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Dancing Party
Sonora Matancera and his Orchestra
A -V TAPE LIBRARIES -AV -508
Eight numbers are featured on this rape,
all of them Latin American rhythms including
two mambos, two son mambos, two
Bolero mambos and a Guaracha mambo.
The tape which we had for review was a
7th ips double track. The reproduction was
excellent, clean cut and with full frequency
range, quite up to A -V's usual high standard.
This tape should be s natural for the groups
who are learning the latest dance steps or
for that party you are planning.
Let's Dance -Mambo
Charlie Palmieri Sextette and the Joe
Roland Trio
AV -V TAPE LIBRARIES -A-V 506B
This reel contains nine numbers played
in mambo style. The first track has five tunes
played by the Charlie Palmieri Sextette and
the second track has four numbers by the
Joe Roland Trio. There is some excellent
piano work evident in the first ser of tunes,
which for the most part are familiar numbers
done in mambo rhythm. Among them
are Lullaby of Broadway, Night and Day,
Sometimes I'm Happy and the Continental.
The Joe Roland Trio plays Poor Butterfly,
Lovers Mambo, I'm Getting Sentimental
Over You and the Jingles Bells Mambo. The
combo does a slick job on the mambo tempo
with the mariba predominating in the numbers.
Like the tape reviewed above, this
should be a natural for those interested in
the Latin American music or dances. Also
like the previous tape, the recording is clear
and clean, technically excellent.
The Investigator
Recorded Tape -of- the -Month -Club, Inc.
No. 102
This is not a musical tape. It is an imaginative
and powerful political satire concerning
a congressional investigator who
finds himself in Heaven or "Up Here." This
comic -tragic fiction documentary is the
original production starring John Drainie
and written by Canadian script writer Reuben
Ship. It is a real collector's item. The
full -track reel runs one full hour at 33/a or
can be had dual -track at 71/2 ips. and is one
that can be played over and over again with
new facets appearing each time you hear
it. Prior to writing this review, we have
played it at least five times and still look
forward to hearing it again. The cast is
superb from start to finish and the story
when thought about can leave you deeply
moved. Yet there are many times in the
satire when you will hold your side with
laughter. To say it is unusual is to make
an understatement. We understand that the
Recorded Tape -of- the -Month Club is making
a sample of this tape available to anyone,
on a four -inch reel, for only $.50. We'd
suggest you look into it.
Tunetapes, box 2110, Hollywood 28,
California, plan to publish in volumes ten
hit tunes on 5 inch reels to sell at $4.95.
These will consist of top numbers on the
Hit Parade plus standards by such composers
as Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Richard
Rodgers, Irving Berlin, etc. They plan
to keep the series current with a new issue
of ten top tunes each month.
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