Search - Percy Faith :: Bim! Bam!! Boom!!!/Themes for the "In" Crowd

"Faith is still with us...through his arrangements of music"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 02/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When someone who loves music as we do, unbelievable and unforgettable arrangements, strings and counter-melodies...one name comes to mind...PERCY FAITH!Faith's uncanny ability to reach the heartstrings of your inner feelings, can only be described as a velvety touch with rich, resonant melody accompanied by concert orchestration from traditional tunes to the popular songs of the day...one of my favorite albums is Faith's instrumental achievement "The Beatles Album", what a wonderful tribute to an outstanding British group of entertainers.Which brings me to the stand outs of the album at hand...Mr. Faith has the pulse of Latin Music, which means he can arrange, perform and give you a Salsa treatment better than any musician I know of ~ "BIM BAM BOOM", strictly alive and well with energy to spare, captures the mood and swing of the Latino movement with pure Latin-American rhythms..."SAMBA DE ORFEU"(Samba From Black Orpheus), beautifully orchestrated beyond belief, Faith at his best and his first love of music from south of the border.My highlight pick is ~ "OYE NEGRA", Faith's colorful crossmixed style with expressive arrangements add a new texture of sound...witness the transformation of strings, brass as orchestration blends together the perfect marriage..."YESTERDAY", the classic Lennon and McCartney tune, solo violin and counterpoints from the orchestra give this a one-of-a-kind experience that you'll remember forever.We lost this legendary composer/arranger/artist in the '70s, but through Collectable Records, we can relive and enjoy the music of icon Percy Faith!Total Time: 60:52 on 23 Tracks ~ Collectables Records COL-CD-6483 ~ (2000)"

Percy's best Latin album

Brian H. Williams | Manteca, CA United States | 09/28/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Bim! Bam! Boom! is definitely Faith's best latin album, featuring songs that would soon become classics of the Bossa Nova era. In fact, the tunes recorded here were recorded before the vocal versions became popular such as Estrada Branca and No Blanco Do Jequiba. Both tunes became classics, so it's nice to hear them before lyrics were added. And as a bonus, on the tune Estrada Blanca, Faith takes it at a tempo so completely different from the version that Antonio Carlos Jobim (who composed the song) and Frank Sinatra take on their version, that you may not initially recognize it! Faith's version of Yesterday is beautifully done with strings, far better than his later version on his album, Percy Faith plays the Beatles. Great album!"