Various Artists - All Time Great Instrumental Hits 1 / Various - Music & Performance - CD

Fourteen fabulous instrumental hits found their way to the top of the best selling charts during the 50's and 60's, plus an added attraction, a hold-over from the 40's, Pee Wee Hunt's dixieland classic '12th Street Rag' which hit #1 in 1948! The lush string arrangements of Les Baxter's 'The Poor People of Paris', and 'Unchained Melody', plus Nelson Riddle's equally lush 'Libson Antigua' all went to #1 in 1955 and 1956, and they are included in this exceptional collection of most memorable favorites. The movie theme hits 'Exodus' by Ferrante & Teicher, and 'Never On Sunday' by Don Costa are featured along with re-recorded stereo versions of Roger Williams 'Born Free', and Guy Lombardo's 'Third Man Theme.' Television theme hits are also represented by Ray Anthony's 'Dragnet' and Peter Gunn' as well as Al Caiola's stirring theme from 'Bonanza'. Rounding out the program are such outstanding hits as Les Paul's 'Whispering', Si Zentner's 'Up A Lazy River,' the irresistible piano of Joe 'Fingers' Carr (Lou Busch) with his international hit of 1956 'Portuguese Washerwomen', and the re-recorded stereo version of Roger Williams' classic beauty, 'Autumn Leaves'. Enjoy this treasury of instrumental favorites...an instrumental bonanza!