Hugo Winterhalter
The Eyes Of Love
RCA DMC2-1420
A magnificent sampler with all the great hits (...and more) from Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra.
Hugo was an easy listening arranger and composer, Winterhalter was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mount St. Mary's near Emmitsburg, Maryland in 1931, where he played saxophone for the orchestra and sang in two of the choirs. He later studied violin and reed instruments at the New England Conservatory of Music. After graduating, he taught school for several years before turning professional during the mid 1930s, serving as a sideman and arranger for Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Raymond Scott, Claude Thornhill and others.
In 1950, Winterhalter signed on with RCA Victor, where he arranged sessions for artists including Perry Como, Eddie Fisher and the Ames Brothers; he also recorded several instrumental albums, among them 1952'sGreat Music Themes of Television, one of the first collections of TV theme songs ever recorded. Winterhalter also notched a series of chart hits, including "Blue Tango," "Vanessa," "The Little Shoemaker" and "Song of The Barefoot Contessa"; with pianist Eddie Heywood, he reached the number two spot with 1956's "Canadian Sunset."
He remained with RCA until 1963, at which time he moved to Kapp; that same year, he also penned the main title theme for the film, Diamond Head. At Kapp he recorded a handful of albums including The Best of '64and its follow-up, The Big Hits of 1965, before leaving the label to work on Broadway. He later worked in television as well, and continued recording the occasional LP for various budget labels.
Winterhalter died from cancer, in Greenwich, Connecticut on 17 September 1973.
01 Vanessa
02 I Only Have Eyes For You
03 Around The World
04 The Eyes Of Love
05 Canadian Sunset
06 Anna
07 Frenesi
08 Hungarian Dance No. 5
09 Dream Of Olwen
10 Gigi
11 Cheerful Little Earful
12 Land Of Dreams
13 Blue Tango
14 Green Eyes
15 Madamoiselle de Paris
16 Delicado
17 Never On Sunday
18 Moonlight In Vermont
19 Shadow Waltz
20 Song Of The Barefoot Contessa
01 Music Box In Blue
02 A Swedish Rhapsody
03 Laura
04 Wish You Were Here
05 Chile Cha-Cha
06 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
07 High On A Windy Hill
08 Spellbound
09 Granada
10 September In The Rain
11 Sleigh Ride
12 The Coca-Cola Company Theme
13 Swingin' On A Star
14 Fandango
15 Volare
16 Autumn In New York
17 The Continental
18 La Cumparsita
19 Vaya Con Dios
20 Warsaw Concerto
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