Mercury Records Collection: Wing MGW-12004: Organ Moods Featuring Eddie Layton In Hi-Fi

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MGW-12004: Organ Moods Featuring Eddie Layton In Hi-Fi

Label Type :	blue Wing type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MGW12004A MF1 MSI A1 I
	SIDE-B	MGW12004B MF2 MSII A1 I

Comments

MGW-12004 is an original issue of Mercury MG-20208.

Inside The Groove

The famous popular organ player Eddie Layton's very first LP left among all left on Mercury and its subsidiaries.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

As the famous Space Age Pop Music site refers Eddie Layton's name as “a demonstrator for Hammond organs”, he has been one of the most famous Hammond organ players throughout the U.S. (at least among ordinary people, not among jazz fans). For most people, his name is so famous as the official organist for the New York Yankees since 1967.

He seldom played jazz kinds, but instead played tons of popular tunes as “easy-listening” kinds. His sound is not much spine-chilling or thrilling (like other great black Jazz organ players do). But as a popular player, he tried to pull out every possibility of what the Hammond organ had to have. He also has spread the fascinations of Hammon organ's sound throughout many “ordinary” people.

On this LP, Eddie Layton's first session left on Mercury, he is accompanied with a few musicians (drums, guitar, percussions). With the “Hi-Fi” sound as what the LP title literally says, we can enjoy the essence of Eddie Layton's organ performance. Again, all tracks are not jazzy kind, but very enjoyable I believe.

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

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	W 346	Stormy Weather (Loehler - Arlen)	2:23
A-2	W 351	The Hot Canary (Gilbert - Nero)	2:30
A-3	W 354	Laura (Raksin - Mercer)	2:55
A-4	W 349	Heartaches (Klenner- Hoffman)	1:50
A-5	W 356	Granada (Lara)	3:24
A-6	W 347	Banjo Medley:	-
		Oh Susanna
		Swanee River
		Caroline In The Morning (Donaldson - Kahn)
SIDE-B
B-1	W 348	Poinciana (Simon - Bernier)	2:42
B-2	W 344	Charmaine (Rapee - Pollack)	2:18
B-3	W 350	Song Of The Islands (Charles E. King)	2:14
B-4	W 355	Lullaby Of Broadway (Dubin - Warren)	2:21
B-5	W 345	Donkey Serenade (Friml - Stothart)	2:03
B-6	W 357	The Stein Song (Colcord - Fenstad)	2:00

Personnel

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

Ruppli's book didn't identify any of the exact recording dates nor personnels.

Eddie Layton (org) with unknown musician(s).
(at least the sounds of percussions, drums, guitars, reeds are audible)
Recorded maybe in 1955.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Eddie Layton (org) :

Mercury MG-20208 : Organ Moods In Hi-Fi (reissue of MGW-12004)
Mercury MG-20308 : No Blues On This Cruise
Mercury MG-20372 / SR-60018 : Just We Two / Buddy Morrow & Eddie Layton
Mercury MG-20377 / SR-60031 : Better Layton Than Ever
Mercury MG-20426 / SR-60098 : Caravan
Mercury MG-20433 / SR-60105 : At The Mighty Wurlitzer
Mercury MG-20471 / SR-60153 : In The Mood / Dick Contino & Eddie Layton
Mercury MG-20498 / SR-60258 : Skatin' With Layton
Mercury MG-20639 / SR-60639 : Great Organ Hits
Mercury MG-20764 / SR-60764 : A Collection Of 33 All-Time Dance Favorites / Eddie Layton & Buddy Morrow
Wing MGW-12004 : Organ Moods In Hi-Fi