Tag Archives: Easy listening

SONG OF THE DAY Roger Roger and Nino Nardini – Malaysia

Posted on February 4, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

“There is no record quite like this one, and any fan of so-called lounge music or exotica should own this. For those fans of hep sounds and po-mo kitsch, you should have it too, but for those interested in the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Charles Whip – Pink Carpet

Posted on January 3, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

I knew I’d heard today’s track somewhere before and it took me a while to recall where this ‘somewhere’ was, but it came!! Yay!!..the old memory didn’t let me down!! A few years back I featured a song called Oops, Sorry … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Maledictus Sound – Blues Section Club

Posted on October 28, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Right now if I had to find a song that could deliver me from the pain in my head and whisk me away on a floaty cloud of sonic elegance, this would probably be the one!! As I drift away … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY  Peter Reno – The Lost World

Posted on October 5, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

I’ve always been bit partial to a bit of Easy Listening/Library music, but have never delved too deeply into it as there are just not enough hours in the day for all of music I discover…and am waiting to discover! … Continue reading →

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SONG(S) OF THE DAY Alessandro Alessandroni – “Meccanico” & Ennio Morricone “I Due Evasi Di Sing Sing (Oh Little Birdy)”

Posted on February 27, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Today I’ve found two pieces of music to share, which I guess you can call songs- they are songs but because they are rather brief (at just over a minute each), so I thought I’d put a couple in! They … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Frank Sinatra Jr – Black Night

Posted on January 13, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

When it comes to talent in the Sinatra family, the apple didn’t stray too far, and such is the case for Frank Sinatra Jr! Born Francis Wayne Sinatra in 1944, Frank Jr a singer-songwriter, actor and conductor who celebrated a … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Elias Rahbani and His Orchestra – I Want to Be

Posted on December 22, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Elias Rahbani was an award winning Lebanese composer, arranger, songwriter, conductor and producer whose prolific musical career spanned over nearly 60 years. I’m including a link to another Song of the Day (one that I did back in June this … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Pete Drake – Forever

Posted on December 21, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Born in Georgia, US in 1939 and son of a Pentecostal Preacher, Roddis Franklin Drake, a.k.a Pete Drake, was a Nashville-based American record producer and pedal steel guitar player. He’s one of those artists that you would presume everyone has … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Les Baxter – Simba

Posted on November 7, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

The soothing dreaminess of Les Baxter never ceases to enchant me and, no matter where I am, this sound whisks me away from everything. It’s like my comfort magic carpet! Today’s ethereal offering, entitled Simba, is taken from his 1955 … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Les Baxter – Quiet Village

Posted on November 1, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Les Baxter was a visionary composer, conductor,  pianist and arranger who recorded some of the most innovative popular music of his time, influencing countless artists along the way, with names ranging from Nat King Cole to Jefferson Airplane. His monster … Continue reading →

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