Charlie Spivak - The Country Club Dance and 49 similar items

Catalog Number: DCF-1020 Condition Details: Compatible Fidelity sticker on front. Vinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, and surface impressions (front/back); writing near top-left on front. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is mostly easy-to-read (printed off-center) with mild-wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Split near right of top-edge and center of bottom-edge. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. 1959 pressing with Compatible Fidelity label. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Stardreams Nature Boy Tenderly The Breeze And I Flirtango We Three Poinciana Port Au Prince Blue Velvet Manhattan I'll Walk Alone About The Record: The Country Club Dance, by Charlie Spivak, shows his experience playing with jazz musicians had little effect on his own band's style, which was dance music, made up mainly of ballads and popular tunes. Spivak himself (known as "Cheery, Chubby Charlie") had been noted for his trumpet's sweet tone and his strength for playing lead parts, rather than for any improvisational ability. He was also known as "The Man Who Plays The Sweetest Trumpet In The World".