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Reminds me of the Beach Boys “Stack O’ Tracks” LP.Now here is an interesting album...of nothing.
That isn't so much an album title as it is instructions on how to use this record. Essentially, it is an album's worth of Riddle's instrumental background. The cover reads, "YOU are the solo star." And the album came with a booklet of music and lyrics, so you could sing along with Riddle. Presumably with the sheet music, you could also play along if you would rather do it in an instrumental style. I'm streaming this via Qobuz; I wonder if any LP copies exist out there with the booklet intact.
So yeah, this is an odd one to listen to. Background for a singer, with only a very occasional echo of a melody. But the style is unmistakably Nelson Riddle, so for anyone who is interested in arranging for a big band or orchestra like this, it's a great way to hear it undistracted with any lead voice.
It got me thinking that this also would have been cool if different vocalists like Sinatra, Dean Martin Peggy Lee and Nat King Cole each recorded their vocal tracks over this album, and we could hear how each singer approached these tunes differently.
Yesterday evening I was listening to a few tracks from Dean Martin's This Time I'm Swingin', which got me in the mood to hear some more Riddle this morning while working.
A great album and it's my favorite among the 3 Almeida did as I mentioned elsewhere I own a 2fer cd with this album and "Ole Bossa Nova" I had those originally on vinyl on the original Capitol label which sadly I wore outI was a little surprised to see this on Qobuz. They also have the third album in the series, It's A Bossa Nova World but strangely do not have Ole! Bossa Nova.