Mercury Records Collection: SR-60000: Havana In Hi-Fi

SR-60000: Havana In Hi-Fi / Richard Hayman

Label Type :	black Mercury type C (large oval)
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR_60000A FR3 A1 I
	SIDE-B	SR_60000B FR2 A1 I

Comments

MG-20296 (monaural release) has two more tunes from the same session.

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

One of the earliest pressings by RCA Victor's plant - sounds great!

Inside The Groove

A very enjoyable easy-listening kind of exotic sound. Well organized and full of excitements. Nice!

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

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

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	PB116 (14849)	Rhapsodero (B. Wayne)	6:55
A-2	PB128 (14866)	My Hopeful Heart (Yo Nada Puedo Hacer) (E. Lecuona)	2:00
A-3	PB120 (14853)	Cordoba (E. Lecuona)	4:10
A-4	PB119 (14852)	Tropical Merengue (Munoz - March - Elow)	2:25
SIDE-B
B-1	PB118 (14851)	Maria-La-O (Maria My Own) (Lecuona - Wolfe Gilbert)	3:47
B-2	PB126 (14854)	Caminito (Little Lane) (Penaloza - Filiberto)	2:16
B-3	PB117 (14850)	La Comparsa (E. Lecuona)	3:32
B-4	PB130 (14868)	I Won't Stand In Your Way (Me Has Dejado) (E. Lecuona)	2:08
B-5	PB127 (14865)	Love And The World Loves With You (Amor Que Bonito) (E. Lecuona - A. Gamse)	1:48

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-1, A-3, A-4, B-1, B-3:
Richard Hayman (leader, arranger, conductor) and his Orchestra.
Recorded in New York City on February 19, 1957

A-2, B-2, B-4, B-5:
same personnel as above.
Recorded in New York City on February 21, 1957.

Recording Director: Bob Shad.

Jackets

Front	Back

Labels

Side A	Side B

Inner Sleeve

Front	Back