At last! A new David Rose CD containing many of his brightest and most memorable 78s.

David Rose and his Orchestra
"Holiday For Strings"

1 HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS*
2 POINCIANA
3 DANCE OF THE SPANISH ONION*
4 OUR WALTZ*
5 THE GAUCHO SERENADE
6 ONE LOVE*
7 MANHATTAN SQUARE DANCE*
8 HOW HIGH THE MOON
9 GAY SPIRITS*
10 ESTRELLITA
11 SERENADE (from Student Prince)
12 WHY DO YOU PASS ME BY
13 PORTRAIT OF A FLIRT
14 SUNRISE SERENADE
15 AMERICAN HOE-DOWN*
16 SEPTEMBER SONG
17 FIDDLIN’ FOR FUN
18 ROSE OF BEL-AIR*
19 SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
20 TENDERLY
21 FIESTA IN SEVILLE*
22 AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
23 SERENADE TO A LEMONADE*
24 PARADE OF THE CLOWNS*
25 HARLEM NOCTURNE

*David Rose compositions

Sanctuary Living Era CDAJA5499

This September sees the release of an eagerly-awaited CD of vintage David Rose recordings. Compiled by Living Era A&R Manager, Ray Crick and Peter Dempsey, the tempting selection includes many 78s that collectors have been hoping to acquire on CD for a long time. Apart from David Rose’s own superb compositions, there are many other highlights, including Robert Farnon’s Portrait Of A Flirt which Rose arranged himself. His version is fairly true to Bob’s original, but it is surprising that Rose didn’t provide a more dramatic finale – it almost seems as if he ran out of ideas! The 78 transfers are mainly by Peter Dempsey, although a few have been provided by Alan Bunting and David Ades. The sound restoration was carried out by Martin Haskell.

Readers may like reminding that the following David Rose 78s are available on recent Guild CDs:

GLCD5101 Dance of the Spanish Onion (David Rose)

GLCD5102 Manhattan Square Dance (David Rose)

GLCD5103 Liza (George & Ira Gershwin); Waltz of the Bubbles (David Rose)

GLCD5105 The Bad and the Beautiful (David Raksin); Satan and the Polar Bear (David Rose)