Gypsy - Gypsy (Original Soundtrack) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Aqua Blue Colored Vinyl. Inspirations of Life and Love marks Paul Anka's third collaboration with Green Hill Music, filled with heartfelt emotion, rich orchestration, and the timeless songwriting that defines his career. The album arrives as Anka continues to captivate sold-out audiences worldwide-proving his music and legacy remain as powerful as ever.

One of the most musical drummers there ever was, Cozy Cole is best remembered for his 1958 #1 hit InchTopsy Part 2,Inch one of the few recordings featuring a drum solo that ever hit the Billboard top 100. Cole's recording career began in 1928; among the many greats he held the drum chair for were Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Stuff Smith and Louis Armstrong's All Stars. In 1961 he recorded this very ambitious jazz suite based on George Bizet's Carmen. Cozy is joined on this recording by Bernie Privin (flugelhorn, trumpet), George Holt (trumpet), Bob Hammer (piano, glockenspiel, organ), Al Klink (tenor sax, bass clarinet), John Hafer (tenor sax), Jerome Richardson (baritone sax, bass clarinet, clarinet, piccolo), Milt Hinton, Jack Lesberg (bass) and Phil Kraus, Douglas Allen (percussion). All selections newly re-mastered.

One of the first stereo audiophile recordings of the gypsy sound, InchThe Phantom GypsiesInch released in 1958 was one of the best recorded representations of an authentic gypsy ensemble to hit the market at that time. Although little is known about the InchphantomInch musicians; the vocals and musicianship are top notch and the album contains classic gypsy themes typical of the idiom. All selections newly remastered.