Kid Sheik Cola - Kid Sheik's Swingsters 1961 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

180-Gram Virgin Vinyl Limited Edition Jorge Ben's debut album Samba Esquema Novo, which met with great acclaim from fans, and encouraged the Philips tag to capitalize on the success with immediate follow-up albums. Ben's characteristic style fuses samba, funk, rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter. His hits include InchChove ChuvaInch, InchMas, Que Nada!Inch and InchBalança PemaInch (all included here), have been interpreted by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Sérgio Mendes, Miriam Makeba, Soulfly and Marisa Monte. The song InchMas, Que Nada!Inch was his first big hit in Brazil, and to this day it remains the most played song in the United States sung entirely in Portuguese. Outside of Brazil, the song is better known for it's cover versions by Sérgio Mendes and the Tamba Trio. It has also been reinterpreted by prominent jazz artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Jarreau. 180-GRAM VIRGIN VINYL - THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 5 BONUS TRACKS

Recorded in London in 1965 with a line-up featuring George InchKid SheikInch Cola (trumpet & vocal), John Handy (alto & vocal), Cuff Billett (trumpet & vocal), Pete Dyer (trombone), Richard Simmons (piano), Brian Turnock (string bass) and Barry Martyn. Track listing Rebecca, Last Night on the Back Porch, Ice Cream, Black and Blue, Eh La Bas, in the Groove, Little Richard's Blues, Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet, Panama, in the Gutter, Bye Bye Blackbird.

Brothers Franz and Karl Doppler were both accomplished flautists. Their compositions, sometimes written together, reflect the tastes of the period, making great use of Hungarian themes.