Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Mambo Loco - Ace Morales and His Latineers
2. Cha Cha Cha - Ace Morales and His Latineers
3. Torrid Mambo - Ace Morales and His Latineers
4. Hot Cha Cha - Ace Morales and His Latineers
5. Mambo Macabre - Juan Toradez and His Amigos
6. Glow Worm Cha Cha - Juan Toradez and His Amigos
7. Lucky Mambo - Juan Toradez and His Amigos
8. Cha Cha Paganini - Francisco Garcia and His Montenegro Orchestra
9. Rain in Spain - Xavier Cugat,
10. Rumba Rumba - Xavier Cugat,
11. Temptation - Xavier Cugat,
12. Duerme - Xavier Cugat,
13. Promise to Remember - Xavier Cugat,
14. Brazil - Xavier Cugat,
15. Cumparsita - Xavier Cugat,
16. Adi�s Muchachos - Geraldo & His Gaucho Tango Orchestra

Disc 2:

1. Tuxedo Junction - The American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force, Glenn Miller
2. Meet Me in St. Louis - Guy Lombardo,
3. Frankie and Johnny - Guy Lombardo,
4. Singin' in the Rain - Guy Lombardo,
5. I'll Buy That Dream - Guy Lombardo,
6. Oh! Moytle - Guy Lombardo,
7. Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra,
8. Parlez-Moi d'Amour - Enoch Light and His Orchestra
9. Missouri Waltz - Allen Roth and His Orchestra
10. Tea for Two - Allen Roth and His Orchestra
11. Tahiti - A.J. Pesenti and His Orchestra
12. Pachita - Robert Renard and His Orchestra
13. Clouds Will Soon Roll By - Billy Cotton & His Band
14. I'm in a Dancing Mood - Charlie Kunz & His Casani Club Orchestra
15. Auf Wiedersehen

Disc 3:

1. This Could Be the Start of Something - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
2. Lollipops and Roses - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
3. Buenos Noches Mi Amor - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
4. Heartaches - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
5. Blue Tango - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
6. Nice 'N' Easy [Lindy] - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
7. I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
8. Non Dimenticar - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
9. Walter Winchell Rumba - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
10. Difficult for You-Easy for Me - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
11. Tennessee Waltz - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra
12. Wake the Town and Tell the People [Lindy] - Jack Hansen and His Orchestra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #43216 in Music
• Released on: 2006-02-21
• Number of discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .39 pounds

Customer Reviews

Historic ballroom: listen, learn, and dance!
This is a wonderful addition to your ballroom library. These recordings were made between 1931-1962. Many on the first two discs remind me of old Hollywood movie soundtracks. DJs and dancehosts / hostesses should introduce this as "historic ballroom" and perhaps give the year of the recording. The foxtrots are faster than we typically dance today, and yet they are not quite as fast as our quickstep. I wouldn't play a lot of this at blacktie dance parties, but some might be fun!

The third disc is another story. Wow! This stuff sizzles! The recording engineers achieved some amazing stereo seperation and the tracks are mostly clean. Why haven't we heard more of Jack Hansen and his Orchestra?

There are several peculiarities with the recordings and remastering, and these are detailed in the following track listings. Here is the title - orchestra (year), duration, suggested dance (if not obvious from title), and miscellaneous comments for all 43 tracks.

Disc: 1
1. Mambo Loco - Ace Morales and his Latineers (1959), 3:38.
2. Cha Cha Cha - Ace Morales and his Latineers (1959), 2:11. Tune for "Somewhere over the rainbow." There is a recurring pop from a scratch on the record.
3. Torrid Mambo - Ace Morales and his Latineers (1959), 3:12.
4. Hot Cha Cha - Ace Morales and his Latineers (1959), 2:47. Tune for "Makin' whoopee."
5. Mambo Macabre - Juan Toradez and his Amigos (1957), 2:44.
6. Glow Worm Cha Cha - Juan Toradez and his Amigos (1957), 2:22.
7. Lucky Mambo - Juan Toradez and his Amigos (1957), 2:19.
8. Cha Cha Paganini - Francisco Garcia and his Montenegro Orchestra (1962), 3:46.
9. Rain In Spain - Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra (1945), 2:19, tango.
10. Rumba Rumba - Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra (1945), 2:25. Very fast!
11. Temptation - Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra (1945), 2:47, tango.
12. Duerme - Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra (1945), 2:23, rumba.
13. Promise To Remember - Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra (1945), 2:31, RUMBA, not tango as listed on the case.
14. Brazil - Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra (1945), 2:27, samba.
15. Cumparsita, La - Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra (1945), 3:08, tango. There are some pops from scratches on the record.
16. Adios Muchachos - Geraldo and his Gaucho Tango Orchestra (1931), 2:54, tango.

Disc: 2
1. Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller & the American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1944) , 3:32, foxtrot.
2. Meet Me In St. Louis - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (1938), 3:02, Viennese waltz.
3. Frankie And Johnny - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (1938), 3:18, foxtrot.
4. Singin' In The Rain - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (1938), 2:12, foxtrot.
5. I'll Buy That Dream - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (1938), 2:27, foxtrot.
6. Oh! Moytle - Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (1938), 1:59, Viennese waltz.
7. Begin The Beguine - Artie Shaw and his Orchestra (1938), 3:15, foxtrot.
8. Parlez-Moi D'Amour - Enoch Light and his Orchestra (1960), 2:57, waltz.
9. Missouri Waltz - Allen Roth and his Orchestra (1956), 4:11.
10. Tea For Two - Allen Roth and his Orchestra (1956), 2:25, cha cha. There is a recurring pop from a scratch on the record.
11. Tahiti - A.J. Pesenti and his Orchestra (1932), 3:26, tango.
12. Pachita - Robert Renard and his Orchestra (1934), 3:10, tango.
13. The Clouds Will Soon Roll By - Billy Cotton His Band (1932), 2:47 foxtrot.
14. I'm In A Dancing Mood - Charlie Kunz and his Casani Club Orchestra (1936), 2:52, foxtrot.
15. Auf Wiedersehen - Dajos Bela and his Orchestra (1932), 3:23, tango.

Disc: 3
1. This Could Be The Start Of Something - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:50, foxtrot.
2. Lollipops And Roses - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:37, waltz.
3. Buenos Noches Mi Amor - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:59, cha cha.
4. Heartaches - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:27, cha cha.
5. Blue Tango - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:42. There are some pops from scratches on the record.
6. Nice 'N' Easy - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:24, Lindy or foxtrot.
7. I Left My Heart In San Francisco - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:13, foxtrot.
8. Non Dimenticar - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:39, rumba.
9. Walter Winchell Rumba - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 3:05, rumba.
10. Difficult For You - Easy For Me - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:33, rumba.
11. Tennesse Waltz - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:12.
12. Wake The Town And Tell The People - Jack Hansen and his Orchestra (1958), 2:18, foxtrot.