This album was a pleasant surprise--cartoonish and kitschy fun. It's one of my 33 cent specials, three for a buck at my local vinyl store, and yet again, I get my money's worth, and then some. The song "Take It Easy" sounds like it was sung by Mel Blanc as Speedy Gonzalez. Take a listen to "Jack Jack Jack (Cu-Tu-Gu-Ru)" below and see what you think.
Rhumbas with Chuy Reyes and His Orchestra
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...and you properly ripped the files as high bitrate MONO! You're magnificent!
By the way, after listening to this I would be confident in saying that it IS Mel Blanc singing on Taking It Easy. I've heard enough of him, especially doing this accent to be very confident that it is him...after all, it is Capitol (his label) at the same era when he was active...nice catch. I think you've found a hidden gem! I've already tagged mine to read "featuring Mel Blanc on vocals". Wish he was on more than one cut, however the rest of the LP is a cut above many similar "generic" style LPs of the era, mostly because it's on Capitol, which has some great stuff from that time...like Norry Paramor, Ruth Welcome, Jackie Gleason, Webley Edwards, Cliffie Stone,Nelson Ridd;e,the Four Freshman,the Jonah Jones Quartet, Alvino Ray, Benedict Silberman's Orchestra doing Hungarian Moods...I can't find my copy right now of my FAVORITE Capitol LP from that era...SAXY JAZZ done by some Parisian with a scantily clothed 'French ' lingerie model on the cover...just play the LP and it is DELICIOUS mood music purrrfect for seduction! Also let's not forget the incredible artistry that Capitol had with Les Paul & Mary Ford, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West, label founder Johnny Mercer, oh the lilst goes on an on. I've had as long a love affair with Capitol as I've had with everything Warners, too.
I'm breathing hard again.
The only work I am familiar with done by Mel Blanc for Capitol, was on the childrens records of the period - in particular, the tie-ins with Warner Brothers cartoon characters.
You might be familiar with more of those. For example, on one of the "Sparky's Magic" series, most of the voices are by Daws Butler and June Foray, but Blanc was not there.
I only meant it sounded "like" Mel Blanc, not that I thought it WAS him. anyone can do an insulting Mexican accent a la Mel.
No, I really think you are correct. I believe it IS him. There is something about the timbre of his voice. I have many many Mel recordings from this era and before on Capitol (and radio appearances on Jack Benny's programs)and have made a point of listening to him again and again over the years.
Also remember, back then political correctness was only a blip on the horizon. I ‘ll bet Mel had some cache with Latinos out west. He was too good not to have some connection with someone he could imitate.
As for the affore mentioned Sparky series, I have been an afficianado since I got my first record at age three(!) which I still have of Sparky's Magic Baton. I have the very briefly released compilation of all the Alan Livingston Sparky releases done in the early 90s and the most info I have is that the music is conducted by Billy May and the 'singing instruments' are done by 'Sonovox'. I have never heard of Dawes Butler's participation. I probably should go to the Kiddie Records guru and ask him for more info on these...I just don't think Mel is involved with Alan Livingston's Sparky (or Rusty in Orchestraville) series.
Butler and Foray were only in ONE Sparky record of which I am aware.
Looking for a password. Unless I missed it.
I never require a password. If you continue to have problems with it, I will try to dig up the old file and repost.
My mistake. It was an issue between my downloader program, and mediafire. Sorry.
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