************************************************************** EDITOR’s RECOMMENDATION August 2000 **************************************************************

John DEBNEY
Relative Values
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SILVA SCREEN FILMCD 337 [40:68]
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This album is delightful. If you forget the rather lame bits of non-risible dialogue and concentrate on the music there is much to enjoy. John Debney convinces that he is very much at home in the field of easy listening/light music and pastiche. And before anybody infers that I use the word pastiche in any derogatory sense I hasten to assure them that the contrary is the case for Debney writes with much charm and wit. His sources range from baroque music (fittingly for the upper crust English family background) through the light music idioms of Robert Farnon and Leroy Anderson to the jazz/swing music of Billy May and Nelson Riddle and Henry Mancini etc. In fact the opening ‘Almost Like Being in Love’ might have been recorded by ‘Old Blue Eyes’ himself, listening to the voice of ‘Sinatra-soundalike’, Rick Riso with this May/Riddkle-like backing. Debney also writes some strikingly tuneful original music that is merry and bright or contemplative and romantic, eg. ‘The Kiss’, ‘Rumba and Romance’and ‘Goodbyes’. If you liked John Williams music for Sabrina then you will love this CD. It will be visiting my CD player again and cheer me on long car drives.

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Ian Lace

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