Conniff,Ray / His Orchestra & Chorus Ray Conniff Hi-Fi Companion CD

2015 collection. One of the best trombonists of the big band era, he played with Bunny Berigan and Artie Shaw/Ray Conniff burst onto the 1950s scene with recordings based on the tonal combination of mixed choir with the swing of the big band. This blend of musical colors and textures, women's voices and trumpets, men's voices and trombones, was organized with a geometric precision and really caught the public ear. His debut album " 'S Wonderful", inhabited the USA Top 20 for nine months. His breakthrough had come in 1956, with his arrangement for Don Cherry's hit ballad 'Band Of Gold. ' Conniff substituted a chorus of voices for a string section; they were wordless, purely instrumental, smooth, and an instant success. He went on to arrange many hits for the likes of Guy Mitchell, Marty Robbins, Johnnie Ray and Rosemary Clooney before Columbia gave him the chance to record with his own orchestra.

1. You Do Something to Me 2. They Can't Take That Away from Me 3. Hello, Young Lovers 4. Where or When 5. All the Things You Are 6. People Will Say We're in Love 7. On the Street Where You Live 8. Moonlight Serenade 9. The Way You Look Tonight 10. As Time Goes By 11. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 12. Lullaby of Birdland 13. Cheek to Cheek 14. Thanks for the Memory 15. Easy to Love 16. Laura 17. It Might As Well Be Spring 18. Warsaw Concerto 19. I Could Have Danced All Night / I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 20. An Improvisation on "Lieberstraum" 21. An Improvisation on "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" 22. Young at Heart 23. In the Still of the Night 24. I'll See You Again 25. Volare 26. My Reverie 27. Deep Purple 28. I've Got You Under My Skin 29. Night ; Day