Stanley Black Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

A superb performance of this popular piece by The London Festival Orchestra conducted by Stanley Black.

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• stanley
• balck
• slaughter
• on
• tenth
• avenue
• 10th
• decca
• broadway
• spectacular

[wondermusic63]

This is a fabulous version of the Rodgers & Hart ballet. That's what I call variety in music. Outstanding arrangement. Who did it? Was it Mr. Black himself? Anybody knows?

[conniff44]

@wondermusic63

Yes, wondermusic, it was his own arrangement.

[felson99]

conniff44, you are right, this is the best performance of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue I have ever heard. Thank you for taking the time to do this upload!

[conniff44]

Thank you felson99. So glad you enjoyed it as much as I.

[7855waldo]

"He sadly died in 2002."

Let's go with, "Sadly, he died in 2002."

While it is reasonable to assume that the event of his death - to both himself and his admirers - was hardly an occasion to rejoice -

I suspect that with his sense of precision, Stanley Black would regard misplaced adjectives with the same understandable disdain he would have for musicians misplacing their instruments.

[conniff44]

I know, it was a silly mistake by me, all for the sake of a comma. Unfortunately I don't think it can be edited so he will have to remain sad at dying.

[buffetmonster]

Whenever I hear this particular version, it somehow takes my very heart and soul back to that special time and place in America when there existed such a singular, all-pervasive sense of where we were as a nation then - and also a certain sense of where we were about to go (post-WWII). "disciplined yet flowing" - this interpretation is "all that" - and so much MORE! In the words of my people (the Oglala Sioux of South Dakota): "pilamaya" (THANK YOU) for your relpy/comment to mine.

[angierose2011]

classic music is on the way out!

[luizantsil]

splendid! But I like also with the Ventures

[capecodnow1]

I can't believe I have finally listened to "THE ONE" on 78 records that I used to listen to when my mom would let me listen to this precious album of hers of a variety of 78's. That melody that runs within goes straight thru me...Always has...Always will. I love this arrangement!!! I can't believe my ears that I am hearing this again. Hey! Where's that scratchy/clicky needle sound?

Thank You, Karen

[bossrat]

@conniff44 Even better - let's leave out the 'sadly.' Facts, not emotion.

[lewars1912]

@nondescriptnyc Nothing worse than a curse.

[lewars1912]

@conniff44 lol (:o)

[pongomutley]

50 Years ago we had a 78rpm recording of this and there was a real gunshot and police blowing wistles when the guy got shot. That was the best recording that I have ever heard!

[barkingtree88]

@nondescriptnyc so true!! did you see what happened to Rachael Flatt??

[trafikuty]

I know a fine and a bit shorter version from The New Hollywood Orchestra.

[Bigband78]

I have the Paul Whiteman Orchestra version on Victor 12in. 36183,but they probably would have someone claim a copyright if I uploaded it.