MG-20336: The Hits That Made Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra Famous

	Label Type :	black Mercury type A
	Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG-20336A-1    MS1    M3
		SIDE-B	MG-20336B-1    MS1    M1

Comments

with Mercury inner sleeve, but it may not be the one that originally came with album (the matrix number says it's first press, while the inner sleeve's type is for releases circa 1960).

Inside The Groove

The best album of a great dance band leader and a trumpeter.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

This album contains full of hit tunes cut by Ralph Marterie on Mercury. Famous hit singles and a powerful dance tunes like “Caravan” and “Castle Rock” swings so hard. Anyway, this compilation LP (aka best album) is an instant collection of his great hit singles.

That's the Ralph Marterie's way. Great.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

B-1:
Larry Brooks (tp), Ralph Marterie (tp), Corny Panico (tp), Ron Walters (tp),
Larry Ransom (tb), Paul Severson (tb), Bobby Speer (tb),
Jim Cooke (as), Jack Gaylo (as), Kenny Mann (ts), Larry Regan (ts), Charlie Spero (bs, cl),
Matt Alagna (p), Henry Poston (b), Henry Riggs (ds).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in January 1953.

A-1:
Larry Brooks (tp), Ralph Marterie (tp), Rudy Scaffadi (tp), Marvin Simon (tp),
Larry Ransom (tb), Paul Severson (tb), Bobby Speer (tb),
Jack Gaylo (as), Yano Spano (as), Kenny Mann (ts), Larry Regan (ts), Charlie Spero (bs, cl),
Matt Alagna (p), Henry Poston (b), Henry Riggs (ds).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in June 1954.

A-3:
Ralph Marterie (tp, ldr) and his Orchestra (personnel unknown).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in December 1956.

B-4:
Ralph Marterie (tp, ldr) and his Orchestra (personnel unknown).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in February 1957.

Others:
See each original issue.

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