The Si Zentner Orchestra & The Johnny Mann Singers
The Si Zentner Orchestra & The Johnny Mann Singers

Description

This CD brings together two distinctive voices of the American easy listening and big band world: the Si Zentner Orchestra, led by trombonist and bandleader Si Zentner whose polished, swinging sound earned him a dedicated following through the 1960s, and the Johnny Mann Singers, renowned for their warm, precisely arranged vocal harmonies. The pairing is a natural one — Zentner’s brass-forward orchestrations providing an energetic backdrop to Mann’s lush choral work. The result is a recording that captures the sophisticated, feel-good spirit of mid-century American popular music at its most assured…

1. Great Band With Great Voices
2. Serenade In Blue
3. Am I Blue
4. Breezin’ Along With The Breeze
5. Flamingo
6. It’s A Lonesome Old Town
7. Ol’ Man River
8. St. Louis Blues
9. Deep Purple
10. Baubles, Bangles And Beads
11. Dream
12. Little White Lies
13. ‘Taint What You Do (It’s The Way That Cha Do It)
14. Swing The Great Voices Of The Great Bands
15. Mississippi Mud
16. Marie
17. Chattanooga Choo Choo
18. At Last
19. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
20. Undecided
21. Paper Doll
22. If I Didn’t Care
23. The Hut Sut Song
24. It Happened In Monterey
25. I’ll Never Smile Again
26. Rum And Coca-Cola