :

1 This Could Be The Start Of Something - The Ray Charles Singers
2 Veni Veni - The Ray Charles Singers
3 April In Paris - Lew Davies & His Orchestra
4 Desafinado - The Ray Charles Singers
5 Embraceble You - The Ray Charles Singers
6 Do You Want To Know A Secret - The Ray Charles Singers
7 The Mist Of Time - The Hellers
8 It's 74 In San Francisco - The Hellers
9 Let's Do It - Lew Davies & His Orchestra
10 Give Me That Old Time Religion - The Ray Charles Singers
11 I'm Bound For That City - The Ray Charles Singers
12 I Can't Get Around In The Morning - The Hellers
13 Move Me, O Wonderous Music - The Ray Charles Singers
14 Don't Blame Me - The Ray Charles Singers
15 Misty - The Ray Charles Singers
16 Now The Day Is Over - The Ray Charles Singers
17 Goodbye - The Ray Charles Singers
18 Aloha Oe - The Ray Charles Singers

Meanwhile I added this 'globe' thingy to my blog. I thought it fun to see where in the world the music of Monsieur Maurice is appreciated.  After a few days I noticed something strange...

The green dots are people that visited the blog... but notice the green dot south of Africa in the middle of the Southern Ocean...

Who's that ??? Where does he live ??? On a boat ???

If you are the mystery visitor please come forward in the comment section. I would love to know where you are.

Greetings 

Monsieur Maurice

 

Exotic Sounds... Exotic Places

Monsieur Maurice still travels the realm of Command and has brought you a compilation of 'Exotica'. Hear the sounds of the Oriënt, the dangers of the Jungle, the waves crashing on the Island's shores... Join in !

Tracklist :

01 Tabu - Terry Snyder & The All Stars
02 Jungle Drums - Charles Magnante       
03 Cleopatra's ASP - Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra
04 Golden Earrings - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
05 A Night In Tunisia - Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra
06 Istanbul - Various      
07 Ching Ching Ching Chow - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
08 Song Of India - The Command All Stars
09 Japanese Sandman - Terry Snyder & The All Stars
10 Theme From Polovetzian Dances - The Command All-Stars  
11 Bali Ha'i - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
12 Miserlou - Terry Snyder & The All Stars
13 Baia - Tony Mottola           
14 Sunrise Over Sumatra - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
15 Kashmiri Song - The Command All-Stars
16 Pagan Love Song - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
17 The Moon Of Manakoora - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
18 Aloha Oe - Terry Snyder & The All Stars
19 Lovely Hula Hands - The Ray Charles Singers
20 The Cockeyed Major Of Kaunakakai - Enoch Light And His Orchestra
21 Hawaiian War Chant - The Ray Charles Singers
22 The Breeze and I - Enoch Light & His Orchestra
23 Caravan - Various

All tracks @ 320 kbps ripped from my personal vinyl collection.
 

Let's hit it again !

Monsieur Maurice presents to you the second volume of MM in Command - Percussion. Another voyage into the Space Age realm of Command Records. Immerse yourself in Stereo Stereo Stereo and enjoy !

 

Tracklist

01 Friendly Persuasion - Los Admiradores
02 Night & Day Cha Cha - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
03 Autumn Leaves - Various
04 All Of Me - Los Admiradores
05 Come Rain Or Come Shine - The Command All-Stars
06 Easy To Love - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
07 Greensleeves - Los Admiradores
08 Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Terry Snyder & The All Stars
09 Volare Cha Cha - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
10 Forty-Second Street - Don Lamond And His Orchestra
11 Unchained Melody - Los Admiradores
12 Charleston Cha Cha - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
13 The Very Thought Of You - Los Admiradores
14 Whatever Lola Wants - Terry Snyder & The All Stars
15 Caravan - Los Admiradores
16 Hernando's Hideaway - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade


All MP3's are my own rips @ 320 kbps from my personal record collection.
 

Strummin' into 2019

Monsieur Maurice presents you the next compilation of Command album tunes. This time the focus lies on the guitar of the magnificent Tony Mottola.

Tracklist


 01 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings
02 It Had To Be You
03 Volare
04 Goodnight Irene
05 Lullaby de España
06 Theme From Black Orpheus
07 Beguine Tampico
08 April In Paris
09 Spring Is Here
10 Te Voio Ben
11 Guaglione
12 Danger
13 Besame Mucho
14 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
15 Souvenir D'Italy
16 Love Song Medley
    I Know Where I'm Going
    The Riddle Song
    Black Is The Colour
17 Autumn In Rome
18 Sorrento
19 Adios
20 Block Party Barcelona

All taken from my personal collection of Command albums.
Enjoy and see you again next month for more music.

My best wishes to you all !

Cheers.

Monsieur Maurice