Ray Conniff - Concert in Rhythm (1958) Vinyl and similar items

Catalog Number: CL-1163 Condition Details: Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, slight discoloration with darker discoloration spots, and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (Columbia ads); two seams partially split. Spine and top-edge are mostly easy-to-read. Shelf-wear along all edges and corners. Split near center of bottom-edge. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Ballet Favorite Theme From Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony Early Evening (Theme From The Ray Conniff Suite) Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's Romeo And Juliet Rhapsody In Blue I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (From Chopin's "Fantasy Impromptu") The Lamp Is Low (From Ravel's "Pavane For A Dead Princess") On The Trail (From Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite) My Reverie (From Debussy's "Rverie") Schubert's Serenade About The Record: Concert in Rhythm, is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra. It was released in 1958 on the Columbia label. The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular album chart on September 29, 1958, peaked at No. 9, and remained on that chart for 39 weeks. It was certified by the RIAA as a gold record. AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four stars. Reviewer Greg Adams wrote that Conniff's "pop-oriented adaptations" of classical music "achieved perhaps his purest blend of voices and instruments, particularly on 'Theme From Swan Lake Ballet.'"