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AMB 90024
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Richard Maltby
and his Orchestra
& Mary Mazza
MALTBY
POWERHOUSE
The 'Maltby Powerhouse' is a fount of musical energy – dynamic selections presented
with authority, inexhaustible drive, full of lively shading and constantly swinging.
The exciting Maltby arrangements are instilled with the vigor of an allstar
aggregation, and the personable voice of songstress Mary Mazza adds an impressive
glow to the proceedings. From the opening note, the fuse is lit for an explosive
session of sounds and stylings that comprise a 'Maltby Powerhouse.'
Starting off in high gear the boys swing out with blues in the modern manner,
ablaze with collective improvisation and a smattering of authentic Dixieland brass
band effects which they call Marching The Blues. Then, for foot-stomping in a
different rhythm, the scene changes to the southwestern corner of Spain, and a
city bursting with floral glory and the murmur of clicking castanets. It's a musical
profile of Seville during a gala three-day Fair, when dancers gyrate to the voluptuous
beat and magnetic attraction of the paso doble. The blues return in a hard-hitting
vocal by charming Mary Mazza. Mary believes that the most efficient remedy for
relieving the blues is to sing about them – and sing she does, linking her voice with
the instrumental tones of the Richard Maltby Orchestra in I've Got The Blues.
Next, the super-charged sound takes a respite as the orchestra offers the reflective
mood piece, Indian Serenade, which showcases the trombone artistry of Urbie
Green. But the boys are whipped up into a fervor again, thanks to the enchantment