Added: Nov 18, 2008
From: wally1435
Duration: 1:45
Known, at the time, primarily as Tony Bennett's arranger, this is a track from a rare album by British-born Ralph Sharon. It is also a rarity for Motown Records Corp., one of their first album releases on their newly formed Gordy label, and one of their first albums by a foreign artist. The LP itself is interesting - a fusion of jazz and country & western; apparently Sharon decided to exclusively use "real" country musicians to back him as he did his traditional jazz style/piano. This is a mono track as this OOP LP was never issued in stereo, nor has it been released on cd. Here now is a cover of the classic Bob Wills song from the OOP 1963 Gordy LP "Modern Innovations On Country And Western Themes".
Channel: Music
Tags: antonio bob country jazz ralph rose san sharon western willis
Rating: 5.00 (3 ratings) Views: 62 Comments: 1
wally1435 Says:
Dec 28, 2008 - You're welcome.
PaulR22 Says:
Dec 27, 2008 - What a great combination of country and jazz!Ralph was the pianist for Tony Bennett for years and did the best back-up of "I Left My Heart In San Francisco."Thanks for the post.