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September 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 254

Jack Pleis, His Piano, Orchestra and Chorus, Broadway Goes Hollywood (1955)
Muzak, schmaltz, cornball, oddities, soft-jazz, safe orchestral pop, call it what you want – I want it. Especially on vinyl. And I’ll never turn down a good 10” (ooh, er) – nor will I turn down a bad 10” innuendo (in-your-end-o!). So this is the latest. And I know of Jack Pleis – a master of all of those styles above and more; journeyman pianist, arranger, conductor, writer and accompanist – he ran a chorus and big band, he did small-combo stuff, he played over silent movies. He was a gigging, jobbing player. And these lite instrumentals are lovely. And I’m severely hooked on collecting these up. Great op-shop finds. Always.

Sample Track: I Get A Kick Out Of You
The Vinyl Countdown is a document of every LP I listen to, brand new discoveries and old-old favourites; extremely pre-loved, previously abandoned or with the shrink-wrap having just been removed it’s all here at The Vinyl Countdown

 

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