Its interesting that Mantovani conducted a swinging dance band in the late 30's he was in the league of Ambrose and Jack Hylton. YOu should definately check his dance band recordings out.
Certainly not elevator music unless it was bouncing from basement to penthouse .....
dnward
--- On Sat, 2/14/09, Roderic G Stephens <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Roderic G Stephens <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Muzak is bankrupt
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 5:30 PM
> Yes, Mantovani gave the LP and Hi-Fi a shot in the early
> days on those 'new technologies, IMHO. I can hear those
> cascading strings right now without even getting out my old
> record.
>
> Rod Stephens
>
>
> --- On Sat, 2/14/09, Frank Strauss <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Frank Strauss <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Muzak is bankrupt
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 5:07 PM
> > > "The court sentences the defendant to ten
> years in
> > prison..in a cell
> > > where Mantovani is played 24/7...?!"
> > >
> > > Steven C. Barr
> > >
> >
> > Oh crap-I like Mantovani. In fact saw him and his
> crew
> > live in 1961. I
> > think elevators gave him a bad name.
> >
> > --
> > Frank B Strauss, DMD
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