Sail Along Silv'ry Moon / Blue Hawaii

f the two Dot-era albums compiled here by Collectables, Sail Along Silv'ry Moon from 1958 is easily the best known for its title track, which was a smash single -- in fact, the highest-charting single Billy Vaughn and his two saxophones ever had. Vaughn played an alto and used a second one tonally about a third behind. He usually employed a pair of guitars and about four tenor saxes as well as a rhythm section, and often used strings. Vaughn was a killer arranger and managed sessions for everyone from Mac Wiseman to Ken Nordine and Johnny Bond. There are a number of popular titles here, like "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Sentimental Journey," "Twilight Time," and Bill Justis' "Raunchy" (which was anything but). The second album in this set, the heavily themed Blue Hawaii, is pure cornpone. Along with "Hawaiian War Chant," there's the title cut, "My Little Grass Shack," "Sweet Leilani," and "My Isle of Golden Dreams." It's pure unadulterated schlock. So, as Collectables continues in their mad race to re-release everything under the sun -- including Billy Vaughn's Dot catalog -- this one is a heavily mixed bag that pairs a classic and a clunker. ~ Thom Jurek|

ついに、ビリー・ヴォーンのドット・レーベル音源が どどっとＣＤ化！ ビリー・ヴォーン 「浪路はるかに」 「ブルー・ハワイ」 ５０年代から６０年代のポピュラー・オーケストラ／ イージーリスニング界のスター中のスターでありながら、 オリジナル盤のＣＤ化がなかったビリー・ヴォーン、 ついに！ヴォーンのナンバーで名刺代りな、あの 名曲中の名曲「浪路はるかに」でスタート！ こちらは、その後も、軽くスウィング／ゴーゴーな 感じのテンポのナンバーの多い、まさしくヴォーン・ サウンドは、これ！というアレンジを楽しめるアルバム。 「トワイライト・タイム」とか、たまりません！！ 後半は、そんなヴォーン・サウンド版のハワイ・アルバム。 ほぼハワイづくし。古き良きリゾート・サウンドが炸裂です。 ラストは「アロハ・オエ」！！！！ (C)馬場敏裕