GLCD 5212 –Bright Lights
This collection pays tribute to the many talented light music composers who contributed to the production music libraries operated by various London publishers to satisfy the requirements of professional users in the media. A few of the composers would have been known to music lovers at the time - one immediately thinks of Robert Farnon, Sidney Torch and Charles Williams. But many others were shadowy figures, well regarded by their peers, but whose names were largely unfamiliar to the general public. This compilation features some of the best writers, although it must be acknowledged that many of their works have already appeared in the previous 111 CDs in this Guild Light Music series. But the fact that it is still possible to assemble such an enjoyable collection of their music illustrates the very high standards that they consistently achieved.Tr. / Title / Composer / Artist / Label / Time / ISRC
1 / Bright Lights / Frank Sterling, real names Dennis Alfred Berry, Stuart Crombie / BRUSSELS NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by F.G. TERBY / Southern MQ535 1962 / 3:08 / CH6631351201
2 / Beachcomber / Clive Richardson / NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by JACK LEON / Boosey & Hawkes O 2181 1949 / 3:09 / CH6631351202
3 / Hurly-Burly / Len Stevens / QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH / Chappell C 330 1948 / 2:29 / CH6631351203
4 / Trysting Place / Cecil Milner / THE HARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by HANS MAY / Harmonic HMP 266 1948 / 3:12 / CH6631351204
5 / Tempo For Strings / Bruce Campbell / STUTTGART RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by KURT REHFELD (‘Lansdowne Light Orchestra' on disc label) / Impress IA 133 1956 / 2:49 / CH6631351205
6 / Main Event / Michael Sarsfield, real name Hubert Clifford / DANISHSTATE RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON (‘Melodi Light Orchestra Conducted by Ole Jensen' on disc label) / Chappell C 441 1954 / 2:37 / CH6631351206
7 / Pastorale / Ronald Hanmer / NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH / Francis, Day & Hunter FDH 023 1947 / 3:11 / CH6631351207
8 / Twentieth Century Express (Making Tracks) / Trevor Duncan, real name Leonard Charles Trebilco / NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by FREDERIC CURZON / Boosey & Hawkes O 2218 1953 / 2:52 / CH6631351208
9 / Sagebrush / Dolf van der Linden, real name David Gysbert van der Linden / DOLF VAN DER LINDEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA / Paxton PR 589 1954 / 2:52 / CH6631351209
10 / Champs Elysees / Philip Green / QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH / Chappell C 319 1947 / 2:43 / CH6631351210
11 / Hydro Project / Charles Williams / QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON / Chappell C 630 1959 / 2:36 / CH6631351211
12 / Holiday Camp March / Jack Beaver / NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH / Francis, Day & Hunter FDH 024 1947 / 2:52 / CH6631351212
13 / My Waltz For You / Sidney Torch / QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH / Chappell C 291 1947 / 3:08 / CH6631351213
14 / Pictures In The Fire / Robert Farnon / QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON / Chappell C 335 1948 / 3:06 / CH6631351214
15 / Practice Makes Perfect / Walter Stott / TELECAST ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER STOTT / Chappell C 656 1959 / 2:48 / CH6631351215
16 / Prelude To A Play / Frederic Curzon / NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CEDRIC DUMONT / Boosey & Hawkes OT 2336 1958 / 3:20 / CH6631351216
17 / Rhythm Of The Clock / Peter Kane, real names Cedric King Palmer, Richard Mullan / LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS / Paxton PR 432 1947 / 2:53 / CH6631351217
18 / Procession / Vivian Ellis / DANISHSTATE RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by HUBERT CLIFFORD (‘Melodi Light Orchestra' on disc label) / Chappell C 429 1953 / 2:45 / CH6631351218
19 / Panoramic Prelude / Ernest Tomlinson / CRAWFORD LIGHT ORCHESTRA / Josef Weinberger JW 104 1957 / 2:56 / CH6631351219
20 / Paper Chase / Cyril Watters / QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS / Chappell C 704 1961 / 2:48 / CH6631351220
21 / Mayfair Parade / Jack Strachey / NATIONAL LIGHT ORCHESTRA / Bosworth BC 1206 1948 / 3:14 / CH6631351221
22 / Silks And Satins / Peter Yorke / L'ORCHESTRE DEVEREAUX Conducted by GEORGES DEVEREAUX / Francis, Day & Hunter FDH 073 1952 / 3:00 / CH6631351222
23 / Marche Heroique / Walter Collins / LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS / Paxton PR 426 1947 / 2:56 / CH6631351223
24 / Race Day / Roger Roger / ROGER ROGER AND HIS CHAMPS ELYSEES ORCHESTRA / Chappell C 672 1960 / 2:56 / CH6631351224
25 / Bold Horizons / Laurie Johnson / GROUP-FIFTY ORCHESTRA Conducted by LAURIE JOHNSON / KPM 095 1962 / 2:52 / CH6631351225
Bar Code:795754521221- Total Time:74:33 – All Tracks mono
Composer:
Frank Sterling, Stuart Crombie, Clive Richardson, Len Stevens, Cecil Milner, Bruce Campbell, Michael Sarsfield, Ronald Hanmer, Trevor Duncan, Dolf van der Linden, Philip Green, Charles Williams, Jack Beaver, Sidney Torch, Robert Farnon, Walter Stott, Frederic Curzon, Peter Kane, Richard Mullan, Vivian Ellis, Ernest Tomlinson, Cyril Watters, Jack Strachey, Peter Yorke, Walter Collins, Roger Roger, Laurie Johnson,
Composer & Tracklist:
Frank Sterling, real names Dennis Alfred Berry, Stuart Crombie - Bright Lights; Clive Richardson - Beachcomber; Len Stevens - Hurly-Burly; Cecil Milner - Trysting Place; Bruce Campbell - Tempo For Strings; Michael Sarsfield, real name Hubert Clifford - Main Event; Ronald Hanmer - Pastorale; Trevor Duncan, real name Leonard Charles Trebilco - Twentieth Century Express (Making Tracks); Dolf van der Linden, real name David Gysbert van der Linden - Sagebrush; Philip Green - Champs Elysees; Charles Williams - Hydro Project; Jack Beaver - Holiday Camp March; Sidney Torch - My Waltz For You; Robert Farnon - Pictures In The Fire; Walter Stott - Practice Makes Perfect; Frederic Curzon - Prelude To A Play; Peter Kane, real names Cedric King Palmer, Richard Mullan - Rhythm Of The Clock; Vivian Ellis - Procession; Ernest Tomlinson - Panoramic Prelude; Cyril Watters - Paper Chase; Jack Strachey - Mayfair Parade; Peter Yorke - Silks And Satins; Walter Collins - Marche Heroique; Roger Roger - Race Day; Laurie Johnson - Bold Horizons;
Tracklist with Composer and Artists:
Bright Lights - Frank Sterling, real names Dennis Alfred Berry, Stuart Crombie, BRUSSELS NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by F.G. TERBY; Beachcomber - Clive Richardson, NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by JACK LEON; Hurly-Burly - Len Stevens, QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; Trysting Place - Cecil Milner, THE HARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by HANS MAY; Tempo For Strings - Bruce Campbell, STUTTGART RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by KURT REHFELD (‘Lansdowne Light Orchestra' on disc label); Main Event - Michael Sarsfield, real name Hubert Clifford, DANISH STATE RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON (‘Melodi Light Orchestra Conducted by Ole Jensen' on disc label); Pastorale - Ronald Hanmer, NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; Twentieth Century Express (Making Tracks) - Trevor Duncan, real name Leonard Charles Trebilco, NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by FREDERIC CURZON; Sagebrush - Dolf van der Linden, real name David Gysbert van der Linden, DOLF VAN DER LINDEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA; Champs Elysees - Philip Green, QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; Hydro Project - Charles Williams, QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON; Holiday Camp March - Jack Beaver, NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; My Waltz For You - Sidney Torch, QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; Pictures In The Fire - Robert Farnon, QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON; Practice Makes Perfect - Walter Stott, TELECAST ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER STOTT; Prelude To A Play - Frederic Curzon, NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CEDRIC DUMONT; Rhythm Of The Clock - Peter Kane, real names Cedric King Palmer, Richard Mullan, LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS; Procession - Vivian Ellis, DANISH STATE RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by HUBERT CLIFFORD (‘Melodi Light Orchestra' on disc label); Panoramic Prelude - Ernest Tomlinson, CRAWFORD LIGHT ORCHESTRA; Paper Chase - Cyril Watters, QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS; Mayfair Parade - Jack Strachey, NATIONAL LIGHT ORCHESTRA; Silks And Satins - Peter Yorke, L'ORCHESTRE DEVEREAUX Conducted by GEORGES DEVEREAUX; Marche Heroique - Walter Collins, LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS; Race Day - Roger Roger, ROGER ROGER AND HIS CHAMPS ELYSEES ORCHESTRA; Bold Horizons - Laurie Johnson, GROUP-FIFTY ORCHESTRA Conducted by LAURIE JOHNSON;