More great music from Ray Conniff!
PATRICK J.POWERS | Duncombe,IA | 11/03/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is one of the C.D.'s that features Ray's albums released by Columbia in the 1970's. Each of the 22 tracks still continue the tradition of Ray's style of music. Some of the tracks feature the singers' voices performing to the musical instruments. Another fabulous collection featuring the talents of Ray Conniff!"
Ray Conniff
60gram | Ohio | 06/02/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I actually bought the CD "Ray Conniff: The Happy Sounds.../The Way We Were" as a gift for a family member. Listening to it with him, I realized how much talent was involved in the who orchestration of this CD.
Conniff, a band musician first, never fails to deliver, not just vocal, but orchestral quality on this CD.
The singers' rendition of the "Way We Were" is one of the best ever done.
The songs are never boring, with the energetic "The Entertainer" or "In the Mood" - it is actually hard to sit still. One can almost feel the excitement of the big ballrooms, even if they are too young to have danced in one.
Conniff and his group epitomize the word musician."
Fantastic Musical Mix!
Dr. Glenn W. Briggs | KSC, Florida & Chengdu, China | 04/25/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This collection is a fantastic musical mix, with selections from the standards of the forties and fifties, the "original" Conniff sound, to some of the most popular somgs of the seventies. One of my all-time Conniff favorites was the original Quadraphonic LP from the seventies, "The Way We Were," and the Quad quality has not been lost on this CD. This collection is pure enjoyment!"