MG-25171: Dancing On The Downbeat / Ralph Marterie

	Label Type :	black/silver Mercury type A
	Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	YMG 25171A 2    M    B
		SIDE-B	YMG25171B 1    M    A

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Inside The Groove

A collection of Ralph Marterie's early hit singles on Mercury.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Ralph Marterie and his band left so many fine recordings on Mercury. Among them, their early-middle 1950s recordings are all worth to listen to. A very fine, swingy, and danceable big-band music.

I love B-1 “After Midnight” best on this album - you may remember the legendary “Swing Time” compilation video casette series, which contains a very swingy big-band sound as well as honking baritone sax performance of “After Midnight”, by the Marterie orchestra.

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)

A-3:
Ralph Marterie (tp) and his Orchestra (detailed personnel unknown).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in April 1952.

A-4, B-3:
Ralph Marterie (tp) and his Orchestra, probably including:
Corny Panito (tp), Art Schlindelbeck (tp), Warren Kime (tp), Paul Severson (tb), Bobby Speer (tb), Jim George (tb), Gene Isaeff (tb), Jack Gaylo (as), Len Gagliardi (as), Boyd Rolando (ts), Maury Lathowers (ts), Charlie Spero (bs, cl), Matt Alagna (p), Henry Poston (b) Henry Riggs (ds).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL maybe in Summer 1952.

B-2:
Ralph Marterie (tp) and his Orchestra, probably including the same personnel as A-4, plus Kitty Karr (vo).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in September 1952.

A-1, A-2, B-1, B-4:
Ralph Marterie (tp) and his Orchestra, probably including the same personnel as A-4.
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in October 1952.

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