Wednesday 7 August 2019

How Beautifil Is Night :  This is a rhapsodic blending of music and poetic expression. The composition is by former Torontonian, Robert Farnon. He led a Canadian version of the Glen Miller military band during WW11 and stayed in Great Britain where he established a stellar reputation as a master of Light Orchestral Music. He is acknowledged as the greatest arranger for strings by musical giants like Andre Previn and Quincy Jones. This song, .arranged and led by Farnon, features the Singers Unlimited, four singers who over dub a number of different parts so it sounds like a full chorus.Their vocal arrangements are by Gene Puerling. His reputation as an imaginative arranger for vocal groups is on the same level as Farnon's orchestral writing.
I also include a piano version with George Shearing backed by Faron's orchestra.
Amidst the caterwhauling that describes much of current popular music, the serenity of this piece in the hands of it's creator is quite profound.

https://youtu.be/HQjePvI5FGQ   Singers Unlimited

https://youtu.be/JLkXyJbBB4A    George Shearing


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