Personnel:
Dean Elliott (arr, dir), Conrad Gozzo, Don Fagerquist, Cappy
Lewis, George Werth (tp), Gil Falco, Milt Bernhart, Marshall Cram, Joe Howard,
Lloyd Ulyate (tb), Bud Shank, Ben Kanter (as), Ted Nash (fl), Jack Dumond,
Jules Jacob (cl, oboe), Bob Cooper, Bernie Fleischer (ts), John Lowe (bs),
Bobby Hammack (p, harpsichord), Ray Sherman (p), Frank Flynn (vib, xylophone),
Vince Terry (g), Phil Stephens (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Milt Holland (perc),
Earl Brown, Joe Hamilton (vcl)
· Collector's Edition
· Issued in Digipack
· 2 Original LPs on 1 CD
· Original Cover Art and Liner Notes
· Stereo / Hi-Fi Recordings
· Newly Remastered in 24-Bit
"Zounds! What Sounds!" is an album full of
imaginative and swinging dance music conceived, arranged and conducted by Dean
Elliott (1925-1999). His extraordinary band sounds bigger than it has the right
to, featuring brasses, reeds, and a rhythm section magnified by the swinging
flashes of brilliant coloring that the harpsichord brings, and by a number of
unusual percussion effects in Spectacular Stereo! And the solos, scattered here
and there, feature work by some of the best West Coast jazz studio musicians
available, including Milt Bernhart trombone, Bob Cooper tenor, Bud Shank alto,
and the glistening trumpet of Don Fagerquist.
The second album here was recorded six years earlier, and it
was the first attempt by Elliott in his innovative search of a new sound in the
field of dance music. With an exciting group of top Hollywood musicians, and
enhanced by the colorful effects of Bobby Hammack’s harpsichord, xylophone,
vibes, and assorted woodwinds, "The Hi-Fi Sound of the Dean Elliott Big
Band" features some unison voices worked in with the band, in a delightful
program of standards and six originals penned by the leader.
01. It's Alright With Me (Cole Porter) 2:24
02. Rain (Eugene Ford) 2:49
03. Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Wright-Forrest) 3:04
04. Will You Still Be Mine? (Dennis-Adair) 3:16
05. You Do Something to Me (Cole Porter) 2:26
06. They Didn't Believe Me (Kern-Reynolds) 2:25
07. The Lonesome Road (Shilkret-Austin) 2:30
08. All of You (Cole Porter) 2:45
09. Trees (Rasbach-Kilmer) 2:37
10. It's Lonesome Old Town (Tobias-Kisco) 3:12
11. You're the Top (Cole Porter) 2:35
12. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Rodgers-Hart) 2:42
13. Who Cares (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:24
14 I’ve Had My Moments (Kahn-Donaldson) 2:45
15 A Gal in Calico (Schwartz-Robin) 2:22
16 The One I Love (Kahn-Jones) 2:25
17. Kisses Don't Lie (Huddelson-Elliott) 2:27
18. A Fez He Sez (Russell-Elliott) 2:51
19. Say It With Your Eyes (Russell-Elliott) 2:51
20. Cozy Corner (Russell-Elliott) 2:46
21. Fine and Dandy (James-Swift) 2:13
22. In The Port of Missing Dreams (Scholl-Elliott) 2:49
23. There Will Never Be Another You (Warren-Gordon) 2:07
24. Hey Ma! I’m in Love (Allen-Elliott) 2:44
Sources:
Tracks #1-12, from the album “Zounds! What Sounds!” Capitol
ST1818)
Tracks #13-24, from the album “The Hi-Fi Sound of the Dean
Elliott Dance Band”
(Kapp KL-1056)
Personnel on "Zounds! What Sounds!":
Tracks #3, 5, 7-12: Conrad Gozzo, Don Fagerquist,
Cappy Lewis, trumpets; Gil Falco, Marshall Cram, trombones; Bud Shank, Ben
Kanter, alto saxes; Bob Cooper, Bernie Fleischer, tenor saxes; John Lowe,
baritone sax; Bobby Hammack, piano; Milt Holland, percussion.
Recorded at Capitol Tower, Hollywood, July 16, 1962
Tracks #1, 2, 4, 6: Don Fagerquist, George Werth,
Cappy Lewis, trumpets; Milt Bernhart, Gil Falco, Marshall Cram, trombones; Bud
Shank, Ben Kanter, alto saxes; Bob Cooper, Bernie Fleischer, tenor saxes; John
Lowe, baritone sax; Bobby Hammack, harpsichord; Vince Terry, guitar; Phil
Stephens, bass; Alvin Stoller, drums; Milt Holland, percussion.
Recorded at Capitol Tower, Hollywood, July 16, 1962
Personnel on "The Hi-Fi Sound of the Dean Elliott
Dance Band":
Tracks #13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23 : Don Fagerquist,
trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Joe Howard, Lloyd Ulyate, trombones; Ted Nash, flute;
Jack Dumond, clarinet & oboe; Jules Jacob, clarinet & bassoon; Frank
Flynn, vibes & xylophone; Bobby Hammack, harpsichord; Ray Sherman, piano;
Vince Terry, guitar; Phil Stephens, bass; Milt Holland, drums.
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood; July 11, 1956
Tracks #14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 24 : Don Fagerquist,
trumpet; Milt Bernhart, Marshall Cram, Lloyd Ulyate, trombones; Ted Nash,
flute; Ben Kanter, clarinet & oboe; Jules Jacob, clarinet & bassoon;
Frank Flynn, vibes & xylophone; Bobby Hammack, harpsichord; Ray Sherman,
piano; Vince Terry, guitar; Phil Stephens, bass; Milt Holland, drums; Earl Brown
& Joe Hamilton, vocals on #14 & 20.
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood; August 8, 1956
Original recordings produced by Albert Marx and John
Palladino.
Sound Effects Editor on “Zounds! What Sounds!”: Phil Kaye
This compilation produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
Stereo / Hi-Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered