liner notes:
A visitor to a plush New York cafe commented wonderingly upon leaving: "I always thought I'd forgotten how to dance. But it wasn't me -- it was the music. I couldn't follow it. Now the things those three people play -- well, I can dance to that, all right."
"Those three people" were The Three Suns, and the compliment wasn't unusual. For twenty years the trio has been turning out bright, bouncy music with a strong rhythmic beat that is perfect for dancing and/or just plain pleasant listening.
This album is, in fact, by way of being a 20th anniversary package -- it contains an even dozen of the trio's most popular tunes of the past two decades. But something new has been added: they have all been freshly recorded in "Living Stereo" to keep pace with the current era of faithful sound reproduction.
Originally the group consisted of a Hammond organ, guitar and accordion, but for some numbers the threesome has added to the instrumentation. Peg O' My Heart, for instance, has a celeste and a vibraphone in this arrangement; you'll hear twin pianos in The Petite Waltz and Jet. And the addition of bass and drum is new to the group for these numbers.
But the basic personality of The Three Suns' music remains unchanged. It's still the same mellow, non-jangling style that has resisted -- and outlived -- all the freak music fads over the years. The trio hit the big time at the Piccadilly Circus lounge in New York. They were virtually unknown when they began a two week engagement. They stayed for seven years, and finally left to answer the tremendous demand for their services from hotels, theaters and night clubs across the country.
Their theme song, Twilight Time -- written by the Suns themselves -- became their first million-record seller.
A knowledgeable man in the music industry pays them this tribute: "They make more music than any other three men in the business. More important, they helped popularize the small groups in hotel dining rooms, and it's now a common thing."
And, if you'd like a further testimonial you might ask Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower, who once named them her favorite recording group.
But it's purely non-political listening pleasure you'll get from this album.
MARTIN BURDEN
The New York Post
The Three Suns - Twilight Memories (1960)
1. Twilight Time (3:12)
2. Don't Take Your Love from Me (2:27)
3. Jalousie (2:36)
4. Under Paris Skies (3:05)
5. The Petite Waltz (2:38)
6. Delicado (2:51)
7. Peg o' My Heart (2:27)
8. Moonlight and Roses (2:38)
9. Arrivederci Roma (3:10)
10. Anna (3:01)
11. Jet (3:08)
12. Twilight Memories (2:42)
...
cover art and the LP's content can be deceiving at times. not so here. melancholy beauty encased in a tear. a bit oblique? yes...
and...no.
not for words to say...
thank you mr. sweet
2/22/11
cover volume
liner notes:
A visitor to a plush New York cafe commented wonderingly upon leaving: "I always thought I'd forgotten how to dance. But it wasn't me -- it was the music. I couldn't follow it. Now the things those three people play -- well, I can dance to that, all right."
"Those three people" were The Three Suns, and the compliment wasn't unusual. For twenty years the trio has been turning out bright, bouncy music with a strong rhythmic beat that is perfect for dancing and/or just plain pleasant listening.
This album is, in fact, by way of being a 20th anniversary package -- it contains an even dozen of the trio's most popular tunes of the past two decades. But something new has been added: they have all been freshly recorded in "Living Stereo" to keep pace with the current era of faithful sound reproduction.
Originally the group consisted of a Hammond organ, guitar and accordion, but for some numbers the threesome has added to the instrumentation. Peg O' My Heart, for instance, has a celeste and a vibraphone in this arrangement; you'll hear twin pianos in The Petite Waltz and Jet. And the addition of bass and drum is new to the group for these numbers.
But the basic personality of The Three Suns' music remains unchanged. It's still the same mellow, non-jangling style that has resisted -- and outlived -- all the freak music fads over the years. The trio hit the big time at the Piccadilly Circus lounge in New York. They were virtually unknown when they began a two week engagement. They stayed for seven years, and finally left to answer the tremendous demand for their services from hotels, theaters and night clubs across the country.
Their theme song, Twilight Time -- written by the Suns themselves -- became their first million-record seller.
A knowledgeable man in the music industry pays them this tribute: "They make more music than any other three men in the business. More important, they helped popularize the small groups in hotel dining rooms, and it's now a common thing."
And, if you'd like a further testimonial you might ask Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower, who once named them her favorite recording group.
But it's purely non-political listening pleasure you'll get from this album.
MARTIN BURDEN
The New York Post
The Three Suns - Twilight Memories (1960)
1. Twilight Time (3:12)
2. Don't Take Your Love from Me (2:27)
3. Jalousie (2:36)
4. Under Paris Skies (3:05)
5. The Petite Waltz (2:38)
6. Delicado (2:51)
7. Peg o' My Heart (2:27)
8. Moonlight and Roses (2:38)
9. Arrivederci Roma (3:10)
10. Anna (3:01)
11. Jet (3:08)
12. Twilight Memories (2:42)
...
cover art and the LP's content can be deceiving at times. not so here. melancholy beauty encased in a tear. a bit oblique? yes...
and...no.
not for words to say...
thank you mr. sweet
