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SINGS HIS OWN CALIFORNIA SUITE

Description:
This deluxe digipack special edition is comprised of a 1949 Capitol recording and a 1957 Bethlehem recording. Harold Mooney conducts an orchestra on the Capitol tunes and Marty Paich arranged and conducted an orchestra for the Bethlehem songs. "California Suite" was originally a 30 minute lyrical and musical narrative composed and dedicated by Mel Torme to the Golden State. Mel spent six months writing the piece, which was recorded in 1949 by Capitol Records, and released the following year with notable critical acclaim, albeit with some qualifications about its cohesiveness and clarity. Encouraged by fans and musicians to revisit the concept, eight years later he recorded, this time for Bethlehem, a revitalized, extended version arranged and conducted by Marty Paich, with much more jazz influence than was evident in the original recording. Some stereotypical touches remained, but Paich's real genius exploded like a bombshell in the studios. This is the first time both versions have been compiled in an individual set. It is proof of Torme's many faceted ability as a singer and composer, and it also confirmed Paich's pre eminence as a progressive arranger among his contemporaries.

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Mountain Desert Theme (Instrumental

Golden West

We Think The West Coast Is The Best Coast In The Land

We Think The West Coast Is The Best Coast In The Land (II)

Coney Island

Miami Waltz

They Go To San Diego

Sunday Night In San Fernando

Got The Gate On The Golden Gate

L.A. (Prelude To Poor Little Extra Girl)

Poor Little Extra Girl

We Think The West Coast Is The Best Coast In The Land (Finale)

Mountain Desert Theme (Instrumental)

Golden West

We Think The West Coast Is The Best Coast

The Land

We Think The West Coast Is The Best Coast

The Land (II)