Mercury Records Collection: SR-60029: Re-Percussion

SR-60029: Re-Percussion / David Carroll and his Orchestra

Label Type :	black Mercury type C (large oval)
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR_60029_A FR1 C4 I
	SIDE-B	SR_60029_B FR1 C1 I

Comments

Equivalent release: Mercury MG-20389 (mono).

An FR pressing: sound quality is superb!

Inside The Groove

Another gorgeous banquet of various percussions from left to right.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

David Carroll, Mercury's house arranger and director, released many his own albums. They include exotic kind, percussive kind, boring easy-listening kind and many more.

Fortunately this album captures one of his most thrilling sessions, full of various percussions by thirteen musicians. His first percussion album (MG-20166 / SR-60003 “Percussion In Hi-Fi”) was also enjoyable to listen to, but in my humble opinion this “Re-Percussion” album surpasses the other album. Lots of interesting percussion sounds (and many “catchy” melodies) make us feel very very enjoyable.

A truly excellent easy-listening album indeed.

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

10 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	PB639 (16553)	Chinatown My Chinatown (Schwartz - Jerome)	-
A-2	PB629 (16543)	La Paloma (Geo. Stone)	-
A-3	PB630 (16544)	Bells And Little Bells (Helmut Zacharias)	-
A-4	Three Segments from the Broadway Musical “West Side Story”
	PB634 (16548)	Prologue	-
	PB636 (16550)	Maria Cha Cha	-
	PB635 (16549)	Cool	-
SIDE-B
B-1	PB703 (17013)	Dizzy Fingers (Z. Confrey)	-
B-2	PB637 (16551)	George Washington Slept Here (Mike Simpson)	-
B-3	PB633 (16547)	The Bells Of St. Mary's (A. Emmett Adams - Furber)	-
B-4	PB638 (16552)	The Peanut Vendor (Simons - Sunshine - Gilbert)	-
B-5	PB631 (16545)	Cymbalism (Fury of the Seas) (Christian)	-
B-6	PB628 (16542)	Xyro-Calypso (Mike Simpson)	-
B-7	PB632 (16546)	First Call
		Introduction	-
		Reveille	-
		Mess	-
		Assembly	-
		Retreat	-

Personnel

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

Even the Ruppli's book doesn't have any detailed info. The below information was basically taken from the liner-notes on the back cover. If anybody know the recorded date of this session, please let me know.

David Carroll (leader, arranger, conductor) with:
Caesar Giovanini (p), Robert Acri (p), Earl Backus (g), Johnny Gray (g),
Mel Schmidt (bass violin), Peter Eagie (harp), Mike Simpson (fl, b-cl), Hobart Grimes (piccolo, as),
Dale Anderson (perc), Hugh Anderson (perc), Harry Brabec (perc), Gil Breines (perc), Bobby Christian (perc),
Sam Denov (perc), Norm Jeffries (perc), Ed Metzenger (perc), Morrie Lishon (perc), Jim Ross (perc),
Frank Rullo (perc), Dick Schory (perc), Bob Tilles (perc).

NOTE: “Percussion” (perc) includes the following instruments:
large gong, small gong, 3 orchestra bells, 5 temple blocks, 3 Chinese wood blocks, 4 pairs of finger cymbals, 2 oriental cymbals, 3 xylophones, 3 vibraphones, 2 marimbas, 13 pairs of hand cymbals, 4 tuned tom toms, 2 Chinese tom toms, 1 pair sleigh bells, 3 tambourines, 2 pairs of castanets, 2 pairs of claves, 2 triangles, 2 glockenspiels, 6 high hat cymbals, casabel, 2 bongos, 2 timbales, large cow bell, 1 tubular shaker, 3 pairs maracas, 2 conga drums, tuned log, assorted cow bells, 6 snare drums, piccolo snare drum, field drum, large bass drum, set of trap drums, 8 tympani, 2 sets of chromatic chimes.

Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, probably in 1958.