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(July 25, 2015): Walter Wanderley – Summer Samba
From the 1966 single, Summer Samba / Call Me. This Valle brothers (Marcos and Paulo Sérgio) single off the Rain Forest LP was, no doubt, Wanderley’s biggest hit. 1960s easy listening at its best. In...
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(December 19, 2015): Billy May and His Orchestra – Theme From ‘Mannix’
From the 1972 triple LP Time/Life compilation, As You Remember Them: Great Instrumentals & Other Favorites: Volume 4. A Lalo Schifrin classic. Remembering my Nonna this morning. Joe Mannix used...
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(June 25, 2016): Al Martino – Sweet Caroline
Today’s little heard cover: from the 1970 album, Can’t Help Falling In Love. Overwhelmed by Diamond’s own 1969 release of his song, after which there would be no rival. Bobby Womack fared little...
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(May 1, 2017): Abbe Lane (with Tito Puento & His Orchestra) – Whatever Lola...
From the 1957 album, Be Mine Tonight. I remember Abbe Lane more for her cameos in TV shows of my youth (Flying Nun, Brady Bunch, Hart to Hart, etc) than singing easy listening samba. I do remember...
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(May 2, 2017): Clint Eastwood – I Talk To The Trees
From the b-side of Lee Marvin’s, “Wand’rin Star”, the single from the Paint Your Wagon Red soundtrack, Wand’rin Star / I Talk To The Trees. Another gem my son turned me on to. I’ve seen Paint Your...
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