This is the latest in Acrobat's series of 4-CD collections devoted to the work of the great arranger/conductors

This is the latest in Acrobat's series of 4-CD collections devoted to the work of the great arranger/conductors of the post-war era, who contributed so much to the recordings of the most successful vocalists of that era, as well as making noted orchestral recordings during the time when easy listening stereo albums were becoming popular. Frank De Vol, born in 1911 and the son of an orchestra leader, learnt violin and was doing arrangements to a professional standard by the time he was 16 for the Horace Heidt and Alvino Rey orchestras of which he was a member. He joined Capitol Records, where he worked with Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting, Kay Starr, Mel Torme, Gordon McRae and Nat King Cole, for whom he did the haunting arrangement of his No. 1 hit 'Nature Boy'. He moved to RCA, where he worked with Dinah Shore, before joining Columbia Records, where he did arrangements for Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, The Four Lads and Tony Bennett, as well as making some innovative orchestral concept albums on his own account. He also arranged jazz-oriented material for Verve, working with Ella Fitzgerald and J.J. Johnson, before moving on to work in TV and film music, as well as becoming a TV actor in his own right. This collection provides an entertaining overview of his core career in popular music, and as always gives a fascinating insight into the contribution which arrangers made to some landmark recordings. Like the previous anthologies in this series, this great-value 106-track 4-CD set has been researched and compiled by former showbiz journalist and photographer Geoff Wilding, who has also contributed substantial booklet notes

Track Listing

• l Wish I Could Tell You
• Casey
• Josephine Don't Ring On The Bell
• There's A Small Hotel
• It's A Long Way To Tipperary'
• A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues
• Time After Time
• I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
• If I Should Lose You
• Farewell Blues
• There'll Be Some Changes Made
• There's A Train Out Of Dreamland
• Brahms' Lullaby
• Nature Boy
• Serutan Yob
• Pass The Peace Pipe
• Ja Da/Ten Cats And A Mouse
• Pardon Me Pretty Baby
• Forever Amber
• Coca Roca
• Senora
• The Teddy Bears Picnic
• Give Me A Song With A Beautiful Melody
• Sunflower
• Ballin' The Jack
• Take Me Back

• Poor Papa
• The Four Winds And The Seven Seas
• It’s Too Late Now
• I Said My Pyjamas
• Hoop De Doo
• Mississippi
• You Dyed Your Hair Chartreuse
• Honky Tonk Ten Cent Dance
• Teardrops From My Eyes
• I Wake Up Smiling After Dreaming Of You Of You
• Silver Moon
• When I Grow Too Old To Dream
• Wonderful One
• I'll See You Again
• In A Little Spanish Town
• The Shadow Waltz
• Southwest Territory
• Lotta Pizzicato
• Street In Manhattan
• Wait For Me
• Hi Lilli Hi Lo
• Keep It A Secret
• I Don't Want To Walk Without You
• Just a Gigolo
• Sway

• Baby Don't Do It
• l Concentrate On You
• Que Sera Sera
• Stranger In Paradise
• Moments To Remember
• My Heart Cries For You
• You Belong To Me
• Jezebel
• The Yellow Rose Of Texas
• You Can't Lose The Blues With Colours (US version)
• You Can't Lose The Blues with Colours (UK version)
• Tonight
• Love and Affection
• So Rare
• Bing Bang Bong
• Almost In your Arms
• Hooray For Hollywood
• Cheek To Cheek
• Teacher’s Pet
• Surprise
• You Ol' Son Of A Gun
• I Wonder
• Stepping Out With My Baby
• Sitting On Top Of The world
• Everybody Loves A Lover
• The House On Haunted Hill

• I Couldn't Care Less
• Say One For Me
• The Secret Of Christmas
• Just What I Wanted For Christmas
• Together, Wherever We Go
• Got A Locket In My Pocket
• The Chosen Few
• The Real Thing
• Willow Weep For Me
• I’m Through With Love
• All Yours
• It's Been so Long
• Just Tell Me You Love Me
• You’re Starting To Get To Me
• Pinetops Boogie
• Unchained Melody
• Love Letters
• True Love
• The Third Man Theme
• Around The World
• Alone Together
• Its Magic
• This Is Always
• I've Come Of Age
• Lazy Bones
• Get Out Of Town
• Christmas Island

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 284 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/07/17

UPC: 824046711122