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

Blow That Horn !

Monsieur Maurice is still in Command and will be for the next few months !
Today he presents to you a compilation of Brass oriented tracks from my personal Command records collection.
Doc Seveninsen, Urbie Green... even Benny Goodman... (I know that a clarinet isn't exactly a brass instrument but bear with me...) all with the excellent typical Command Stereo approach.

Tracklist


01 At Last - Urbie Green And His Orchestra
02 Feelin' Good - Walter Kime & Orchestra
03 The Sidewinder - Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra
04 I Love Paris - Benny Goodman
05 Let's Fall In Love - Urbie Green And His Orchestra
06 Tenderly - Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra
07 The Gentle Rain - Walter Kime & Orchestra
08 Under Paris Skies - Benny Goodman
09 Prisoner Of Love - Urbie Green And His Orchestra
10 A Man And A Woman - Walter Kime & Orchestra
11 It Ain't Necessarily So - Doc Severinsen & His Orchestra
12 So What's New - Walter Kime & Orchestra
13 I've Heard That Song Before - Urbie Green And His Orchestra
14 So In Love - Walter Kime & Orchestra
15 Stairway To The Stars - Urbie Green And His Orchestra
16 Fever - Doc Severinsen And His Orchestra
17 I Wish You Love - Benny Goodman
18 Malaguena - Doc Severinsen & His Orchestra
19 April In Paris - Benny Goodman
20 Bluesette - Doc Severinsen & His Orchestra

I'm going to keep on diving into my Command collection and hopefully will resurface again in a month or so for the next installment. Hope to see you all again.
Happy Holidays and Enjoy !
MM

Monsieur Maurice is in Command

Hi Folks,

The past few weeks I took the time to dive deep into my record collection. I traveled all the way to the very beginning and I rediscovered my 'Command' albums. I have a good few of them. They were my pride and joy when I first started crate diggin'. I loved the sleeve art, the 'extreme' stereo, and the fact that you could recognize the musicians throughout the different albums. The guitar of Tony Mottola,  Charles Mangnate on accordion or the trumpet of Doc Severinsen... I still keep a look out for them and buy them when I come across one that I haven't got. But they don't come across often (not on our side of the ocean they don't...)
So for the next period of time I'm going to concentrate on the Spectacular Stereo Sound of Space Age Music.
Here's the first offering of the 'MM is in Command' Series:

Tracklist

01 Provocative Percussion - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
02 Cheek To Cheek - Don Lamond And His Orchestra
03 Old Devil Moon -  Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
04 The Man I Love - The Command All-Stars
05 Tenderly - Los Admiradores
06 Who Can I Turn To - Various
07 It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing - Don Lamond And His Orchestra
08 Blues In The Night - The Command All-Stars
09 Making Whoopie - Los Admiradores
10 My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Terry Snyder & The All Stars
11 Love For Sale - The Command All-Stars
12 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - Don Lamond And His Orchestra
13 I Can Dream Can I - Los Admiradores
14 Volare Cha Cha - Enoch Light And The Light Brigade
15 Red Roses For A Blue Lady - Various
16 All The Way - The Command All-Stars
17 Bingo Bango Bongo Baby - The Command All-Stars

The focus in this one is on 'percussion'. All my own rips from my personal vinyl collection.
Because this series is quite time consuming in the making, I'm going to post the next installment the first of December. This will give me the time to work on them.
Enjoy and let me know in the comments what you think !

MM