THE GREAT LIGHT ORCHESTRAS SALUTE RICHARD RODGERS

1 Carousel Waltz (from "Carousel") (Richard Rodgers, arr. Percy Faith)
PERCY FAITH AND HIS ORCHESTRA

2 The Blue Room (from "The Girl Friend") (Rodgers & Hart, arr. William Hill-Bowen)
MELACHRINO STRINGS Conducted by GEORGE MELACHRINO

3 Lover (from "Love Me Tonight") (Rodgers, Hart)
DOLF VAN DER LINDEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA

4 Some Enchanted Evening (from "South Pacific") (Rodgers & Hammerstein, arr. Ronald Binge)
MANTOVANI AND HIS ORCHESTRA

5 Song Of The High Seas (from "Victory At Sea" television series) (Richard Rodgers)
WALLY STOTT AND HIS ORCHESTRA

6 My Funny Valentine (from "Babes In Arms") (Rodgers, Hart)
JACKIE GLEASON AND HIS ORCHESTRA (Trumpet solo: BOBBY HACKETT)

7 The Lady Is A Tramp (from "Babes In Arms") (Rodgers, Hart)
KINGSWAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by STANLEY BLACK

8 Falling In Love With Love (from "The Boys From Syracuse") (Rodgers, Hart)
DAVID ROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA

9 Little Girl Blue (from "Jumbo") (Rodgers, Hart)
ANDRE KOSTELANETZ AND HIS ORCHESTRA

10 Surrey With The Fringe On Top (from "Oklahoma!") (Rodgers, Hammerstein)
MORTON GOULD AND HIS ORCHESTRA

11 Beneath The Southern Cross (from "Victory At Sea") (Richard Rodgers, arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT

12 March Of The Siamese Children (from "The King And I") (Richard Rodgers)
PHILHARMONIC-SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF NEW YORK Conducted by RICHARD RODGERS

13 It’s Easy To Remember (from "Mississippi") (Rodgers & Hart, arr. Robert Farnon)
ROBERT FARNON AND HIS ORCHESTRA

14 Wait Till You See Her (from "By Jupiter" – aka "All’s Fair") (Rodgers, Hart)
ANDRE KOSTELANETZ AND HIS ORCHESTRA

15 It Might As Well Be Spring (from "State Fair") (Rodgers, Hammerstein)
KINGSWAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by STANLEY BLACK

16 Down By The River (from "Mississippi") (Rodgers & Hart, arr. Robert Farnon)
ROBERT FARNON AND HIS ORCHESTRA

17 Bewitched (from "Pal Joey") (Rodgers, Hart)
DAVID ROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA

18 "Spring Is Here" – title song (Rodgers, Hart)
RICHARD HAYMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (Harmonica solo: RICHARD HAYMAN)

19 Guadalcanal March (from "Victory at Sea") (Richard Rodgers, arr. Robert Russell Bennett))
RON GOODWIN AND HIS CONCERT ORCHESTRA

20 "Richard Rodgers Suite" (Richard Rodgers)
LOUIS LEVY AND HIS CONCERT ORCHESTRA

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During the 20^th Century several gifted songwriters emerged with unique talents which placed them head and shoulders above most of their peers. It was hardly surprising that their music attracted the attention of the finest orchestras and arrangers, and Guild Light Music wishes to recognise the supreme performances that resulted from such a meeting of the very best talents in the popular entertainment business of that magical era.

In the first of these special ‘Salutes’ the spotlight falls upon Richard Charles Rodgers, who became one of America’s greatest songwriters of all time. Indeed his influence on the entertainment scene was immense, spanning six decades during which he wrote more than 900 published songs and forty Broadway musicals.